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.
Purple 1994 Porsche 928 GTS Was Shown in Frankfurt, Can Be Yours Now
31 Aug 2020, 18:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Motor shows are probably not going to be a thing from now on, as they're a pain in the backside for everybody. However, instead of being sad about that, we'll just celebrate a little slice of European history with this 1994 Porsche 928 GT...
Donut's Money Pit Miata Goes Widebody in Awesome Digital Makeover
30 Aug 2020, 20:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / "Does more expensive means more better?" Wait, that's the wrong show. In any case, Donut is taking a month-long break, and we needed our fix of Miata content, so we went online and found this awesome rendering. Matthew Parsons too...
2022 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Spied Testing at the Nurburgring
30 Aug 2020, 20:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This detailed spy video is the first to show the all-new Mercedes C-Class being pushed hard at the Nurburgring track. It's not indicative of an AMG model, just German engineers ensuring the reliability of the 2022 model and having some fun in ...
Chevy Silverado ZRX Raptor Fighter Looks Good in This Off-Road Rendering
30 Aug 2020, 19:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Will GM let Ram and Ford do what they want in the sports truck market? Probably not. However, the high-performance Chevy Silverado remains a mystery. There has been a lot of talk about the new Ram Rebel TRX. Frankly, what we find the most shocki...
1976 Chevy Camaro Study Smells European, Has a Hatchback and Firebird Taillights
30 Aug 2020, 19:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Just when you think you've seen every Camaro model year, every headlight and bumper combination, this thing comes along. It's the 1976 Camaro "Europa Hurst" by Frua and it's going up for auction next month. The Camaro is...
Toyota AE86 Levin "Impact of Akira" Is Pure Cyberpunk
30 Aug 2020, 19:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The AE86 - it's that one car from Initial D that everybody knows. The budget 1980s sedan is already an icon that inspired new generations of Toyota and drifting fans. However, we've never seen it as a science-fiction car. That changed ...
2021 Volkswagen Golf 8 GTE Hybrid Hot Hatch Hits 143 MPH in Autobahn Test
30 Aug 2020, 17:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A couple of days ago, Volkswagen organized the German launch of the 8th-generation Golf GTE. It's a plug-in hybrid hot hatch, and while we never loved this concept for the previous model, it seems to match the high-tech nature of the Mk8 Golf ...
Mid-Engined R34 Skyline GT-R Rendering Almost Looks Like a Real Classic
30 Aug 2020, 16:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 that Paul Walker's character frequently raced was arguably one of the coolest cars in the early Fast and Furious films. Today, we began to wonder if Brian wouldn't have been better of if it had been built like ...
Lamborghini Urus Drag Races a Mercedes-AMG G 63, Tuning Makes a Difference
30 Aug 2020, 16:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you have no taste in cars, just buy either the G 63 or the Urus. Both are large, powerful and expensive SUVs, so people will know you've got money. Obviously, the Urus is faster, but the AMG is more timeless. We don't really know if...
Mercedes-AMG E 63 Wagon Drag Races AMG GT S 4-Door, Stalemate Follows
30 Aug 2020, 13:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fueling our addiction to drag races, CarWow has unexpectedly published the second one this weekend. It's between two similarly powered AMG models, the E 63 S wagon and the AMG GT 4-door. If you're wealthy enough to afford either of the...
1967 Chevelle Gets Modern Redesign, Looks Like a Dodge Challenger Rival
30 Aug 2020, 11:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 1960s Chevelle is easily one of the coolest cars America has ever produced, muscular or not. It's a real shame they don't sell one right now, but this doesn't mean we can't imagine a modernized version of the icon. Yeah, ...
New Jaguar F-Type R Drag Races BMW M8 Competition, Gets Destroyed
29 Aug 2020, 18:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The $103,000 Jaguar F-Type R is now updated, looking arguably better than ever and packing more standard power. But the old model was never good at winning races. Has that changed for the 2021 model year? We're going to find that out using ...
1970 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Rendered as Mid-Engined Classic
29 Aug 2020, 18:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We wonder if anybody working at Pontiac ever had the idea of a mid-engined sports car back in the late 1960s. Because this was just the type of crazy car company to try and make it happen. American car brands aren't estranged to the idea of...
Aventador SVJ Drag Races Ferrari 812, Porsche 911 Turbo S Humiliates Both
29 Aug 2020, 13:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's been a while since we last had a drag race like this. Two Italian supercars with V12 engines are here to compete, dressed in fancy clothes. Meanwhile, Porsche just brings a 911 Turbo S in a tracksuit and humiliates both. We already kno...
New BMW M3 and M4 Not Getting AWD Until the 2022 Model Year
28 Aug 2020, 20:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW has made it abundantly clear that M-tuned AWD will set the all-new M3 sedan and M4 coupe apart from their predecessors. However, the sports models might not be winning all the drag races until the 2022 model year. Both the M3 and M4 will mak...
Bisimoto "PorscheHub" 935 Makes 630 HP, Is a World-First EV
28 Aug 2020, 19:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We still can't get enough of the Bisimoto 935, a car that's accurately described by the shift of its owner: PorscheHub. You might already be familiar with the work of this legendary auto shop, but it's never churned out anything like...
Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Looks Like a Widebody Banana
28 Aug 2020, 19:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Do you think that Audi is stunning and brave for bringing the RS6 Avant to America? Well, it only took half a dozen petitions for it to happen. Meanwhile, Cadillac made something just as good back a decade ago and nobody talks about it. We'...
1966 Shelby Mustang GT350 with 6.1 Hemi Engine Is Committing Sacrilege
28 Aug 2020, 17:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're aware of a problem in the Mustang restomod community. Many builders say the LS fits better under the hood than a Ford engine. You can use a Coyote, but it requires a lot of changes to the chassis. We perfectly understand. Every early ...
Lamborghini Bulldog Is the Urus With a Range Rover Face Swap
27 Aug 2020, 20:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A couple of days ago, we watched the Range Rover Sport SVR be absolutely destroyed by a Lamborghini Urus. We felt a little bad for the British bombshell and wished Land Rover would have a Urus of its own. Alas, Range Rovers are 'stuck'...
Evo X Is the Last Great Mitsubishi, Doug DeMuro Argues
27 Aug 2020, 19:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mitsubishi couldn't have been more wrong about what American buyers wanted. Five years ago, the company unceremoniously announced the end of the line for the Mitsubishi Evo. Everybody believed it was the wrong decision to make. After all, w...