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.
This Is the Hyundai Bad Boy of the Sky, 4-Passenger VTOL Expected to Fly in 2028
10 Jan 2024, 09:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / I remember when I first watched "The Fifth Element" many, many years ago. I was simply mesmerized by the idea of having flying cars moving about in the skies above our cities. To me, it was a future so far-fetched and insane that I was co...
The Moon Will Have to Wait an Extra Year Before It Sees Humans Running Around
10 Jan 2024, 08:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Until yesterday, January 9, 2024, the world was bracing for the first crewed mission around the Moon by the end of the year and the first Moon landing of humans by the end of the next one. But then NASA stepped forward and pushed everything back by...
New Cryo Fuel Storage Tank Could Be Humanity's First Space Gas Station En Route to Mars
9 Jan 2024, 13:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 2024 is not off to a great start when it comes to space exploration. The Peregrine lunar lander, the first such piece of tech launched by the US for the Moon in more than five decades, has failed unspectacularly after a flawless launch. It doing so...
Kia Concept PV5 Comes From a Future Where Cars Are One Thing by Day and Another by Night
9 Jan 2024, 12:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We always look in awe at some of the ideas presented at major events such as the CES 2024, currently taking place over in Las Vegas. That's because these ideas are so insane they paint a future none of us truly believe will come to pass. Like,...
America Botches First Lunar Lander Mission in Decades, Peregrine Will Not Reach the Moon
9 Jan 2024, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On Monday, January 8, we were all thrilled to see the Peregrine Mission One lift off from the Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A collaborative effort between NASA, Astrobotic, and United Launch Alliance (ULA), the...
BMWs Now Accept Gaming Controllers, You Can Split-Screen Play Beach Buggy Racing 2
9 Jan 2024, 08:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This year's edition of the Consumer Electronics Show has officially begun, and that means you should get ready for a flood of technological novelties coming our way from over in Las Vegas. You should also be warned, though, that at least until...
Triumph Confirms New 660 Model As It Gets Ready to Invade the United States
8 Jan 2024, 13:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the exception of Italian bike maker Ducati, which likes to present the bulk of its future motorcycles before the year ends, the rest of the industry's biggest players mostly do that in the first few months of the new year. So you should g...
Longest Single-Segment Rocket Boosters Just Took Off and the World Barely Noticed Them
8 Jan 2024, 12:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / January 8 marked the start of the first major space mission of the year. Something called the Peregrine Mission One departed from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, heading for the Moon with the first American lande...
Suzuki GSX-S1000GX+ With Factory Bags Is the Ride Adventurers Have Been Waiting For
8 Jan 2024, 10:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Suzuki GSX-S1000GX is one of those bikes all the riders with a soft spot for real all-rounders have been waiting for. The Japanese bike maker announced the arrival of the new model at the 2023 EICMA show in Italy as a sort of crossover between ...
America's First Moon Lander Since Apollo Launches to Study Geological Enigma in the Sky
8 Jan 2024, 08:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The first NASA mission of the new year is off, after the space agency launched together with United Launch Alliance and Astrobotic a mission to the Moon, the first one in several decades. Here's what they plan to accomplish with the Peregrine ...
1962 Chevy Will Make You Forget All About the Impalas Dying in American Fields and Barns
7 Jan 2024, 00:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 67 years after it was introduced and more than two decades since it was discontinued, the Chevrolet Impala is still a constant presence in our lives and on our roads, and it is still making headlines on a regular basis. Have you ever wondered why? ...
Harley-Davidson Jeo-Zen No. 1 Is American Muscle Loaded with Japanese Steroids
6 Jan 2024, 23:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / When Harley-Davidson launched into the world the VRSC family of motorcycles at the turn of the millennium, it made no secret of the fact these are supposed to be very aggressive rides, styled but also mechanically built to be so. For the 15 year...
Harley-Davidson's Pickup Trucks: From the Ford F-150 to the LoneStar Big Rig
6 Jan 2024, 09:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are many things in this world that may be considered all-American, but few of them are as powerful as certain brands of pickup trucks and motorcycles. And when one mixes the two together in a single powerful package, the level of coolness goe...
HEMI-Powered 1970 Dodge Charger R/T Spent Most of Its Life on a Hoist
6 Jan 2024, 00:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Once someone determines a car will become a classic, they go out of their way to maintain it in as good condition as possible. For most, that means making sure they are kept in climate-controlled facilities and started as often as possible. For oth...
Harley-Davidson Amazona Is the Perfect Ride for the Warrior Wonder Woman
5 Jan 2024, 23:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Generally speaking, the name Harley-Davidson and the products made under this moniker are somehow associated with males. That's even more true for customized examples of the breed, which are ridden by males most of the time. Sure, women rid...
Splendid 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Should Be Crowned the Beauty Queen of All American Customs
5 Jan 2024, 13:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There's a good chance any Chevrolet Bel Air ever made can win a beauty pageant. The old beauty of the American motoring scene has always held the bar high when it comes to looks, and that hasn't changed in our age either, despite the deca...
Someone Is Finally Looking Into Hibernation in Space
5 Jan 2024, 13:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Space exploration has been a human activity for 63 years now, a part of our lives ever since the Soviet Union sent into orbit a cosmonaut named Yuri Gagarin. And in the time that has passed since, our species has evolved greatly in this respect. ...
Four Telescopes Were Needed to Make This Amazing Pic of Not One, But Two Exploded Stars
5 Jan 2024, 11:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Universe is a fascinating place, and thanks to the many telescopes currently in use, we regularly get to enjoy vistas that we would never have imagined possible a few short decades ago. Like say the remnants of not one, but two exploded stars f...
Here's How You Can Beat NASA's Artemis Astronauts to the Moon
5 Jan 2024, 11:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / At the end of this year we'll see whether all the efforts made and the money spent on the Artemis Moon exploration program are worth it. The Artemis II mission will depart for Luna, and even if it doesn't land humans there, it will still ...
Aircraft Going After SR-71 Blackbird Speed Record Looks Like a Jet Engine on Wheels
5 Jan 2024, 08:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For people who are into horses, this kind of animal doesn't get any better than a quarter horse. That's because the name is an umbrella term for horses no matter their breed that are stocky and extremely fast over short distances. A perfe...