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.
Audi Has Built 5 Million Quattro Vehicles
26 Feb 2013, 10:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Audi has recently announced the completion of its five millionth quattro drive system-equipped vehicle. The five millionth quattro, which is a white Audi A6 Allroad 3.0 TDI, rolled off the assembly line at the Neckarsulm plant 3...
Nissan Confirms High-Performance Nismo GT-R
26 Feb 2013, 09:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Nissan GT-R line is about to receive a new high-performance vehicle after the Japanese automaker unveiled Nismo's plans on releasing several sporty cars in the near future. According to company representatives, Nissan's performance...
Rolls-Royce Wraith is a Fastback
26 Feb 2013, 09:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British automaker Rolls-Royce has published one last teaser of the Wraith Coupe ahead of the car's debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Though not an image of the actual vehicle, this last profile teaser clearly reveals that the Wraith is a...
McLaren P1 Production Version Revealed
26 Feb 2013, 09:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With the 2013 Geneva Motor Show just around the corner, the first so-called official images with the McLaren P1 production version seem to have surfaced the web. Aside from the bright yellow paint, which replaces the orange we've seen so ma...
Volvo Explains New S80, V70 and XC70 Models
25 Feb 2013, 17:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volvo is working really hard on its own Scaleable Platform Architecture and this mean facelifts on existing models are bound to be rather artificial, the company looking just to keep the cars fresh for a while longer. As we're already seen ...
Brabus Reveals Mercedes SL 65 AMG-Based 800 HP Beast
25 Feb 2013, 16:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After introducing a slightly tweaked Mercedes-Benz A200 CDI last week, Brabus returned to its usual habit of turning very fast cars into ludicrous machines. Their latest creation, which will be showcased during next month's Geneva Motor Sho...
Abarth Bringing 695 Fuori Serie and Punto SuperSport to Geneva
25 Feb 2013, 16:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Italian automaker and Fiat customizer Abarth will debut no less than four examples of the Fuori Serie individualization lineup and the Punto SuperSport model at next month's Geneva Motor Show. The Swiss 695 Fuori lineup will therefore inclu...
Renault Reveals 2014 Formula 1 Power Unit V6
25 Feb 2013, 15:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Formula One is about to enter a new era after FIA decided to to introduce new engine regulations for the 2014 season, basically eliminating the V8 in favor of a smaller turbocharged V6. While this season's competitors have just revealed the...
Lamborghini Unveils Giugiaro-Designed Nitro Tractor
25 Feb 2013, 14:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It might come as a surprise for some of you, but Lamborghini was just about tractors in the beginning. It was only when Ferruccio got fed up with his Ferrari's faulty clutch that Lamborghini started building those expensive sportscars. Well...
2013 GTA Spano Specs and Second Teaser Revealed
25 Feb 2013, 14:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After publishing the first teaser of their latest supercar last week, Spania GTA has released preliminary specs and a second picture ahead of Geneva. The Spanish company confirmed existing speculations over its 900 HP output, but has revealed an...
Jimmie Johnson Wins the Daytona 500
25 Feb 2013, 14:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Hendrick Motorsports' driver Jimmie Johnson has won the opening round of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season at the Daytona International Speedway. Clouded by the terrible accident that took place on Saturday evening, the Daytona 500 went on ...
Watch the World's Fastest 2013 Shelby Mustang GT500
25 Feb 2013, 13:07 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When it comes to fast Mustangs, Shelby American Inc. is probably the best place you can go to. Now we know it may sound funny, but Shelby's GT500 can be even quicker if you find the right people. So if you want a Mustang that can complete a...
First-Ever Mercedes V8 Supercars Unveiled, an E63 AMG · Video
25 Feb 2013, 12:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2013 V8 Supercars season will be the first to see a Mercedes-Benz car racing through Australia, after Erebus Motorsport managed to join the competition's entry list. Built in just 109 days, the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG-based race car will ...
Ford Brings All-New Tourneo "People-Mover" to Geneva
25 Feb 2013, 11:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After laying the ground for EcoSport's debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, Ford has also announced the introduction of the new Tourneo Courier model during the Swiss Event. Based on the automaker's Global B platform, the Tourneo Couri...
Ford to Debut Innovative EcoSport in Geneva
25 Feb 2013, 10:37 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford's all-new EcoSport compact SUV, reportedly to benefice from the most advanced automotive technologies, will make its European debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. According to the Blue Oval company, the new EcoSport will feature advanc...
Marussia Trying to Please Vladimir Putin with Limo Concepts
25 Feb 2013, 09:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Russians were exactly kidding when they announced luxury rivals for BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and Vladimir Putin's orders for a presidential limousine were taken into account by local automakers. After ZIL's 7.7-liter 4112P prototype ...
TechArt Reveals Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Ahead of Geneva
25 Feb 2013, 09:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you were upset about Porsche not announing any new goodies at this year's Geneva Motor Show, there's some very good news from Germany. Not from Stuttgart, but from Leonberg-based tuning company TechArt, who will be joining the Swiss...
Hennessey Planning 1,000 HP Corvette Stingray
25 Feb 2013, 08:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Unveiled less than two months ago in Detroit, the 2014 Corvette Stingray is about to get even more powerful and faster. How's that possible? Well, Hennessey just said so! We all know they're not joking when it comes to high-performance...
Daytona Race Ends in Horrific Crash, Leaves 28 Injured
24 Feb 2013, 12:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2013 Nationwide Series Drive4COPD 300 Daytona race left at least 11 fans injured after a dreadful crash occured into the final corner. About 12 cars piled up after Regan Smith's Chevrolet, who was leading the race, turned sideways throw...
2014 Jeep Cherokee Officially Revealed
23 Feb 2013, 12:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It's been less than 24 hours since the first undisguised 2014 Jeep Cherokee pictures we're leaked, and the Chrysler-owned company decided to release a couple of official shots. Jeep didn't bother to show more of the car than Jalop...