Mihnea Radu
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Most of his favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. Nothing beats an E30 M3 or a Civic with no air conditioning, though a Ferrari Testarossa isn't too shabby either.
Mihnea spends what little free time he has between family, his passion for tech, and contemplating the perfect number of cup holders a car should have per person (it's 2.25... don't ask).
Motto: Money can't buy happiness? You can't be sad while doing a burnout.
Toyota Supra Goes Full-Supercar in JDM Batmobile Widebody Rendering
28 Feb 2021, 17:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Too much time is spent talking about why the Supra is a BMW in drag. What we really should be discussing in regard to the "real Japanese sports car" topic is the price of this thing. With options and markups, you could be looking at $55,0...
BMW 128ti Acceleration Test Suggests It's Faster than Golf 8 GTI Hot Hatch
28 Feb 2021, 03:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW has made a whole bunch of cars that could technically be called a hot hatch. There's the 3 Series Compact, but that's an ancient chopped coupe. Also, there was the M140i, but that's more like a Gran Turismo with a tiny interior. ...
Ford Expedition "Tremor" Gets Rendered as 2-Door Baja SUV, But It Does Exist
28 Feb 2021, 02:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford SUVs are quite civilized machines, often boasting car-like handling on the road, decent mileage, and comfort-oriented features. The 2021 Bronco is about to change all that, but it's possible to also turn something like the Expedition into...
Chrysler 300C "Way of the Widebody" Rendering Looks Like a JDM Muscle Sedan
27 Feb 2021, 21:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The very thing that makes luxury cars interesting when new - features and technology - are also their Achilles heel. It's why the BMW 7 Series or Mercedes S-Class can depreciate to less than 10% of their original value. Also, it could be why D...
2.0-Liter Supra Drag Races Normal GR Supra and MK4 Supra With Shocking Results
27 Feb 2021, 20:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The sportscar world acts like it doesn't want or need the Toyota Supra 2.0, which has got only four cylinders and a lot less power than the 3.0-liter. But maybe a drag race like this, which also features a GR Supra and a stock MK4, can change ...
650 HP Silverado "Jackal" Drag Races Ram TRX and Raptor, Obliteration Follows
27 Feb 2021, 14:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Ram TRX is built for off-road, but it can also drag race thanks to a monstrous supercharged V8 engine. Since its debut, the super-truck has gone up against all sorts of rivals, including electric and muscle cars, and each time we've wonder...
Murdered Out Audi RS7-R by ABT Shows Darth Vader Carbon Spec
27 Feb 2021, 13:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The car world has drastically changed since Audi first introduced the RS7. Tesla is now the dominant force in four-door luxury car acceleration, while American V8s produce about 100 horsepower more than Audi's 4.0-liter. But there's still...
YouTube Artist Turns Rolls-Royce Ghost into a Cyberpunk 2077 Car
27 Feb 2021, 13:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Despite the initial hype, Cyberpunk 2077 is not turning out to be the gigantic gaming event everybody was expecting. However, it's also not going away because the work put in by the design teams is solid, particularly the people who made cars....
2022 Peugeot 308 SW Looks Like the Sexiest French Wagon in Accurate Rendering
26 Feb 2021, 21:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Peugeot is currently testing the all-new generation of the 308, which will be available as both a hatchback and a wagon. Based on spyshots like the ones we showed you yesterday, this set of renderings has just been created. The Russian website K...
2022 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Begins Testing With New Grille Design
26 Feb 2021, 21:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Just a few days after pulling the covers off its new C-Class sedan and wagon, Mercedes is tinkering with a brand new project. These are the first spyshots of the A-Class mid-life facelift, and although the changes appear minimal, the testing proces...
GMC Denali 3500 "Dope Dually" Is a Super-Slammed Truck on 26-Inch Wheels
26 Feb 2021, 19:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There are two types of people in the world, those who put lift kits on their trucks and the much rarer breed who go low. Yeah, some people leave it stock, but that's just too practical and... boring. In any case, you guys are looking at the on...
Volkswagen Beetle "RWB Targa" Is an Affordable 911 Race Car Rendering
26 Feb 2021, 18:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Beetle is dead, removed from VW's repertoire as both a rear-engined car and a dressed-up Golf. However, it lives on as a classic car, and we hope that one day people will start building expensive and extreme body kits like the RWB Targa ma...
Honda Civic Type R Smashes 290-HP Hyundai Sonata N Line in Drag Race
25 Feb 2021, 21:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hot hatch or sports sedan? It's a difficult question faced by many buyers of quick family cars. This year, Hyundai tried to make it even more difficult by offering the Sonata N Line. Why N Line and not simply N? This drag race could serve as a...
2021 Dodge Charger Coupe "General Lee" Looks Like a Confusing Abomination
25 Feb 2021, 21:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're not supposed to drive big V8 muscle cars like the Charger and Challenger Hellcats. They're inefficient and loud. But have you noticed how everything in Cyberpunk 2077 looks like a boxy muscle car? Yeah, it's an ominous sign, an...
2022 Golf R Destroys BMW and Mercedes-AMG Hot Hatches in Wet Drag Race
25 Feb 2021, 20:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While it's not the world's fastest compact, the 2022 Volkswagen Golf R is proving to be a force within the segment VW pioneered. Even though they appear closely matched on paper, rivals like the BMW M135i just won't be able to keep u...
Custom Toyota 86 Combines Jaguar-Like Retro JDM Looks With Crazy Stance
25 Feb 2021, 20:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new Toyota 86 will arrive soon, but its predecessors had such a big impact on the JDM scene that we'll be talking about them for decades. Today, we'll look at something other than the usual widebody kit, though this has the crazy whee...
2021 Kia Sorento Turbo Drag Races Mazda CX-5 Turbo With Surprising Results
25 Feb 2021, 18:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / SUVs are undoubtedly the most popular type of vehicle right now. And as they grow bigger and more expensive, powerful engines are a necessity. The 2021 Kia Sorento is a surprisingly good newcomer, and its "Turbo" model packs more heat tha...
Nissan Rogue Sport Nismo Rendered Based on New Qashqai Crossover
25 Feb 2021, 18:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Rogue Sport is an uneventful little car in Nissan's North American lineup, but its European equivalent is royalty. Over a decade ago, it opened up the family crossover segment there, forcing buyers out of their low-riding hatchbacks. And t...
Epic Audi RS6 vs. Lamborghini Urus Track Battle Is a Top Gear Specialty
25 Feb 2021, 17:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There are probably about a dozen big YouTube videos featuring the Lamborghini Urus and some fast Audi. However, there's only one Top Gear track battle between the super-SUV and the new Audi RS6 Avant. It's very entertaining in a non-objec...
2022 Peugeot 308 Wagon Shows Sporty New Design, Could Get Performance Hybrid
25 Feb 2021, 16:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Peugeot has been making compact cars for many decades, but the all-new 308 needs to make radical changes to survive in the current market environment. These are our clearest spy shots of the next-generation 308 SW, the wagon version that will go up...