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.
6.4L Hemi Jeep Drag Races "Knuckle Busters" E36 M3 and It's Surprisingly Close
16 Feb 2021, 04:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Comparing a lifted Jeep against a really old BMW M3 is like deciding what you want for breakfast between lasagna and Skittles. Even so, Hoonigan put together this weird drag race, and we were still interested to see which is faster between an old B...
2001 Pontiac Aztek Gets Redesign From YouTube Artist, Stops Being Interesting
16 Feb 2021, 02:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you search "ugliest car in the world," chances are that you'll end up with one of the videos by YouTuber TheSketchMonkey. He specializes in trying to fix the unloved children of the automotive world, and even before today's p...
Retro Subaru Forester STI Sounds Fantastic, Hits 137 MPH on the Autobahn
14 Feb 2021, 21:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you're into unusual, slightly ugly cars with great history, the Subaru Forester STI has got to be on your radar. It's a modern Japanese classic with lots of character that arrived way before performance crossovers were a thing. Righ...
Chevy El Camino "Mud Slayer" Is an Off-Road Mullet Rendering
14 Feb 2021, 21:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We love a good muscle car, but the problem is most of them cost a lot of money and won't get you any attention unless you step way outside the box. But the great thing about renderings is anything is possible, and the critics can't do any...
Porsche Taycan Turbo S and 911 Turbo S Drag Race, Audi RS6 Gets Obliterated
14 Feb 2021, 19:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Does losing a drag race in your brand new German car scare you? Then watch this video, because it reveals the state of things. You've got the first serious EV outside of Tesla, the supercar-slaying 911 Turbo S, and a decent V8 powerhouse from ...
2021 Ford F-150 Raptor SUV vs. Ramcharger TRX: When Trucks Become SUVs Again
14 Feb 2021, 18:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The F-150 is still America's most popular vehicle, but while an all-new high-performance Raptor version just came out, people are still very interested in the Ram TRX. It's only natural, as there's never been a truck quite like this,...
Ram R/T Single Cab With Widebody and Huge Wheels Looks Like a Ford Lightning
13 Feb 2021, 21:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For years, Ram wanted to make a Ford Raptor-beating, desert-conquering, high-performance pickup. Now that it's finally arrived, suspension tuners are probably dying to put a lift kit on the market. But are you really going to do serious off-ro...
2022 Subaru BRZ "Orange Bomb" Widebody Rendering Has MK4 Supra Vibes
13 Feb 2021, 20:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fans have been pestering Toyota and Subaru to make a new sports coupe. But from the minute they laid eyes on the 2022 BRZ, folks have been criticizing the design and the fact that it still doesn't come with a turbo. That's completely fine...
Widebody Scion With Pink Wrap Is the Perfect Gift for a JDM-Loving Girlfriend
13 Feb 2021, 19:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Expensive gifts are nice, but we think your significant other deserves something you made, something which took a long time and effort to put together. That kind of stuff proves you really care, and this Scion build fits the description perfectly. ...
2022 Infiniti QX60 Looks Impressive in Production-Ready Accurate Rendering
13 Feb 2021, 17:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Infiniti used to be known for sporty luxury sedans and coupes, but it's begun to take the SUV market a whole lot more seriously. After the smaller QX50 and its coupe brother, the QX55, Nissan's premium brand is now turning its attention t...
Dodge Demon Drag Races Porsche 911 Turbo S, Obliteration and Excuses Follow
13 Feb 2021, 15:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The old Top Gear crew isn't around to make fun of pointlessly powerful American cars, so Carwow decided to continue the tradition. This weekend, they put a Dodge Challenger Demon against a Porsche 911 Turbo S without having a real drag strip a...
Ultra-Widebody Volkswagen Bus "Volkswide" Looks Like a Porsche Racing Van
12 Feb 2021, 21:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's easy to understand why a muscle car or a Ferrari is cool - the big engine and cool body. But car culture is also influenced by television, rarity, or simply a generation growing up with a particular vehicle. The Volkswagen Bus is a perfec...
Bugatti Divo Reveals Its Secrets in Supercar Blondie Review
12 Feb 2021, 20:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While Doug DeMuro is known for highlighting all the quirks and features of a car in his reviews, we feel that YouTuber Supercar Blondie did a much better job this time around. For starters, she's got an actual cameraman instead of a tripod, pl...
Cadillac Escalade "Escavan" Minivan Has Forward Control Design and Manly Looks
12 Feb 2021, 18:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While Teslas and German SUVs have eaten into its market share, the Cadillac Escalade is still a big part of American car culture. It's the obtainable luxury vehicle that says "I put in the hours and I've made it this far," but m...
Chevy Silverado With Lambo Doors Is No Supercar, But Xzibit Might Approve
12 Feb 2021, 01:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You can just about get away with putting Lambo doors on a C8 Corvette since it's mid-engined and all that. But a truck? Now you're just trying to play the protagonist on Pimp My Ride or something. People say that Lambo doors make any c...
Tesla Model 3 Gets Turned Into a Wagon by YouTube Artist
12 Feb 2021, 00:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Tesla is worth more than several of the biggest automakers combined. Despite this, its lineup is very small, made up of two flavors of sedan and crossover. Sure, a new roadster and that crazy Cybertruck are on their way, but we'd also like to ...
Is the 2021 Ford Ranger Tremor a Match for the Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro?
11 Feb 2021, 03:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Ford Ranger Tremor is proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks. But is the aging mid-sized Ford truck worth upgrading into an off-roader? Let's find out by comparing it to the Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro. Ford only recently came back to...
Audi RS e-tron GT Wagon and Supercar Renderings Propose Diverse quattro EVs
11 Feb 2021, 02:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The e-tron GT is Audi's first RS model powered by electricity, and that's extremely exciting. Now, we will admit that the new Tesla Model S that just got announced could be better in several ways, but the success of the Porsche Taycan sug...
Cupra Formentor Autobahn Acceleration Test Shows Audi S3 Levels of Performance
10 Feb 2021, 22:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Everybody knows about the relationship between the Volkswagen Golf R and the Audi S3. However, there's also a Spanish relative that we'd go as far as to call "exotic." Meet the Cupra Formentor, technically not a hot hatch, but a...
Chrysler 300 Wagon Imitates a Modern Dodge Magnum in Fresh SRT8 Rendering
10 Feb 2021, 21:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Wagon Wednesday is a time-honored tradition of the internet, and because there aren't enough cool models to go around, we need to make stuff up sometimes. Today, we'll check out this Chrysler 300 Wagon, which sadly isn't real. Chr...