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.
Lincoln "Thoroughbred" Muscle Car Render Is Based on the Fisker Mustang Rocket
2 Jul 2020, 20:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lincoln is about to kill the Continental, its last car, and we think that's completely fine. But you can't have a successful company that only makes consumer goods. Once in a while, the fans need to be thrown a bone. And what better way t...
Modified Honda S2000 "Spoon" Gets Stunning Paint Restauration
2 Jul 2020, 19:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We get hyped up about new cars every day, but the reality is most of them are built to a price and have some form of planned obsolescence. Not the Honda S2000, a Japanese roadster that's 20 years old yet has never fallen out of favor with enth...
2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Revealed as 710 HP "Cat Out of Hell" SUV
2 Jul 2020, 17:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Dodge has officially revealed the Durango Hellcat that we leaked last night. And while the supercharged V8 doesn't have more power than an equivalent Charger or Challenger, it's still an amazing SUV that tuners will love. There's ...
2021 Ford Ranchero Rendering Is a Mustang Mach 1 Pickup
2 Jul 2020, 17:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Chevy El Camino is such a cool and unique piece of American automotive history that people have begun to wonder what its rivals were like. Today, we're going to look at Ford's version of "business in the front and party at the ba...
2021 Dodge Durango SRT Hellcat Leaked, Looks Mean in Gray
2 Jul 2020, 01:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's been rumored for many years, and now it's official. Dodge is bringing you a Durango SRT Hellcat, aka a crossover with the heart of a muscle car. Dodge announced a big reveal event for the 4th of July where lots of American machine...
Toyota Camry TRD Drag Races RAV4 Prime, Decimation Follows
2 Jul 2020, 00:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We've all had that one co-worker who thinks his Camry TRD is so fast it should be called a sports car. Drag racing him in an actual sports car is a bad idea because he'd just make excuses. But what if there was an unassuming yet extremely...
Suzuki Across SUV Revealed as Toyota RAV4 Plug-In With Different Face
1 Jul 2020, 23:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Suzuki is known for making small, affordable cars, sometimes in the form of crossovers. The company is small, and to compensate for its shortcomings, it partnered up with the giant that is Toyota. The result: a new crossover that's bigger than...
Pandem Nissan R32 Hyper Hatch Looks Like a Chopped Retro Godzilla
1 Jul 2020, 20:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan made some of the most iconic sports cars of all time, and we feel like people aren't showing them the deserved love. However, hot hatchbacks probably aren't its strong point. Sure, you can bring up small and extremely cool JDM s...
Ram Rebel TRX Filmed Together With Possible 2021 Durango SRT Hellcat
30 Jun 2020, 20:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're just a few days away from Dodge's big lineup reveal for the 2021 model year. But TFL couldn't help recording this convoy of three cool-looking prototypes. Isn't this how they got banned from a Ford event recently? In an...
Mercedes X-Class Gets Pickup Design Widebody Kit With Carbon and Carlex Interior
30 Jun 2020, 19:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mercedes has practically given up on its X-Class pickup truck project, based on the Nissan Navara. However, this is still one of the coolest rugged European vehicles, and it's just been taken to the next level with this combination of body kit...
Widebody Ram 1500 "Dirty Dodge" Rides Like a Drift Truck
30 Jun 2020, 18:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Tesla Cybertruck was supposed to be the biggest debut of the year. But many have forgotten about that because of all the super-cool production trucks that are on the way, namely the big Ford F-150 reveal and the upcoming Ram Rebel TRX. From ...
Le Mansory Is a Shocking Full-Carbon Ford GT Retro Makeover
30 Jun 2020, 17:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Our website has been following the work of renowned luxury car modification experts Mansory for about a decade, but nothing could have prepared us for this. It's called the "Le Mansory" and is a full carbon makeover that reimagines t...
"Swedish Smurf" C4 Corvette Looks Like a 1980s JDM Special
30 Jun 2020, 16:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Yeah, we know; this car has been featured before, a couple of months ago, in fact. But we stumbled upon the "Swedish Smurf" again while scrolling on YouTube looking for vintage synthesizer music. Even the owner himself, mister Jim Bjor...
2021 Volkswagen Golf R Spied in Detail, Interior Reveals Bucket Seats and DSG
30 Jun 2020, 15:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Golf R has never been the most aggressive hot hatch on the market, but it always had interesting equipment and features. This also appears to be true for the all-new 2021 Golf R, recently photographed in detail by our spies. As you can proba...
2021 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line Reveals Full Interior and Fresh Look in Spyshots
30 Jun 2020, 14:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Like the Arteon four-door coupe, Volkswagen plans to refurbish the Tiguan crossover and make it relevant again. We believe the 2021 Tiguan will be revealed within a few months, but you don't need to wait that long to know what they're upd...
Jaguar F-Type Hatchback Is a Mazda3-Based Rendering That Rivals the A-Class
30 Jun 2020, 13:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What's the problem with Jaguar right now? The company isn't making enough money, but don't ask an automotive journalist why, because they'll all say something silly like "we need another 600 horsepower sedan or a shooting b...
Brian's Orange Toyota Supra Digitally Races His 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse "Buster"
29 Jun 2020, 20:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Supras, S14s, RX-7s, GT-Rs - the Fast and Furious franchise made almost every Japanese sports car cool. However, everybody probably forgets about one machine, the green Mitsubishi Eclipse. As a (late) teen fan of the movies in the 2000s, I actua...
Jake Paul Buys $100,000 "Zombie Apocalypse" Monster Jeep
29 Jun 2020, 20:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Whichever way you look at it, 2020 is turning out to be the craziest year in living memory. And it seems one celebrity wants to be ready for anything, namely YouTuber Jake Paul, who bought a $100,000 Jeep he believes is ready for the zombie apocaly...
2021 Ford F-150 Rendered as Sporty Single Cab, With Lift Kit and More
29 Jun 2020, 19:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The F-150 is the most popular vehicle in America, and a new one doesn't come along very often. However, last week, we did get the 2021 Ford F-150, which strikes a nice balance between being familiar and fresh. The F-150 is the most importan...
605 Hemi (9.9-Liter) 1973 Dodge Charger Spotted in Finland
29 Jun 2020, 18:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Helsinki, one of the European capitals that delights people with architecture, cuisine, and landscapes. But did you know there's also a muscle car meet? We want to go after seeing a 1973 Dodge Charger with the biggest Hemi engine you've e...