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Dan Marinescu

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Since his early childhood, Dan developed an avid passion for cars and, now he sees himself as a genuine petrolhead. His enthusiasm comes from his father, an automotive engineer. They love to reminisce about the days when his dad showed him the inner workings of an engine and why everything does what it does.

He remembers watching all the famous TV shows in his childhood, playing racing games, or devouring documentaries. Dan seriously hates today's television programs but manages to remain up-to-date on everything automotive-related from Youtube or by reading articles.

Nowadays, Dan works in the medical field. After countless late-night hour study sessions, many sacrifices, and passing through maybe hundreds of tests and exams, he now is a resident doctor trying to get on the right path in this vast and overwhelming domain. After all, repairing engines may not be that different from making patients feel better and we can all agree that humans are the most complex and fascinating machines.

Dan loves to express himself in writing. When he feels motivated and reaches a state of flow, he becomes one with the keyboard. Hours fly while words come by with great satisfaction. He loves the creative process and gets a high when everything comes together perfectly.

Being a member of autoevolution enables Dan to pursue his love for automobiles, his burning desire to write and be creative, also detaching him from everyday struggles. He is thrilled to be part of the team and hopes to be the source of many intriguing topics.
Ruffian Cars' Ford GT40: How One Man and His 3D Printers Can Revive a Legend in His Garage
Ruffian Cars' Ford GT40: How One Man and His 3D Printers Can Revive a Legend in His Garage

30 Nov 2021, 20:32 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / The Ford GT40 is one of the most iconic American vehicles ever made. Its sole purpose was to compete in races against Ferrari, which, at the time, won every 24 Hours of Le Mans race between 1960 to 1965. Ford succeeded in stealing the title from th...

 
De Tomaso P72: Unmatched Italian Elegance Powered by an All-American Powerhouse
De Tomaso P72: Unmatched Italian Elegance Powered by an All-American Powerhouse

30 Nov 2021, 20:12 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / De Tomaso Automobili is an Italian car manufacturer, founded in 1959 in Modena, well-known for their prototypes and racing vehicles, and even included some Formula One appearances, most famously with their 1970 racing car built for Frank Williams a...

 
Valkyrie Racing Project 356: A Porsche-Badged Snowmobile on a Quest To Conquer Antarctica
Valkyrie Racing Project 356: A Porsche-Badged Snowmobile on a Quest To Conquer Antarctica

30 Nov 2021, 06:14 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / The Project 356 World Rally Tour is an acclaimed charitable endeavor conducted by Valkyrie Racing and its founder, the 65-year old rally driver Renee Brinkerhoff. All their efforts go towards one final purpose: supporting a noble cause to mitigate ...

 
Jailbreaking the Charger and Challenger Hellcat: Dodge's Most Customizable Lineup Ever
Jailbreaking the Charger and Challenger Hellcat: Dodge's Most Customizable Lineup Ever

28 Nov 2021, 19:16 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / Full customization and breaking all the previous rules of option combinations when outfitting a vehicle, that's Dodge's definition for a genuine jailbreak regarding its Charger and Challenger Hellcat Redeye Widebody muscle car heroes. The...

 
Stock Aston Martin DBX Too Bland? Mansory Presents a Radical Look For This Exclusive SUV
Stock Aston Martin DBX Too Bland? Mansory Presents a Radical Look For This Exclusive SUV

21 Nov 2021, 20:38 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / The sports utility vehicle (SUV) market is glowing hot right now, and automakers are trying to take advantage of every opportunity this trend has to offer. From regular to luxury or performance vehicles, from gas-powered to hybrid or electric drive...

 
Hyundai Grandeur Heritage Series: Celebrating ‘80s Flagship Model With a Modern EV Twist
Hyundai Grandeur Heritage Series: Celebrating ‘80s Flagship Model With a Modern EV Twist

21 Nov 2021, 10:00 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / The alluring thought of a modern reinterpretation of retro vehicles has become more and more widespread, in recent times, in the automotive industry, albeit for companies and car enthusiasts alike. Considering today's increasing demands for h...

 
From Regular to a Stretched Limo, Klassen Has You Covered With Their Bulletproof Cullinans
From Regular to a Stretched Limo, Klassen Has You Covered With Their Bulletproof Cullinans

20 Nov 2021, 10:00 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / One of the most lusted-after luxury vehicles on the market, the Rolls Royce (RR) Cullinan is the brand's first attempt at a sports utility vehicle (SUV) and their first model to feature an all-wheel-drive system. It came to the market a few ye...

 
Throwback to a Time When Volkswagen Wedged a Bentley W12 Engine Inside an Mk5 Golf
Throwback to a Time When Volkswagen Wedged a Bentley W12 Engine Inside an Mk5 Golf

14 Nov 2021, 20:48 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / The Volkswagen (VW) Golf, also known as Rabbit in the US, is a compact car built by the German automotive manufacturer since 1974. The original Mk1 Golf was intended to replace the Beetle and its rear-engined rear-wheel-drive architecture with a fr...

 
Remember the MTM Bimoto: Record-Breaking Dual-Engine Audi TT That Could Rival a McLaren F1
Remember the MTM Bimoto: Record-Breaking Dual-Engine Audi TT That Could Rival a McLaren F1

13 Nov 2021, 21:53 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / Nowadays, the first-generation Audi TT can be deemed a future classic because of its unique styling and unmistakable road presence. First presented to the public in 1995 in its concept form at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Audi TT came to market a ...

