Gabriel Brindusescu
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Personal motto:
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you.
Later, his dad taught him how to drive on a field and from that point he started driving everything that had 4 wheels and an engine, including a van, a truck and a tractor. He usually annoys his friends by taking the keys and driving their cars when they have to go somewhere.
When it comes to car preferences, he will tell you that classic cars are the best, especially old American muscle. There are few modern day cars that get him really excited, and don’t ever dare to ask him about hybrids or EVs if you don’t want to see him
Lexus RC F Getting New Body Kit from TC Concepts
5 Feb 2015, 14:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / For most Lexus fans, me included, the new RC F coupe looks absolutely stunning with its bold shapes, big wheel arches, the gaping mouth and those three-piece LED headlights. Still, there are people out there that simply want to put things to extrem...
Chris Harris Checks the Bloodhound SSC and It’s Amazing
5 Feb 2015, 13:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Back in 1997, the Thrust SSC managed to reach a top speed of 763 mph (1,228 km/h), breaking the world speed record as well as the sound barrier. But as we’re moving deeper into the hybridization age, a new contender aimed to break that is ari...
Toyota Bringing 2016 Avalon at Chicago Auto Show Next Week
5 Feb 2015, 12:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / A new special edition for the Camry and Corolla isn’t the only show Toyota wants to put down at the Chicago Auto Show next week. According to the adjacent photo, the automaker plans to introduce a new Avalon model there. Toyota just threw ...
Toyota Camry and Corolla Getting Special Editions at Chicago Show
5 Feb 2015, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Recently entered on the market, the successful Toyota Camry mid-size sedan and the Corolla compact will soon be available with some special edition features, following to be unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show next week. Don’t think Toyota n...
Traffic Powered Renewable Energy System On the Way
5 Feb 2015, 10:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As people struggle to capture the nature’s movement and create electricity from it, a team of scientists found a more easy way of doing that by harvesting human activity energy right from the streets of big cities. Instead of relying on air o...
Morgan Bringing a New Model at Geneva Motor Show 2015
4 Feb 2015, 16:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Looking for a new retro-styled machine to take you down the streets like in the old days but with modern power and reliability? Morgan is exactly what you need in your life if you got the cash. And the traditional automaker just said to bring a new...
Amish Buggy Doing Donuts in Ohio Looks Funny
4 Feb 2015, 16:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / OK, this short video here managed to reveal two things for us - you can actually do donuts with 1 horsepower and second, some Amish people crave for the car culture. In case you don’t know what we’re speaking of here, the Amish are a...
These Racing Simulator Pedals Should Feel Like the Real Deal
4 Feb 2015, 15:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Not every car enthusiasts got the financial resources to build a car and go racing, reason why some of them resort to simulators. Still, here you’ll find there are cheap and very expensive ones which offer different immersion levels according...
Lexus RC F Reaches Dubai Police Fleet
4 Feb 2015, 14:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Everyone knows the Dubai Police has an affinity for expensive cars. You know your country sits on a black gold mine when the local police affords owning and using Lamborghini, Ferrari and Aston Martin cars. Still, they also look tempted by inferior...
The New Ford GT Was Secretly Developed in a Basement
4 Feb 2015, 13:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Up until the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, nobody knew Ford will unveil something as sick as the new GT replacement. The company said their line-up will get a lot better in the near future, but who would have thought about a supercar with all those new M...
Old Chevrolet Pickup Turned Into Awesome Mud Truck
4 Feb 2015, 10:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / What happens when you take a monster truck and swap its wheels for tractor ones? You get a mud-riding truck. Yeah that’s a competition too, including hill climbing and even side-by-side drag racing. Sounds messy and unattractive, but it also ...
Toyota Has to Pay $11 Million in 2006 Fatal Crash Trial
4 Feb 2015, 10:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Remember the huge lawsuit involving Toyota's suddenly accelerating cars? Good, because the automaker has been now ordered to pay around $11 million for a 2006 Minnesota fatal crash it claimed it happened because of the driver’s fault. ...
New Lexus Concept to Be Unveiled at Geneva Motor Show
4 Feb 2015, 09:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Lexus never stops to be amazing lately. After it debuted the RC, RC F, a new GS F as well as the LF-C2 concept, the automaker just confirmed it has yet another surprise for us this March at the Geneva Auto Show where a new prototype is to be unveil...
Dodge Gets 50 Years of Muscle Cars eBook - Dodge Dynamite
3 Feb 2015, 17:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / I wasn’t teasing you with that oldschool Charger earlier on for nothing. Dodge gave us stunning muscle cars for over 50 years now and you’ll be able to buy a new book to celebrate that. The Charger, Challenger and the Caliber SRT are...
This Volkswagen Beetle Hotrod Rendering Should Become Real
3 Feb 2015, 16:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Being a hotrod addict on the Old Continent is pretty hard. The community there isn’t such big and you don’t usually find cars enough old cars to chop down. Unless you’re looking for retro Volkswagen Beetles. Although they repre...
Cars that Feel Abuse? Hella Says It’s Possible Soon
3 Feb 2015, 16:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Cars are getting way too expensive these days, with all those electronic operated gizmos and luxury features. So why not getting yet another feature that tells you if someone is messing around with your precious vehicle while you’re away? Yep...
2016 Toyota Hilux Spied With No Camouflage
3 Feb 2015, 15:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In September last year our spy photographers caught up with a camouflaged next generation Toyota Hilux being tested. Finally, after 10 long years, we get to have a new one. And if you can’t wait for the automaker to fully unveil the model, he...
NTU Builds first 3D Printed Solar EV
3 Feb 2015, 14:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Another day, another green vehicle concept popping out somewhere on the globe. This time it’s Singapore, where the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) built their first lightweight solar electric car aimed for urban jungles. The futuris...
Oldschool Blown Dodge Charger Shows How Diluted Is the Current Version
3 Feb 2015, 12:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Am I the only one around here thinking the new Dodge Charger should have remained a two-door land-yacht? Sort of an S-Class Coupe AMG, but with less luxury and more things sticking out from the hood. But no, they said it should be a stupid seda...
Mazda MX-5 Miata with More Power Under Consideration
3 Feb 2015, 12:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although the fourth generation Mazda MX-5 / Miata broke cover last year in September, it is only now we get to see what powers it from under that sleek sexy hood. Two engines will be available for the moment, but it seems the automaker is already c...