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.
Mid-Engined Corvette Gets 1958 Makeover, Looks Like Chromed Fiberglass Disaster
27 May 2020, 15:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / America is proud of the Corvette, its first real sports car. The model is now a powerful, affordable mid-engined beast, but that's also a radical departure from the model from over 60 years ago. We know people respect the C1 for being the f...
1956 Chevy Bel Air "Matte Black Unicorn" Is Fully Murdered Out
27 May 2020, 01:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Chevy Bel Air - it's has a nice classic shape. It's not necessarily connected to the muscle car scene, but lots of people have these nice restomods with the 350 small-block. But this isn't "nice"; it's the complete...
2022 BMW X5 Gets Tall Grille Digital Facelift, Looks Weird
27 May 2020, 00:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The BMW X5 is already a handsome-looking SUV, one of the best in its class. However, the look might completely change once the mid-life refresh brings a couple of tall kidney grilles. BMW still makes some of the best handling German cars. But al...
Tofu Delivery 1990 Mazda MX-5 Has HDMI Civic Exhaust
26 May 2020, 20:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Anime is a good way to trigger any car guy. I mean, why do you have Japanese cartoon girls on the sides of you Mustang? Maybe an S2000 with Miku on the sides is okay, but what about a Tofu Delivery drift machine that's not a Toyota? Tofu De...
Classic Toyota Celica Supra "Triple X" Is a Widebody Rendering
26 May 2020, 19:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The first Fast and Furious movie turned the Toyota Supra Mk IV into a household name. Suddenly, millions of kids thought it was the coolest car in the world, as you could extract a million horsepower from its 2JZ engine. By that time, the Supra ...
Sand Beige Mansory Mercedes-AMG G 63 Is a Widebody Tank
26 May 2020, 19:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Like so many exclusive tuners, Mansory was probably looking forward to the 2020 Geneva Motor Show. And it's a shame the event got closed because we would have loved to see a project like this, the new G 63 sporting their new body kit. Perha...
Man Builds Detailed Toyota Land Cruiser SUVs Out of Wood
26 May 2020, 18:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If the global lockdown has proven anything, it's that we need to be more self-sufficient while finding ways to keep ourselves occupied around the house. And while you can't build a car out of wood, woodworking can, at least, serve as a ho...
Mansory Rolls-Royce Cullinan Comes With Matching Nardo Gray Surfboard
26 May 2020, 17:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Rolls-Royce Cullinan is supposed to be about stuff like refinement and class. But as the most expensive SUV you can buy, it just becomes a benchmark for who can spend more money. And you know what? We don't actually mind one bit. Becaus...
2021 Volkswagen Golf Variant / SportWagen Gets Accurate but Boring Rendering
26 May 2020, 16:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen is one of the earliest developers of a compact wagon/estate and is not willing to give up on this segment, despite the rise of the crossover. That's why the company is getting ready to launch an all-new 2021 Golf Variant/SportWagen ...
1971 Plymouth GTX Gets Twin-Turbo Widebody Digital Tuning
26 May 2020, 15:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Plymouth made some of the coolest American cars of all time. They had some of the largest, loudest engines and were usually only available for a few model years. That makes them exotics in our book, and you can't change our minds. For a whi...
Tesla Model M Rendering Brings Minimalism to Minivans
25 May 2020, 20:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / "S3XY CARS" - we knew Tesla was going to spell out something like that with its full lineup, which will soon include the Cybertruck, ATV, and Semi. But there's no reason for them to stop there, right? I mean, some people want an e...
Widebody Twin-Turbo 1969 Ford Mustang Is Ready to Shock You
25 May 2020, 19:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're living in the Pro Touring world of old Mustangs and Camaros. That means people spend supercar money just to have a pretty toy that sits in the garage all the time. But this funky 1969 Mustang is a crazy daily driver built by a man who�...
2005 Ford Mustang Gets "Cyber Pony" Widebody Makeover
25 May 2020, 18:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 2005 Mustang arguably marks the beginning of a new era for pony cars, the modern one. The 2000s were a time of action movies and reboots, so it's perhaps no surprise that it has a lot of retro styling. The generation before it had fake ...
2021 Land Rover Discovery Spied With Refresh, Probably Getting New Engines
25 May 2020, 17:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Land Rover introduced the all-new Discovery back in 2017. For some reason, this particular combo of heritage and modern design hasn't been well received, and the company is now developing a mid-life facelift, which could be out toward the end ...
All-New Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Spied for the First Time, Could Be a 2022 Model
25 May 2020, 17:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We have exciting news for you luxury crossover-SUV fans. Mercedes-Benz has just begun work on the all-new GLC-Class in Germany, and the model is looking good. The GLC-Class is not a true SUV, but we'll never hold that against it. Unlike som...
Front-Engined Audi R8 vs. Mid-Engined GT-R: Battle of Weird Renderings
24 May 2020, 20:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever since the C8 Corvette came out, people are no longer sure where the engines in their cars are supposed to go. Is it okay for a sports car to stop having a long hood? How about a Lamborghini with the V12 at the front, is that still a supercar? ...
Chris Harris Gives Hilarious "Super Fast" Reviews for Normal Cars
24 May 2020, 20:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you want to buy a normal car, we think you're spoiled for choice on models, reviews, and types of powertrain. However, Top Gear magazine mostly talks about exciting stuff like Ferraris and Teslas. So they've compiled all the sensible a...
1970 Plymouth Sport Satellite Has 900 HP Hellcat Engine Cutting Through the Hood
24 May 2020, 19:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Plenty of people have installed Hellcat engines in the old Chargers and Challengers. It's the obvious thing to do. But have you ever seen a 1970 Plymouth Sport Satellite rocking the supercharged monster? This build was put together by Randy...
1984 Dodge Rampage with Mid-Engine 392 HEMI Is a Supercar Mullet
24 May 2020, 19:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Dodge never managed to bring El Camino buyers into its dealerships. But the Rampage remains one of the most interesting vehicles ever put together by the automaker. The Dodge Rampage arrived too late to take advantage of the muscle car-powered, ...
Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky 'Return' as 2022 C7 Corvette Sisters
24 May 2020, 18:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Corvette is the one true American sports car, surviving recessions and the withering storm of powerful muscle cars. However, it's not the only one of its kind, as GM's stable also welcomed modern sports cars such as the Pontiac Solsti...