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.
Koenigsegg Regera Acceleration Test Shows Brutal Hybrid Performance
23 Sep 2020, 20:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Koenigsegg Regera is not a car. It's an alien craft pretending to be something humans made. The hypercar sets some amazing performance records and it's always nice to see crazy numbers being translated into performance that you can w...
Which Porsche Cayman Generation Is the Best?
23 Sep 2020, 19:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The first-generation Boxster roadster was introduced in 1996, revitalizing the Porsche brand. However, it wasn't until 2006 that the automaker relented and introduced the coupe version. It's named after the alligator species, and when the...
YouTube Artist Turns Pagani Huayra Into Front-Engined Supercar
23 Sep 2020, 19:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / One of the interesting features of Pagani's exotics is that they are powered by German AMG engines. When Mercedes uses them, they go at the front, but nobody ever thought of turning the Huayra into a front-engined supercar yet. A lot of inc...
Modern "Dentside" Ford Bronco Rendered With Cool Retro Look
23 Sep 2020, 18:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The all-new Ford Bronco pays homage to the design of the original model, the one that every 4x4 shop has customized. However, it's not the only cool rig to wear the bucking horse nameplate, as proven by this rendering of the 2nd-generation. ...
BMW X6 M Drag Races 2020 Jaguar F-Type R, Humiliation Occurs
23 Sep 2020, 17:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Jaguar F-Type is a cool car, undeniably good-looking, made in Britain, exotic yet nowhere near as expensive as a McLaren. But can it keep up with today's super-fast German monsters? The F-Type recently underwent a kind of refresh, leavi...
Nissan 400Z "Retro Racer" Goes Full Vintage With Fender Mirrors, JDM Flares
23 Sep 2020, 16:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / People are excited about Japanese sports cars again. And while Toyota designed the Supra into a futuristic shark with wheels, Nissan went into its museum and just sketched out a 240Z with only a mild modern twist. Car modeler Flathat3D worked da...
JDM-Style Porsche 996 Looks Strange With Abflug Supra Widebody Kit
22 Sep 2020, 20:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Every car has a few generations that aren't as popular, and in the case of the Porsche 911, we're probably talking about the 996. As such, nobody is going to be upset when one of them gets a JDM-style makeover. The 996 sits right betwe...
2021 Acura RDX PMC Edition Is a Spicy Pumpkin in NSX Thermal Orange
22 Sep 2020, 19:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Presenting the 2021 Acura RDX PMC Edition, a weirdly named crossover that's really cool. No, really, this one is worth buying. Special editions are automakers' way of getting rid of leftover production slots or dealer stock. Too many M...
2021 BMW M3 and M4 Would Have Looked Boring With a Smaller Grille
22 Sep 2020, 19:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW is just a few hours away from taking the wraps off its new nose job, but everybody knows what the M3 and M4 look like. That's because a handful of photos have been leaked online, and they're perfect for some early renderings. We�...
2021 Audi RS6 Wagon Drag Races RS7, Obliteration Is Total
22 Sep 2020, 18:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi may have a small number of big-boy RS models listed on the American website, but they're not all in the hands of customers yet. So we thought this drag race between the RS6 and the RS7 was good as a sample of the performance you can expec...
2022 BMW X7 Facelift Spied With New Headlight Design
21 Sep 2020, 20:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As a big, luxurious 3-row SUV, the BMW X7 was both one of the most anticipated and hated German cars in a long time. However, it's doing well, and work has already begun on the mid-life facelift. Even though the X7 can technically only be c...
Widebody Porsche 959 Rendering Looks Like the RWB Supercar
21 Sep 2020, 20:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Porsche 959 is one of the supercars that made the 1980s so interesting. You had the crazy Ferraris with screaming engines racing against this technological marvel, and auto magazines literally didn't want to talk about anything else. Li...
Nissan 400Z Concept Gets Widebody and Rocket Bunny Makeovers
21 Sep 2020, 19:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's amazing that the Nissan Z Proto resides in the digital world so soon after the unveiling of the concept. Rendering artists must have worked day and night to translate official photos and documents into 3D models. One such artist is Bra...
2015 Porsche 911 GT3 Drag Races LS3-Powered C10 Truck for No Reason
21 Sep 2020, 18:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / SUVs and Teslas have dominated the drag racing scene in the past year. Sports German sedans with AWD and 600 horsepower engines have also burst onto the scene, so there's literally no interest in lightweight sports cars. Knowing this, Hoonigan...
Paul Walker's 1969 Mustang Boss 429 Gets "Muscle Wagon" Makeover
20 Sep 2020, 20:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're convinced that adding the shooting brake body style is the way to save the muscle cars. And today, we're trying to get the message across to Ford with a rendering that puts an epic spin on the 1969 Mustang. Of course, this isn�...
3,000 HP Cummins Diesel Truck Explodes During Dyno Test
20 Sep 2020, 20:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What's the most dramatic video of all time featuring a diesel truck? This, probably this. It shows the motor of a custom Cummins rig blowing up like a land mine. Fortunately, nobody died. We found multiple videos released about half a day a...
2022 Mercedes C-Class Wagon and Sedan Show S-Class Styling in Latest Spy Video
20 Sep 2020, 19:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever wonder what's going on in the German wagon-making business? Well, check out the all-new Mercedes C-Class trying to take on the BMW 3 Series using lines it borrowed from the S-Class. For some reason, German automakers are associated wit...
Tiny Cadillac Eldorado Is a Mazda Miata Custom Abomination
20 Sep 2020, 19:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We often say that no two Miatas are the same, and because the community around the MX-5 is so large, custom projects often get a lot of attention. But we don't think anybody asked for this, a fake Cadillac Eldorado built on our favorite little...
Porsche 911 Turbo S Drag Races McLaren 600LT, Lightness Makes No Difference
20 Sep 2020, 18:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Many years ago, while Top Gear was still a major part of pop culture, Clarkson said the Porsche 911 Turbo S was the fastest car in the world under normal road conditions. Today, we learned this is still true about its 2021 incarnation after it took...
2021 Audi SQ8 Sounds Brutal With New 4.0-Liter TFSI V8
20 Sep 2020, 17:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Still passionate about diesel engines, Audi introduced both the SQ7 and the SQ8 with a 4.0 TDI in Europe. However, the 2021 model year brings the 4.0 TFSI under the hood of both models, which we thought deserved a closer look. Everybody grows up...