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
Newly Built Californian Homes Should Be Electric Vehicle Ready
3 Oct 2014, 16:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Adapting an old house to accommodate wiring that can handle the 240v/40 A needed to recharge an electric vehicle might discourage people from taking the big step. That’s why new homes should now be built taking this into consideration. Pal...
Hyundai i20 Pops Out at Paris Motor Show 2014 · Live Photos
3 Oct 2014, 15:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Although the new Hyundai i20 supermini got revealed some two months ago over the Internet, here it is once again, shining under the Paris Motor Show 2014 lights in flesh and bone. Compared to the plasticky, dull and engine-choice-limited outgoin...
Apple CarPlay Now Available for Pioneer NEX Media Devices
3 Oct 2014, 14:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Apple and Google are trying to integrate smartphones with you car and soon enough, automakers might even ditch their costly infotainment systems. Who wouldn’t like swipe a finger over the same features a phone offers right on the car’s ...
Toyota Aygo Gets Custom Artwork for Paris Motor Show 2014
3 Oct 2014, 13:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You don’t really need talent to create your own customized new Aygo city car as Toyota offers enough interchangeable parts for it to easily make one your own. Even so, a trio of French graphic artists decided to take the customizing job to a ...
PathFindIR II In-Car Thermal Vision Camera Reveals Everything at Night
3 Oct 2014, 12:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Driving in daylight is one thing, but when the night comes, the situation changes totally. The headlamps will allow you to see about 500 feet (152 m) ahead in total darkness and most of the times they won’t fully reveal what’s on the le...
Here's How You Quickly Stop a Runaway Diesel
3 Oct 2014, 12:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Imagine that you're getting on board your old diesel truck, turn it on, and instead of the low-revs rattling sound, you'll hear it revving up uncontrollably. Even though that's not common, it may happen and can lead to engine damage ...
Nissan Leaf Charging Cable Can Be Stolen by a Kid Using a Comb
3 Oct 2014, 12:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Most plug in hybrids and electric vehicles are coming with an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE); it’s that brick with two cables attached to it that you plug to your car and an electric outlet if a specially designed charger is not aro...
Design Unleashed: Citroen Divine DS Concept Premiers at Paris 2014 · Live Photos
2 Oct 2014, 14:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / If you’re at the Paris Motor Show 2014, the Citroen Divine DS Concept is definitely a car you must see even if you hate French cars. If you’re at home, maybe this batch of live photos from there might change your mind over them, or at l...
Citroen C4 Cactus Airflow 2L Concept Hisses at Paris 2014 · Live Photos
2 Oct 2014, 13:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Thank god Citroen still has crazy designers... and engineers too. Otherwise we wouldn’t be here today talking about the C4 Cactus Airflow 2L concept that made its debut at the Paris Motor Show 2014. It’s funky, compact and occasionally ...
The All-New Suzuki Vitara Makes First Appearance at Paris 2014 · Live Photos
2 Oct 2014, 13:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Suzuki has finally started to revive its car lineup and after the S-Cross, the automaker will introduce us to the all-new Vitara, which is now seen for the first time at the Paris Motor Show 2014, following to enter production next year at the Magy...
Toyota i-Road Wears Pink at Paris Motor Show 2014 · Live Photos
2 Oct 2014, 09:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Grenoble, France, will be the first city in Europe to adopt Toyota’s i-Road leaning microcar as part of a car-sharing program similar to the original one in Japan. However, if you don’t live in Grenoble, the i-Road can be seen in flesh ...
Chinese Enthusiast Builds Himself a Functional Tank
2 Oct 2014, 08:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You must have had one of those moments when you desperately wanted something but couldn’t afford it. This Chinese farmer surely went through the same experience, but instead of giving up he DiY-ed his dream into reality - built himself a tank...
Toyota C-HR Concept Breaks Cover at Paris 2014 · Live Photos
2 Oct 2014, 08:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Well, if those two “leaked” photos from last week aren’t satisfying your needs to explore the curves of the Toyota C-HR, the concept has been revealed at the Paris Motor Show 2014 and here’s a batch of live photos to look at...
Upcoming F1 2014 Simulator Shows its Features in New Clip
30 Sep 2014, 16:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / When it comes to racing simulators, we’d normally recommend you to play Gran Turismo and turn all the assists off. Still, if the only motorsport you like involves single-seater screaming beasts and those are not rolling on two wheels, then F1...
Your Scraping Stanced Miata Is Bad and You Should Feel Bad
30 Sep 2014, 13:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We understand stanced cars look cool because they are low to the ground, which makes them sleeker and that the wheel arches are perfectly following the wheels’ contour without leaving ugly empty space in between, but this thing works only if ...
Toyota to Unveil Cutting-Edge Technology in Japan
30 Sep 2014, 13:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota is putting its money up on fuel cell technology to create a sustainable future transportation system as well as on linked cars and communities to make it more efficient. The company will showcase its new technology at the Makuhari Messe ...
Older Toyota Corollas Could Suffer from Unintended Acceleration
30 Sep 2014, 09:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The unintended acceleration plague that hit Toyota recently appears to haven’t healed yet, as a US safety agency in evaluating a car owner’s allegation that older Corolla models can unexpectedly put the pedal to the metal at low speeds ...
Toyota Recalls Over 600,000 Tacoma Pickups for Leaf Springs
30 Sep 2014, 09:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Sometimes, a car part as simple as a spring can lead to a disaster under the right, or should we say wrong, circumstances. This is demonstrated now by Toyota, which is conducting a new recall for bad springs that can lead to a fire hazard. Sound...
2016 Lexus GS F Spotted Rolling Almost Naked
30 Sep 2014, 08:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We were right, earlier spottings of that beefed up Lexus GS were indeed telling the story of an upcoming F version. This got confirmed by our spy photographers who just caught this large-mouthed beast. These photos appear to come from Germany wh...
Rare LHD Toyota Sports 800 Waiting for an Owner
29 Sep 2014, 12:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Yeah, we know, many Japanese car fans would love to own one of the 351 Toyota 2000GT made. Unfortunately they are horribly expensive and taking one for a drive will require a hell of lot of attention not to crash it. If you can’t tick mark th...