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
Renault Twizy Gets Copied by Chinese Automaker
13 Jan 2015, 12:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / What? Did Renault refused to market its new Twizy in China? No problem, a local automaker is already offering the electric runabout... with another badge, of course... and without the French carmaker’s approval. Have you noticed those Chin...
Guy Avoids Drunk Driving by Pranking the AAA
13 Jan 2015, 10:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Had one too many beers with some mates downtown and feel that driving will get you in big trouble? Of course, you can take a cab, but then you’ll have to come back and collect your car tomorrow, so why not killing two birds with one stone? ...
Mazda Miata Based Fiat Convertible Gets Delayed
13 Jan 2015, 10:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Mazda isn’t keeping the new MX-5/Miata for itself and we’ll get at least one more version from a different automaker. Kinda like Toyota and Subaru did. At first, the rebodied Miata was said to come as an Alfa Romeo model, but at the las...
Forza Motorsport 6 On the Way, Features New Ford GT
13 Jan 2015, 09:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Along with the all-new Ford GT supercar unveil at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, something else happened. Turn 10 Studios announced they’re working on the Forza Motorsport 6 Xbox racing game, which will feature the new GT. ...
Mercedes-Benz F 015 Concept Previews the Future at 2015 NAIAS · Live Photos
12 Jan 2015, 17:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Firstly unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show last week, the Mercedes-Benz F 015 Luxury in Motion concept also reached the 2015 North American International Auto Show here in Detroit. After seeing it in flesh and bone, we’re pretty sur...
Spira4u Microcar Enters Production, Has a Foam Body and Floats
12 Jan 2015, 17:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / While Elio Motors is still quiet about when we’ll be able to buy its efficient reverse trike, the Chinese already started producing a very similar, but cooler three-wheeled micro car that uses a honeycomb chassis and foam body panels. It&r...
Volkswagen Golf and Golf GTI is the 2015 North American Car of the Year
12 Jan 2015, 16:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Long gone are the days of the large American luxury gas-thirsty road barges that were crowned the creme of motoring. Small, economical and versatile is what defines now a perfect car and this year it’s the Volkswagen Golf who made it in the t...
Jay Leno Reviews a Citroen DS, Says It’s the Most Comfortable Car
12 Jan 2015, 15:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With no doubts whatsoever, the Citroen DS was the most ahead of its time vehicle, regarding both visuals and mechanically. The newest Jay Leno’s Garage episode stars this amazing machine and I invite you take a look at its brilliant solutions...
Land Rover Adding Two Luxury Diesels at 2015 NAIAS · Live Photos
12 Jan 2015, 13:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The gas prices might be low now, but Land Rover is one step ahead and prepares for their ascension by adding two diesel Range Rovers in North America, which deliver 32 percent increased combined fuel economy compared to the supercharged V6 version....
2016 Kia Sportage Spied for the First Time
12 Jan 2015, 13:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In its third generation now, the Kia Sportage got a new facelift last year, which means it will soon end it’s life span and we’ll get a whole new generation. Well, that’s on the way already and in fact it has been caught testing f...
Opel Testing Mystery Peugeot Based SUV Mule
12 Jan 2015, 11:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The collaboration between Opel and PSA is still going on well and it appears that a new product is about to be brought on the market. Hard to see what it will be for now, but it seems to be based on the Peugeot 2008 small crossover. Our carparaz...
Range Rover Evoque Cabrio Spotted, Might Come With Retro Uncovered Folding Roof
12 Jan 2015, 11:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Go anywhere performance and an open top? You need more Jeep into your life. But the same characteristics plus a sleek, modern look? Sadly there’s nothing to choose from on the market now. The only automaker that tried this niche was Nissan wi...
Vindskip Concept Bringing Back Old Wind-Powered Boat Travel
9 Jan 2015, 17:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Sailboats are now used for pleasure rides across the sea or lakes. In the meantime, the industrial sailing had to find a quicker way of shipping stuff so it started burning fossil fuels since the Industrial Revolution. The VindSkip however comes to...
ACCIONA Electric Vehicle Completes Dakar Stage, Writes History
9 Jan 2015, 16:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It’s the first time in 37 years of Dakar Rally history that an all electric vehicle completed a stage of the world’s toughest challenge. The ACCIONA EV driven by Albert Bosch and Augustin Paya finished the special 175 km stage in 2 hour...
2015 Honda N-Box Slash Walkaround Shows How Cool a Kei Car Gets
9 Jan 2015, 14:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Who said kei cars are uncool? Sit down and watch this fresh 2015 Honda N-Box Slash ample walkaround to see how much this vehicle class evolved. I agree the old generations were more like fridges on wheels, but as of this year, things are changing. ...
Local Motors Needs Your Ideas to Design a New Car
9 Jan 2015, 13:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The all-mighty Rally Fighter, the first 3D printed car, an awesome Racer vintage motorcycle, these are the machines Local Motors is famous for. But what’s next? Apparently, they want to make a lightweight, efficient car and you’re all i...
Gorgeous LS3-Powered 1987 Aston Martin Vantage Volante for Sale
9 Jan 2015, 12:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Back in the 60s, Aston Martin started to envy Ford for the success of its Mustang. So the British company decided to make their own version which was know as the Aston Martin V8, or Vantage V8. Although the Series 3 iteration of the Aston V8 was...
Henes Broon F830 Is Here for Spoiled Kids
9 Jan 2015, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Back when i was a kid, the coolest thing you could have was a metal pedal car. I had one and every other boy on the block was hating me when I was rolling around in that. Now however, you can spoil you kid with this miniature “supercar”...
Someone Is Building a V8 Toyota Prius Ultimate Sleeper
9 Jan 2015, 10:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We saw a Prius powered by a Harley Davidson v-twin engine a while ago, so I guess the only possibility left to try out was a V8. How do you stick an eight-cylinder engine in a front-wheel-drive hybrid car? This guy knows how and he almost completed...
Toyota Crown 60th Anniversary Comes in Bright Green and Blue
9 Jan 2015, 10:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Don’t know about you, but I am genuinely jealous on what cars Japan gets to drive. Limited edition Toyota Mark X GRMN? They got it... The retro styled Suzuki Alto which is perfectly acceptable for city use? Nope, kei car for Asia not for us. ...