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Daniel Patrascu

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"I truly believe men and fish can coexist peacefully" – George W. Bush

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Daniel loves writing, or so he claims. and he once loved to use his 10-words-per-minute typing skills to bring you a "behind the scenes" look at the automotive industry, rather than keeping you up to speed with new vehicles and their performances.

Following several years off the grid, Daniel is back at autoevolution, and seeing how the great crisis of the past decade made the auto industry boring, he grew bored with it too, so he slowly shifted his focus to custom cars, custom motorcycles, and other weird stuff. He also loves ranting about space exploration and robots, because in his view the only way forward for humanity is away from this planet, in metal bodies.

During his time at autoevolution, Daniel put his name on more news articles, coverstories, auto guides, reviews, and editorials than we care count. To slow him down a bit, he was given more responsibilities not long ago, so he is now also in charge with coordinating the editorial team on autoevolution.com.

Long time ago, Daniel also translated Arthur C. Clarke’s novel “The Fountains of Paradise” to Romanian for Paladin Publishing.
NASA's Upcoming Telescope Will Count the Stars in Our Galaxy in About a Month
NASA's Upcoming Telescope Will Count the Stars in Our Galaxy in About a Month

18 Mar 2024, 11:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Over the past few years, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) stole the spotlight when it comes to incredible pieces of hardware that are meant to unlock the mysteries of the Universe. And for good reason, as this incredible and very expensive too...

 
Honda Brings Russian Ivan in American Homes With Amazon AI-Generated Prologue Ads
Honda Brings Russian Ivan in American Homes With Amazon AI-Generated Prologue Ads

18 Mar 2024, 08:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Not long from now the first-ever all-electric SUV wearing the Honda badge will arrive in American dealerships. Called the Prologue, the vehicle is hoped to draw to the brand at least a fraction of the large pool of Americans going for such things. ...

 
Third Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX Trip Points to a Max Range of 819 Miles on a Single Charge
Third Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX Trip Points to a Max Range of 819 Miles on a Single Charge

18 Mar 2024, 07:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A little more than two years ago German carmaker Mercedes-Benz pulled the wraps off a rather peculiar vehicle in its lineup. Called the Vision EQXX, it is meant to be a research vehicle into how effective electric cars can be. When it unveiled t...

 
These Are the Numbers Behind NASA's Space Launch System Block 1B Mega Rocket
These Are the Numbers Behind NASA's Space Launch System Block 1B Mega Rocket

17 Mar 2024, 08:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In November 2022 American space agency NASA kicked off its second Moon exploration program with the launch of the Artemis I mission. It was the first time the organization used its new and mega-powerful Space Launch System rocket and the Orion caps...

 
1974 Chevy C10 Boogie Nights Is a Former USAF Pilot's Idea of a Fine Custom Pickup Truck
1974 Chevy C10 Boogie Nights Is a Former USAF Pilot's Idea of a Fine Custom Pickup Truck

17 Mar 2024, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Generally speaking, a car and truck customizer's former job matters little when it comes to the vehicles they now roll out their garage doors. But when that customizer describes himself as a proud USAF veteran, that little piece of information...

 
World's First X-Ray Crash Test Puts a Mercedes C-Class in the Spotlight Like Never Before
World's First X-Ray Crash Test Puts a Mercedes C-Class in the Spotlight Like Never Before

16 Mar 2024, 11:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Crash tests of vehicles are a sure way of determining how safe they and the technologies they pack are in case of unwanted road events. These procedures not only help carmakers determine where and how much to improve a car, but over the years have ...

 
Mercedes-Benz Slaps Ghostbusters Stickers on the Side of a Black Van and Calls It Ecto-Z
Mercedes-Benz Slaps Ghostbusters Stickers on the Side of a Black Van and Calls It Ecto-Z

16 Mar 2024, 10:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are movies in this world that have forever become linked to some of the props used when filming them. Like, could you ever imagine any Ghostbusters movie without the iconic Ecto vehicle? Having appeared in the first movie in the franchise ...

 
Top 10 Motorcycles Under $5,000 for the 2024 Riding Season
Top 10 Motorcycles Under $5,000 for the 2024 Riding Season

16 Mar 2024, 07:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Although they are not meant for every soul on this Earth, motorcycles could, in theory, be a choice of means of transportation for all of us. That's because not only are they a lot easier to use than a car (after all, with enough training ridi...

 
Bentley Makes a Light Show for the Car Whose Sound System Alone Is Worth a Muscle Car
Bentley Makes a Light Show for the Car Whose Sound System Alone Is Worth a Muscle Car

15 Mar 2024, 10:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Back in the summer of 2019, British carmaker Bentley presented to the world its vision of how luxury vehicles could look like in 2035. It did so thanks to an insanely beautiful and technology-packed concept called the EXP 100 GT. The impressive ...

