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 Ram Rebel TRX Rendering: Looks Like T-Rex Takes Steroids
9 Jul 2020, 17:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Let's not beat around the bush here; many of the people who buy Hellcats or even SRTs like to look... extra-healthy. These frequent gym-goers are going to have another option later this year when Ram Trucks finally launches the Rebel TRX. Y...
2021 BMW M3 Clearly Shows Giant Grilles and New Headlights in Latest Spyshots
9 Jul 2020, 15:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Based on the spyshots from only a month ago, you could have been forgiven for thinking the all-new BMW M3 will have a front end just like that the normal 3 Series. Nope. The latest batch of images reveals BMW does indeed have something aggressive p...
2020 Buick Encore GX First Review Finds Rough Ride, Noisy 1.3-Liter Engine
8 Jul 2020, 20:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With all the chaos going on in the world, we forgot that Buick made a few changes at the bottom of its model range, which is made up almost exclusively of crossovers now. The regular Encore has been joined by the new 2020 Encore GX, a slightly posh...
Widebody Cadillac Escalade "Mafia Mom" Is a Widebody Beast
7 Jul 2020, 20:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There's something really scary about the Cadillac Escalade, and if they could put it in a bottle, it would probably smell like Tony Montana or Vito Corleone. If this thing makes you an offer, you're not going to refuse it... because Cadil...
Is the Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport Better Than a Chevy Blazer RS?
7 Jul 2020, 20:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Chevy Blazer is on a rampage in the American sales charts, reporting a 68% year-on-year increase for the second quarter of 2020. However, it's so expensive that you often wonder if there's anything much better you can have for the mon...
Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron Concept Is One Sexy Electric quattro
7 Jul 2020, 19:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Just as promised, Audi has just unveiled the Q4 Sportback e-tron. It is just a concept for a car that clearly did not need a concept, but we do know the production model will follow the formula closely. In many ways, the Q4 Sportback makes thing...
Bugatti Veyron "Veyround" Has Widebody Cyberpunk JDM Makeover
7 Jul 2020, 18:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Bugatti Veyron is arguably one of the most interesting cars of the last decade. A holder of many records and an amazing showcase of pure engineering, it's now been reduced to a toy for young celebrities, and we're frankly fine with th...
Chopped 1967 Camaro Has V12 LS1 Engine and Suicide Doors
7 Jul 2020, 15:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Muscle cars from any era, custom or otherwise, usually have one thing in common, and that's the V8 engine. Famous examples include the 302 from Ford or the 440 Hemi. However, we bet nobody has ever seen a V12 LS1. That's right, we'...
Dodge Charger "Jeep Grand Cherokee" Is a Cool Chrysler Mashup
7 Jul 2020, 14:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / So far, FCA has kept its eggs in separate baskets. Jeep makes the off-road SUVs, Dodge has the muscle cars and Fiat makes the unreliable city cars while taking protection money from everybody else. But what if the company was suddenly run by a Germ...
Kindig "Copper Caddy" Is a Slammed 1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville With 550 WHP
7 Jul 2020, 13:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even when stock, the 1959-1960 Cadillac Coupe De Ville looks like a custom car. They went really wild with the paint in those days, and the "bullet taillights" are also something else. But this custom build takes things to the next level....
Jaguar XJS V12 Gets Modernized Rendering, Looks Better Than F-Type
6 Jul 2020, 20:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Jaguars are among the coolest cars on Earth, yet they are somehow so unloved that the manufacturer has been forced into a life of servitude to the soccer mom crossover. Sure, the F-Type is still an awesome fire-breathing V8 sports car, and we give ...
2022 Ford Ranger Raptor Rendering Looks Epic, Pickup Should Have EcoBoost V6
5 Jul 2020, 20:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford could potentially make small trucks very cool in a couple of years, creating a fresh market in the process. We're talking about the 2022 Ranger and its Raptor performance version. There's no question that Ford Ranger Raptor has ca...
No Ford Bronco Raptor, But 2022 "Warthog" Will Have 400 HP From 3.0-Liter Turbo
5 Jul 2020, 20:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're getting quite close to the official unveiling of the 2021 Ford Bronco, so we really didn't expect any new information to come out. However, these latest rumors are relevant for the 2022 model year and the performance model that will...
Jeep Cherokee XJ "Modern Box" Is a Reimagined Classic
5 Jul 2020, 19:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Cherokee XJ definitely belongs in the American SUV hall of fame, together with the Ford Bronco and Chevy Blazer. To regular people, it's a cheap-looking boxy 4x4. However, enthusiasts spend a lot of money customizing the modern classic, su...
2020 C8 Corvette Drag Races 770 HP Shelby F-150 Super Snake
5 Jul 2020, 17:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 2020 Shelby F-150 Super Snake is a brutal war machine, a beast that produces 770 horsepower thanks to its blue supercharger. But is that enough to take on America's first mid-engined super sports car, the C8 Corvette? That's what w...
Dodge Durango Hellcat Pickup Rendering, or Why We Don't Always Need Jeep
5 Jul 2020, 16:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Dodge doesn't need to offer a pickup for the sake of practicality. That's now the job of the Ram brand and its popular 1500 models. But there's always room for something entertaining and unique. Auto magazines have been talking ab...
Porsche Taycan Turbo S Drag Races BMW M8, Annihilation Follows
5 Jul 2020, 16:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Germans undoubtedly invented the four-door luxury coupe, but Porsche recently took it to the next level with the Taycan, their first electric car worthy of flagship status. Yesterday, we saw how that car is still not a match for a 911 Turbo S, ...
All-New Jeep Grand Cherokee Design Previewed by Accurate Rendering
5 Jul 2020, 12:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee was supposed to be one of the biggest reveals of the American auto industry so far this year. The launch is delayed, which means a rendering is the only way to peak under the camouflage. This all-new generation, c...
Taycan Turbo S vs. New 911 Turbo S Is the Best Porsche Drag Race Ever
4 Jul 2020, 20:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Say what you will about their prices or their design skills, but Porsche are among the best engineering companies on earth. Right now, their two hottest models are the 911 Turbo S and the Taycan Turbo S. But there's only one crown, and a drag ...
2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Design Flaws "Fixed" in Rendering Video
4 Jul 2020, 19:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Whenever YouTube artists try to "fix" anything, it usually ends up being bad yet surprisingly entertaining. Two cents is not often enough, but those of TheSketchMonkey end up going a long way in the case of the 2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hell...