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
You Are Using this JDM Sticker Wrong
8 Jan 2015, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Sometimes the cultural differences between Asia and the rest of the world are more than amusing, especially when Western people are trying to assume some of the Eastern practices without exactly knowing what’s all about. There are over a doze...
Tesla’s Freaky Metal Snake Cord Could Look Like This
8 Jan 2015, 12:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / One of Elon Musk’s recent tweets said they are working on a robotic “metal snake” that will act as an automatic cord to plug in any Tesla vehicle and spare you from the hellish task of doing it manually. My depiction of how this m...
2016 Toyota Tacoma Revealed Before NAIAS Debut · Video
8 Jan 2015, 10:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / No more cropped shots filled with mud and dust now, this is the 2016 Toyota Tacoma fully revealed in a set of new pictures, just ahead of its official debut next week at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Yep, Toyota ful...
Scion iM and New Sedan Model Debuting at 2015 NYIAS
7 Jan 2015, 17:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although it’s been a week since we entered 2015, Scion decided to show us its New Year’s Resolution, which, among others, include two new vehicles being added to the lineup. Great news, since the FR-S (Toyota GT 86) is the only model th...
Citroen DS 21 Pallas Replica Still Makes You Feel Like a President
7 Jan 2015, 12:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The original Citroen DS is probably the most notable car France ever made and important people noticed that and transformed it into an icon. Yuri Gagarin, painter Marc Chagall, actors Ken Berry and Jeff Bridges owned one and even president Charles ...
Want to Fly? This Bird Simulator Will Give You Wings
7 Jan 2015, 10:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / From the beginning, the man pointed to the sky and said he wants to be like the birds flying above. Many then tried building artificial wings to do that but failed and only when hot air balloons came by, the man could travel above ground. Planes...
Philippine Shell Gas Station Toilet is Cooler Than Your Living Room
7 Jan 2015, 09:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Public restrooms are not quite the best places to... you know, “rest” there. I know people that prefer to hold on until home than using a gas station toilet for number two. However, if you’re traveling to the Philippines, you migh...
Lexus GS F Fully Revealed Before NAIAS, Has RC F V8
6 Jan 2015, 17:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Last year, the Lexus IS F performance sedan went out of production leaving the company with no such thing in their lineup. Don’t be sad though, because until the next generation (eventually) comes by, you’ll be able to get yourself a bi...
Le Mans Racer Training With Project Cars for Real Event
6 Jan 2015, 16:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You know you’ve made a great game/simulator when racing drivers use it to hone their skills in preparation for the real race. We’re talking about Project Cars here, one of the most coveted racing games and Rene Rast who is using it now ...
75 Bucks Chevrolet Pickup Truck Works for 38 Years as Commuter
6 Jan 2015, 15:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Holes in the body work, rust everywhere, duct tape and wire holding pieces in place and rims that don’t match... it must be a rat rod, right? Nope, its a Chevy truck that faithfully did its job for more than 50 years. We don’t exactl...
GM and Tula’s Dynamic Skip Fire System to Improve Engine Efficiency
6 Jan 2015, 15:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Cylinder deactivation is not quite new around the block, but General Motors said their new technology is much better and when it will reach production vehicles it will decrease their fuel consumption by 15 percent. Yep, General Motors has teamed...
Renault Alpine Vision Gran Turismo Leaks Before Debut
6 Jan 2015, 13:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yes, this should have been a more suited concept to come from Chaparral instead of that laser-powered futuristic bobsleigh on wheels, but in fact this is the work of Renault Alpine for the Gran Turismo 6 simulator. The first images with the Rena...
Tesla Working on Robotic Snake Cord to Automatically Plug Your Car In
6 Jan 2015, 13:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Don’t know if you see a pattern here, but after the Model S and X were defined by Tesla, the automaker said there will be another model in between them called the “III” (as in three). Putting them in order will pretty much spell &...
Toyota Gets Inspired by Tesla - Its Fuel Cell Patents are Open Source Now
6 Jan 2015, 11:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If we want the fuel cell powered cars to represent our future transportation, or at least a part of it, one thing is clear - a common effort needs to be done in order to get things going with the hydrogen infrastructure and the actual vehicles&rsqu...
Need For Speed: No Limits Gameplay Teased
6 Jan 2015, 10:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Everyone wants a new Need for Speed to bring back the atmosphere from the Underground series or the one from the first Most Wanted. Well, the upcoming NFS: No Limits brings both of them apparently but there’s a slight problem... it’s a ...
Mercedes-Benz Unveils F 015 Mystery Concept at 2015 CES · Video
6 Jan 2015, 10:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The wait is over folks, Mercedes-Benz fully unveiled its dubious futuristic concept. It’s called the F 015 Luxury in Motion and according to chief Dieter Zetsche, it’s “a mobile living space”. We were right in our previou...
UK Police Rolling In Polydrug Test Kits to Stop High Drivers
5 Jan 2015, 11:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Currently in Europe, if a police officer believes you are driving under influence, but it’s not alcohol, you’ll be taken to provide urine and blood samples to see how much drugs you’ve had before getting behind the wheel and pay f...
Next Toyota Avensis Wagon / Tourer Spied Again
5 Jan 2015, 10:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You know why the European market Toyota Avensis isn’t as successful as its American Camry counterpart? Because it looks like a shoe, especially in its last third generation, which has been with us for about four years now. Well, things mig...
NVIDIA Unveils Future Cars’ Computing Platforms at 2015 CES
5 Jan 2015, 09:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Apple and Google may want to integrate phones with the car infotainment system but there are other computing companies that want a slice of the niche. Graphics processing units maker NVIDIA just unveiled their solutions for future cars’ infot...
Hyundai Blue Link Debuting Voice Recognition Smartwatch App at 2015 CES
3 Jan 2015, 18:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although they're on the market for a while now, 2015 could be the year when smartwatches will go mainstream. Multiple smartphone manufacturers are continuing to put them out while automakers try to make them compatible with the car world. Hyun...