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.
Fuell Fllow Electric Motorcycle Raises $3 Million in Three Days, Deliveries Start in 2024
1 Aug 2023, 08:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Four years ago, at a time when COVID was yet to show its ugly head, a new company called Fuell, born from the head of Erik Buell, the man responsible for the Buell Motorcycle Company, introduced something called the Fllow. Then the pandemic was dec...
Nissan Unloads 7 Fairlady Versions, NISMO Selling for the Equivalent of $64,500
1 Aug 2023, 07:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's a big day for Japanese carmaker Nissan, one that doesn't get to enjoy the thrills of launching new products all that often these days. That's because on the first day of August, the new variants of the Fairlady head-turner got h...
Passengers Will Go RAVE-ing on Long-Haul Flights With New In-Flight Entertainment System
15 Jul 2023, 23:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Passenger flights are so common these days that it's almost impossible to find a person in the civilized world who hasn't set foot inside an airplane and took a longer or shorter flight. But with commonality also comes boredom, and given ...
Kodlin FXR-K Has an S&S Engine in the Frame Because That's How Big Boys Roll
15 Jul 2023, 22:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / I have to admit, going through scores of customized Harley-Davidson motorcycles is a delight. Not only am I treated to incredible base machines, but I get to see them in the most diverse and imaginative forms, dreamed up in garages across the world...
The 15 Best Sport Bikes You Can Ride in 2023
15 Jul 2023, 09:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The world of motorcycles is a very diverse one, perhaps even more so than the one populated by four-wheeled vehicles. Depending on whom you ask, there are at least 15 kinds of motorcycles, each of them separated by scope, use, type of engine, and s...
Hivemind-Powered Nova 2 Drone Is the Future of Urban Warfare
14 Jul 2023, 23:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The most recent conflict the world has to navigate, the one in Ukraine, is the perfect setting for the world's powers to test their most advanced weapons systems. There's a lot going on over there in this respect as fighting rages between...
Kodlin 2022 Harley-Davidson Low Rider ST Is More Than a Weekend Escape Machine
14 Jul 2023, 22:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Of all the Harley-Davidson motorcycles currently on the market, the Low Rider ST is perhaps one of the less praised. Discreetly following its own path as part of the American bike maker's cruiser line of two-wheelers, it's excellent in st...
New Type of Space Station Could Be Used to Beam Sun's Power Down to Earth and Moon
14 Jul 2023, 13:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the Artemis Moon exploration program (almost) in full swing, companies, organizations, and individuals with an interest in space exploration are scrambling to find the best ways and tools to kickstart a lunar civilization. Because, unlike Apol...
Harley-Davidson Radical Elegance Is a Poor Choice of Name for a Rich Custom Softail
14 Jul 2023, 09:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / No matter where you look in the custom motorcycle industry, you see mostly Harley-Davidsons. Of that group, a large pack comes as truly complete builds, made with care and taste, impressive in appearance, and wearing fitting and very descriptive po...
Ducati Multistrada V4 S Gets Easier to Lift Off the Stand Thanks to a Free Feature
14 Jul 2023, 09:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Riding a bike to and fro may be fun and all, but there are also times when riders would most definitely like to be somewhere else. Like, say, when lifting a 240 kg (that's 529 pounds) Ducati Multistrada V4 S off a side stand. In essence, th...
Yamaha XSR900 DB40 Revealed as Nod to a 40-Year-Old Motorcycle Frame
14 Jul 2023, 08:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We're used to seeing bike makers release motorcycle models meant to celebrate something from their past. Most of the time, the target of the celebration is a person, a motorcycle model, or some corporate achievement. As of this week, you can a...
Here's How Much Harley-Davidson Is Charging to Dress You in Jason Momoa Clothing
14 Jul 2023, 07:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As a company, Harley-Davidson is not one to associate itself with celebrities. After all, when the bikes it makes are so good, there's little need for such publicity stunts. Yet some celebrities are such great Harley-Davidson fans that they ca...
U.S. to Spend Millions and Save Billions on F-35 Engine Upgrades, Flights Expected in 2028
13 Jul 2023, 12:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is one of a handful of fifth-generation fighter aircraft currently in operation. Because it only recently entered service (2006) it's also a lot younger than its fourth-gen peers, the likes of the decades-...
Cryptic Images Hint at Insane Design for the Opel Experimental Concept
13 Jul 2023, 11:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Since leaving the GM umbrella a few years ago, German carmaker Opel has fallen out of grace with the American public, and there’s a good chance no one remembers today the badge-engineered Opel cars sold over the years as Chevrolet, Buick, Pon...
Harley-Davidson Streefighter's Swingarm Looks Like a Terminator's Mimetic Polyalloy Blade
13 Jul 2023, 10:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Terminator movie franchise will forever be remembered by humans for several crazy ideas it brought to the big screen, including time travel, a robot uprising, and inescapable fate. Of interest to us today however is the so-called mimetic polyal...
1967 Ford Mustang DS-500R Is a Supercar-Style Street Classic With No Eleanor DNA
13 Jul 2023, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in 1967, the Ford Mustang was just beginning to establish a beachhead in the hearts and minds of car lovers. Ford wasn't even dreaming that the muscle cars it made back then would still be the stars of specialized car shows, auctions, and...
Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft Flies a Mile High for the First Time
13 Jul 2023, 08:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although it may sound simple to do, swapping standard aircraft engines for ones running on hydrogen is not an easy task. And a company called ZeroAvia can attest to that. The name may not mean all that much at the moment, but if its idea of retr...
Engines Meant for Upcoming Moon Space Station Enter New Testing Stage
13 Jul 2023, 07:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Come 2025, NASA plans to have the first elements of the first-ever Moon space station in place. Called Gateway, the orbiting structure will be a staging point for missions down to the surface of the Moon and, with a bit of luck, ground zero for fut...
Fast Husqvarna Electric Balance Bike Is Here to Birth New Generation of Riders
12 Jul 2023, 11:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A few days ago Austrian bike maker KTM pulled the wraps off a new series of electric balance bikes. It's as if the company kickstarted an invasion of such two-wheeled vehicles, with several other bike makers following suit. The most recent to ...
1989 Ford Mustang Saleen SSC Once Owned by NBA Legend Dennis Rodman Is Up for Grabs
12 Jul 2023, 10:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For basketball fans, the name Dennis Rodman needs little introduction. Born in 1961, the American knew fame in the 1980s and 1990s wearing the colors of famous NBA teams like the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, LA Lakers, and mos...