Ciprian Florea
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Personal motto:
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough horsepower." - Mark Donohue
You'll never catch him drooling over the latest supercar but he could spend hours talking about why he loves 1940s windshield visors, Mopars, and Studebakers. Naturally, most of his stories are about barn finds and rare classics.
He can give you several reasons why speed and power are more about motorsport than silly street wandering, and Can-Am machinery tops his ridiculously fast all-time favorite car list. He claims he could die happy after a Rattlesnake Raceway ride in a Chaparral and a cup of coffee with Jim Hall on the other side of the table.
Before landing on these pages, Ciprian's work has been published on outlets like TopSpeed, AmericanMuscle, and ThisWeekInMotors.
V6-powered 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra Rated at 24 MPG Highway
19 Jun 2013, 15:53 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has announced that the new base two-wheel drive 4.3-liter V6-powered 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks will return an EPA-estimated 18 mpg city and 24 mpg highway. If ordered with four-wheel drive, th...
2013 Tesla Model S Recalled Over Rear Seat Issue
19 Jun 2013, 15:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors has issued a recall for its 2013 model year Model S sedan to fix a rear seat mounting bracket that could malfunction in the event of a crash. The recall affects the 1,228 units of the Model S built from...
Spyker B6 Venator Headed for Salon Prive 2013
19 Jun 2013, 15:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Dutch sportscar manufacturer Spyker is set to return at London’s Salon Auto Prive in 2013 to showcase its latest vehicles, the B6 Venator Concept and the C8 Aileron. Revealed at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show and already confirmed for producti...
Fiat 500 Cattiva Concept Goes Into Production
19 Jun 2013, 14:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show back in January, the Fiat 500 Cattiva concept will become a production model in the near future, the Italian automaker revealed. Speaking at the first drive event of the 500L in Baltimore, Fiat North Ame...
Classic Cadillac Becomes Monster... Limousine
19 Jun 2013, 14:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / How many of you out there like monster trucks and classic American luxury cars alike? We fancy both, but we never thought we’d get to see a contraption like the one pictured above. Obviously the love child of a 1959 Cadillac Series 75 and ...
Lamborghini Launches Limited Edition Gallardo LP550-2 in India
19 Jun 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Although the end of the Gallardo lineup was announced back in December 2012 when the LP560-4 model was released, the Italian automaker has issued yet another special edition version as part of the company’s 50th anniversary celebrations. C...
1,100 HP Turbo Trans Am Does Insane Burnout
19 Jun 2013, 12:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / If smoking hot burnouts is what you like, then you’ve come to the right place. And if the video posted below won’t quench your thirst for noisy and smoky tire shredding, nothing will! In case you’re still here reading out borin...
McLaren To Showcase Iconic F1 Supercars at Goodwood
19 Jun 2013, 12:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British sportscar manufacturer McLaren has announced a “priceless display” of F1 vehicles at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Three examples of the company’s iconic F1 supercar will be showcased as part of the bran...
Aston Martin Vanquish Volante Makes Dynamic Debut
19 Jun 2013, 12:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After revealing its all-new Vanquish Volante less than 24 hours ago, British sportscar manufacturer Aston Martin also released the first video featuring “the ultimate convertible Super GT”. As we already told you, the Vanquish Volant...
Mazda to Introduce New Model via Xbox Live
19 Jun 2013, 11:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Mazda has announced plans to introduce a new vehicle through the Xbox Live platform. Details about the the model have yet to be revealed, but Mazda says it will produce the first-ever global live stream of a new vehicle introd...
Chrysler Gives In to NHTSA Demands, Issues Voluntary Jeep Recall
19 Jun 2013, 10:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Almost two weeks after refusing a recall request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for several 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2002-2007 Liberty models, Chrysler Group has announced that a “voluntary campaign&r...
Aston Martin Unveils Fan-Designed Le Mans Race Car
19 Jun 2013, 09:46 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Aston Martin Racing and Gulf have unveiled the Vantage GTE race car that will compete in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans sporting a fan-designed livery. The winning design, “inspired by the change in atmosphere as day gives way to ni...
Is Chrysler Moving to Tennessee?
19 Jun 2013, 09:27 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler Group, one of Detroit’s Big Three automakers, could leave Motown for Tennessee. Although it may sound shocking to some, this may very well happen as state officials are reportedly lobbying for Fiat chief Sergio Marchionne to select T...
This Toyota Camry is Hotter than a Pimped Cadillac
19 Jun 2013, 08:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Women and cars... probably the two most sought after things according to a man’s beer-soaked brain. They go together like a charm and we’ve seen tons of commercials with hot girls cuddling with similarly hot cars. Now we now a Toyota...
2014 Toyota Yaris Pricing Announced
19 Jun 2013, 08:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Toyota has released full pricing information for the 2014 US-spec Yaris Liftback model which went into production on June 3. Slightly revised for the 2014 model year, the Toyota Yaris will go on sale with Daytime Running Light...
Aston Martin Vanquish Volante Unveiled
19 Jun 2013, 07:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / As the hot summer is already on its way, British sportscar manufacturer Aston Martin has unveiled the all-new Vanquish Volante, the convertible version of the company’s second-generation grand tourer. Described as the “ultimate conve...
Mercury Grand Marquis Rejuvenated by Orange Glitter Wrap
18 Jun 2013, 16:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Right before the 1973 Oil Crisis struck the automotive industry, the US market was heavily affected by the Government’s new emission regulations, which forced automakers to detune everything from musclecars to luxury vehicles. And although...
Nissan Versa/Sunny Nismo Performance Package Concept Revealed
18 Jun 2013, 15:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Nissan has previewed the Almera Nismo Performance Package Concept in Malaysia. In case the Almera name doesn’t ring a bell to some of you, the same vehicle is sold as the Nissan Versa in the United States and as the Sunny i...
2014 Buick LaCrosse Priced From $34,060
18 Jun 2013, 15:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors has released pricing information for the revised 2014 Buick LaCrosse. Scheduled to go on sale later this year, the company’s full-size sedan will carry a price tag starting from $34,060, including a $925 destination fee. Spo...
Porsche-Piech Buys Qatar 10% Stake, Regains Full Porsche Holding Control
18 Jun 2013, 14:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Porsche-Piech family has regained full control of the majority owner of Volkswagen Group after buying Qatar Holding’s ten percent stake in Porsche Automobil Holding SE. "All of Porsche SE's common stock is now again held by t...