Ciprian Florea
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Personal motto:
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower." - Mark Donohue
You'll never catch him drooling over the latest supercar but he could spend hours talking about why he loves 1940s windshield visors, Mopars, and Studebakers. Naturally, most of his stories are about barn finds and rare classics.
He can give you several reasons why speed and power are more about motorsport than silly street wandering, and Can-Am machinery tops his ridiculously fast all-time favorite car list. He claims he could die happy after a Rattlesnake Raceway ride in a Chaparral and a cup of coffee with Jim Hall on the other side of the table.
Before landing on these pages, Ciprian's work has been published on outlets like TopSpeed, AmericanMuscle, and ThisWeekInMotors.
Mitsubishi CA-MiEV Revealed Before Geneva Debut
4 Mar 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The GR-HEV Pickup we showed you today is not the only concept Mitsubishi is going to reveal during this week's Geneva Motor Show. As stated a while back, the Japanese automaker will showcase the CA-MiEV as well. Before we get to see it duri...
Oregon Next in Line for Electric Car Tax
4 Mar 2013, 11:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After Texas state lawmakers decided they had enough of their local electric cars "tearing up the roads" for free, now it's time for Oregon representatives to worry about EV-related infrastructure development and deterioration. In ...
Mitsubishi Previews New L200 with Hybrid Pickup Concept
4 Mar 2013, 11:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / In case you still remember the "electrifying Geneva concepts" teased by Mitsubishi about two weeks ago, we're just one step from seeing them live at the Geneva Motor Show. Well, the Japanese carmaker couldn't stand around doi...
The Ugliest Jeep Wrangler-Based Custom Ever Seen
4 Mar 2013, 10:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Well what do you know, the Abominable Snowman was spotted in Morocco recently. He's not walking around scaring people off (maybe he's on vacation), but he's not exactly using his stealth mode when driving in the abominable Jeep Wrang...
Magna Steyr to Unveil Peugeot RCZ Concept in Geneva
4 Mar 2013, 09:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Magna Steyr, one of the world's largest contract manufacturers, had an idea of its own for the Peugeot RCZ and decided to showcase it at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The RCZ Open View Concept is actually a cabriolet that comes with separate ...
Pininfarina Shows Sergio Concept For the First Time
4 Mar 2013, 09:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / About a month ago, we were telling you about Pininfarina announcing an "innovative and exclusive" concept car for Geneva, designed as a tribute to the company's Honorary Chairman, Sergio Pininfarina. The Italians provided a teaser...
Honda Civic Wagon Concept First Photos Ahead of Geneva
4 Mar 2013, 08:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With the 2013 Geneva Motor Show set to start in just a couple of days, Honda has decided to let us have a peek at its latest Civic Tourer Concept. A little bit longer and higher than the current European Civic hatchback version, the Tourer is de...
Last C6 Corvette Rolls Off the Production Line
3 Mar 2013, 11:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The sixth-generation Chevrolet Corvette production has officially ended after the last model rolled off GM's Bowling Green, Kentucky, assembly line. The last production C6, a white 427 Convertible featuring a 7.0-liter V8 engine from the Z0...
Spyker B6 Concept Leaked Ahead of Geneva Debut
3 Mar 2013, 10:21 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Following Spyker's latest teasers of the B6 Concept, including this week's staring-into-your-soul tail lights photo, it looks like the car has been leaked ahead of its Geneva Motor Show debut. The picture above came to our attenti...
New Ferrari Enzo Successor Teasers
3 Mar 2013, 09:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / About three days ago we were telling you about Ferrari's final teaser of the F-150 ahead of the car's Geneva debut. Well, we were a bit wrong about that but we're actually pretty happy admitting it. Before you get the wrong idea, ...
2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible First Official Photos
3 Mar 2013, 09:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you're still playing in Photoshop with the 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible, it's time to pack things up because Chevrolet has released the first official photos of the car. It was fun while it lasted, but now it's time to ta...
Pagani Teaser Mystery Solved Ahead of Geneva
1 Mar 2013, 17:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Pagani's "Can you decipher the clues" game has given us a lot of things to think about, especially after seeing the second teaser that featured some Sonus Faber speakers. We were very anxious to find out more about at the 2013 Gen...
Brabus Sends Two New Beasts to Geneva
1 Mar 2013, 16:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Last week we were telling you about Brabus revealing the new 800 HP Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG-based vehicle in Geneva, and it seems like the Germans have prepared some more goodies for next week's event. Well, we ain't gonna see another ...
Absent-Minded Driver Smashes Truck Into Gate
1 Mar 2013, 15:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Well, well, well, if it isn't that "Let's see what the Russians did this time" time of the day. Of course they smashed something, what did you expect? It's not about angry drivers and road rage, but it's a lot of th...
Volvo Shows Off Active High Beam Control Technology
1 Mar 2013, 15:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When it comes to safety technology, we all know Volvo is making some of the most advanced cars in the world. It seems like the Swedish automaker has something new up its sleeve and wants to share it with the world at the Geneva Motor Show next week...
Spyker Releases Mesmerizing B6 Teaser Ahead of Geneva
1 Mar 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Spyker's is set to make its comeback to the automotive industry at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, with a new concept car under the B6 moniker. Teased for the first time almost two weeks ago, the Netherlands-built supercar returned to our atten...
Aston Martin Vanquish-based Bertone Jet 2 Updated for Geneva
1 Mar 2013, 13:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Aston Martin Rapide-based Bertone Jet 2+2 won't the only car featured in Geneva by the Italian company, who just announced an updated version of the Jet 2 model. Built on an Aston Martin Vanquish and showcased for the first time in 2004...
1,000 HP Volar-E Electric Supercar Revealed
1 Mar 2013, 13:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Volar-E electric supercar teased earlier this week by Applus+Idiana was unveiled after being tested at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. Based on the Rimac Concept One, the Volar-E is powered by four electric motors with a combined maximum ...
Volkswagen's Delivery Van of the Future Coming to Geneva
1 Mar 2013, 12:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen has released the first teaser photo and information for the e-Co-Motion concept van set to debut during the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Described as "the zero-emission delivery van of the future", the e-Co-Motion concept is said...
Porsche Recalls Over 2,200 New 911 Models
1 Mar 2013, 11:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Porsche has announced a recall for more than 2,000 911 Carrera and Carrera 4 vehicles over exhaust pipe related issues. According to NHTSA, Porsche is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 911 cars, built between March 7 and November 12, 2012, ...