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
Next Generation Prius Being Delayed Over Design Issues
15 Dec 2014, 13:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As some of you enthusiasts know, the fourth generation Toyota Prius had to be unveiled in early 2015, but the engineers said it needs further “polishing” so the big event got delayed for the last part of the year, probably December. ...
Batmobile Built on Mercedes-Benz S-Class Shows Up in India
15 Dec 2014, 11:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / India never ends to surprise us. After we saw that 230 hp Tata Nano last week, here comes this Batmobile replica built by Executive Modcar Trendz tuners in Mumbai. We showed you some blueprints that talked about how to build yourself a Batmobile...
You Get Paid in Milan for Not Driving
15 Dec 2014, 09:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Traffic congestions in big cities is a worrying thing these days. Everybody has a car and usually drives it to work alone, occupying about 5 square meters of road at a time. Multiply this by a hundred thousands and you get crawling traffic and high...
Lexus Model Names Explained
12 Dec 2014, 16:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The automotive world is filled with many funky names used to describe cars and carmakers. Depending on their quirkiness, some of these names can easily be learned and remembered down to what they are supposed to mean, while others will give you pai...
Driveclub Finally Receives Dynamic Weather System - Best Looking Racing Game EVER
12 Dec 2014, 14:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / OK, so if you haven’t bought Driveclub so far and you forgot to check out the news, you should know the game was firstly released without its main breakthrough feature - the dynamic weather system. Recently though, Driveclub received a massiv...
2015 Lexus RC F Starts at AUD 133,500 in Australia
12 Dec 2014, 14:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Lexus RC F gets confirmed for more and more markets. Next in the lineup is Australia, where the performance coupe has been confirmed to arrive around February next year at a surprising price. To get the new RC F, Aussies will have to rip a A...
Tuned Subaru BRZ Going Down the Snake
12 Dec 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It’s not the most extreme sportscar on the market, but the FA20 platform made by Toyota and Subaru is definitely the best one to go as a beginner. It’s cheap, has the classic front-engine x rear-wheel-drive configuration, decent power a...
Top Gear Fan Builds Incredible McLaren F1 Replica from Scrap
12 Dec 2014, 11:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / There are two types of gearheads out there - those who can afford their dreams and those who can build theirs from scrap. This 48-year-old mechanic you’re about to see here is part of the latter category, but even so, what he did could easily...
Drifter Mad Mike Has a 1,200 HP Mazda Miata
12 Dec 2014, 10:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Mazda Miata might be known for being the hairdresser’s car. Well, a real car enthusiast knows it for its affordability, reliability and amount of fun it can offer for the money. Some could take it even a step further and transform it into...
Nissan Concept Cars Made from Kids Drawings are Awesome
12 Dec 2014, 09:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We don’t know too much about kids, but what we can tell you is some of them have a great imagination, especially when it comes to draw some crazy cars. Just have a look at these strange contraptions submitted for Toyota’s Dream Car Art ...
Streetpong Keeps Pedestrians Busy While Waiting For the Green Light
11 Dec 2014, 17:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You know those busy intersections that will keep you waiting for the green light enough minutes to get angry? Well, at least in Germany they got Streetpong to cure that. And no, this won't reward your patience with beer and sausages. What y...
Crash Emergency Call System Mandatory in EU Starting 2018
11 Dec 2014, 17:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Last year in Europe, the road crash death toll counted 26,000 lives, with a big part of casualties happening because of rescue teams not making it in time. But that should get solved starting 2018, as the European Parliament (EP) ruled eCall system...
Funny Toyota Aygo Prank Messes With the Drivers’ Minds
11 Dec 2014, 16:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If there’s any automakers knowing to make funny ads for their cars, then Toyota must be one of them. And the “Go fun yourself” campaign is proof to its marketing ability in Funland. We first saw Toyota attracting attention to i...
Michelin and Former Stig Show the Difference Between Cheap and Premium Tires
11 Dec 2014, 15:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Our guide on aging tires may have showed you how dangerous driving on old rubber is, but you should also know new tires doesn’t necessarily guarantee you total safety. Quality is also an important factor when choosing your tires and you will ...
Digital Driver’s License App Being Pondered in Iowa
11 Dec 2014, 14:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yeah, it looks like sooner or later, most things you do outside your house will require you to have a smartphone. Facebook, Google and other Internet giants won’t be the only ones knowing your identity as police will do that too. Don&rsquo...
2016 Toyota Tacoma Teased, New Model Set for 2015 NAIAS
11 Dec 2014, 13:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Earlier reports hinted that Toyota is planning to reveal a brand new Tacoma mid-size pickup truck at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Well, it’s true - the next generation will shed its covers there and the automake...
Next Lexus LS to Wear a Fuel Cell?
11 Dec 2014, 11:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Being the automaker’s flagship model, the Lexus LS is everything about the pursuit of perfection, the company’s mantra if you wish. Which means it also has to wear the latest technology, right? Then how about a Lexus LS fuel cell? To...
2015 Mazda Miata MX-5 Coming With New Bioplastic Materials
11 Dec 2014, 10:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In case you didn’t know, Mazda has been proactively developing biomass technologies for several years and is now happy to announce it has improved the technique to produce bioplastic parts suitable for both the interior and exterior of a car...
Alfa Romeo Pulls Out from Gran Turismo Vision GT
10 Dec 2014, 15:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / There are now a handful of Gran Turismo Vision GT concepts available in the game, but there was only one of them that was keeping us on our toes waiting to be unveiled. And that was Alfa Romeo’s upcoming barchetta concept. But sadly, that&rsq...
Hydrogen Infrastructure Could Be Built in Underground Caverns
10 Dec 2014, 15:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It’s pretty clear that if we want fuel cell vehicles to happen we need two things - cheap hydrogen production (should I say extraction) and a nationwide infrastructure to deliver the fuel. The latter could be quickly solved, at least partiall...