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.
Alien-Looking Drones Flown by AI Pilot Work in Sync All On Their Own
31 Aug 2023, 07:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / You've probably all seen some sci-fi movie where a bunch of alien spacecraft or some other sort of equally alien structure comes down to Earth, ready to get all nasty and mean. Look at the main photo of this piece and tell me these things here...
People Going to Space on Next Virgin Galactic Flight Paid for Tickets in 2005
31 Aug 2023, 06:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We all know advancements in space exploration are made at a very slow pace, but one doesn't really get a sense of that until you learn how long some people have been waiting to get up there on board one of these new "tourist" spacesh...
Bad Is the Modded Indian Scout That Washes All the Harley-Davidson Taste Away
30 Aug 2023, 09:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are few century-long rivalries between companies on this Earth, and that makes each of these competing duos very special. In the motorcycle world, for instance, there's nothing better than to watch Harley-Davidson and Indian go at it wit...
This Is the 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Race Car That Didn't Sell for Half a Million Dollars
30 Aug 2023, 08:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As soon as a major car auction event ends the world immediately learns of the vehicles that managed to make a splash and sell for big bucks. Almost no one ever talks about the ones that failed to go, despite some very high bids. On the list of c...
NASA to Fit Lasers on the Space Station, They're Not for Fighting Aliens
30 Aug 2023, 08:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in May 2023 news broke of the American space agency achieving an important milestone when it comes to space-to-Earth communications: it managed to send back from orbit a staggering 200 gigabits of data per second, the "highest data rate ...
Cupra Formentor VZ5 BAT Sounds So Vicious It Just Had to Be a Limited Edition
30 Aug 2023, 06:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Part of a car's success on the market has to do with the name it wears. When a powerful word such as Mustang or Challenger is at play, customers are almost certain they'll get something truly amazing. Not the same can be said about the Re...
The "iPhone of Robots" Looks Straight Out Will Smith's 'I, Robot' and We're Loving It
30 Aug 2023, 06:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Earlier this week an event that has all the makings of a watershed moment in human history went by almost unnoticed: the launch of the "world's most capable humanoid robot." Whether that bold claim is true or not remains to be seen, ...
Harley-Davidson PCHK Is a New Level of Cool for the Mighty Road Glide
29 Aug 2023, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are a number of high-profile touring bikes in this world, but few of them even come close to the appeal and reach of the heavyweights of the segment, the Harley-Davidson-made Glides. A bit younger than its sibling Street, the Road Glide ca...
The German SpaceX of the 1970s Imagined This Crazy Pipe-Powered Rocket
29 Aug 2023, 08:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / When you think of today's space rockets you think of a system comprising a small number of boosters (up to three, most commonly) on top of which the payload in need of delivery to orbit or elsewhere is strapped. The boosters, which hold fuel a...
$190 Million Worth of Upgraded Bradley Fighting Vehicles Coming to a Battlefield Near You
29 Aug 2023, 06:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ever since the 1980s, whenever America's military needed to put boots on the ground, those boots have relied on something called the Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) for support. And thanks to a new variant called A4, they'll continue to re...
New Made-in-America BMW X5 Protection VR6 Can Stop AK-47 Bullets, Doesn’t Show It
29 Aug 2023, 06:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's been four years already since German carmaker BMW introduced the first version of the X5 with the power to stop bullets, and already the model is advertised as the "world’s biggest-selling protection vehicle with VR6 classifica...
Harley-Davidson SpaceX Is Like a Failed Rocket Launch, Let-Down Warning in Effect
28 Aug 2023, 13:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In the relatively short period of time since it came into the world, SpaceX managed to completely turn space exploration on its head. And its reach and impact are so great that not even the custom motorcycle world escapes untouched. One of Elon ...
1956 Porsche 356A Reutter Sells a Full Camaro Over the Expected Price
28 Aug 2023, 09:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / When random people get hold of some $35,000 and they don't need the money for anything else, they'll probably go out and buy themselves a Camaro. At least that's what average Joes do. For the rich among us, that same amount is just c...
5 Extreme Custom Harley-Davidsons to Make You Sorry You're Not a Biker
28 Aug 2023, 09:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's very likely most of you reading this now are bikers. For the rest, there probably is a good reason why two-wheeled motoring never stuck. But regardless of the reason, a quick look at the projects to follow will probably make some of you f...
Man Climbs on $143 Million F-22 Raptor, Plus 4 Other Amazing USAF Pics
28 Aug 2023, 08:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The USAF has a real knack for making Americans feel secure and the rest of the world's population amazed. And I don't mean only because of its impressive arsenal, but also thanks to the way it chooses to advertise its might, be it mechani...
1969 Chevrolet Berger COPO Camaro RS: How Much Could These Words Be Worth Together?
26 Aug 2023, 23:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Because it is a highly popular breed, the Chevrolet Camaro is known to move mountains of money no matter its condition, age, or history. Yet there are some things that make certain Camaros more valuable than others, and on that list are these two w...
Harley-Davidson Kuga on Massive Front Wheel Takes the Night Rod to New Levels of Badassery
26 Aug 2023, 22:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The name Kuga slapped onto a vehicle is obviously associated with American carmaker Ford. The compact crossover going by this name is a real trendsetter over in Europe, where it has been selling ever since 2008, despite not being the best product t...
Harley-Davidson Sportster Models: Past, Present and Future (1957-2023)
26 Aug 2023, 12:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The history of the motorcycle is just as long as that of the automobile, and already the records of this industry lists more than a century of accomplishments and failures. We'll include the Harley-Davidson Sportster in the accomplishments cat...
1954 Chevrolet The Remedy Is a Bed-less Pickup That'll Have You Question Reality
25 Aug 2023, 23:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The line of American pickup trucks, so cherished in our day and age, was technically born in the years following the Second World War. With renewed confidence in the recently brokered peace and the revival of the American public for spending, the l...
Harley-Davidson Garni Is How You Make the Night Rod Great Again
25 Aug 2023, 22:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / At the beginning of last week we took a look at the most recent custom motorcycle assembled in Japan by a local crew called Bad Land. The bike is called Jackal, and for intents and purposes, it is one of the most powerful custom Harleys we've ...