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.
2014 Maserati Ghibli to be Revealed in Shanghai
14 Feb 2013, 13:22 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Maserati's newest car for 2014, the Ghibli "baby" sedan, will be unveiled at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show in April. Built to take on the BMW 5 Series and the Mercedes-Benz E Class, the Ghibli will share its underpinnings, including...
Jaguar-Faced Ford Pickup is One Ugly Piece of Work
14 Feb 2013, 12:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / We sincerely thought the Gulf Lotus X12 contraption we saw two days ago was the ugliest one-off on four wheels, but this latest discovery made us look at things a bit different. We don't know if this Jaguar-faced Ford F-150 pickup truck is ...
GWA Reveals SLS Roadster AMG-based Retro-Styled 300 SLC
14 Feb 2013, 11:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Have you ever thought about redesigning a modern supercar to give it a retro style look? I'm sure you did, but I bet none of your drawings made it into production, or at least a unique 1:1. Well, Gullwing America is one of those companies t...
Oops! 2014 CTS Accidentally Shown by Cadillac
14 Feb 2013, 10:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After showing you a couple of spyshots with an uncamouflaged 2014 Cadillac CTS last week, the Michigan-based company confirmed that what we saw was indeed the actual car. Cadillac unveiled the next generation CTS by mistake on their Facebook pag...
Ram 1500 to Get Diesel Engine
14 Feb 2013, 09:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Ram 1500 will be the first modern half-ton pickup to offer a diesel engine, after Chrysler announced the availability of a 3.0-liter V6 EcoDiesel unit. As you might have guessed, we're talking about the same 240 horsepower (420 lb-ft of...
2013 Skoda Octavia RS Leaked in Blue
14 Feb 2013, 09:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Two months after Skoda accidentally unveiled the 2013 Octavia RS with low quality pictures, a new high-resolution image of the car surfaced the web. This time painted in blue, the reveals new exterior details, such as a new front bumper, tinted ...
Production 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTI to Debut in Geneva
14 Feb 2013, 08:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The production version of the Volkswagen Golf VII-based GTI will make its debut at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show. The hot-hatch's presence in Switzerland was confirmed by the images posted on the event's official website, which actually sh...
McLaren P1 Shows Off in Bahrain
14 Feb 2013, 08:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After releasing two interior teasers for their latest supercar, McLaren decided to return to Bahrain, where they showcased the P1 last month, to take a fresh photo gallery on the motorsport dedicated International Circuit. With the help of profe...
2015 Ford Edge Accidentally Revealed
13 Feb 2013, 17:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford has unintentionally unveiled what is believed to be the next generation Ford Edge in a corporate Powerpoint presentation. Zooming on the very small image leaked with the Ford Edge we were only able to get a blurry low-quality picture, but w...
2014 Smart Fortwo Leaked Ahead of Geneva
13 Feb 2013, 16:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / There's nothing weird about pictures leaking ahead of a major Auto Show such as the one held in Geneva, but the latest unveiling is all but common. With three weeks left until the Swiss event will open its doors for the 83rd time, the first...
2014 Corvette C7.R Race Car Rendered
13 Feb 2013, 16:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Since its 2013 North American International Auto Show debut, we've been wondering if the 2014 Corvette Stingray will be also coming in C7.R competition specs. Well, we don't know the answer yet, but don't be too disappointed, beca...
Rod Millen and Monster Tajima to Clash in Pikes Peak EV Division
13 Feb 2013, 15:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Former Pikes Peak International Hill Climb winners Rod Millen and Monster Tajima will be racing for supremacy in the 2013 competition's Electric Auto Division. Rob Millen will be making his debut in the Electric Division behind the wheel of...
Rolls Royce Reveals New Wraith Teaser
13 Feb 2013, 14:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / It's been less than two days since we've introduced you to the second official Rolls Royce Wraith teaser, and the British automaker decided to show us a little bit more of the car. Using the same ghostly manner (not surprising for a Wr...
Lexus IS UK Pricing Released
13 Feb 2013, 14:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With only three weeks left until the car's bound to be unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, Lexus announced UK pricing and specs for the IS sports sedan. The Toyota-owned luxury brand is offering the IS model in two versions, the 250, an...
Chevrolet Debuts Lightweight Smart Material on 2014 Corvette
13 Feb 2013, 13:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet's Corvette sportscar has been about weight saving technology since its 1953 fiberglass body C1 debut, but for the 2014 Stingray GM made some impressive advances in material science. The C7 Corvette is 99 pounds lighter that its pr...
Chevrolet Spark EV Coming to Geneva
13 Feb 2013, 12:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chevrolet's all-electric 2014 Spark EV will make its European debut at this year's Geneva Auto Show. Unveiled at the 2013 Los Angeles Motor Show, Chevy's compact car will be available in "selected European countries" tha...
Bentley Mulsanne Gets Extended Wheelbase and Ballistic Protection
13 Feb 2013, 12:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If you have reasons to worry about your own security, you can now feel a lot safer in Carat Duchatelet's armored Bentley Mulsanne. The Carat Security Group, one of the world's premier mobile armor manufacturers, revealed its latest arm...
Mitsubishi Teases Electrifying Concepts for Geneva
13 Feb 2013, 11:09 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi has released a couple of teaser photos depicting two new concept cars which will be unveiled at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show. As expected, Mitsubishi is taking big steps towards the green side, which, by the way, has so...
Watch Nissan Build its V8 Supercar Altima
13 Feb 2013, 10:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Shortly after unveiling its 2013 Altima V8 Supercar vehicle, Nissan Motorsport published an official video that includes images during engine testing, a time lapse with the building process, as well as some additional information. Before letting...
Owl Survives 138-mile Ride Trapped Inside SUV Grille
13 Feb 2013, 10:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / We've heard of several unfortunate animals or birds trapped inside the hood of a car, but never thought to see a Great Horned Owl getting stuck like that. This occurred when a woman, who was driving from Yeehaw Junction to Plantation, Flori...