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
Ferrari Enzo Gets a 3D Apocalypse Treatment
3 Dec 2014, 17:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We recently enchanted your eyes with a set of HD renderings of supercars and muscle cars being transformed into rough post-apocalyptic machines, and if you were wondering, yes. We found yet another one. This time it’s a Ferrari Enzo. Compa...
Next Generation Nissan Leaf to Have Double the Range - Disclosed Again
3 Dec 2014, 16:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As you probably know already, the Nissan Leaf is the best-selling electric vehicle in the world at the moment. It’s not as powerful and elegant as the Tesla Model S, but its versatility, affordability and funky looks turned it into the Prius ...
Concept Plane Puts Passengers in Front Seats - Micronautix Triton
3 Dec 2014, 15:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Are you that type of person who wants to sit in the top front seat on a double decker bus? Or are very curious to see what the subway train driver sees all day? Then you might also enjoy flying in a plane besides the captain. Unfortunately there...
28.4-Liter Four-pot Fiat S76 Is Alive and Will Race 2015 Goodwood
3 Dec 2014, 14:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Thought a 540 HEMI (8.8-liter) crate engine is big and loud? Well, Fiat had an even more badass engine long before MOPAR badges made their way on some of its cars. It’s the 1910 Fiat S76 and it’s the best car Fiat ever made... At lea...
Distracted Driving Could Be Solved Using a Signal Jammer
3 Dec 2014, 13:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Car crashes have multiplied since about 20 years ago and that’s not only because there are more vehicles on the roads, but also because of technology. Sounds odd but it’s true and we should at least stop texting or checking mails behind...
Very Tidy VW Baja Bug Waiting for You and Summer Days
3 Dec 2014, 11:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Normally, when you think about a VW Beetle turned into a Baja Bug two things can spring to mind - a fiberglass shelled beach vehicle or a battered Mad Max-like dune jumper. Still, this one we found for sale manages to create a new category of its o...
Lexus RC F Comes with Unique Orange Leather in Japan
3 Dec 2014, 10:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It’s pretty sad the Lexus RC F doesn’t come in the same configurations on all markets. For example, in the US, you can’t have a carbon fiber roof, despite the fact it’s offered on the Carbon version in the UK along with a ma...
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Lexus NX Is Worthy of 5 Euro NCAP Stars Video]
3 Dec 2014, 09:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / All those sharp folds, creases and tough looking surfaces could turn you into thinking the new Lexus NX compact crossover is a deathtrap, just like the boxy cars of the past. Well, you’re forgetting this is made by Toyota, which is somewhat o...
Trapster Driving Aid App Getting Discontinued in 2015
2 Dec 2014, 13:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Some cops could be celebrating with some delicious doughnuts right now as Trapster, one of beter known community based app reporting on speed traps and police units en route, will shut down its services soon. In a not a very informative tweet, T...
Toyota Mirai Being Handmade in Ex-Lexus LFA Plant
2 Dec 2014, 10:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Remember the rumors about Toyota losing money with each Mirai unit being made? Seems it’s a true fact, because it will be sold for the price of an entry level luxury sedan, yet it will be hand-built like a supercar. Yep, the Toyota Mirai h...
Toyota Wins WEC for First Time
2 Dec 2014, 09:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Finally, after all the bad luck encountered in the previous season, Toyota wins this year’s Brazil race, the last in the 2014 World Endurance Championship season, and cements its way to the first global motorsport crown in 15 years. Toyota...
Lorinser Gives the 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS a Slight Overhaul at Essen · Live Photos
28 Nov 2014, 17:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS already comes as a facelifted model, yet the guys over at Lorinser believe there’s room for improvement. Reason why they created this new kit to bring everything up one notch. Debuting at this year’s Essen ...
Lorinser Mercedes-Benz S-Class Posing as a Bad Boy at Essen 2014 · Live Photos
28 Nov 2014, 17:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Not impressed with the looks the new Merc S 65 AMG provides along with that stunning 6-liter V12 powerhouse under the long hood? No problem, Lorinsen is here with a new pack to sort that out and it can all be admired at the Essen 2014 tuning show. ...
Mercedes-Benz C220 BlueTEC Gets Lorinser Sporty Bits at Essen · Live Photos
28 Nov 2014, 16:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Codenamed W205, the 2015 C-Class sedan is part of a new age of Mercedes-Benz cars, built using advanced fabrication techniques, lighter materials and boasting a range of new technological amenities. Its shapes got refined, mimicking those of the ne...
New Graphene Property to Boost Fuel Cell Cars Efficiency
28 Nov 2014, 12:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Better get used to be living in the Graphene Age soon, because this wonder material promises to solve a lot of problems. Next in line? Hydrogen fuel cells, which will become more efficient thanks to the 1-atom layer of carbon and its newly discover...
World’s Most Advanced Gaming Trailer on Sale, Ford Truck Comes as a Bonus
28 Nov 2014, 12:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Happening to haul a team of gamers around all the time, all nagging you about the fact they can’t play something decent on those long trip hours? Now you have the chance to shut their mouths, because there’s a trailer specially modified...
Renault ZOE and Kangoo Z.E. Now Coming with Buyable Battery
28 Nov 2014, 10:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Up until now, Renault was offering its ZOE and Kangoo Z.E. electric vehicles without the option to buy the battery in order to cut down the purchasing costs and thus make the EV more accessible to a wider public. Well, some buyers that were interes...
Formula 1 Inspired Wheelchair Adds Style to Functionality
27 Nov 2014, 17:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Every other wheeled vehicle out there is evolving these days, yet someone must have forgotten about the wheelchair, which still looks like a dull medical accessory. This British kickstarter company wants to change the people's conception about...
Take a Look inside the Formula E Powertrain
27 Nov 2014, 16:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With seven more Formula E races remaining in the inaugural season that begun in September this year, we can take a short break and have a look at what powers these machines. Yes, it’s all electric, but how does it work? Racing tech guru Cr...
Toyota Camry Saves Life of Man Falling 11 Stories
27 Nov 2014, 15:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota has some of the safest vehicles out there on the market and is constantly upgrading its active and passive systems to make sure passengers and pedestrians will survive when something bad happens. While they brag about their systems at work w...