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
First Smart Suitcase Makes Traveling More Convenient
26 Dec 2014, 09:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Throwing your suitcase in the trunk and driving to destination is the best way of traveling if you ask us, but then again, people also like to party, reason why they’ll get the train or a plane to the destination to spare some time. This can ...
Here's a Pristine 1988 Toyota MR2 In Depth Review
25 Dec 2014, 08:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / OK, this might be the best and most complete review of the classic Toyota MR2 you can find on the Internet, all thanks to Youtube user and enthusiast Saabkyle04. Grab a cup of hot cocoa and gaze upon the “curves” of the ‘80s compa...
Toyota 4Runner Stars in KBB's Offroad Adventure
24 Dec 2014, 16:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The new Toyota 4Runner sure looks mean and brags about coming with a handful of rough-terrain tech aids to take you places. But is it so? Kelley Blue Book took one and pitted it against one of the hardest trails they could find, snow included. D...
Repo Men Are Using Social Media to Find Your Car
24 Dec 2014, 16:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Addicted to social media posting? You better be more mindful about what you post on them, especially if you’re a couple of payments behind schedule with your leased car. The repo men are watching you. A report from Automotive News tells th...
Toyota Funny Dealership Music Clip Strikes Again
24 Dec 2014, 15:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / What’s left to do this month after you pushed a lot of cars out of your dealership this year? Well, if you’re the staff over at Steven Eagell Toyota’s network of UK dealerships, you can go all crazy and make a music video after th...
Toyota SR5 4x4 Back to the Future All in LEGO
24 Dec 2014, 14:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / When amateurs think of the Back to the Future movies, the all know the tricked-out DeLorean DMC-12 unmistakably pops into mind. However, those with a little bit more consideration for the series’ fleet will also remember the manly jacked-up ...
1,000 HP Diesel Rat Rod Is Here to Bust Christmas Stereotypes
24 Dec 2014, 12:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Call me Grinch and throw me in a tank of eggnog, but there’s a time when you get sick from seeing miniature Santas, reindeers, tiny lights and fake presents and beards all over the place... a month before Christmas! You just snap from all th...
Lexus NX Wald Black Bison Body Kit Coming in 2015
24 Dec 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Missed new body kits from Wald International? You’ll have to wait a couple more weeks because the Lexus NX is getting one. These sneak peek photos are showing just how cool it’s going to be. Wald International is currently working on...
2016 Toyota Tacoma Sounds Better in New Teaser
24 Dec 2014, 11:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Guess that Toyota really wants to torture us with the upcoming new-generation Tacoma. We saw a bit of the front, a portion of the tailgate and now this - the sound. Toyota just released a new video to raise the hype around the next Taco. But if ...
Toyota Unveils Limited 2015 Mark X GRMN in Japan
24 Dec 2014, 10:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Japanese always do cool stuff for their market and the Toyota Mark X is here to point out how bad your Camry is. The limited edition GRMN recently unveiled simply makes it even better. Yep, this could have been your Camry, but noooo, you&rsq...
Suzuki Reveals New Retro Alto Model, Best One So Far · Video
23 Dec 2014, 17:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In fact, we can say the new Suzuki Alto looks better and has more personality than any of the current lineup, with only the new Vitara making an exception. Yeah, you got us, we prefer to ride a Suzuki motorcycle and die in a eventual crash rather t...
Want To Drive a Jet Train?
23 Dec 2014, 16:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As crazy as it may sound, you can try out a jet-powered rail car. Don’t think you can do that in reality, but at least you can feel a bit of the outlandish experience in a simulator. We ended up again in “that” part of YouTube ...
NASA Plans Space Mining in About 30 Years
23 Dec 2014, 15:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Space mining isn’t a new concept and those who ventured on the dark corridors of Dead Space’s USG Ishimura, the biggest planet cracker in her class, know what I’m talking about here. Thing is, this could actually become true, beca...
Spoil Yourself this Christmas with a Top Condition De Tomaso Pantera
23 Dec 2014, 14:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You may not afford a Lamborghini or a Ferrari, but you can still amaze people and get massive street cred driving a De Tomaso Pantera. One is for sale, it’s in very good condition and you can make it your own for $65K. The model on sale he...
Check Out Japan’s New Toyota Prius c X-Urban Micro Crossover · Video
23 Dec 2014, 13:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As you might know, the Toyota Prius c (Aqua in Japan) received some changes for 2015, including a new front bumper that gets inspiration from the GT 86/Scion FR-S sportscar. However, if you’re in the Land of the Rising Sun, the Aqua is also o...
Want to Know Why Driving Backwards is Harder than Forwards?
23 Dec 2014, 13:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Have you noticed that keeping your steering wheel straight while driving forward will see that your car will go straight, but if you do that in reverse you’ll constantly have to adjust the steering angle because the vehicle will tend to go le...
This V8-Powered Sleigh is What Santa Needs to Screw Christmas Up
23 Dec 2014, 10:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You better start praying Santa Claus doesn’t start with the Northern countries and get his hands on this sleigh or else he’ll never reach your chimney this year. Not that this sleigh can’t fly, but the red fat man will be doing do...
Google Autonomous Car Gets One Step Closer to Production
23 Dec 2014, 09:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yeah, it’s hard to believe and it fooled us too at first. The Google autonomous car prototype you see below is different from what you saw earlier. We know, the photo is taken in the same spot from the same angle and the car still looks like ...
New Mazda MX-5 Miata To Get Fiat-Abarth Version, Not Alfa Romeo
23 Dec 2014, 08:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Looking forward to see an Alfa Romeo version of the all-new Mazda MX-5/Miata? You should better look at Fiat-Abarth if you really want to see it because the original deal is off. In an interview with British CAR magazine, Alfa Romeo brand chief ...
Tesla Rolls In Battery Swap Program This Week
22 Dec 2014, 15:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In case of memory loss from all that eggnog you’ve been drinking this time of the year, Tesla showed us last year how its new battery swap technology will work once implemented. After total silence on the subject, here comes the time to see a...