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.
1999 Ford F-150 SVT Lightning Gets Modern Redesign
28 Jul 2020, 23:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Back in the 1990s, Ford came up with the crazy idea of building a truck for the race track. Packaging Lightning in a compact 2-door bottle, it had modified suspension and a 5.8-liter V8 engine. The second-generation model arrived in 1999 with co...
2021 Peugeot 3008 Leaked, Facelift Is More Feline
28 Jul 2020, 20:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Peugeot 3008 is arguably one of the most successful French cars of the modern era. However, even its groundbreaking design needed to be upgraded to 2021 standards. A facelift model is apparently on the way, depicted here in several leaked ph...
Lowest Cupra Ateca Rides on Vintage Bentley Wheels
28 Jul 2020, 20:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Cupra Ateca launched a few years ago as Spanish carmaker SEAT's family-oriented performance car. We thought it was kind of nifty, but that was never reflected in any of the mods people were doing. In fact, the few times we checked for t...
Ford F-150 "Tsuchiya Special" Looks Like the King of Vintage Drift Trucks
28 Jul 2020, 19:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hoonitruck who? We found a drift truck that's even better than Ken Block's iconic sideways Ford F-150, and it has a certain JDM style about it. In 2018, Ken Block shocked the world with his unique drift machine. We'd become used t...
Mercedes EQS Loses Some Camo, Shows Torpedo-Shaped Body
28 Jul 2020, 18:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Here's the latest batch of spy pics of the Mercedes EQS, the luxury giant's hot all-electric flagship. We also have a video for the fans of fake exhaust sounds from electric cars. Mercedes is the biggest player in the luxury car market...
2021 Audi Q5 Sportback "Coupe" Prepares to Rival the BMW X4 at the Nurburgring
28 Jul 2020, 17:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi is reportedly cutting the number of models it offers, but at the same time has been seen developing a new SUV, the Q5 Sportback. This is designed to compete with the BMW X4 and the Mercedes GLC Coupe, as well as other lifestyle CUVs. It was sp...
2022 Kia EV Spied Testing With Tesla Model 3, Looks Cool
28 Jul 2020, 16:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / South Korea is already one of the biggest players in the electric and plug-in car market. However, Kia isn't going to rest on its laurels and has begun road-testing an all-new 2022 EV, seen here being benchmarked against the Tesla Model 3. ...
Toyota Supra Drag Races 2JZ-Powered E46 BMW M3, Defines Irony
27 Jul 2020, 20:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The E46 M3 is one of the cars that put BMW M on the map. However, it's never been ideal for drifting. The manual is hard to work and the auto is a little weird. It would stand no chance against a modern Toyota Supra, with its turbocharged unit...
Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo: EV Shooting Brake Is Strange Yet Beautiful
27 Jul 2020, 19:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / So you like shooting brakes. I see that you are also a man of culture. But can you afford the first EV shooting brake from Porsche, the Taycan Cross Turismo? Porsche got into the 4-door shooting brake business with the Panamera a few years ago. ...
Slammed Mercedes-AMG G63 Looks Like a Modern VW Thing
26 Jul 2020, 20:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Mercedes G-Class and VW Thing have probably never been mentioned before in one article. That sort of thing can only happen when you're dealing with a rendering that's part acid trip. The G-Class and its G63 performance brother are ...
The 2007 Dodge Demon Roadster Was More Mazda Miata Than Muscle Car
26 Jul 2020, 20:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even when Dodge was teasing the Demon logos back a few years ago, not many people remembered the old concept car. So we thought it's time to highlight the 2007 Demon roadster study, which doesn't look like a muscle car at all. Dodge ha...
Chevy Camaro "Nomad" Is an Epic Shooting Brake Conversion
26 Jul 2020, 19:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Chevy Nomad, an interesting American family car, mostly remembered by the old-timers. Some of them have deep-enough pockets to buy an LS-swapped restomod. However, there's no rule saying you can't make a Nomad out of a Camaro, right? ...
Dodge Magnum With Charger Hellcat Front Is Fully Murdered Out
26 Jul 2020, 19:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There's a multitude of cars Dodge wants to bring back, like the Viper or the Cuda. Those might eventually happen, but the same probably can't be said about the Magnum wagon, even though it's a sweet-looking machine. The Magnum rid...
Audi RS Q8 Gets Stealth Plasti-Dip and Gold Vossen Wheels
26 Jul 2020, 17:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The RS Q8 is Audi USA's first high-performance SUV, and that's cool. But people don't have many ways to customize this kind of all-new product and take it to the next level, unlike with something like a Trackhawk. One easy solution i...
Liberty Walk De Tomaso Pantera: Italian Supercar Meets Skyline Widebody
26 Jul 2020, 16:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When you run out of classic supercars to admire and dream about owning, you inevitably end up looking at the De Tomaso Pantera. Since you're here, reading this story, you probably know everything about this car's problems, but you've...
2021 Genesis GV70 Shows Sporty Styling in Scoop Rendering
26 Jul 2020, 15:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Genesis just launched the GV80 luxury 4x4, a direct rival for things like the BMW X5. It looks nice, but we think the GV70 is going to be way better for those who want more "sport" in their SUV. The GV70 has been undergoing testing all...
2022 Range Rover Spied Bucking While Testing at the Nurburgring
26 Jul 2020, 14:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The all-new 2022 Range Rover has been filmed undergoing testing at the arduous Nurburgring track in Germany. With its setup focused mostly on luxury comfort and off-roading, it feels out of place. However, the sound of a V8 engine indicates this SU...
2021 Chevy Trailblazer Crossover Compared to 2005 Trailblazer SUV
26 Jul 2020, 13:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Chevy made the Blazer and Trailblazer models into crossovers, but there used to be a time when these were real SUVs. Now, everybody remembers the K5 Blazer, but the same cannot be said about the SUV from the 2000s. From 1999 to 2001, the Trailbl...
BMW M2 Shooting Brake Is a 1 Series With a Face Swap and Extreme Widebody
26 Jul 2020, 12:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What makes a cult car? Often, it's just as much about the shape as the engine or the way it handles. BMW's history books are filled with weirdly wonderful shapes that often go extinct after a few years only to come back as "icons.&qu...
Camaro ZL1 1LE vs. Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupe: Is German Muscle Worth It?
25 Jul 2020, 19:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / America owns the muscle car for sure, but there's one German manufacturer who also seems to appreciate putting too much power to the wheels. That's Mercedes, and the AMG C63 S is everybody's idea of a V8 powerhouse they can afford. ...