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.
Citroen Celebrates Rally Success with Impressive Diorama On Top of a DS3
1 Mar 2013, 11:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Do you like dioramas? We absolutely love them and it doesn't really matter if you don't, because this one's going to blow you away. Before we introduce you to the "Hey look, there's a cool rally diorama on top of that DS...
New Alfa Romeo 6C Concept Car Coming from Spain
1 Mar 2013, 10:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It looks like some people still find the classic Alfa Romeo 6C very inspiring, since a second modern concept has popped up… after just as many days. After the 6C "Musclecar" Concept got us really excited two days ago, another Al...
Chevy Unveils New 2014 Corvette Stingray Benchmarks
1 Mar 2013, 10:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was this year's most awaited US car. In fact, we would say it still is since deliveries haven't started yet. The C7 Corvette also means a huge step forward for Chevy in terms of techno...
Monstrous Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 to Enter Production
1 Mar 2013, 09:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Remember the civilian 6-wheeled Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG we showed almost two weeks ago on its way to the Middle East? Well, it's official baby, the monster is going into production. The confirmation came straight from Mercedes' head of G...
Jeep Explains New Cherokee Design
1 Mar 2013, 08:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Jeep Cherokee created quite a stir when it was leaked and then officially previewed, mainly because of its not so traditional styling. Nothing wrong with trying to push a crossover SUV up the popular scale with an extreme design, we...
Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series European Pricing Leaked
28 Feb 2013, 17:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If there's one supercar Mercedes-Benz is offering right now for road use, that would be the SLS AMG. It powerful, fast, luxurious… it's the ultimate Stuttgart machine. Since the price is accordingly, you can get one, while they&...
Ferrari Teases Enzo Successor, Confirms Geneva Debut
28 Feb 2013, 16:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When it comes to the Ferrari Enzo successor, we are proud to say that we have lost track of how many teasers, renderings and spyshots we've seen so far. We even wrote about a fake 2013 Geneva Motor Show debut confirmation on Instagram and w...
Jeep Wrangler to Gain Diesel in the US
28 Feb 2013, 15:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Jeep representatives have announced that the Wrangler SUV is likely to get a diesel engine in the US starting 2015. "Wrangler is on the radar to get (a) diesel,” Jeep President and CEO Mike Manley told WardsAuto. “Remember we&rs...
Mercedes-Benz Unveils New Limited Edition C63 AMG in Japan
28 Feb 2013, 15:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you're in for a somewhat different and limited Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, you should consider moving to Japan, because that's where these special editions seem to go nowadays. It's been less than a year since the introduction of th...
Renault Kangoo Passenger Van Gets Facelifted for 2013
28 Feb 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Renault's entire Kangoo range is now ready to hit the market after the passenger van gained its own facelift ahead of the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Along with the facelift, the Kangoo "people-mover" also got the new Extrem and Busin...
Nevada State Senator Wants 85 MPH Speed Limit
28 Feb 2013, 13:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Nevada might become the third US state to raise the interstate speed limit from from 70, 75 miles per hour to 85 miles per hour. A new bill introduced earlier this week by Nevada State Senator Don Gustavson is proposing an 85 mph speed limit on ...
Cadillac Sixteen Coming to Amelia Concours d'Elegance
28 Feb 2013, 13:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Next month's Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance will be featuring the 2003 Cadillac Sixteen Concept as a very special guest. Unveiled just ten years ago, the impressive Cadillac Sixteen failed to make it as a production car but it seems...
GM Looking to Boost 2013 Plug-In Hybrid Sales
28 Feb 2013, 12:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors is planning to build 36,000 Chevrolet Volt and other plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2013, 20 percent more than it sold last year. According to a Bloomberg report quoting GM insiders, the Detroit-based automaker is actually looking to ...
Alpina Shows More of Its F30 BMW 3 Series-based B3
28 Feb 2013, 10:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Just one week ahead of the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, German tuner Alpina published a few more photos of its new F30 BMW 3 Series-based B3 model. We already knew the B3 has 410 HP in stock from a turbocharged 3.0-liter straight 6-cylinder engine, a...
Hyundai Issues New Veloster Recall Over Shattering Sunroofs
28 Feb 2013, 10:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in December, we reported a 13,500 recall for the Hyundai Veloster over its spontaneously exploding glass roof problem. It seems like the Korean company didn't manage to solve that out completely, and a new recall had to be issued. If t...
New Buick Regal and LaCrosse to be Unveiled in New York
28 Feb 2013, 09:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Buick's new Regal and LaCrosse facelift models will be revealed at the 2013 New York Auto Show next month. According to Autoblog, the Detroit-based manufacturer has confirmed the presence of the new Regal and LaCrosse on their stand in New ...
VW Promotes the Beetle Convertible with Abominable Snowman Ad
28 Feb 2013, 09:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After showing us the inspired "Mask" Beetle Convertible Commercial about three weeks ago, Volkswagen came back with a new ad for its latest convertible. Called "Winter is the new summer", the new spot features the Abominable ...
Land Rover to Showcase Electric Defender in Geneva
28 Feb 2013, 08:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Land Rover has announced it will reveal an electric version of its most legendary SUV, the Defender, at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The British manufacturer will show up in Switzerland with seven Defender EVs built, at least for now, only as res...
Entry-Level Holden VF Commodore Spotted
27 Feb 2013, 17:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The entry-level version of the yet unveiled 2014 Holden VF Commodore was spotted undisguised in… Australia, of course. We've already shown you the luxury variant, the high-performance SS, the Estate, and the Ute, and now, thanks to C...
Skoda Reveals Citigo Sport
27 Feb 2013, 17:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Czech automaker Skoda has revealed the Citigo Sport, the urban car's sportier looking version, ahead of its European market debut later this year. The Citigo's supposedly flamboyant and more attractive cousin comes in just three color ...