 
Toyota GR Yaris: Designed From the Ground up to Be a Pocket Performance Machine
Toyota GR Yaris: Designed From the Ground up to Be a Pocket Performance Machine

31 Oct 2021, 21:59 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / How the Toyota GR Yaris was born is quite an intriguing story of courage and motorsport passion. The XP210 series Yaris was sold on the market only as a five-door body style, a fact that posed a significant problem for Toyota's World Rally Cha...

 
The 2022 Emira: Lotus Says Goodbye to the Combustion Engine With Help From AMG and Toyota
The 2022 Emira: Lotus Says Goodbye to the Combustion Engine With Help From AMG and Toyota

31 Oct 2021, 21:48 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / The Lotus Emira was first presented to the public at the 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Showcasing many design similarities with the brand's high-performance model, the Evija, the new Emira is intended to replace three outgoing models from t...

 
2022 Range Rover: Even More Luxurious, Hybrid and All-Electric Variants Expected Soon
2022 Range Rover: Even More Luxurious, Hybrid and All-Electric Variants Expected Soon

31 Oct 2021, 21:42 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / The Range Rover is the most iconic 4x4 vehicle produced by the Land Rover brand. It first went into production in 1970 as an off-road workhorse, but with each new generation, the model became more and more lavish, nowadays being one of the most lux...

 
The T.50s Niki Lauda: Gordon Murray’s Plan For Slaying Racetracks in Honor of a Champion
The T.50s Niki Lauda: Gordon Murray’s Plan For Slaying Racetracks in Honor of a Champion

25 Oct 2021, 21:17 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / Gordon Murray Automotive (GMA) released last year the T.50, their McLaren F1-inspired road car that enjoyed resounding success among automotive and motorsport enthusiasts and sold out in just 48 hours. The model features state-of-art aerodynamic te...

 
Porsche 968 L'ART: Celebrating an Automotive Icon Couldn't Get More Fashionable Than This
Porsche 968 L'ART: Celebrating an Automotive Icon Couldn't Get More Fashionable Than This

23 Oct 2021, 09:16 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / A beautiful car can be such a great motivator for a young enthusiast's mind. Not few are the stories of successful people who got their goal-achieving incentive from aspiring at that supercar that went by them on their way from school, for ex...

 
The 7X Rayo: A Longtail Lambo Huracan With Bespoke Styling, Two Turbos, and Almost 2000 Hp
The 7X Rayo: A Longtail Lambo Huracan With Bespoke Styling, Two Turbos, and Almost 2000 Hp

17 Oct 2021, 20:43 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / The art of coachbuilding becomes more and more scarce as the years go by, and the automotive industry becomes even more automatized and digitalized. Handbuilt projects become a rarity as modern technology takes over and, when something of this kind...

 
One of the Rarest AMG Model in History is Actually a Minivan: The Mercedes-Benz R 63 AMG
One of the Rarest AMG Model in History is Actually a Minivan: The Mercedes-Benz R 63 AMG

17 Oct 2021, 09:00 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / In the early 2000s, MPVs (multi-purpose vehicles) gained a lot of attention and popularity amongst large families who sought the ultimate practicality. The small A- and B-Class fulfilled this role quite well but, in 2005, Mercedes-Benz (MB) went a ...

 
Let's Not Forget the 2019 ZR1- the Most Powerful Front-Engined Corvette Chevy Ever Built
Let's Not Forget the 2019 ZR1- the Most Powerful Front-Engined Corvette Chevy Ever Built

16 Oct 2021, 09:00 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / The Corvette represents Chevrolet's halo vehicle, being the brand's flagship high-performance model since 1953. It has always been a two-seater sports car, highlighting a distinctive fiberglass or composite bodywork construction and a fro...

 
Remembering the Time When the Hennessey Venom GT Was the Fastest Car You Could Drive
Remembering the Time When the Hennessey Venom GT Was the Fastest Car You Could Drive

3 Oct 2021, 21:55 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / We are all excited about the 1,800 hp Hennessey F5, the Texas tuner's latest supercar project. It is a stunning machine that promises huge performance figures. But what about the car that started it all? The vehicle that once held the record o...

 
900 Rocket Edition: GLE 63 S AMG Coupe Gets Brabusized and Becomes The World's Fastest SUV
900 Rocket Edition: GLE 63 S AMG Coupe Gets Brabusized and Becomes The World's Fastest SUV

2 Oct 2021, 20:57 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / When the 4-Door Coupe AMG GT Rocket got announced last year, many AMG enthusiasts could not help themselves dream about the same treatment being applied to Mercedes Benz's coupe SUV that everyone seems to love so much. No worries, that time ha...

 
The 2022 Grand Wagoneer: Jeep's Most Luxurious SUV is Back After 37 Years of Absence
The 2022 Grand Wagoneer: Jeep's Most Luxurious SUV is Back After 37 Years of Absence

30 Sep 2021, 20:54 UTC · By: Dan Marinescu / The Wagoneer nameplate first appeared in Jeep's line-up way back in 1962. It pioneered the sports utility vehicle (SUV) term, representing the brand's first off-road vehicle to feature an automatic transmission. It stayed intro productio...

 

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