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.
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 ...
2024 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide ST Was Born to Serve Aggressive Riders
25 Jan 2024, 10:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Every January American bike maker Harley-Davidson lets loose new motorcycles for the new year. It did so this week for 2024, presenting to the world four new motorcycles, two from the regular lineup and another two in Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO...
2024 Harley-Davidson Street Glide and Road Glide Are the New American Dreamin' Beauties
25 Jan 2024, 08:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's been a long time coming, but Harley-Davidson's first release of motorcycles for the new year finally came on January 24. For many, the announcement was a bit of a letdown, while for others, it was the moment they'd been waiting ...
Most Badass Custom Humvee Ever Looks Ready to Drive 6 Wheels Over Enemy Lines at F1 Speeds
24 Jan 2024, 13:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The battlefields of the world have been dominated these past few years by several pieces of technology so perfectly suited for the task that they will probably be forever remembered as trendsetters by the soldiers of the future. Take the High M...
Eating These New Oreo Cookies Might Give You a Serious Case of Space Perspective
24 Jan 2024, 12:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Asking anyone on this planet if they like Oreos is a dumb thing to do. I mean, what's not to like about sandwich cookies that can be tasted in so many ways, come in so many flavors, and have been around for more than a century? And now that th...
2024 Kawasaki Ninja 500 Breaks Cover Not as a Single Model, But an Army of Them
24 Jan 2024, 11:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Ninja is a name so powerful in the motorcycle industry its simple mention is enough to stir passion. On the market since the mid-1980s, it's a breed so extensive it presently offers no less than 13 variants (including electric and a hybrid...
Fresh BMW F GS Motorcycles Are the Perfect Warm-Up Party for Harley-Davidson's Huge Reveal
24 Jan 2024, 10:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's January 24, the day when we will be getting our first glimpse at the new motorcycles Harley-Davidson is preparing for the new year. While we wait for what we expect (and hope) to be huge reveals, other major bike makers are having a field...
Here Are the 11 Honda Motorcycle Models Returning on American Roads in 2024
24 Jan 2024, 09:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Enough time has passed since the turn of the year for motorcycle makers to get their act together and start thinking about the months that lie ahead. Already many of them have begun announcing both the premieres and the returning models for 2024, a...
Hybrid-Electric De Havilland Dash to Use New Bidirectional Charging System
23 Jan 2024, 12:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The aviation industry is presently enjoying its transformative years, after decades of stagnation. For the first time in years, the industry seems committed to changing its ways as our world is attempting to move away from fossil fuels and the harm...
The Open Fan Jet Engine Is as Weird as It Is Effective
23 Jan 2024, 11:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The design of present-day aircraft and everything related to them has largely remained the same for decades. A central metal cylinder with wings to either side, on which the aircraft's engines are fitted. Those engines, in turn, are almost alw...
Koreean Active Air Skirts Are Fancy Front Wheel Shields That Work, They Increase EV Range
23 Jan 2024, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The two major South Korean carmakers that also happen to be partners in crime, Hyundai and Kia, kicked off the new year with a bang. And by that I don't mean they've presented some kind of new and revolutionary vehicle, but a series of te...
Desmo450 MX Unveiled as the Father of All Future Ducati Motocross Bikes
23 Jan 2024, 07:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's been almost three months to the day since Italian bike maker Ducati announced it would expand its business into the motocross segment, and we've been on the edge of our seats waiting for updates on the bike to do that. And now, final...
This Is How We Can Use Water Mining Operations on Mars to Find Life Up There
22 Jan 2024, 13:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's probably only a matter of time before our species finally reaches Mars, opening the doors for humanity to expand its reach to a second planet in this solar system. It will be a slow and costly effort, but we will manage to make the place ...
This Is How Alien Toyota Sports Car Concepts From the 1980s Look Like Today
22 Jan 2024, 12:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you go on Toyota's U.S. configurator right now, you'll not see a section dedicated to sports cars. The Japanese carmaker sells here only cars, minivans, trucks, crossovers, and SUVs. Not even the mighty Supra and GR86, which are, by al...
NASA Finally Defeats Stubborn Fasteners in Epic Fight for Samples of an Alien World
22 Jan 2024, 09:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in September 2023 a space capsule landed in the Utah desert. It brought with it samples of a distant asteroid, the first such mission ever conducted by the U.S. By now, almost five months later, we were kind of expecting all of those samples w...
Moto Guzzi V7 Stone Ten Joins the Ranks of Bikes Under $10K From April 2024
22 Jan 2024, 08:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A relatively minor motorcycle show was held this past weekend in Verona, Italy. Minor for most of us but quite important for many of the Italian bike makers that are active today, who didn't miss the opportunity to present their first new prod...
Vespa 946 With a Dragon Tattoo Marks Vespa's Official Entry in the Fashion World
22 Jan 2024, 07:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As per the Chinese calendar, humanity is getting closer and closer to the start of the year of the Dragon. On February 10, we all should start a period filled with opportunities, but also changes and challenges. And what better way to face them all...
This 1956 Ford Thunderbird Is So Many Layers of Coolness That It'll Make Your Head Spin
21 Jan 2024, 00:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / I said it before and I'll keep saying it every chance I get: to me, the Ford Thunderbird is one of the most beautiful cars ever made, right up there with Chevy's Tri-Five beauties. It's a car so incredible I rarely enjoy seeing them ...
Custom Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Is the Incarnation of Perfect Black and White Contrast
20 Jan 2024, 23:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The present-day incarnation of the Harley-Davidson Fat Boy is a true beast or, if you prefer Harley's own choice of words, a heavyweight knockout like nothing the competition has to offer. And it should be so. After all, it is a ride made famo...