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.
RWD Renault Megane RS Sports Car Rendered as Supra Impersonator
17 Oct 2020, 20:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / American is blissfully unaware of the Renault Megane RS, one of the greatest hot hatchbacks of all time. While the Civic Type R hibernated, this set record after record at the Nurburgring and showed the Golf GTI what it means to have fun. Howeve...
TFL's Tesla Model Y Has a Stuck Rear Door, Hidden Mechanical Release Discovered
17 Oct 2020, 19:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever since the days of the first Model S, YouTubers have been buying new Teslas to show their audience what it's like to live with these pioneering EVs. And if those Teslas happen to have mechanical gremlins, it's like striking gold. C...
YouTube Artist Makes Next-Gen Ford Mustang Out of Mach-E Crossover
17 Oct 2020, 17:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's pretty obvious that the current generation of the Ford Mustang is in the final years of its life. And while we don't know what the next one will look like, a digital artist decided to use the lines of the Mustang Mach-E as a preview....
Bentley Continental GT W12 Drag Races Rolls-Royce Wraith, Gap Is Massive
17 Oct 2020, 16:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Britain has two iconic luxury brands, Bentley and Rolls-Royce. At first glance, they appear to be making the same types of cars - SUVs, large sedans, and imposing coupes, all with big engines. However, one quick drag race between the current Conti&...
3,000+ HP Twin-Turbo Audi R8 Pops a Wheelie During Quarter-Mile Record Run
16 Oct 2020, 20:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Forget everything you know about the Audi R8, as you check out the twin-turbo monster that Underground Racing (UR) has built. It does things which are seemingly impossible for a German car, from popping wheelies to record-setting quarter-mile times...
Next-Gen 2021 Toyota Mirai Rides New Platform, Spotted With Minimal Camouflage
16 Oct 2020, 20:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You've probably never seen a Toyota Mirai in real life yet, but the Japanese automaker has already developed a second-generation model. It promises to be much better in every conceivable way, from the tech to the way it looks. These spyshot...
2021 BMW M4 Convertible Flaunts Satin Brick Color During Nurburgring Testing
16 Oct 2020, 19:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The all-new BMW M4 Convertible has been spied undergoing its final testing cycle at the Nurburgring in the past couple of days. Not only is the prototype showing a lot of skin, but it also has a very expensive-looking spec, from the laser headlight...
Volkswagen ID.5 "Coupe" Spied at the Nurburgring, Looks Like a Stocky Model Y
15 Oct 2020, 23:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The ID.5 is supposed to be the sexy coupe version of the all-electric Volkswagen ID.4 crossover. However, from where we stand, it doesn't look like the EV gods blessed it with the best DNA. The way we see this, the Volkswagen ID.5 is trying...
2022 Mercedes-AMG SL 63 Spied Testing at the Nurburgring, Legend Looks Alive
15 Oct 2020, 21:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mercedes has made many SUVs, several more affordable compacts, and even a few electric cars. But it's almost forgotten about one of the most iconic models it ever made, the SL-Class. An all-new generation is rectifying that issue, ready to com...
Cupra Formentor Prototype Testing With Audi RS3 Engine at the Nurburgring?
15 Oct 2020, 20:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Formentor is the first truly unique Cupra model, as the Ateca and Leon are still available in regular SEAT flavors. However, it's powered by familiar engines which are shared with those models. Not this thing, the potential Formentor 2.5 T...
Genesis G70 Shooting Brake Accurate Rendering Has Subaru and Lexus Vibes
15 Oct 2020, 20:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / How can you tell a car is going to be cool? When there's some way to connect it to an iconic collectible. Such is the case with the upcoming Genesis G70 Shooting Brake which, despite its Korean upbringings, is as quirky and interesting as the ...
1987 Camaro IROC-Z Packs 720 HP LS7, Track Monster Shreds to 8,500 RPM
14 Oct 2020, 20:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Detroit Speed’s DSE-Z is one of those cars that hit you out of the blue. Is that an IROC-Z? Why is it built so well? Wait, what's it got under the hood? And why am I imagining Jean Claude Van Damme with a perfectly gelled mullet beating...
Has the Porsche 911 Turbo S Met Its Match in This 700+ HP Audi RS3?
14 Oct 2020, 11:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The newest Porsche 911 Turbo S is always one of the fastest cars in the world when it comes out, and the 2021 model is no exception. You have to look pretty hard for a rival, and Carwow reckons it might have found one in this Audi RS3. Yes, the ...
Mercedes-AMG G 63 Drag Races Lamborghini Urus, Annihilation Is Total
13 Oct 2020, 20:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The super-SUV world forever changed with the introduction of the Lamborghini Urus, currently one of the fastest high-riders out there. While a Tesla Model X might give it a good run for its money, the brick-shaped Mercedes-AMG G 63... probably won&...
Modernized Pontiac Aztek Looks Like an Interesting Chevy Trailblazer Upgrade
13 Oct 2020, 20:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Pontiac Aztek was once called the ugliest car of all time, and it was largely forgotten until becoming a TV series star. Now people are beginning to appreciate just how ahead of its time the little crossover was. Pontiac is dead, but not for...
16-Year-Old Dodge Challenger Design Is the Best Muscle Car, Artist Argues
13 Oct 2020, 18:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Detroit would lead us to believe that the young generation isn't into muscle cars, and that's why the segment is failing. But what if the problem is the design of the Camaro and Mustang rather lack of enthusiasm from the buyers? Keyboa...
Dom Toretto's Dodge Charger Gets Restored as a Scale Model Muscle Car
13 Oct 2020, 16:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The sight of Dom flipping his beloved Dodge Charger at the end of The Fast and The Furious (the 1st movie) still brings a tear to our eye nearly twenty years later. You just know that thing means the world to him. Wouldn't it be nice if we ...
C8 Corvette "Competition Carbon" Speedster Looks Like America's Ferrari Monza SP
12 Oct 2020, 20:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The speedster is the supercar equivalent of streaking, but classier. Only the top exotic carmakers ever built one, and today, we're going to explain why the C8 Corvette Speedster needs to be a thing too. You don't need to know eve...
This Crazy Volkswagen Golf GTI Had a 650 HP W12 Engine
12 Oct 2020, 20:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you're a fan of the really old Top Gear shows, you probably already know about this crazy hot hatch. But do you truly understand how insane it is that Volkswagen built a Golf GTI with a 650 horsepower W12 engine? The W12-650 concept of 2...
Modernized Plymouth GTX Looks Like a Modified Challenger Super Stock
12 Oct 2020, 19:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Happy Mopar Monday, muscle car fans, and welcome to the Plymouth GTX as it would have looked if it stayed in production until today. It's not radically different from a Dodge Challenger, but that makes this all the more exciting. Rendering ...