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 LF-C2 Concept Poses Near Mediterranean Sea
3 Jan 2015, 18:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although chances of getting a real life convertible based on the LF-C2 concept, Lexus still teases us with a new set of photos, putting the bold drop top right in the Mediterranean sun. We're not sure if these new images are digitally creat...
Tesla Model S 85D Range To Increase With New Software Coming in January
3 Jan 2015, 17:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The dual motor Tesla Model S is surely the coolest electric sedan you can have, and the most powerful one one the planet to be honest, but fitting the extra electric unit under its skin plays a major role in power management. To stop range discr...
First Hybrid Aircraft Takes Off
3 Jan 2015, 16:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Hybrid electric-gasoline cars are no longer a tabu subject these days. But if we have them on the roads for more than a decade, why isn't the technology moving to aircraft too? Large passenger planes use thousands of gallons of fuel during a t...
Cuba's Classic Cars Are Not the Gems You Were Looking For
3 Jan 2015, 15:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Want to take a trip back into the golden era of the automobiles? Book a flight for Cuba and you'll find yourself among thousands of still good looking 50s Chevys, Cadillacs, Fords and even some East European imports, all going down the streets...
Ford Thunderbird Turn Signal Stuck in Man's Arm for 51 Years
3 Jan 2015, 14:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You know you're a real car enthusiast when you start wearing parts of them. And we're not referring to hanging a piston on a chain down your chest; wearing car parts inside your body. This is the story of Mr. Arthur Lampitt who lived f...
Mercedes-Benz Teases its Mystery Concept, Could Be Autonomous
3 Jan 2015, 14:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Remember the heavily camouflaged UFO Mercedes-Benz was testing around at the end of last year? Well, that thing is real and the automaker will unveil it at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this January. We know that because Mercedes teased it...
Kia Is Recalling Souls for Roof Issues
3 Jan 2015, 14:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / 'The year of recalls' continues in 2015 apparently. GM said nothing new is on the list for now but Kia is here to keep things going. The Korean automaker is recalling some 90,000 Soul models for headliner issues. According to the repor...
Classic Car Gymkhana in Japan is Funny as Hell
1 Jan 2015, 08:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Ken Block might have shown you the coolness of Gymkhana, with lots of smoke, tire shredding and going sideways as much as possible. But the original Gymkhana is not like that. In fact, seeing such an event with normal cars could turn you laughing d...
Toyota Tacoma Polar Expedition Truck Goes Under the Hammer Again
31 Dec 2014, 11:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Trapped in a remote location again this holiday season? Bet you wish you had some sort of reliable monster truck to get you out of the snow. Something like the Toyota Tacoma Polar Expedition that set a world record in 2011 by reaching the South Pol...
So Is the Toyota Mirai Part of Your New Year’s Resolution?
31 Dec 2014, 07:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As this year is about to end pretty soon, it’s that time again to promise yourself you’ll be a better person in the following lap around our Sun, be it by swearing to aid people, feed the poor or change the way you live or bad habits. ...
Lead-Acid Ignition Batteries Will Stick Around for Another Decade or More
30 Dec 2014, 10:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Lead is poisonous if animals and humans ingest it, damaging the nervous system and causing brain disorders. Lead poisoning has been documented from ancient Rome, ancient Greece and ancient China, reason why the European Union wants to control this ...
Dirt Track Go Karting - Something You Should Try Before Arthritis Kicks In
30 Dec 2014, 10:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Have a couple of go karts sitting around after serving their purpose at a track? Here’s the solution - take them on a dirt track and have fun until they give up and break in to pieces. Like these guys in the video here are doing. Everyone ...
Audi V8 Swapped Toyota MR2 for Sale - Pocket Rally Car
30 Dec 2014, 09:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota MR2 is quite a thrill to drive even in stock form, if you get the turbocharged version, of course. It’s small, the engine sits right behind the seats and sends power to the back. If you’re a novice you might crash it pretty q...
Phantom Traffic Jams Explained
29 Dec 2014, 17:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It’s that time of the year when you start visiting your relatives or going on the holiday vacation, which is nice, but since most people do this at the same time, you’ll inevitably get stuck in a traffic jam if you travel by car. How...
Honda CR-V Facelift Unveiled for the European Market
29 Dec 2014, 16:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We first met the Honda CR-V at this year’s Paris Motor Show in October and it was just the prototype version showcased there. Two months later now and the SUV looks ready for production as the automaker just released the first pictures of the...
Unmanned Helicopter Completes First Missions on US Navy Destroyer
29 Dec 2014, 14:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Piloting a helicopter requires an immense mental effort along with perfect hands and feet coordination which could seem next to impossible trying it from a remote location other than the cockpit. Add in the fact you need to land it on a moving vehi...
Pot-Smoking Police Officers Prank Will Blow Your Mind
29 Dec 2014, 13:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Two cops hotboxing a patrol car? Sounds like a classic scene with officer Tenpenny and Pulaski from GTA San Andreas, right? Not if you saw these two around Compton the other day, especially around the local doughnut stores. Luckily, it was only ...
Toyota to Offer High Performance Solid-State Batteries in 2020
29 Dec 2014, 10:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It looks like Toyota isn’t actually giving up on full electric vehicles. Despite the fact it sees fuel cell cars as the future of transportation along with hybrid vehicles, the Japanese automaker is preparing better battery packs. Could be ju...
Saab Custom Trailer for Sale, It’s Not What You Think
29 Dec 2014, 10:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Nope, the ad isn’t trying to sell you some kind of limited edition trailer made by Saab in the 80s, but an actual 900 model chopped to work as a trailer. Already own a Saab? Strapping this at the back of it will just turn more heads... among ...
Top Gear Season 22 Teaser is Here, Reveals New Things about the Stig
29 Dec 2014, 09:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Top Gear Season 21 was packed with action, from challenges to prove old hatchbacks are better than modern equivalents and a trip through Ukraine in one to test driving the monstrous Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 and build a bridge over the River Kwai, ...