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.
Ducati Hypermotard 698 Mono Is the First to Use the New Superquadro Single-Cylinder Engine
3 Nov 2023, 08:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the last days of October, Italian bike maker Ducati pulled the wraps off the Superquadro Mono engine. It is the company's first such layout in three decades, and it is supposed to form the basis for an entirely new range of motorcycles. And...
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Deploy First Fleet of Resupply Drones, Change the Rules of War
2 Nov 2023, 13:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Warfare is a messy business, but few times is that reality more apparent than when soldiers are left fighting some battle a very long way from a functional supply route. Whether spearheading an attack far ahead of the main force, or surviving a sie...
Dr. Frunkenstein F-150 Lightning Got Us Thinking About a Mustang Dark Horse Sleigh
2 Nov 2023, 12:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's hard to believe, but yet another Halloween passed us by. It was perhaps a bit quieter than we are used to, but fun nonetheless. And, in some respects, it was so insane that we still talk about it, even after every piece of the night'...
Honda Is Asking $995 to Make You Feel Like You're Riding a Home Radiator
2 Nov 2023, 12:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Radiators in homes must be on the list of the world's best inventions ever. Made of various kinds of metal, they let hot water run through them and spread warmth and joy all around. And another thing about radiators you should know is that the...
What's Wrong With Toyota SUVs? 1.8 Million American RAV4 SUVs Are at Risk of Catching Fire
2 Nov 2023, 10:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's almost the end of the year, and that is always a time when people and organizations think about what lies ahead. For Toyota, however, the last months of 2023 seem to be problematic, as it struggles to fix past mistakes it made with its ve...
The Wolf of Wall Street's Crashed Lamborghini Countach Gunning for $2 Million at Auction
2 Nov 2023, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For all the extravagance and limitless spending depicted by Martin Scorsese in his most important hit, The Wolf of Wall Street, we car lovers get to see surprisingly few luxury cars making the rounds. In fact, if you really think about it, there�...
2024 NASCAR Cup Series Should Get Ready for the Ford Mustang Dark Horse
2 Nov 2023, 08:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On February 4, 2024, the new NASCAR Cup season should kick off with a bang at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. We already knew that the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum event would kickstart what is likely to be a memorable racing season, but no...
NASA May Have Just Stumbled Upon the Mother of All Space Navigation Solutions
1 Nov 2023, 11:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you think finding your way on Earth without help from Google Maps or Waze is difficult, just think about what that's like for people planning missions in space. Luckily, as technology progresses, even they seem to be getting access to more ...
Autonomous Helicopter Drone Being Tested on Aquitaine-Class Frigate, To Be Ready by 2026
1 Nov 2023, 10:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There is an effort at the moment to include helicopter drones in the arsenal of national navies. The rotor-blade design allows for more classes of ships to have their own aerial assets, which could be used for surveillance and intelligence missions...
Collection of Rare German and Italian Cars Is Worth $2 Million, And It's All for Sale
1 Nov 2023, 10:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's not every day when someone who has worked hard to gather in one place some of the world's most appreciated and rare cars decides (or is forced by circumstances) to part ways with their collection. Even more reason, some would say, to...
2024 Yamaha MT-09 Gets a Boost in Everything, Is the New Face of Naked Japanese Bikes
1 Nov 2023, 09:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese bike maker Yamaha is not one to shy away from the hyper-naked segment of the motorcycle industry. In fact, it's one of the most present names in this field, with no less than eight models presently on offer. Of interest to us today is...
2024 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail+ Is How You Pack Your Bags in Style
1 Nov 2023, 08:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The 2023 SEMA show is in full swing over in Las Vegas and, despite the absence of some prominent names from the floor of the Festival Grounds (the Stellantis brands are the first to come to mind), there is plenty to talk about. Take Lexus, for i...
Hellephant in the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 Available as Crate Engine from 2024
1 Nov 2023, 07:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the spring of this year, muscle car lovers were hit right across the face by the most powerful such vehicle ever produced by an established carmaker. It was in March when Dodge unleashed the Challenger SRT Demon 170, also described as the fastes...
2024 Triumph Tiger 900 Gets a Lot Meaner and Plenty of New Gear, Too
31 Oct 2023, 14:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not many days separate us from the turn of the year, and in a bid to get people all worked up about what lies ahead, several of the world's largest bike makers have revealed these past few weeks the goodies for the new year. For the Brits over...
James Webb Spots an Element Rarer Than Earth's Platinum in the Remnants of a Kilonova
31 Oct 2023, 13:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The value of an element here on Earth is determined by two things: its rarity, and what it can be used for. As things stand today, one of the rarest elements known to man is platinum: it takes a lot of effort to find the stuff, which has an average...
Giant Ghost Hand Reaches Out From Space Right on Halloween Day
31 Oct 2023, 11:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's October 31, 2023, and you all know what that means: all the spooky creatures of human imagination will come out to play this evening. But so will lots of candy and happy children. Halloween is such a highly-regarded celebration that no...
Arleigh Burke Destroyer Fires Aegis at Multiple Targets for the First Time
31 Oct 2023, 09:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers have very few things to fear in this world. First commissioned in the early 1990s, the fleet of such ships (which presently comprises over 70 of them, with several others on the way) has quickly become ...
Honda Gold Wing, Rebel, and Fury Confirmed to Carry On Into 2024
31 Oct 2023, 08:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you were wondering what's Honda doing and why is it a bit late with new model year announcements, wonder no more, as the Japanese finally broke their silence. This past weekend autoevolution ran an in-depth story on the Honda Gold Wing, ...
New-Gen Toyota Highlanders Could Be Losing Body Parts on the Go, Major Recall Issued
31 Oct 2023, 07:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Recall actions are common in the automotive industry. That's not necessarily to be viewed as an indicator of the fact some cars are built poorly, but a hint that the safety systems currently in place work, and most faults are found before they...
BMW M 1000 XR Long-Distance Sports Bike Lands with Revamped S Sibling in Tow
30 Oct 2023, 09:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the summer of this year German bike maker BMW Motorrad made public its intention of releasing a third M-branded motorcycle, to complete a trio that already includes the M 1000 RR and M 1000 R. The new bike is to be called M 1000 XR, and it just ...