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.
2021 Jaguar XF Wagon Reveals New Design in Spyshots, Has No Exhaust Tips
11 Aug 2020, 19:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Meet the Jaguar XF Sportbrake, probably the last of its name. Sales of luxury wagons are slow, but the British automaker isn't going down without a fight and is getting ready to launch major 2021 updates. The XF Sportbrake is in its second ...
Aston Martin "Vantage Veloster" Face Swap Is Actually Good
11 Aug 2020, 19:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For most people, the only way to have an affordable Aston Martin is to buy one that's been wrecked. Separately, Hyundai has begun to make amazingly affordable sports cars, like the Veloster N. Can you imagine a mixture of the two? Last mont...
1,000 HP Camaro With 6.6L Duramax Diesel Has Carbon Nose, Smokes Hard
11 Aug 2020, 17:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Chevy Camaro seems to be falling out of favor with muscle car enthusiasts. Swapping in a diesel engine seems like the last thing you can do, but there's nothing like adding a 6.6-liter Duramax to spice things up. Hoonigan Project Cars s...
Audi RS Q8 Drag Races R8 Supercar, Results Are Surprising
11 Aug 2020, 12:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At first glance, a drag race between the Audi R8 supercar and the RS Q8 SUV holds no significance. But it could forever damage the way you see high-performance vehicles. Up until the McLaren 12C came along, supercars were mainly an Italian thing...
BMW M3 Touring Approved for Production? Audi RS4 Killer Could Arrive After 2023
10 Aug 2020, 23:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Wagons are dead? Not even close, as BMW will reportedly finally give us an M3 Touring. It might take a few years, but we'd be happy if this RS4 rival hits the streets. BMW Blog reportedly has insider information on this one. A "trusted...
New Mitsubishi L200 Triton Looks Cool With Suspension Lift and Body Kit
10 Aug 2020, 20:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / America has the Ranger, but over in Europe, other manufacturers offer a variety of quite similar compact pickup trucks. The Mitsubishi L200 Triton is perhaps the newest and most interesting-looking. Mitsubishi has a tiny range of models it sells...
Chrysler 300S Highway Hawk SUV Rendered: Still Better Than Nothing
10 Aug 2020, 20:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There's been a lot of debate about the future of the Chrysler 300 in recent years. It's been rumored that the brand will stop existing in the future since it's focused just on passenger cars, and the 300 will be left to slowly starve...
VW Touareg V8 "Last Edition" Marks The End of the 4.0 TDI Flagship
10 Aug 2020, 18:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Touareg V8 is a full luxury SUV with air suspension and a gigantic diesel engine shared with the Bentley Bentayga. Boy, Volkswagen really likes to spoil its European customers. Except they are now pulling the plug after only a year and "ce...
Dodge "CyberRam" Looks Like a Raw Drift Truck With Carbon Fiber Kit
10 Aug 2020, 18:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A few days ago, we featured a drag race between the modern-day Ford F-150 Raptor and its ancestor, the Lightning truck. It only strengthened our belief that pickups almost became drift machines. In contrast with the Raptor, the Lightning had a s...
Mercedes-AMG G63 Pickup by Brabus Is a Yellow Adventure Taxi
10 Aug 2020, 11:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Famed Mercedes customizer Brabus today unveiled the 700 Adventure XLP. It's easily one of the craziest versions of the current Mercedes-AMG G63, and the price is unsurprisingly high. The original 800 Adventure XLP was supposed to make its d...
Infiniti Needs to Make This Mid-Engined Supercar
10 Aug 2020, 11:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Infiniti is a mainstream luxury brand in America, but it feels like it's being taken less and less seriously. While Nissan's development money is going the crossover way, we think a halo supercar is what's actually needed. The com...
Modern Ford Escort RS Cosworth Is What the Focus RS Should Be
9 Aug 2020, 20:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Do you think the wing on the Honda Civic Type R is too big and ridiculous? Well, you probably wouldn't have been a fan of the legendary Ford Escort RS Cossie. Rally racing was a big part of car development in the 1990s. And while everybody ...
2021 Volkswagen Golf 8 GTI Subjected to Autobahn Speed Test
9 Aug 2020, 20:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As usual, the new Volkswagen Golf GTI takes forever to get to America. But we can check out what it can do thanks to a steady trickle of videos from its German home. Volkswagen literally puts Autobahn in the names of some of its cars sold in Ame...
Updated 2022 BMW X3 Imagined, Looks Like a Slightly Smaller X5
9 Aug 2020, 19:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The BMW X3 is one of the most popular premium SUV models of all time. However, it faces still competition from both other premium brands and mainstream models that are affordable. Thus, the Bavarian brand is working on a mid-life facelift, which sh...
Can the Porsche Taycan Turbo S Win a Drag Race Against a McLaren P1 Hypercar?
9 Aug 2020, 18:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Porsche Taycan Turbo S has done a lot of drag racing since it came out. We've seen it compared against all kinds of cool cars, like a Tesla or a new 911 Turbo, but never one of those super-rare hybrid hypercars. The McLaren P1 is one of...
2022 Toyota GR 86 Spied for the First Time, Will Have 2.4-Liter With 217 HP
9 Aug 2020, 17:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The big scoop on the 2022 Toyota GR 86 is here. It might not be everything people hoped for, but we're getting a brand new sports coupe, and that's always good news. In case you didn't know, the GR 86 is the successor to the GT 86...
The Chrysler Firepower Concept, a Luxury Viper and a Corvette Rival
8 Aug 2020, 20:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At the moment, the Chrysler car company seems lost and merging with some French automaker isn't going to solve anything. But a quick look through the history books reveals missed opportunities, such as this Firepower concept sports car. So ...
VeilSide Toyota Supra "Diamond" Almost Looks Like a Bentley Sports Car
8 Aug 2020, 19:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When you think of fabled Japanese tuner VeilSide, the mind naturally gravitates towards the awesome Mazda RX-7 from Tokyo Drift. It's probably the coolest JDM special of the whole movie franchise. However, we recently stumbled upon an old Veil...
2008 Ford Mustang "Red Mist" Is a Kick-Ass Movie Car
8 Aug 2020, 18:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Modern movie cars are just automakers paying for silver-screen publicity. But 2010's blockbuster Kick-Ass is no sellout, so we think this Ford Mustang is a legit' piece of history and modern pop culture. This particular Mustang recentl...
2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Will Start from $80,995... If You Can Get One
8 Aug 2020, 17:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever since Dodge revealed the Hellcat version of the Durango, people have been wondering how much it will cost. And today, we have some leaked pricing information for one of the hottest SUV debuts of the year. Most price estimates put the Durang...