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 Decanter Is an Aston Martin Design Worth $275K With 52-Year-Old Whisky in It
9 May 2023, 10:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Don't drink and drive, they say… A sensible observation, of course, but one that doesn't stop car and bike makers from tying their names to those of spirits or beer makers. Back in 2019, British luxury carmaker Aston Martin anno...
Beechcraft Denali Turboprop Will Be Able to Land Itself When Pilot Is Incapacitated
9 May 2023, 09:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite evolving at about the same time as the automobile industry, aviation seems to be ages ahead of carmaking in terms of systems and technologies used. Take, for instance, the autopilot system that's just making its way into cars: it has b...
First-of-Few Valiance Convertible Land Rover Defenders Is Here, And We're Lost for Words
9 May 2023, 08:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / At the end of 2021 news of an incredible project being in the works broke. Word came from Niels van Roij Design and Heritage Customs that we will soon get to experience the thrills of convertible driving in a Land Rover Defender. Quite the experien...
Virgin Galactic Plans Crewed Flight for May, Spaceship Is Packed Full of People
9 May 2023, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in 2021 the world of space travel entered a new dimension. Within a span of just a few months, three private space companies took civilians to space: Blue Origin, SpaceX, and Virgin Galactic. And just as we were expecting a revolution in th...
Harley-Davidson High Life Puts a Cool Beer Spin on the Quintessential American Cruiser
8 May 2023, 13:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As you're reading this, Harley-Davidson's official lineup of motorcycles includes something described as the "quintessential American cruiser," or, if you like, a motorcycle with "showstopping vintage details and pure ...
BlueWhale Autonomous Sub Is the First of a New Breed of Underwater Military Hardware
8 May 2023, 10:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The war still raging in Ukraine has made it painfully clear to anyone that the future of warfare comes in the form of drones and other autonomous systems. Over there, both the Russians and Ukrainians are using them not only for combat operations, b...
Imagined Russian Angara Rocket Lifts Off for the First Time From Vostochny Cosmodrome
8 May 2023, 09:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Say what you will about the Russians and their ways, but when it comes to space exploration they seem to know what they're doing. After all, Russia did not only open roads in this realm of human activity but first competed and then collaborate...
Elvis Presley's Last Harley-Davidson Has Been Freed and Is Now Selling at Open Auction
8 May 2023, 08:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For the current generation, the name Elvis Presley may not mean as much as it did for the previous one. Yet this doesn't mean there's a single respectable adult out there who doesn't know who Elvis was and what he meant for this worl...
Decades-Old Data on Uranus' Largest Moons Hint at Miles-Deep Oceans Hiding There
8 May 2023, 07:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's been a long time since we became aware of water being abundant in our solar system (and beyond it, for that matter). As a key ingredient for the existence of life as we know it, but also as an important resource for our future space explo...
This Weird Orange Planet Has Such Low Density It's Like a Giant Floating Marshmallow
7 May 2023, 00:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA's exoplanet catalog has an inventory of exactly 5,338 confirmed planets. An extra 9,618 are presently in candidate status, meaning that first number is likely to rapidly go up, way up. This weekend we've started looking through th...
Crashed 1960 Chevy Corvette Le Mans Racer Had It Rough, Now Looks Like a $2 Million Gem
6 May 2023, 22:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It's not hard for a true car lover to find plenty of reasons why each and every Corvette that rolls off assembly lines is a beautiful piece of engineering. That goes for both road-going 'Vettes and for the ones bred to live their lives on...
Harley-Davidson Leopard Is the Road Glide Few Can Ignore
6 May 2023, 21:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It was just a couple of weeks ago when Harley-Davidson announced brand new CVO models for the Street and Road Glide motorcycles. By the looks of it and the initial details, we're to expect a revolution in terms of design and capability - Grand...
Sparkly Planet Eight Times the Size of Earth Is Actually Hell
6 May 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We've been at it trying to unlock the secrets of our Universe for a long time now. Yet you can't deny the fact that it kind of feels only recently we've started making some progress. At least that's the case when it comes to ...
1968 Plymouth Road Runner Looks Like a Hemi-Powered Jar of Mustard
5 May 2023, 22:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It wasn't all that long on the market, but the Plymouth Road Runner made such an impression that diehard fans still go nuts over it even today - and some of them were not even born back when the car first appeared. And when a rare example such...
Harley-Davidson Vanquish Is What Less Chrome and More Class Look Like on a Deuce
5 May 2023, 21:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The long breed of Harley-Davidson Softail motorcycles has had some very successful models over the years, and others that were less so. The Deuce falls in the latter category, as it's one of the most short-lived Softails ever made. Introduc...
Classy Breakout 114 Needed Parts From No Less Than 14 Custom Shops to End Up Like This
5 May 2023, 15:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We're used to seeing custom motorcycles being the proud wearers of parts made in shops all over the world. In fact, at least when it comes to modified Harley-Davidson machines, the garages in charge with altering them often make use of hardwar...
Ripsaw From 'The Fate of the Furious' for Sale on the Eve of the Fast X Premiere
5 May 2023, 12:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just a few days separate us from the premiere of Fast X, the latest installment in the Fast and Furious series. Naturally, as it happened with all previous movies, interest in this one is skyrocketing. Yet this story is not about Fast X movie, but ...
Yamaha Brings Back 1980s Scooter Vibes with New Booster Electric Bikes
5 May 2023, 11:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There is no question that the race toward electrification is most prominent in the car-making business. But as electric cars advance, a host of other mobility solutions that use electricity as a means of power are catching up fast. One of the mo...
Two Minor Upgrades Are All the Husqvarna FS 450 Needs to Be All Fresh for 2024
5 May 2023, 10:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Born in Sweden and now headquartered in Austria, bike maker Husqvarna is not a name that can easily be digested by everyone. The maker of anything from motocross to naked bikes is a sort of a niche player, but one whose products could easily hold t...
3 Ducati-Approved Ways to Make Your Hypermotard 950 Unique
5 May 2023, 08:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are few motorcycle makers in this world as cherished by customers across continents as Ducati. In fact, the brand is so respected that it is often referred to as the Ferrari of motorcycle-making. And the company does know how to keep its f...