Cristina Mircea
1,684 ARTICLES
She nailed her motorcycle license test shaming all the males in her class with her highest score in the written exam and the best time obtained during the skills test.
Writing has been her livelihood for more than ten years now, and there’s no topic she doesn’t dare tackling, from IT solutions to outdoor equipment, electronics, and now the automotive industry.
When she’s not typing, she also loves riding non-motorized two-wheelers, going on hikes with her dog, and rocking her electric guitars.
2022 KTM 50 SX Factory Edition Is All About Racing, Designed for Young Riders
3 Aug 2021, 09:31 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / KTM just introduced the 2022 trim for its 50 SX Factory Edition racing bike for junior riders. Premium components and the same successful platform introduced in 2020 make this motocross model perfect for young adrenaline-seeking riders. Even tho...
Discontinued Legendary American Truck Still Lives on Through This LEGO Model
2 Aug 2021, 15:47 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / You most likely recognize this beast of a truck, even though it’s in a LEGO version. It is the Peterbilt 379, a legendary Class 8 truck manufactured between 1987 and 2007. This model gets impressively close to the real thing. The American ...
UK's First EV-Only Car Marketplace Makes Things Easier for Electric Car Buyers
2 Aug 2021, 14:48 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The UK is making a noticeable effort to switch to greener, more sustainable transportation, and ditch internal combustion vehicles for EVs (electric vehicles). And to do so, it launched the first EV-only new and used car marketplace in the country....
Wooden Version of the 2021 Audi Q7 SUV Still Looks Luxurious and Inviting
2 Aug 2021, 13:53 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Luxury meets style and performance in Audi’s Q7 SUV. This is not your average midsize sports utility car and it definitely deserves its wooden model honoring it. Audi hasn’t changed too much the 2021 Q7, as the vehicle was significa...
Honda Redesigns Its Iconic CRF250R Motocross Bike, Boosts Its Power and Speed
2 Aug 2021, 11:34 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Honda CRF250R is an icon, a reference motocross bike with a global reputation. A lot has been improved in the model since its launch in 2004, and Honda wants to continue raising the bar with the 2022 version. The two-wheeler has been redesigned to ...
London’s Unique Flat and Flush EV Charging System, Only Visible When in Use
2 Aug 2021, 08:36 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Street clutter is a serious problem in this day and age, which is why this EV (electric vehicle) charging solution developed by a Scotland-based company, is truly groundbreaking. The Trojan flat-and-flush charging system takes minimum space on the ...
New Aprilia Tuareg 660 ADV Bike Blends the Look of the 80s With Modern Features
2 Aug 2021, 07:17 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Its name may be inspired by an Aprilia 80s bike (the Tuareg 600 Wind), but the new Tuareg 660 is more powerful and promises to be the ultimate adventure seeker, designed for off-road riding. Aprilia already has two other models that use the 660c...
E-Scooters Got A Bad Reputation and Superpedestrian Wants to Change That
20 Jul 2021, 16:50 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / As far as micromobility goes, we’re definitely heading in the right direction, with a plethora of options available. The problem with e-scooters though is that not all riders are responsible when it comes to the safety of others, mainly pedes...
So Simple, Yet So Genius. Discreet Bike Phone Mount Works in Portrait Mode, Too
20 Jul 2021, 15:22 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Even though the market is flooded with complex bike computers and navigators, smartphones are still preferred by a lot of cyclists, because, well, they’re already there and smart enough to handle most of our riding needs. But most bike phone ...
Shorter Riders Will Love the New Fat Tire E-Bike From Rad Power Bikes
20 Jul 2021, 13:27 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Rad Power Bikes announced a newer, more ergonomic version of its flagship fat tire bike. The RadRover 6 Plus promises to better accommodate riders at the bottom end of their height recommendation range and brings some other upgrades to the table. ...
Limited-Edition Porsche Sunnies Look Extravagant and Solid, Are Made of Titanium
20 Jul 2021, 12:08 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / This summer, your extravagant Porsche sports car goes best with a matching pair of sunnies. Porsche Designed just made available its P’8924 sunglasses, although you have to dig deep into your pocket and also hurry up to order, as this is a li...
Uber Now Helps Feeding People in Over 400 Cities Across the U.S.
20 Jul 2021, 09:38 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Ride-hailing services took a hit just like the rest of us with the global health crisis, as rides dropped significantly. But now it looks like Uber is doing pretty well, with its grocery delivery service continuously expanding. Launched last yea...
Here’s the Best Electric Car According to the Marie Claire UK Awards
20 Jul 2021, 07:52 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / It may amuse some with its cute, soft looks, but the first fully electric car from Fiat maintains its winning streak. Fiat 500 brings home yet another award, this time won at the Marie Claire UK Sustainability Awards. The first-ever Sustainabil...
The European Robotic Arm Will Soon Flex Its Muscles for Russia on the ISS
19 Jul 2021, 16:46 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Just like a human arm, but longer, stronger, and more capable. The first robot that can move around the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) is ready to be delivered. It will be launched in two days. Russia will finally get a...
Mercedes Updates All Its Sprinter Vans, Makes Them Quieter and More Efficient
19 Jul 2021, 15:36 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Versatile and reliable, the Sprinter van from Mercedes-Benz is built for both business as well as pleasure. Available in several versions and configurations, the Sprinter is highly popular and it’s about to get even better with the new upgrad...
Bots Going Wrong Caused a Fire in a Warehouse Near London
19 Jul 2021, 13:49 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / It wasn’t but a week ago that we were praising the army of robots in a grocery warehouse in the U.K., which uses around 2,300 bots to move groceries around. It seems though that these machines are not completely ready to replace us just yet. ...
World’s First Flying Motorcycle Is Getting one Test Closer To Becoming a Reality
19 Jul 2021, 12:39 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / David Mayman is a visionary, an inventor, and passionate aviator. He is also the founder and CEO of JetPack Aviation, a VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft manufacturer based in Los Angeles. After the company succeeded in building the wor...
NASA's Time Capsule on the Lucy Spacecraft Carries Messages for Future Humans
19 Jul 2021, 09:45 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Time capsules were always fun projects in school, as they challenged your creativity and filled you with nostalgia when you opened them years later. NASA takes the job a bit more seriously, making sure that humanity will be remembered in hundreds o...
Squishy Robotic Hand Plays Super Mario Like a Pro
19 Jul 2021, 07:58 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / We’re not sure if robots will indeed take over and replace humans someday, but they are now capable of copying a lot of our activities, including our hobbies. Take this robotic hand for instance, which can play Super Mario Bros. and was even ...
World's First Automobile Was Built by Benz in 1885. Here's a LEGO Version of It
17 Jul 2021, 12:26 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / It was 1886, the birth year of the automobile, the year when Carl Benz submitted the patent for his first motor car, at the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin. It was a three-wheeler with a gas engine, the first vehicle to have an internal combustion...