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.
Build Your Own 2014 Chevrolet Silverado... Out of Paper
15 Feb 2013, 17:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Are you a pickup truck nutjob fanatic, always worried about the environment? Not too likely I guess, but you can now have you're own "zero-emissions" 2014 Chevrolet Silverado. Keep your shirts on, folks, we're not talking abo...
F30 Alpina B3 Previewed Before Geneva Debut
15 Feb 2013, 16:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Alpina has released new information about its new F30 BMW 3 Series-based B3 car ahead of the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. With a stunning 410 HP output coming from a 3.0-liter straight 6-cylinder N55 turbocharge engine, the third-generation B3 Alpina...
2013 Kia Pro_Cee'd UK Pricing Announced
15 Feb 2013, 16:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Korean automaker Kia has released UK pricing and specification details for the 2013 Kia Pro_Cee'd. Available to order starting today, the new 3-door hatchback comes with "S" and "SE" trim levels, a choice of two engines ...
US Gas Prices to Fall Later in 2013 and 2014
15 Feb 2013, 15:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While US fuel prices have been on the rise recently, new reports from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) say they should start falling later this year. Based on a reportedly growing US crude oil production, the EIA predicts that the nat...
Chevrolet SS Teased Ahead of Daytona Debut
15 Feb 2013, 14:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Chevrolet SS is getting ready for its debut at the Daytona International Speedway, and GM decided to throw in a new teaser of the car. As you can see, there are no explicit details in the image announcing the car's unveiling on Sat...
Pirelli Buys HRT Formula 1 Car
15 Feb 2013, 14:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Pirelii, Formula One's official tyre supplier, has bought a 2011 Hispania Racing Team (HRT) car. The defunct Spanish F1 team sold its 2011 and 2012 car to well-known automotive component recycler Teo Martin, but according to a Reuters repor...
Toyota Auris Touring Sports Specs Revealed
15 Feb 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Toyota has revealed full specs for the Auris Touring Sports model ahead of the 2013 Geneva Auto Show. Set to debut as a production model in next month's Swiss event, the UK-built Toyota Auris Touring Sports will have the same wheelbase as t...
Silex Power Unveils Overly Ambitious Electric Luxury Sedan Concept
15 Feb 2013, 13:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When it comes to electric car concepts, the ideas don't always come from established automakers, but from companies outside the automotive industry as well. While most of them don't get to evolve beyond the virtual concept status, Malt...
Qoros to Unveil 3 New Models at Geneva 2013
15 Feb 2013, 12:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The new Chinese car brand Qoros will make its official world debut at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show unveiling three models. Thus, the Chery owned brand will approach next month's event with the Qoros 3 Sedan, the Qoros 3 Estate and the Cross Hy...
Ford, Chevy and Toyota: "Diesel Pickup Is a No-No"
15 Feb 2013, 11:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yesterday we were telling you about Chrysler announcing a diesel engine for the Ram 1500 half-ton truck later this year, and thinking wether Ford and Chevy might pick up on that idea. Well, the two main players in the pickup truck market don...
Nissan Sold Over 50,000 Leaf EVs Worldwide
15 Feb 2013, 10:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Nissan Motor Company announced on Thursday that the electric Leaf model sales passed the 50,000 unit mark worldwide, making it the best-selling EV of all-time. In an era still overwhelmed by oil consuming vehicles, Nissan's figures are actu...
278,222 Chrysler Trucks and SUVs Recalled
15 Feb 2013, 10:04 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler Group LLC has issued a recall for 278,222 pickup trucks and SUVs in the United States over bad rear axles. According to a National Highway Traffic Satefy Administration press release, the recall was issued for a possibly loose rear axle...
2014 Corvette Stingray Wants You to Play With the "Colorizer"
15 Feb 2013, 09:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While Chevrolet has yet to release the official 2014 Corvette Stingray car configurator, it decided to throw in a "colorizer" playground that lets you see the car in all of its available colors. So if you're still not decided how ...
Mercedes Announces 13 All-New Models Until 2020
15 Feb 2013, 09:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Mercedes-Benz is set to launch no less than 13 new models that have no predecessor in the German automaker's vehicle lineup until 2020, as part of the company's plan to reclaim top position in the luxury market. The announcement was ma...
2014 Corvette Stingray Engineering Explained
15 Feb 2013, 08:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet released yet another video from the "2014 Stingray Revealed" series, this time explaining the car's engineering. In one of Corvette's best clips to date, the architects behind America's most awaited sportscar i...
Gray Design Showcases Out of This World Yacht
14 Feb 2013, 17:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After introducing a few interesting renderings the past two years, Gray Design has returned with a futuristic yacht concept. As the "Xhibitionist" name suggests, this is no ordinary yacht. Designed with an inverted trimaran hull for st...
Tesla Proves New York Times Model S Road Test was a Fake
14 Feb 2013, 16:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Tesla Motors claims that the New York Times faked a Model S road test to slam the EV proved to be accurate, after the company released eloquent driving logs. Tesla's data release comes just two days after New York Times' John Broder sa...
Holden Reveals Striking VF Commodore SS V
14 Feb 2013, 15:40 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Australian automaker Holden has unveiled the VF Commodore SS V show car just two days ahead of the vehicle's international debut as the Chevrolet SS. Painted in a striking Fantale orange color, the SS V has a wider body kit than its luxury ...
Russian Automakers Pondering Luxury BMW, Mercedes Rival
14 Feb 2013, 14:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / BMW and Mercedes-Benz's booming sales in Russia last year have determined the Moscow Government to consider a domestic luxury rival for the German makes. According to Automotive News, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov has asked Rus...
Fisker Taking Customer Service to Another Level
14 Feb 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you ever dreamed about an automaker CEO taking you out for dinner after buying one of the company's cars, then it's time you hurry to the nearest Fisker Karma dealer. Do that and you have a shot at having dinner and a glass of wine ...