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
NASA Wants to Send People to Venus and Fly a Zeppelin There
22 Dec 2014, 13:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yeah, we have plans to colonize Mars a bit in the future, but that’s kinda’ far, reason why the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking towards Venus for a similar mission and further exploring our planet’s...
New Self-Tinting Window Around the Corner, It Also Acts as a Battery
22 Dec 2014, 13:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / There are two types of tinted windows in the automotive world at the moment - those that are permanently darkened via chemical processes right in the factory and the electrochromic ones that react to light but need a power source to start offering ...
Route 66 Gets Electric Charging Stations
22 Dec 2014, 11:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Ready to get your kicks on America’s most iconic road, Route 66? Oh wait, you own an electric car and range anxiety will ruin your trip. But there’s hope for you too, little greenhead, because The Mother Road (whatever's left of it...
Old Cars Putting Teen Drivers at Higher Death Risk, Study Says
22 Dec 2014, 10:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / So your son/daughter just passed the driver exam and it’s time for a first car. Better choose carefully, because the older it is, the higher the injury rate gets for the beginner motorist. At least that’s what a new Insurance Institu...
Google’s Android Auto to Get Rid of the Smartphone Soon
22 Dec 2014, 09:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Smartphones are starting to blend in the automotive world as Google and Apple are working to integrate them into the car’s infotainment system. But it seems that will be just one of the options, because Google, at least, is said to be working...
Woman Crashes Car Into Elderly NASCAR Fan’s Bedroom
19 Dec 2014, 16:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Imagine you’re sleeping wrapped in you favorite cozy blanked one night and all of a sudden a car busts in through the wall and almost crushes you to death. Would you soil the blanket instantly or calmly get out of bed and start making jokes a...
Hankook Made New Morphing Future Wheels Again
19 Dec 2014, 16:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / South Korean tire maker Hankook manages once again to captivate us with yet another set of intelligent morphing wheels that can adapt to multiple conditions. The new concepts are part of the “A Great Challenge for a Great Change” pro...
Toyota Defeated by Beavers in Territorial Dispute
19 Dec 2014, 15:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You know how automakers release those slightly boring news about how they donated this, mended that, aided with other stuff and so on? Good for them helping out building a better community, but no one cares about that on an automotive website. ...
Off-Road Wheelchair? Meet the Tomahawk
19 Dec 2014, 15:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As I was telling you in a previous article, all wheeled vehicles are evolving these days and so should wheelchairs. And while that time we looked at an ultra-lightweight carbon fiber wheelchair, it’s now time to see a full berserk off-road ve...
Charging Stations on Wheels to Solve Crowded Parking Problems
19 Dec 2014, 13:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Refilling the tank on a normal combustion engined car is simple and few things can go wrong. You put a hose in a hole and try not to cause a spark near it for about 2 minutes. Recharging an electric car is much safer but it usually takes more than ...
Volvo Starts Testing first Electric Hybrid Bus in Hamburg
19 Dec 2014, 13:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / According to European Union studies, noise pollution has a negative effect on life quality, increasing stress levels and sleep disorders for around 110 million people living in large busy cities. Considering this, the European Noise Directive was c...
Huge Mining Truck Loses Control, Ends Up Doing a Graceful Drift
19 Dec 2014, 12:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / When it comes to drifting, the recipe is quite simple. You need a low slung car with hard suspension, decent engine at the front, power at the back and a locking differential. Looking at these ingredients you might think drifting a mining truck is ...
2015 Dodge Challenger Gets 5-Star NHTSA Rank, Just Like a Camry
19 Dec 2014, 10:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Back in the days of the original Dodge Challenger you only had a lap seatbelt to keep you from being catapulted out through the window, just like most of the other deathtraps on wheels in the 60s. Fast forward to 2014 and the model is now topping N...
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Gets a Price in the UK
19 Dec 2014, 10:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The original compact Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint is celebrating its 60th birthday and the automaker is putting out a special edition current generation model to commemorate this milestone. In the UK at least, the new Giulietta Sprint will reach...
Angry Toyota Yaris Driver Pulls out a Gun and Shoots in Poland
18 Dec 2014, 16:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Thought all road rage dashcam videos come from Russia? No, those are simply the most spread on the Internet. They can come even from Poland as this clip here shows. Normally, Toyota drivers, especially those in a Yaris, can be looked at as well-...
Some Stolen Red Bull F1 Trophies Found in a Lake
18 Dec 2014, 16:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / A recent update from Red Bull Racing brought some good news, saying that some of the team’s stolen trophies got recovered from a lake near Sandhurst just a few days ago. This really shows how senseless the heist was. In case you’re n...
2015 Ford Mondeo Could Be Illegal to Fully Load, Heavier than Claimed
18 Dec 2014, 15:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although the 2015 Ford Mondeo is a great sedan (which we are currently testing, so stay tuned), someone must have messed up with the numbers, turning it dangerously overweight. The Swedes from Teknikens Varld are the ones who discovered the truth b...
Formula E Miami ePrix Round Tickets Available
18 Dec 2014, 13:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The fifth round of the FIA Formula E Championship that debuted this year will take place in Miami next year and organizers are putting tickets on sale starting at 15 bucks as of now. On March 14th 2015, US citizens will be able to take part of t...
Tesla Model S Getting Free Internet Connectivity in Australia
18 Dec 2014, 13:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You could easily say the Tesla Model S is a computer on wheels. I mean, it’s the only car on the market to receive regular software upgrades and it also comes with a huge 17-inch “carblet” on the center stack to control everything...
Nobody Wants the Eleanor Mustang from Gone in 60 Seconds, Fails to Auction
18 Dec 2014, 12:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Oh well, it looks like no one had any love for the beautiful Eleanor Mustang that starred in the “Gone in 60 Seconds” flick as it failed to get auctioned in Austin, Texas, a few days ago. Last time it managed to change owners was in May...