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.
Nick Murray Buys Another Porsche 911, a 993 Convertible Lemon
15 Sep 2020, 18:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nick Murray, otherwise known as the Nine-A-Lemon guy, rose to YouTube fame six years ago over the issues he had with his Porsche 911. Despite those problems, he remains an avid fan of the brand in general and rear-engined sports cars in particular....
Chevy Camaro Class-Action Lawsuit Involves 750,000 Cars Made from 2010
15 Sep 2020, 17:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Muscle cars are some of the most unsafe vehicles on the road; we all know that and continue to love them. But the Camaro has some owners mad about serious flaws Chevy knew about and omitted to mention. A class-action lawsuit has begun this month...
2021 Audi S3 Is Quicker and Sexier Than Before, First Review Finds
15 Sep 2020, 15:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This week, the all-new Audi S3 Sportback enjoyed its launch, and we just can't bring ourselves to hate it. You see, a top-end Audi Sport model is pretentious, as an RS6 or R8 costs Porsche or even McLaren money. But the Audi S3 has always been...
New Mazda CX-5 Coming in 2023 With RWD Platform and Inline-6 Engine
15 Sep 2020, 15:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 2019 was the first page of a new chapter for Mazda. The revolution which started with the luxurious and stylish Mazda3 will continue with brand new versions of all their cars, including a CX-5 crossover that's based on a rear-wheel-drive platf...
Single-Owner 1964 Pontiac GTO Rust Bucket Brought Back to Life Is Endearing
14 Sep 2020, 20:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A single-owner Pontiac GTO, now that's worth its weight in gold. It doesn't matter the condition or model year, people will drive cross-country to have one. But this 1964 example never left home and was recently brought back to life after...
Audi RS6 vs. S6 Drag Race: How Big Is the quattro Performance Gap?
14 Sep 2020, 20:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Right now, the performance gap between the Audi RS6 and its lesser brother, the S6, looks bigger than ever. But what really happens when you drag race the two, and is the letter "R" worth its price? The answer will come from this drag ...
850 HP Big-Block Camaro Drag Races 950 HP Drift Corolla, Annihilation Follows
14 Sep 2020, 19:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hoonigan has once again lined up two cars from completely different worlds to do drag racing battle. One is a classic Camaro and the other a drifting Toyota Corolla. Egos will be bruised by this video! You can hardly say that the import scene is...
1995 Porsche 993 Turbo "Syberia RS" Looks Like Off-Road Restomod Monster
9 Sep 2020, 15:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / September is Porsche Month at autoevolution, as we're trying our best to celebrate Ferdinand's legacy. In the digital world, there are few creations that do this better than this Porsche 911X by Emre Husmen. This 3D project was sh...
Guy Makes 1967 Ford Mustang GT500 Replica Out of Wood, Toy Has Full Articulation
9 Sep 2020, 14:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford built the first woody car in 1929, or at least the first one with a lot of exterior ornamental wood. It's amazing to think that grocery getters used to have doors and trunks made from lumber, and while the look was undeniably cool, it...
Mid-Engined Mk4 Toyota Supra Gets Rendered as Midship Sports Car Rumors Emerge
9 Sep 2020, 13:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / From a hiatus of over a decade, Japanese automakers are now realizing that sports cars are amazing. Apparently, Toyota is even considering another Midship Runabout project. That's right, an MR2 successor, and it's got a whole lot more pow...
New Subaru WRX S4 Coming in 2021 With FA24 Turbo, Will Rival Mercedes-AMG A 35
9 Sep 2020, 12:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Subaru is planning some pretty major updates to its model lineup. Thankfully, these will include the highly-anticipated WRX and STI models, but they're nothing like the ones that came before. Japanese scoop website Best Car Web believes it ...
All-New 2022 Mercedes-AMG SL-Class Roadster Gets Accurate Rendering
9 Sep 2020, 11:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The SL-Class, otherwise know as Mercedes-Benz's stubbornness with wheels. This model should have been discontinued long ago, yet they're developing a brand new roadster, and we can't help but be excited. Last week, we published an...
Porsche 911 Turbo S "Gold Venom" from SCL Is Pure Russian Carbon Tuning
8 Sep 2020, 00:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For whatever reason, some of the coolest Porsche 911 project cars come from Russia. We've already shown the 911 Stinger GTR from Topcar, and now it's time for the 911 Turbo S Venom to be under the spotlight. Venom is the project car of...
Porsche Taycan 765LT Face Swap Somehow Makes Sense
7 Sep 2020, 22:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In a matter of a few months, the Taycan went from looking like Porsche's failed gamble to a successful electric race car for the road. Apparently, demand is so high that Audi employees had to step in and help with production. Sure, the Tayc...
Skoda Enyaq GT "Coupe" Czechs Some Styling Boxes
7 Sep 2020, 21:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has been trash-talking Tesla this week, saying it could make just as many EVs as them in about three years. A car brand called Skoda and its Enyaq crossover is going to play a major role in that war. No company does platform sharing a...
Supercharged Lamborghini Huracan Drag Races Dodge Demon, Both Have 800+ HP
7 Sep 2020, 20:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What's faster, an American muscle car or one of those fancy Italian supercars? The drag race between a Demon and a Lamborghini Huracan sounds like it's going to be close. However, that's not the case when the Italian has access to it...
Cummins Ford Mustang Has GT500 Front, Is a Heavy Smoker
6 Sep 2020, 20:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / "I don't always roll coal, but when I do, it's next to a Prius, so they can hear me hurt the environment," is a meme we found about Cummins engine swaps. And it's perfect for this project car, a Ford Mustang powered by a bi...
DeLorean DMC-T Truck Rendering Looks Like a Vintage Cybertruck
6 Sep 2020, 20:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As the Ford Bronco and Ram 1500 TRX came out this summer, you're probably thinking of that pre-order you may have placed for the Tesla Cybertruck. The bulletproof school bus of the future is still some time away from being completed, giving us...
Watch the Mercedes-AMG GLB 35 Hit 155 MPH in Autobahn Speed Test
6 Sep 2020, 19:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Some might think that crossovers with 2-liter engines are unworthy of the AMG badge. However, people still want to buy 300 horsepower "performance" family cars, which is why we wanted to check out the GLB 35. The formula for the GLB is...
Plymouth GTX "Speed Racer" Looks Like an F1 Muscle Car
6 Sep 2020, 18:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Muscle cars - a simple term that stands for so much more. I mean, what does a 1969 Camaro have in common with a 1971 Plymouth GTX, other than both being half a century old? While the Mustang and Camaro copy each other's homework over the ye...