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.
2014 MG3 Will Cost Less than £10,000
13 Jun 2013, 11:36 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With the new MG3 set to go into production in a “few months”, the first new rumors about the British supermini have surfaced on the web. According to Autocar, MG’s new hatchback will cost less than £10,000, which will mak...
Vaughn Gittin Jr. Turns Up the Heat with Insane Fire Drifting
13 Jun 2013, 11:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / When it comes to crazy drifting routines, Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his 2014 Mustang RTR put on some of the best exhibitions out there. And this latest video, called “Fire Drift”, might just be the coolest of them all. Powered by his usu...
Sebastian Vettel Signs New Deal with Red Bull Racing
13 Jun 2013, 09:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Formula One team Infiniti Red Bull Racing announced that German driver Sebastian Vettel has extended his contract with the team until the of 2015. Driving for Red Bull Racing since 2009, Sebastian Vettel has already won three consecutive Formula...
Dodge Getting Axed by 2016?
13 Jun 2013, 09:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Word has it Dodge could be killed off by Fiat in the near future, as the Chrysler brand will have to cope with new holes in its lineup once the Avenger gets discontinued and other nameplates moved under the “Pentastar” badge. Accordi...
2014 Range Rover Sport to be 2013 Pikes Peak Official Pace Car
13 Jun 2013, 08:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After setting the new Pike Peak course time record for production vehicles, the 2014 Range Rover Sport has been named the official pace car for the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Driven by veteran Paul Dallenbach, who has won four Pik...
New MG3 Details, Photos Emerge
13 Jun 2013, 08:20 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British automaker MG Motor has released preliminary specs and details about its upcoming MG3 supermini. Scheduled to go into production in a “few months”, the Euro-spec MG3 will hit the market as a “distinctive statement of modern...
2013 Dodge Dart by Mopar Pricing Announced
13 Jun 2013, 07:47 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler Group has released pricing information for its new Mopar ’13 Dart limited edition vehicle. Based on the 2013 Dodge Dart, the new in-house modified sedan is now available for order with prices starting from $25,485, not including the ...
2014 Audi A3 Sedan Production Starts in Hungary
12 Jun 2013, 16:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Audi announced that the all-new 2014 A3 Sedan has gone into production at its factory in Gyor, Hungary. The 2014 A3 Sedan is the first vehicle to be completely assembled in Hungary, the company revealed today, adding that the plant...
BMW X5 Becomes Ute in Australia
12 Jun 2013, 15:54 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Although BMW is currently building one of the world’s greatest SUV, the X5, the German automaker decided not to venture into the pickup truck segment. We won’t find out whether an X5-based pickup would be successful or not, but we just ...
Toyota to Leave Electric Car Market?
12 Jun 2013, 15:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Toyota Europe could abandon the electric car market unless electricity supplies won’t become 100 percent green in the future, the automaker announced earlier this week. Speaking to RTCC, Toyota Europe’s head of government affairs and...
Bentley Continental GT3 Details Revealed
12 Jun 2013, 14:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British automaker Bentley has revealed further details about its upcoming Continental GT3 race car. Revealed at the 2012 Paris Motor Show as a concept car, the GT3 is being developed with M-Sport Ltd. and will have very little in common with the Co...
Canadians Take Jeep Cherokee for a Swim
12 Jun 2013, 14:13 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Having a swimming pool in your back yard can provide you with a great deal of fun. You can either have a marathon if the pool is big enough, or just enjoy a smoothie while waiting for a tan. Whatever you decide to do, just don’t try to make a...
Aston Martin Recalling 689 2012-2013 Models
12 Jun 2013, 13:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / British automaker Aston Martin has announced a recall that affects 689 2012-2013 model year vehicles over faulty throttle arms caused by a manufacturing error. “If the throttle pedal arm breaks, the engine will return to idle and the drive...
Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG Goes on Sale in the UK
12 Jun 2013, 13:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Mercedes-Benz’s new A45 AMG high-performance compact car goes on sale in the United Kingdom with prices starting from £37,845 OTR. With first deliveries scheduled to commence in August, the new A45 AMG can be ordered across Great Bri...
Detroit's Packard Plant Headed For Auction
12 Jun 2013, 12:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The abandoned factory that used to produce Packard luxury automobiles in Detroit, Michigan until the 1950s is scheduled to go under the hammer this September at the Wayne County auctions. Foreclosed due to property tax delinquency, the plant wil...
Volkswagen Amarok Edition Launched in the UK
12 Jun 2013, 12:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Volkswagen has announced the introduction of a limited special edition of its Amarok pickup truck in the United Kingdom. Called the Amarok Edition, the new Hannover-built mule is based on the entry-level Trendline trim and incl...
Need for Speed Shelby GT500 Hero Car Unveiled
12 Jun 2013, 11:44 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Ford Motor Co. has unveiled the Unique Shelby GT500 that will play the lead car hero role in the upcoming “Need for Speed” movie, at Electronic Arts’ press conference in Los Angeles. As we already mentioned, the one-of-a-kind p...
Steve McQueen’s Chevy Baja Race Truck Goes Under the Hammer
12 Jun 2013, 09:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Mostly known for playing the hero role in the “Bullit” and “Le Mans” movies, and his endurance racing career, Steve McQueen also owned more than just a couple of unique vehicles. Among the Porsches, Jaguars and Ferraris, ...
Rolls-Royce Wraith Coupe Driving Experience Explained
12 Jun 2013, 09:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Unveiled back in March, at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the new Rolls-Royce Wraith Coupe is set to meet its first customers in fourth quarter. Described as the “ultimate gentlemen’s gran turismo”, the Ghost-based fastback has a ...
Skoda Yeti Adventure Edition Unveiled
12 Jun 2013, 08:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Czech automaker Skoda has announced that a new special edition of its Yeti model will be introduced in the UK. Dubbed Adventure Edition, the new vehicle that’s based on the Yeti SE will go on sale from July 22. Priced from £18,640, t...