 
2024 KTM RC 8C Comes Back to Haunt Track Riders, Only 100 People to Get Their Hands on It
2024 KTM RC 8C Comes Back to Haunt Track Riders, Only 100 People to Get Their Hands on It

15 Mar 2024, 08:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Over the past two years, the Austrians from KTM found a sick pleasure in releasing a special breed of motorcycle so rare that it only satisfies a few riders, and leaves all others drooling in delight and despair. It's the RC 8C monster of a ma...

 
SpaceX Destroys Third Spaceship But Learns More From It Than Any Other
SpaceX Destroys Third Spaceship But Learns More From It Than Any Other

15 Mar 2024, 07:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / They say the third time's a charm, but that doesn't seem to apply to Elon Musk's SpaceX, the company that on Thursday declared a third iteration of its mighty Spaceship a complete loss. Yet it is a loss that, strangely enough, comes ...

 
U.S. Navy's Sub-Sonic Aerial Target to Get Really Smart After AI Brain Transplant
U.S. Navy's Sub-Sonic Aerial Target to Get Really Smart After AI Brain Transplant

13 Mar 2024, 13:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Testing weapons is a complicated business and involves a lot of time and effort. That's because, although it may seem that way, weapons testing is about much more than just pointing them at a target and pressing the "fire” button. ...

 
Class 8 Trucks to Form Platoons and Drive Themselves Military Style Across the U.S.
Class 8 Trucks to Form Platoons and Drive Themselves Military Style Across the U.S.

13 Mar 2024, 12:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Operational autonomy is the natural evolution of vehicles. Whether we like it or not, cars, trucks, SUVs and cargo haulers will soon be able to cover the distance between points A and B on their own, eliminating the need for human drivers. And that...

 
Normal-Looking 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Is Actually a Monster Jeff Hayes Custom
Normal-Looking 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Is Actually a Monster Jeff Hayes Custom

13 Mar 2024, 11:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / There are some who would say that once you've seen a restomodded Corvette you've seen them all. On some level such a statement could be accurate – after all, there are only so many things one can do to early American sports cars to ...

 
Mach 9 Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Survives Its First Long-Duration Test
Mach 9 Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Survives Its First Long-Duration Test

13 Mar 2024, 08:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The aerospace industry is on the verge of being completely transformed. Partly responsible for that are the many startups working on technologies so out of this world that they might completely reshape our future. It is thanks to private compani...

 
NASA Is Sending Into Space Messages and 2.6 Million Human Names No Alien Will Ever Get
NASA Is Sending Into Space Messages and 2.6 Million Human Names No Alien Will Ever Get

13 Mar 2024, 07:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Come October 2024, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying with it a very special piece of hardware: the Europa Clipper spacecraft. Its mission: study Jupiter's moon Europa. Its cargo: a ver...

 
American Ram Trucks Are Now Running Around Europe Disguised as the Militem Magnum 700
American Ram Trucks Are Now Running Around Europe Disguised as the Militem Magnum 700

12 Mar 2024, 13:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / I'm not sure how many of you living outside Europe are familiar with a company called Militem. Based in Italy, this crew has made a habit of tampering with American-made vehicles in about the same way Brabus is doing with Mercedes and Singer w...

 
NASA Throwing Lightning Strikes and Jackhammer-Level Noise at Orion Spaceship
NASA Throwing Lightning Strikes and Jackhammer-Level Noise at Orion Spaceship

12 Mar 2024, 12:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In early 2024, NASA announced that it would postpone the launch of the Artemis II mission to the Moon. Initially scheduled to take off at the end of this year, the mission was pushed to late 2025 because of unspecified issues that have to do with t...

 
U.S. Army Fires HIMARS-Loaded Extended-Range Rocket at Target in New Mexico
U.S. Army Fires HIMARS-Loaded Extended-Range Rocket at Target in New Mexico

12 Mar 2024, 10:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ever since the war in Ukraine started more than two years ago, a variety of acronyms and military terms have constantly made the headlines. And that is because all the parties involved in the conflict are using the best weaponry at their disposal t...

 
Triumph Recalls Speed Triple Motorcycles Because They Can Get Too Hot
Triumph Recalls Speed Triple Motorcycles Because They Can Get Too Hot

12 Mar 2024, 08:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite being one of the largest bike makers in the world, British company Triumph is not as in the news as others when it comes to recalls, and that generally means it takes great care when it comes around to assembling its products. But as an ann...

 

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