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
Nissan Buys and Restores the Busted Maxima from “Luxury Defined” Ad
19 Nov 2014, 14:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Chevrolet just restored first of the eight sinkhole Corvettes, the “Blue Devil” ZR1 which also made its presence at SEMA this earlier. But that’s not the only automaker to restore something and be proud of. Nissan just finished re...
Dashcam Captures Massive Strange Skylight in Russia: It Comes From the Ground
19 Nov 2014, 13:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Thanks to Russians’ need to record all their daily driving to have undeniable poof for insurance companies in case something happens, we now have yet another bizarre event to see and haunt us for days. A Russian driver going on a quite pea...
Firing an M60 at an Explosive-Packed Pickup Truck Is Our Kind of Therapy
19 Nov 2014, 11:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Everyday people stumble upon headache giving problems making life hard and sucking all the hope out of them. Some might burn a fuse and start gunning down a neighborhood, but all that could be avoided if each town had it’s own huge firing ran...
First Android Auto Quick Tour by Consumer Reports
19 Nov 2014, 10:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The auto industry is orienting towards simplifying infotainment systems and how to do this better than with the help of major operating systems manufacturers like Microsoft, Apple and Google. The target is to cut down the costs by letting the clien...
Toyota Brings Spongebob to the LA Auto Show Again - Sienna’s Turn
19 Nov 2014, 09:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Along with the launch of the new Highlander last year, Toyota partnered with Nickelodeon to promote it by creating two special Spongebob Squarepants themed models, one also wearing a fish tank in the back. This year the same story happened again, b...
Biggest Truck On Earth Has Electric All-Wheel Drive: BELAZ 75710
18 Nov 2014, 17:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You might think that electric cars are for girls, like it happened back in the day they were invented and females preferred them because of simplicity and less things to break. But you’d be wrong, because the manliest machine on the planet ha...
Subaru Viziv GT Vision Gran Turismo Revealed, Soon in Your GT6 Garage
18 Nov 2014, 16:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Early this year, Polyphony Digital, the maker of Gran Turismo 6, has asked most major automakers to create futuristic concepts that can be used and enjoyed by the fans in the game. Subaru is the latest one to unveil its creation and it’s quit...
Toyota Sports 800 Reviewed as Never Before - The Forefather of Fun
18 Nov 2014, 15:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Few people know about Toyota’s first sportscar; it was very small, was very light, had a two-cylinder engine, bubbly looks and thanks to it, you can now drive a GT 86. It’s the Toyota Sports 800 and this is its story. It all happened...
ELF Solar Velomobile Now Available With Two Seats
18 Nov 2014, 14:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We were recently presenting you Organic Transit’s latest product, the ELF solar-power-assisted velomobile, an egg-shaped 100% emissions free three wheeler personal mobility vehicle. We’re back on the subject now to tell you the company ...
Here’s How You Properly Advertise Bulletproof Windshields
18 Nov 2014, 13:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / When it comes to promoting a new product, some businessmen like to stand by their product and talk about its capabilities. But if you’re the CEO of Texas Armored Vehicles (TAC), things go a bit nuts and you actually stand behind your product....
Vossen’s Lexus RC F Is Pure Dope
18 Nov 2014, 11:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Remember when we were saying that a simple exterior shade and a set of wheels can totally change a car’s personality? Well, just take a look at another example here coming from wheel specialist Vossen and its special Lexus RC F SEMA project. ...
Prank My Ride App Lets You Virtually Destroy a Car... Sort Of
18 Nov 2014, 10:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We know the 1st of April is not near enough to start pranking, but this doesn’t mean you can’t practice your jokes until then. For that, a quick and easy way to prank your car enthusiast friends could be this free app. Prank My Ride ...
Toyota Mirai To Cost Under $45,000 With Incentives in the US
18 Nov 2014, 09:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yesterday we were telling you the Toyota FCV production version will enter the market under the “Mirai” name and will reach dealerships, in California at least, in fall 2015. Now it’s time to find out some specs and, more importan...
Abandoned Mystery Mercedes-Benz Scores Record £14K Parking Fee
17 Nov 2014, 18:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Kids, turn off all the lights, get into your beds and listen here carefully - it’s horror story time and it involves a large parking lot and a Mercedes-Benz that sits there for over two years. The Broadway Plaza car park in Birmingham, UK,...
Lexus RC F Shooting Brake Would Make an Interesting Offer
17 Nov 2014, 18:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / While Lexus is about to unveil the open top RC F model at this year’s LA Auto Show, we were wondering if a shooting brake model would also make some sense. Luckily, we stumbled upon X-Tomi’s rendering here which digitally impersonates a...
Care for a Night in KLM’s Airplane Apartment?
17 Nov 2014, 18:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Most grounded airliners end up teared apart for scrap metal and other salvageable tech from onboard. Others will slowly rot in an airplane cemetery but some get to serve some noble causes. Like becoming a hotel, as it happened with this KLM jetline...
2016 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang Breaks Cover · Video
17 Nov 2014, 16:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / All those months of rumors and spyshots are over now that Ford finally unveiled the new Shelby GT350 which promises to be a full track-day car you can also legally drive back on your way home. In a time when more and more icons sell their sould to ...
Three More Fast and Furious Movies in the Pipeline Despite Paul Walker’s Incident
17 Nov 2014, 14:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The unfortunate death of Paul Walker, one of the stars of Fast and Furious, seems to be no excuse from keeping fans happy as Fast and Furious 7 won’t be the latest installment of the series according to the Universal Studios. Yes, you read...
Electric Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Hitting the... Golf Course
17 Nov 2014, 12:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Pickup truck lovers gather around and check out the first Ford SVT Raptor with a full electric powertrain being ready to go ride hard on... the grass of a golf course. Yeah, it’s a golf cart, but it’s one with style and comes at a pric...
Safe Messaging and Driving with this Kickstarter Gizmo
17 Nov 2014, 10:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Normally, we wouldn’t encourage anyone to text and drive. It’s one of the most distractive ways to use a phone behind the wheel and one of the greatest crash causes. Still, if you can’t help your self, we came across this small de...