Codrin Spiridon
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Personal motto:
Do what you love, and try to make an honest buck out of it.
A University of Portsmouth graduate, Codrin seized the opportunity to jump into the automotive world after having been a gaming/tech TV journalist for quite some time.
He feels there's something incredibly special about having the opportunity to write about things you're passionate about, and at the end of the day... get to pay the bills too.
2025 Toyota Camry Drags Its Former V6 Self and Gets Humiliated
16 May 2024, 21:08 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / While some lament the loss of the impressive V6 on the Toyota Camry, others welcome the more modern approach. To each, their own, as they say, but one thing rings true, no matter which side of the fence one might land: the V6 TRDs could kick some s...
Forza Motorsport Just Got Better With Update 8, but Some Vocal Fans Are Still Very Unhappy
16 May 2024, 21:02 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Developer Turn 10 recently launched Update 8 with additions and changes to tracks, cars, and gameplay fixes to the Drivatar AI braking behavior. However, it turns out that the more vocal fanbase still isn't satisfied with this update, leading ...
Will Sony Ban Star Wars Mods in Helldivers 2 to Make an Extra Buck?
12 May 2024, 14:23 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / It's all fun and games until someone pulls the plug and kills the music. In our case, the music would be the Helldivers 2 unofficial Star Wars mods, and "someone" would be Sony collaborating with third parties like Disney in the trie...
Toyota GR Supra Regrets Challenging Dodge Hellcat and Caddy CT5-V Three Times in a Row
11 May 2024, 21:11 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Many brave cars dare face the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat or Demon 170 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Sadly, not a lot of them get to the quarter-mile finish line first. A couple of Toyota GR Supra models were no exceptions and thought to t...
New GTA 6 Images and Cover Art Inbound?
11 May 2024, 09:55 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Before we get on with the latest Grand Theft Auto Online news, something special happened earlier this week. For a brief while, Rockstar Games updated their official webpage with mentions of four GTA VI screenshots. At the time of writing, thes...
Corvette Stingray Z51 Can't Get Enough of Racing Dodge Hellcat, Camaro, or Mustang Mach 1
10 May 2024, 21:08 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Race Motive is throwing a sweet 65 mph (105 kph) roll race party down at the Pocono Raceway. The main guest, the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51, is taking on the Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang Mach 1, Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, Nissan GT-R, BMW...
1970 Plymouth Road Runner and 1992 Honda NSX Discounted in The Crew Motorfest
10 May 2024, 12:00 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / After Ubisoft pulled the plug on the online-only first Crew game from 2014 a short while back, players gathered in droves to review-bomb the latest iteration, Motorfest, on Steam. It currently has a 55% Mixed score. Their dissatisfaction came from ...
Top 10 Most Unreliable Used Cars You Can Buy, According to a Leading Warranty Provider
10 May 2024, 09:57 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / To determine the least reliable used cars you can buy in 2024, the team from the ultra-famous "carwow" YouTube channel teamed up with a leading UK aftermarket warranty provider. The data comes from thousands of detailed car breakdowns, so...
F1 24 Aims To Be As Close to the Real Thing As Possible, but Will it Succeed?
9 May 2024, 21:12 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / EA Sports is at it again with another F1 24 deep dive where they're bragging about how they improved the track experience, how the feeling of driving is "better than ever before," and ultimately, how authentic the game feels. So let&...
Ford Mustang Mach 1 Drags Dodge Challenger Hellcat, Regrets it as the Lights Turn Green
9 May 2024, 21:02 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Kind folks, what we have here is a good old-fashioned all-American feud that dates back to the Middle Ages. Well, that's if the United States existed in medieval times, but let's not get lost in the details and see how much a Ford Mustang...
Numbers-Matching 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona is 1-of-503, Has Very Rare Color Combination
6 May 2024, 16:21 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / For the right enthusiast, the words "1969 Dodge Charger Daytona" can sometimes bring joy, sorrow, or pride, while stirring up old memories. Only 503 units of the '69 model were ever built, and alongside the 1970 Plymouth Superbird, t...
Helldivers 2 Players Celebrate Their Independence Day as PlayStation Retreats With Apology
6 May 2024, 10:04 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Amazing news, citizens of Super Earth! As we all know, May 6, 2024, was supposed to be a day of grief, sorrow, and regret. But the effort of millions upon millions, perhaps even billions of patriotic citizens, has not been in vain! Thus, as former ...
Last Chance To Grab Great Discounted Racing Games on the PlayStation Store
5 May 2024, 11:06 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Say what you will about the PlayStation brand, but oh, boy, do they know how to put up a yard sale. And the best part about it is that it happens more often than not. The "May Savings" discounts are up and about, but the deals end on May ...
Does This $200K Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 Have a Snowball's Chance of Getting Sold?
5 May 2024, 08:12 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / This 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 is basically a newborn. It has less than 30 miles (48 km) on the odometer and still wears the plastic on the wheel and infotainment display. In other words, the steering wheel never felt the warm touch of a ...
Don't Miss This Titanic Battle Between the Ford F-250, Toyota Tundra, and GMC Sierra 2500
4 May 2024, 21:06 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / A breath of fresh air is great once in a while. This time, by "breath of fresh air," I'm referring to taking a break from all those sedan and supercar drag races. Today, we're witnessing something spectacular in a true all-Ameri...
1,200-WHP Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Hits 8.72 Seconds Down the 1/4-Mile, Wants More
4 May 2024, 20:18 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / If you had heard the words "SUV land missile" back in 2018, your mind would have immediately raced to the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk and no other. Sadly, it went the way of the dodo only three years after it launched, but its legendary...
Drag Racing JDM Drift Cars Is Nothing Short of Wildly Entertaining
4 May 2024, 10:58 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Not every day you see specially designed and tuned drift cars have a go at drag racing, but here we are. Supercars going at it down the quarter-mile is a show worth watching, and not to say it's boring in any way, but everything tends to go as...
GTA Online Offers Double, Triple, and Even Quadruple Rewards This Week
3 May 2024, 15:26 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / This week in Grand Theft Auto Online, Rockstar Games is upping up their game with double, triple, and even quadruple rewards in some cases. Even more enticing are the GTA+ rewards, including one of the company's best titles, L.A. Noire. Ro...
L.A. Noire Is Free With GTA+, Featuring Gorgeous Era-Appropriate Vehicles
3 May 2024, 14:00 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Rockstar Games is really trying to offer GTA+ members their money's worth, and judging by the recent wave of gifts and appeasements, the game publisher is actually succeeding with flying HDR colors. With the most recent addition of L.A. Noire,...
1300-HP Nissan 370Z and Nissan Skyline GT-R Shine in The Crew Motorfest This Week
1 May 2024, 05:07 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Last week in The Crew Motorfest with the "Blackpanthaa Experience" update, we got discounts for rides like the 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX, 2022 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Sport Turismo, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS, and 1999 Mitsubishi Lancer ...