Daniel Patrascu
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Personal motto:
"I truly believe men and fish can coexist peacefully" – George W. Bush
Following several years off the grid, Daniel is back at autoevolution, and seeing how the great crisis of the past decade made the auto industry boring, he grew bored with it too, so he slowly shifted his focus to custom cars, custom motorcycles, and other weird stuff. He also loves ranting about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.
During his time at autoevolution, Daniel put his name on more news articles, coverstories, auto guides, reviews, and editorials than we care count. To slow him down a bit, he was given more responsibilities not long ago, so he is now also in charge with coordinating the editorial team on autoevolution.com.
Long time ago, Daniel also translated Arthur C. Clarke’s novel “The Fountains of Paradise” to Romanian for Paladin Publishing.
Sydney Sweeney Is Giving Away a 2024 Ford Mustang GT She Herself Helped Customize
31 Jan 2024, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's not uncommon for actors to be avid car enthusiasts. Because their social and financial status allows them, most of them often have entire garages filled with wheeled beauties. A select few even go as far as having customs made to their ex...
Indian Lets Loose Its 2024 Factory Race Teams, Throws In $450K for Privateers
30 Jan 2024, 17:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A little over a month separates us from the moment when the eyes of all motorcycle fans will turn to the Daytona International Speedway. It is there where on the weekend of March 7 everyone who's anyone in motorcycling will be going for the st...
American Microwave Weapon Can Shoot Down Targets at the Speed of Light
30 Jan 2024, 10:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Our species' way of conducting warfare is largely based on kinetic energy. What that means is that most of our weapons are centered around projectiles traveling fast to hit their targets. That's the case for anything from bullets to ICBMs...
Humans Training in New Artemis Spacesuits Look Like Children Playing in the Sandbox
30 Jan 2024, 09:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We space exploration enthusiasts started the year with not-so-great news: NASA announced that the crewed Artemis Moon missions will have to wait an extra year. The announcement did not come out of the blue, but it still kind of killed the buzz surr...
Some 2024 Suzuki Hayabusa Bikes Can't Stop Themselves Right, Recall Issued
30 Jan 2024, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Few motorcycles in this world are as iconic as the Japanese-made Hayabusa. Born in the Suzuki stables in 1999 with a single goal in mind, to become the fastest bike on the planet, the model quickly established itself as the pinnacle of two-wheeled ...
This May Very Well Be the World's First Yacht to Have a VTOL for a Tender
30 Jan 2024, 08:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The yachting world is a fascinating one not only thanks to the way the ships themselves are built but also thanks to those little additional extras called tenders. Those would be smaller vehicles meant to aid the yacht's occupants in reaching ...
Think VTOL Aircraft Are Cool? Just Wait and See The Blown Lift One These Guys Are Building
29 Jan 2024, 12:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the time it took you to read this far, the transportation industry probably made another leap forward. Whether we're talking about cars, boats, or airplanes, they are all undergoing transformations so big that we'll soon not be able to...
Sounds Like Star Trek: Mission to Space to Investigate Ripples in Spacetime
29 Jan 2024, 11:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Because the American space agency has a lot more projects running, and plans for the future that dwarf anything else on this planet, it's easy to overlook what others are doing. And that's a shame, and just to give an example of why that&...
New Drone Can Load USAF Cargo and Determine Its Center of Gravity All by Itself
29 Jan 2024, 08:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Autonomous cargo drones are seen as the life-saving tech for an industry that is so booming that it kind of chokes under its own weight. Admittedly, there is still much waiting to be done until you or your business can get delivery of precious carg...
1970 Chevrolet Camaro Tour De Force Is Tired of All the Awards, Begs to Be Driven
28 Jan 2024, 00:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Have you ever considered what a waste many of the incredible custom builds that come into this world really are? No? Allow me to explain. If you're here reading this now you probably are a sucker for anything that has wheels and travels und...
Harley-Davidson Snoop Dogg Is a Sportster Mystery on Wheels
27 Jan 2024, 23:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you were under the impression Snoop Dogg has fallen out of grace over the past few years, think again. The man is an all-out offensive to bring himself back into the spotlight, most recently with the help of a comedy sports movie. The flick i...
Everything We Know About the 2024 Harley-Davidson CVO Bikes
27 Jan 2024, 09:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Harley-Davidson and custom motorcycles are virtually the same thing in our world. Although there are many other bikes that get love from custom shops, it's obvious to everyone who's looking that the Milwaukee brand leads the charge. Ha...
This Is No Normal 1969 AMC AMX, Was Touched by George Barris for a Forgotten TV Show
27 Jan 2024, 00:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's easy to find shops and people who are in the business of customizing cars, but it's extremely difficult to find the ones that rise to the talent displayed by the likes of George Barris. And you can tell that's so from a simple f...
Hulk Is the Unexpected Nod to Porsche Helping Harley-Davidson With an Engine
26 Jan 2024, 23:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's easy to forget that one of the most visually insane motorcycle families ever made, the Harley-Davidson V-Rod, has a trace of Porsche DNA in it. Yet, from time to time, a build comes along to remind us of that, and we're all left awes...
Toyota GR Yaris WRC Limited Editions Have the Weirdest 4WD Control Modes
26 Jan 2024, 12:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just a couple of weeks ago Japanese carmaker Toyota pulled the wraps off the 2024 model year GR Yaris. The ultimate hot hatch was presented with the choice of an automatic transmission and the world's most powerful three-cylinder production en...
Yamaha Hydrogen-Powered Golf Car Is a Wacky World's First
26 Jan 2024, 11:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / I'm not sure how many of you know this, but among the many areas of interest for Japanese company Yamaha golf cars occupy a very special place. That's right, these guys don't only make motorcycles and outboard engines for the boating...
Gray Eagle Drone Packing Unbreakable Cosworth Engine Takes to the Sky for the First Time
26 Jan 2024, 11:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in the summer of last year news reached us of a brand-new engine beginning testing for use in the Gray Eagle military drone. Meant to replace the existing powerplant in the Extended Range variant of the aircraft, it was now put to the test for...
NASA Breaks the Only Helicopter It Flies on Another World, Mission Is Officially Over
26 Jan 2024, 10:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As NASA was gearing up to send the Perseverance to Mars, I was expecting the rover to be the main topic of extra-planetary news once it reached its destination. Yet the honor somehow belongs to another piece of machinery that hitched a ride on the ...
Toyota Issues Urgent Do Not Drive Notice for Cars That Could Kill You
26 Jan 2024, 08:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Recalls in the automotive industry are common occurrences. Some may be larger and more serious than others, but we've grown used to them and no longer pay as much attention as we probably should. Until something really serious happens and forc...
2024 Harley-Davidson CVO Pan America Is Milwaukee's First Factory Custom Adventure Touring
25 Jan 2024, 11:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Harley-Davidson let loose this week the first batch of new motorcycles for the 2024 model year. To be honest the lineup is far poorer than I was expecting (and certainly a lot impressive than in 2023), but it does include at least a couple of cool ...