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.
2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R Is the New Definition of Naked Motorcycle Coolness
29 Nov 2023, 09:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 2024 will mark three full decades since Austrian bike maker KTM let loose into this world a motorcycle range called Duke. It's a name we've become all too accustomed to during all this time, thanks to (not in small part) the wide range of...
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Bad Company Is a Low, Topless, And All Sorts of Crazy Roadster
28 Nov 2023, 13:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's not unusual for us to come across custom car builds so insane they at times have us questioning reality. But I have to admit, over the past few months all I've seen were mild restomods and restorations – so, it's been a wh...
Almost 900,000 Humans Are Going to Jupiter's Moon Europa in Name
28 Nov 2023, 13:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The most recent high-profile mission to another world was the Perseverance rover. The vehicle landed on the surface of Mars in February 2021, and with it so did humanity's hopes of learning more about the neighboring planet. Perseverance ca...
Boeing 787 Burning Only SAF Takes Off Today on Historic Flight, Richard Branson Is on It
28 Nov 2023, 12:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in 2008, Boeing flew one of its planes, operated by Virgin Atlantic, with a new type of fuel called Sustainable Aviation Fuel. It was the first commercial trial of a solution that could help shave up to 70 percent off CO2 lifecycle emissions o...
Fortnite Game Engine Powers New Image Generator for Fighter Jet Training
28 Nov 2023, 11:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / They say a video game is only as good as the environment is as close visually as possible to the real world. And for gamers, it doesn't really get any better than what Epic Games' Unreal Engine is capable of doing. The name is an umbre...
720S GT3 EVO Race Cars Will Mark McLaren's Return to Le Mans After 26 Years
28 Nov 2023, 10:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / McLaren is one of the most prestigious names in motorsport and car making. The British company has been a constant presence in our lives for decades, but only over the past few years has it climbed to such a level of recognition that it's no e...
DARPA's SPRINT X-Plane Will Be the Mother of All Vertical Lift Aircraft
28 Nov 2023, 09:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American military research agency DARPA has always been at the forefront of technological advancements, and one of its most recent projects, the Speed and Runway Independent Technologies X-plane program, is no exception. Announced as Phase 1 at ...
Navy Takes Out Ballistic and Anti-Ship Missiles at the Same Time Using Aegis System
27 Nov 2023, 15:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / At the end of October 2023, we learned of an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer taking on multiple targets at the same time. It was not something that happened in of the many of our planet's hot spots, but during a test event called Vigilant Wyvern...
DARPA Once Planned to Fit Cargo on Top of the Space Shuttle External Tank, CGI Shows How
27 Nov 2023, 14:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Space Shuttle will forever remain one of the most successful pieces of engineering ever designed for the exploration of places beyond the borders of our own planet. And it will do so despite several tragedies that have plagued the program. T...
Webb Telescope Finds Methane on Warm Jupiter Located 136 Light Years Away, Why That's Huge
27 Nov 2023, 13:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in 2012 a planet called WASP-80 b was discovered in a constellation called Aquila. Just to give you some perspective, 163 light years away is the distance one would travel in 163 years while moving for the entire time at 186,000 miles per seco...
Ducati Becomes the First Bike Maker to Win MotoGP and WorldSBK Two Seasons in a Row
27 Nov 2023, 11:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For better or worse, 2023 is coming to an end. We're all now engaged in summing up a year that's been awful for some, so-so for others, and extraordinary for a few. Which is, basically, how all the years in human history have been. The...
The Most Powerful BMW M Car Ever Will Be the 2024 MotoGP Safety Car
27 Nov 2023, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This past weekend marked the end of the racing season in two of the world's most celebrated series: Formula 1 and MotoGP. Whereas drivers had their last outing on the track of the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, motorcycle riders flocked to t...
1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda Is More Original Than Nicolas Cage
26 Nov 2023, 00:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are just a handful of car models in this world that can be called iconic. Be it on account of their rarity, of what they meant for the industry, or of what they achieved on the race track and elsewhere, vehicles the likes of the 1970 Plymouth...
Harley-Davidson Stylist Is the Custom Bike You Can Take to a Formal Dinner
25 Nov 2023, 23:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although they have not been specifically made for such tasks, some production motorcycles can be ridden to work by executives wearing business suits, or even to a formal dinner in the proper garments. For one reason or another, their custom sibling...
The 15 Most Expensive Production Motorcycles in 2023 (and the Cars You Could Buy Instead)
25 Nov 2023, 15:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In our day and age, owning some kind of car is relatively easy, and that is because of two main factors. First, most of the civilized world is in a place, financially speaking, where most of its citizens can afford a four-wheeled vehicle through va...
1957 Continental Mark II Got Chopped, Cut and Sliced to Become Cashmere, The Jaw-Dropper
25 Nov 2023, 00:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Lincoln Continental has been the definition of American carmaking luxury ever since 1939, just after the Edsel Ford-commissioned Lincoln-Zephyr convertible came to be. Over its long life, cut short in 2020 when it was discontinued, this kind of...
Harley-Davidson Blue Lagoon Is the Skinny Sportster You Did Not Expect to Like
24 Nov 2023, 23:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are many Harley-Davidson model families that have established themselves over the years as the pillars and backbones of the custom industry, but few of them are so important and present in our lives as the mighty Sportster. Tracing its roo...
Dead Satellites Are Tumbling in Orbit and No One Can Make Sense of It
24 Nov 2023, 12:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In about six decades or so of space exploration humanity has really made a mess of the space surrounding our planet. That's because most of the objects we've sent to orbit for various reasons are still there, even if they are no longer in...
Electric RV Charging Hubs Will Shame All Gas Stations That Ever Were
24 Nov 2023, 11:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The global pandemic from a couple of years ago meant an incredible boom for the TV and motorhome industries. Sales exploded, the roads got flooded with such vehicles, and the general feeling was the on-the-road lifestyle was here to stay. That f...
Alfa Romeo Quits Formula 1, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Will Be Its Last
24 Nov 2023, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This coming weekend will mark the end of the 2023 Formula 1 season. With the last race scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi on November 26, the eyes of the world are affixed at the top of the standings. True, not much can happen in terms of who won...