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
Battery that Charges in Two Minutes Set to Revolutionize Electric Vehicles
15 Oct 2014, 09:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yeah, electric vehicles would have been a lot more common now if it wasn’t for the limitations current lithium-ion batteries come with. Pretty expensive and rather inefficient by comparing them to classic internal combustion cars. Scientists ...
Still Waiting for a Flying Car? Check Out the Maverick You can Already Buy
15 Oct 2014, 09:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It’s pretty hard to make a vehicle that will perfectly work both on roads and in air without compromising comfort, performance, safety, versatility, ease of use and, most important, cost. We recently saw the Vaylon Pegase project that promise...
First All-Electric Italian Supercar - the 800 HP Lavinia
14 Oct 2014, 12:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Ask someone to tell you the name of a supercar and you've got about 60 percent chances to hear Italian automakers like Ferrari or a Lamborghini, simply because they were among the first to create high-speed good-looking road beasts. The curren...
Second Generation Toyota GT 86, Scion FR-S Confirmed
14 Oct 2014, 09:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota GT 86 affordable sportscar already got some minor changes for 2015, just 2 years after its launch in 2012. A midlife refresh will probably come soon but more important will be the fact that it has been confirmed to reach a second generat...
Formula 1 Cars Should Get an Enclosed Cockpit, at the Very Least
13 Oct 2014, 14:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / When thinking of Formula 1 racing nothing can describe it better than the world’s most capable open wheel/cockpit cars on the planet driven by the motorsport’s top drivers. Still, the latest events show it’s not quite a good idea ...
2017 Nissan Leaf Confirmed to Look Less Like a Frog
9 Oct 2014, 13:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although the Nissan Leaf is currently the best selling electric vehicle in the world, the automaker realized the car is not quite satisfying for every potential buyer in the segment, especially when we’re talking design. If you ask us, ele...
Windowless Military Ground Armored Vehicle by DARPA Sounds Like Ender's Game
9 Oct 2014, 09:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Those bizarre military vehicles you’ve seen in video games might come true as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is currently researching a new class of armored ground units, based on a radically different approach. So f...
Win Toyota’s First Fuel Cell Vehicle, the FCV
9 Oct 2014, 09:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Want to put your name in the automotive history the easy way? Toyota says you can be a fuel cell vehicle pioneer by winning the company’s first production FCV this month. When Toyota rolled out the Prius hybrid in 1997, most people thought...
Toyota Prius v Gets an Angry Face for 2015
8 Oct 2014, 12:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Hide yo’ wife, hide yo’ kids, ‘cause the Prius has gone bonkers for 2015. Better get used to the idea all planet-saving cars are all “sporty” and mean-looking now as even the Prius v gentle giant will be frowning at yo...
Rocket Bunny Lexus RC Readying for 2014 SEMA?
8 Oct 2014, 10:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We can say there’s already a little cult revolving around Kei Miura’s Rocket Bunny body kit. The talented designer managed to create a very different kind of add-on styling pack. You can fit it to your entry-level Scion FR-S/Toyota ...
Next Toyota Avensis Spied - Could Be Another Facelift
8 Oct 2014, 09:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We thought the Toyota Avensis is already dead, considering the slow sales it experiences in the midsize sedan segment. The Nissan Primera left the grounds in 2008 and Honda plans to axe the European Accord in 2016 as the only buyers left in this cl...
Nissan ZEOD RC Laps the Top Gear Track - Faster than a Ferrari FXX
7 Oct 2014, 12:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Remember what happened when Top Gear tried to lap a three-wheeled Reliant Robin on their test track? Yep, the Stig rolled it over. But the three-wheelers have evolved a lot since the Reliant Robin and Nissan is here to prove it around the same trac...
EV Recharging Turning Cheaper: Pole Sockets and Smart Cables
7 Oct 2014, 10:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Electric vehicles are the most reasonable cars to drive around town and its outskirts for now. They’re simple, easy to use, cheap to maintain and nothing comes out of their rear ends. The only problem shows up when you have to recharge them a...
Toyota GT 86 14R60 Japanese Limited Edition Is Three Times More Expensive
7 Oct 2014, 09:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Tired of the Rocket Bunny kit? Can’t really tell how someone can get bored of that rough bolt-on pack, but if you live in Japan here’s a TRD alternative - the GT 86 14R60 limited edition which costs... three times more than the basic 86...
Exhaust Gatling Gun Looks Cool, But It's Not For Econoboxes
6 Oct 2014, 12:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Envy Mr. Bond for his tricked-out rides? Don’t worry, your car can also be equipped with machine guns, smoke bombs and oil squirters. Especially if you drive an old diesel and get yourself one of these little aftermarket wonders. Gatling g...
Sikorsky Unveils the S-97 RAIDER - Sleek, Fast and Deadly
6 Oct 2014, 10:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The future of helicopters is here and it comes with three rotors, according to Sikorsky Aircraft. The US company recently unveiled the first two S-97 RAIDER prototypes also marking the start of the test flight phase. “Today, Sikorsky ...
New Honda Jazz Debuts at Paris Motor Show 2014 · Live Photos
3 Oct 2014, 18:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / While the Toyota Yaris only received a facelift, its direct competitor, the Honda Jazz received an entire overhaul. It’s here, it’s live and it’s at the Paris Motor Show 2014. As you can see from the pictures here, the new Jazz...
2015 Honda HR-V Is Compact and Stylish at Paris 2014 Debut · Live Photos
3 Oct 2014, 18:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Confirmed by Honda at this year’s New York Auto Show, the HR-V compact crossover will be offered on the US market sometime during the winter. Until then, you can check out the model here in these live photos as it made its official debut at t...
Mazda MX-5 Miata Makes European Debut at Paris 2014
3 Oct 2014, 18:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Following its September reveal, the all-new Mazda MX-5, or Miata in the US, made its European debut at the Paris Motor Show 2014 for everyone to come and see in flesh and bone. Speaking of flesh and bone, the new iteration of the highly acclaime...
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Concept-S Makes First Appearance at Paris 2014 · Live Photos
3 Oct 2014, 17:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Teased before the main event, the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Concept-S just made its world debut at this year’s Paris Motor Show, coming with a special design package previewing the production version dictated by the “Sporty and Sophisti...