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.
Modern Camaro Gets Retro Redesign with Split Bumper 1970 Look
15 May 2020, 18:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There are thousands of excellent Camaro builds out there, blending the old design with modern technology. So, if you really want something entertaining, how about a modern Camaro that’s made to look like it’s from the 1970s? It happe...
Mercedes-AMG G 63 Gets Audi and BMW Face Swaps for Fun
15 May 2020, 17:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The three German luxury automakers usually make cars that occupy the same segments. They copy each other's homework, as it were. But there are a few notable exceptions, and most of them reside under Mercedes-Benz’s umbrella, as is the ca...
2022 BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe Spotted Testing M Parts at the Nurburgring
14 May 2020, 20:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Despite declining sales, German automakers refuse to give up on the 4-door coupe segment. This is the all-new 4 Series Gran Coupe, a member of the new 4er family that was recently spotted at the Nurburgring track. For a while, it looked like the...
Modern Brubaker Box Concept Looks Amazing, Needs to Be Built by VW
14 May 2020, 19:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / "I love vans," sounds like a really weird thing to say now. But there were many van enthusiasts in the 1970s, especially in California. And one of the big talking points of that era was the Brubaker Box. Designed by Curtis Brubaker, th...
Ford Raptor 6x6 Monster Bus Is Real, Comes from Russia With Love
14 May 2020, 18:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford Market does it again! The Russian service and tuning house has created the first Raptor 6x6 Bus, as rugged as Hennessey's VelociRaptor, but ready for camping or bands on tour. First, some introductions. Ford Market is located in Moscow...
Silverado Trail Boss Drag Races Silverado Z71: 10-Speed vs. 8-Speed Auto
14 May 2020, 16:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Trail Boss is an off-road-oriented version of the all-new Chevrolet Silverado full-size truck. It was a big part of the launch a couple of years back and sets the big 'Rado apart from its rivals. Many people say it's one of the coo...
Modern Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Rendering Is Weirdly Cool
14 May 2020, 14:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Do you like the color silver? Are you a fan of F1 legend Stirling Moss? Then you probably also think that the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL is the first supercar or at least one of the most amazing cars ever made. The SL is going on 70 years old, but its...
2023 Chevrolet Colorado Gets Imagined as All-New Pickup
14 May 2020, 00:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Truckmakers have unanimously agreed that less can be more, so it's about time we showed the Chevy Colorado some love. How? By looking past the outdated current generation to give you a preview of what's coming. To say that the Colorado...
2021 Genesis G70 Spotted Testing 2.5-Liter Turbo at the Nurburgring
13 May 2020, 23:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even after the launch of the new 3 Series, the Genesis G70 is still one of the best sedans in its class. But it's about to get better for the 2021 model year, when a major refresh and bigger engines will be introduced. This is the G70 facel...
2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR Wants to Be the King of the Nurburgring
13 May 2020, 22:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen is finally taking hot hatchbacks seriously and is probably developing the new Golf GTI TCR to be a top contender in the segment. You can still buy a soft GTI setup, but the TCR version is a pure track beast that will probably compete wit...
Mid-Engined Toyota Supra Impersonates a BMW i8 in Rendering
13 May 2020, 21:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It may have used the shadow clone technique on BMW, but there is no doubt the latest Toyota Supra is an action hero of the sports car world. Whenever it lines up for a drag race, you know things are about to get semi-serious. For several years, ...
Mid-Engined Aston Martin DBS, Front-Engined Acura NSX Are Troll Supercar Renders
13 May 2020, 20:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In the 1970s, a Ford Mustang was super-cheap and a Ferrari cost more than a house. But there is no reason American or Japanese automakers can't use half a century to catch up to the exotic Italians. It may all start with the Chevy Corvette,...
2021 Toyota Supra Drag Race: New 2-Liter Turbo Takes on Revised 6-Cylinder
13 May 2020, 19:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Today we are going to answer an all-important question - do you really need a bigger engine in a sports car? And we're going to answer it not with an EcoBoost Mustang but using two versions of the 2021 Toyota Supra. As many of you Supra fan...
2022 Volkswagen Scirocco Rendered Again as the Golf's Sexy Brother
12 May 2020, 20:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / City cars, electric cars, cars for really boring people, crossovers for large families - Volkswagen is one of the automakers with the largest global reach and palette. But it's always a bad look when you're making money without offering a...
Mercedes SLS AMG Somehow Makes a Good-Looking Ute
12 May 2020, 19:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Thanks to popular television shows like Top Gear, Australian cars with large V8 engines became famous all over the world. But that was a couple of years ago, and the reality of today is that the utes and all the special sports sedans are gone. H...
2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Fully Revealed in Naked Spyshots, Interior Is Amazing
12 May 2020, 15:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The S-Class, a symbol of the German automotive industry and luxury cars as a whole, is about to enter a new generation. The 2021 model has gone through an arduous testing process and just leaked out onto the web. To say that we're excited is a...
Modern 2030 Hummer H1 "Alpha EV" Looks Like the Perfect Restomod
11 May 2020, 22:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Hummer EV pickup is probably very cool, but it can't match the appeal of the original military-to-road Humvee. And to prove that it has nothing to do with the brand going electric, we found a concept that combines the Mk1 model with all th...
HEMI-Powered VW Beetle Rocks Front-Mounted V8, Is All-Muscle
11 May 2020, 20:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Volkswagen Beetle seems like a relatively forgotten car, a footnote to the automotive industry. But the shape is so original and iconic that many people still do extreme and expensive mods, like Brandin Greenwell, who got a HEMI engine to fit u...
Darth Vader’s Sports Car Is Part Tesla, Part Porsche 935
11 May 2020, 15:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Dodge design challenge was a big thing on social media, and still is, to a degree. However, people are tired of putting Challenger faces on pickup trucks and are only too happy when something new arrives. It's called the #topgearchallen...
C8 Corvette "Testarossa Wedge" Has Some Crazy Design Ideas
10 May 2020, 20:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Corvette design is not a linear evolution, like the Porsche 911. But most of them have one thing in common, and that's a triangular shape for the nose. Two lines meeting at an angle also define the nose of the C8 Corvette, even though it'...