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 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Spied With Less Camo
30 Apr 2020, 17:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While electric cars are dominating the news right now, Mercedes-Benz is unwilling to overlook its famous flagship model. It will be an all-new machine, most likely launching for the 2021 model year in America. Tesla is undoubtedly still running ...
Ferrari F42 Design Study Puts a Modern Spin on the Classic F40
30 Apr 2020, 16:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lamborghini is definitely aware of the best design trends in the supercar world right now. The Terzo Millennio just looks like it combines all the best elements from the Cyberpunk world. Meanwhile, Ferrari is way too busy counting its money, so we&...
Golf 3 "Cabby" Is a Cyberpunk Drift Truck With a Supercharger
29 Apr 2020, 20:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Golf 3 is the least loved Volkswagen in the world right now. However, it's now about 25 years old, has a nice-sounding motor (the VR6), and might become collectible in a few years. If that happens, we want to inspire a custom build like th...
Perfect Pandem E30 BMW 3 Series Has 3.8L Swap
29 Apr 2020, 20:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The E30 is a cultural icon, one of the cars that define the modern-classic BMW era. Tuning it is risky, and if you want to do it, make sure to take this perfect Pandem build as your benchmark. Pandem body kits set the standard for many years in ...
Center-Seat Porsche 550 Spyder Is Brown With Orange Leather
29 Apr 2020, 19:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Brown is secretly my favorite color for a Porsche, classic or not. Sure, it doesn't fit something extremely sporty, like a GT3 RS. But for everything from a Panamera to a 928, it just works. And today, I added the 550 Spyder to the list. Fa...
Who'd Make a Better Sports Car, Jeep or Range Rover?
29 Apr 2020, 19:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Maybe we've been stuck inside our homes for too long, and maybe some of that glue we use to assemble model cars have adverse effects. But we kind of want to see sports cars from SUV makers? There's this common conception that companies...
SVT Cobra Mustang "Banana Van" Is Supposed to Be a Ute
29 Apr 2020, 18:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're slowly falling in love with every generation of the Ford Mustang, even the bad ones. However, the SN95 doesn't have the boxiness of its predecessor or the classic lines everybody loves. As a child of the 1990s and early 2000s, th...
2025 BMW i1 Isetta Rendered Is not a Retro EV
29 Apr 2020, 18:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Really low power and a small car usually mean embarrassment for an automaker, especially if you're talking about the 1950s. But the BMW Isetta is somehow the exception to this rule, as it made micro cars cool almost singlehandedly. The slow...
Classic Ford Bronco Gets a Redesign Sketch from Chip Foose
29 Apr 2020, 17:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Before social media, easy Photoshop, and 3D models, if you wanted a cool rendering of a really cool car that doesn't exist yet, you turned on your TV and watched Chip Foose. So, Mr. Foose, can we have a nice Ford Bronco? Ford has pushed bac...
Land Rover Defender "Monark" Looks Like a Drift Truck
29 Apr 2020, 16:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even before the big migration to a modern unibody design, the Land Rover Defender was a very cool vehicle. One of the longest-lasting 4x4s on the planet comes with the timeless boxy design that appeals to every type of enthusiast, except maybe the ...
2022 BMW 2 Series Looks Real in Latest Rendering Based on Leaks
29 Apr 2020, 16:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW has its fingers in all the pies right now, but is unwilling to give up on a segment it helped create, the dynamic and compact RWD coupe. This is a preview of the all-new 2 Series Coupe, expected to wear the G42 internal designation. BMW migr...
BMW i4 Spied With 4 Series Styling, Might Have Dual-Motor Setup
28 Apr 2020, 19:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's been seven years since the BMW i3 launched and about a decade since the company started messing around with electric cars. We think they finally have something they can be proud of, something cutting-edge, the i4. In case you've b...
Polestar 7 Concept Is Based on Modular, Replaceable Battery
27 Apr 2020, 20:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Who is going to challenge Tesla? Some believe the answer is "nobody," others bet on the rich German automakers, while a few are willing to go with a Swedish company called Polestar. They've made a couple of cars and are now explorin...
LEGO Land Rover Defender Half-Track Conversion Is Epic
27 Apr 2020, 20:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Land Rover Defender is easily one of the Top 3 LEGO kits, right up the with the slightly more complex Bugatti. But the problem with that is every fan of brick builds has one. Pay LEGO about $200 and you'll get 20 bags of parts, some of ...
Nardo Gray Porsche 550 Spider With Blue Interior Rocks WRX Engine
27 Apr 2020, 19:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 550 Spyder won races, put Porsche on the map as a sports car company and remained a styling icon for over half a century. It did that with only about 100 horsepower, so what if we told you that you can buy one with three or four times that much...
Chip Foose's Hemisfear Is a Mid-Engined Way to Celebrate Hemi Day
27 Apr 2020, 18:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mid-engined Corvettes, classic muscle cars, wild HEMI engines - these things are hugely popular right now. But do you know about a legendary hot rod that combines everything? It's the Chip Foose Hemisfear, and we thought it was the perfect way...
Production iX3 Leaked, Is BMW's First Electric SUV
27 Apr 2020, 17:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The i4 concept is undoubtedly the most exciting electric car to come out of Germany. But the first production model from BMW that's part of the new wave of EVs is almost here, the iX3. Ahead of a what's undoubtedly an imminent web debu...
Bugatti Scirocco, STI Chiron Renderings Are So Bad They Are Good
27 Apr 2020, 13:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ferrari likes to remind us that it's the most famous brand in the world. But we think there's one brand that can give it a run for their money, and that's Bugatti. We're not suggesting that Bugatti should start selling shirts...
2022 BMW 2 Series Coupe Gets Rendered, Look Like a Bad Facelift
27 Apr 2020, 11:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW was in the news yesterday when a mockup or design prototype of its new 2 Series sports coupe leaked online. We're talking about a successor to the rear-wheel-drive model, not the four-door coupe that's built like a regular compact car...
Tesla-Swapped Audi S5 Still Has the quattro AWD
26 Apr 2020, 20:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Everybody wants to do a Tesla swap for their old car. The problem is not only that it's complicated or expensive, but also has an impact on the environment, since you're turning two cars into one. But this Audi S5 build takes a slightly d...