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.
Widebody Lada Niva Rendering Looks Like a Tiny G 63 Race Car
26 Apr 2020, 20:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The world has clearly gone retro-SUV-crazy this year. Land Rover just launched the new Defender with ultra-modern tech wrapped in vintage clothing. Also, Ford has the Bronco projects. But there's one classic off-roader that seems to have been ...
Alfa Romeo 4C Study Combines Retro and Futuristic Design
26 Apr 2020, 19:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Alfa Romeo 4C - some say it's a bad car, that the engine isn't special or that the cabin is uncomfortable. Yet it's also one of the most important Italian cars of the last decade, and you can tell by how many designers it influen...
Widebody Mazda RX-7 FD3S Wagon Conversion Is Just Epic
26 Apr 2020, 19:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The FD3S version of the RX-7 is easily one of the coolest Japanese cars of all time, very desirable, and quite expensive. Thus, a wagon conversion would be considered by many to be "insulting", but we think it's the most original bui...
2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost Gets Accurately Rendered
26 Apr 2020, 18:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Rolls-Royce Ghost was all-new... a decade ago. The model has received several updates, but it's probably time for a new model, as suggested by the numerous spyshots. Traditionally, the Phantom is the car you buy if you're a hardcor...
Widebody Range Rover Evoque Race Car Rendering Deserves a GT-R Swap
26 Apr 2020, 18:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Range Rover Evoque isn't popular in America, and we don't know why. Well, we do know why. It's seen as a girly kind of Land Rover, a bit like how the Audi TT was the coupe for hairdressers. Coincidence would have it that both wer...
VLF Force 1 vs. Dodge Viper: How Different Are They?
26 Apr 2020, 17:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Not many people remember this, but Bob Lutz had a company called VL Automotive that wanted to make an American alternative to the high-end European sports sedans. The equally famous car designer Henrik Fisker approached him, saying that he had a co...
Golf 2 GTI With Headlight Covers: Hidden European Muscle Car?
26 Apr 2020, 16:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For young Europeans, the Mk2 Volkswagen Golf is a great place to look as a first-time project car. They are relatively common, easy to work on, and really cheap. The aftermarket industry is also huge, so you can easily source a set of coilver sprin...
New BMW 2 Series Coupe Leaked, M240i Now Looks Like a WRX STI
26 Apr 2020, 15:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Do they make elevators for cars? Is BMW leaking this intentionally? And why copy Subaru? These were some of the questions that popped up in our heads when seeing these first photos of the supposedly all-new BMW 2 Series Coupe. We knew that it wa...
Pandem E36 BMW M3 Looks Perfect in Yellow
26 Apr 2020, 14:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The E36 doesn't rank very high on anybody's list of best BMWs. However, it's a modern classic, and with the right combination of mods, it can look cool. Well, the girls might not understand why you paid so much money for a puke-yello...
Widebody Ford Mustang With Spider Top Looks More Expensive
25 Apr 2020, 20:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Exotic car companies have found an interesting way to extract more money from customers. They take a regular convertible, chop or lower the windshield, turning it into a speedster or roadster design. Ford is letting Porsche have all the fun, but an...
Renault Might Replace the Megane With an EV
25 Apr 2020, 19:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Enjoying your Megane RS, the only hot hatch to give the Civic Type R a run for its money. Better treat it nicely, because Renault might not make another one. To make an RS, you first need a regular Renault Megane. This is an average compact hatc...
LTO E30 Touring Is the BMW Wagon of Our Dreams
25 Apr 2020, 19:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / LTO - Live to Offend. It's the tuning/apparel brand started by one of our favorite rendering artists. A self-taught digital tuning expect, Khyzyl Saleem wanted to offer the world a body kit for the classic E30 BMW 3 Series. In 2018, the fir...
Mazda 9 Mid-Engined Supercar Looks Ferrari-Like With a Splash of Kodo
25 Apr 2020, 18:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Right now, most of the cars that have the engine behind the driver are made in Italy, Germany, or Britain. However, history books are littered with examples of plucky Japanese automakers wanting to compete and doing their own version of a super or ...
Mazda Miata Build Is Going Full GT1 Race Car With Metal Widebody Kit
25 Apr 2020, 16:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There are a million Miatas out there... literally. They say each one is different, but the mods usually divide into pre-existing categories, like swaps, autocross, and stance. However, we bet nobody has seen anything quite like this in the NA MX-5 ...
Chevy El Camino Gets Modernized Rendering, Has Silverado Z71 Vibes
25 Apr 2020, 15:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nowadays, truck people buy trucks and install pointless lift kits. Meanwhile, muscle car guys buy muscle cars and crash them for YouTube notoriety. But it wasn't always like that. We're talking about hooning in a Chevy El Camino, a vehicl...
C4 Corvette With Rocket Bunny Widebody Kit Might Look Like a JDM Special
25 Apr 2020, 14:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The jury is still out on the C4 Corvette. People are advised to stay away due to the many quirks and reliability issues, but you can't deny it looks cool. It's got that 80s thing going on, and with the right body kit can look like a winne...
2020 Renault Clio "Red Hood" Is a Modern Renault 5 Turbo
25 Apr 2020, 12:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What would the brand new Renault Clio supermini look like as a successor to the original 5 Turbo? Probably very cool. Fortunately, we don't have to imagine anything, because Khyzyl Saleem put in the hard work necessary to make it happen. As...
Mazda RX-8 "Gray Ghost" Has Window Delete and Widebody Madness
25 Apr 2020, 11:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Did you see that meme about the rotary engine where they quote Donald Trump in saying "Great idea, doesn't work?" It might be true, but it's still a cool car, one that refuses to die due to its unique engine and styling. We t...
Curtiss Hades Electric Motorcycle Looks Amazing
24 Apr 2020, 20:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We hate regular concept art sometimes - here's a nice rendering we did and a press release, now give us some money. However, Curtiss Motorcycle Co. has just built a prototype for its electric bike and it's even more amazing than its sketc...
Front-Engined Lamborghini Aventador Is the Anti-Corvette Statement
24 Apr 2020, 20:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Putting the engine in the wrong place is one of the most interesting things happening in the sports car world right now. But where is the right place? Now that the Chevy Corvette has it in the same location as every Italian exotic, maybe it's ...