Florin Amariei
1,626 ARTICLES
Personal motto:
It's better to die than to live without passion
Years passed and I found myself more and more in love with cars. It wasn`t about their speed or their looks. Heck, it wasn`t even about clout, but about the freedom they represented, the happiness they provided and the magnitude of options that were available to each and every type of driver.
After witnessing a lot of TV coverage for some of my favorite cars, I decided that it`s time to act on what I like. I started by watching random TV shows and ended up loving British presenters. I bought a lot of magazines and found out that I simply cannot ignore the shape of a Ferrari - especially a yellow one. That may the influence of my father who had a Fiat Tempra. Nowadays, I`m leaning towards enjoying a F-150 Raptor, rather than exploring the Riviera with a small car.
That being said, years of just reading, listening and watching turned into a passion for discovery. That is why I started to write about what I know, experience or find out to be interesting. After 5 years of news for print and online outlets, travels and a whole lot of test driving, I joined the autoevolution family to spread this passion and share relevant information.
NASCAR President Says New Car Gets No Special Treatment
6 Feb 2022, 08:52 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The new 2022 NASCAR season will begin very soon with the Cup Series. There, we will be able to see the new next-generation car. After almost 65 years of intense racing, NASCAR models have known seven generational changes that meant a transition fro...
Mustang Shelby GT500 Takes On SLS AMG Black Series in a Majestic Sounding Race
6 Feb 2022, 08:49 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Nothing beats waking up on a quiet weekend morning to the sound of American prowess and German precision. Ford`s Mustang Shelby GT500 stands as testament to what can be done when money is not an issue, while Mercedes-Benz`s SLS AMG Black Series emp...
Prepare for More Delays As Ford Cuts Output Yet Again
5 Feb 2022, 20:54 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Ford plans to suspend or cut production beginning next week, citing chip shortages. The changes will be made starting from Monday, February 7th. Unfortunately, this means deliveries will once again be delayed, and the impact of the decision will be...
Brit Holds Up Sign Warning of New Restriction, Helps Hundreds of Drivers Not Get Fined
5 Feb 2022, 10:02 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / A local man from Croydon, South London managed to help his driver peers by just holding a sign in his hands. The written piece said “£65 ($88) fine if you enter”. This sole gesture of goodwill helped drivers avoid a driving penalt...
Review Claims the New Ford F-150 Raptor Is As Serious as a Porsche 911 GT3
5 Feb 2022, 09:46 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The F-150 Raptor stands out in the crowd. Even though this third-generation still has a V6 under the hood, the technical side of this truck is just automotive fairytales turned real. But there's reason to rejoice. Ford has already confirmed...
EU Plans New, Tougher Plug-In Hybrid Emission Testing Rules
5 Feb 2022, 09:26 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The old Dieselgate scandal aside, the E.U. wants to be at the forefront of green economies. Changing how hybrids are evaluated is one of the measures needed to achieve that goal. This will happen before Euro 7 becomes a reality. Under the curren...
U.S. BMW EV Buyers Get 30 Minutes of Free Charging for Two Years
5 Feb 2022, 08:27 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / BMW announced on Friday that its new EV customers would receive starting March 2022 free charging. The complimentary gesture will be available for only 30 minutes at a time, but the offer is on the table for two years. The partnership with Elec...
Watch the iX xDrive50 Climb a Ski Slope Effortlessly
5 Feb 2022, 08:12 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / BMW Korea decided it`s a promising idea to show the capabilities of the new iX by sending it on a winter trip. The carmaker organized a vacation for the all-electric German SUV in Hongcheon, South Korea. There iX had to face a challenge head-on: cl...
New Mercedes-Benz S-Class Gets Punished Off-Road, Handles It Rather Well
4 Feb 2022, 16:50 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Two Russians decided the S-Class hasn`t had its best day yet, so they took one off-road. They didn`t climb a mountain with it or tested a new trail, but the luxury car had to endure some harsh treatment. In what might remind some of us of Tax Th...
Why Nissan Has Smellmasters and What They Do
4 Feb 2022, 15:07 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / A lot of things go unnoticed about cars. Everyday people categorize them as being just some metal parts stuck together with some wheels that help us move from point A to point B. In reality, the whole thing that surrounds this product is much, much...
We Were Formally Warned About Global Warming in 1965
4 Feb 2022, 09:43 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Hurrying the switch to all electric cars, changing the quantity of ethanol in our current fuels, finding new ways of powering our vehicles and the debates around how much fossil fuels we will consume in the next years are the new normal. This is wh...
The New Nissan U.S. CMO Likes To Be Called the Mother of Dragons
4 Feb 2022, 08:34 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Serving previously as a general manager for Global Brand Engagement, the new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Nissan U.S. might be a hardcore Game of Thrones fan! She is responsible for marketing communications and media, data innovation and cus...
How Would You Hide Warplanes? Boeing Built a Whole Neighborhood!
4 Feb 2022, 08:12 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / World War II came with a lot of challenges. The countries involved had to change their tactics almost as fast as they were being brought up. The dynamics shifted entirely from the First World War. New planes, modern technology, and the involvement ...
'Incredible' New Lightweight Material Is Stronger Than Steel and Can Be Used in Cars
3 Feb 2022, 17:56 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Another breakthrough for safety has been made possible by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) chemical engineers and researchers. They managed to develop a polymer (which is actually a plastic) that can self-assemble into sheets and form, u...
Hydrogen Is Back on The Menu, Drivers!
3 Feb 2022, 09:28 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The need for a viable source of fuel that guarantees a quick recharge and a comparable price to fossil fuels is urgent. This needs to also have a production process that doesn`t harm the environment, and, on top of all that, it must maintain a smal...
That Time Jeremy Clarkson Went to Cuba in Search of a Car Story and Found Gold
3 Feb 2022, 09:08 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Back when Motorworld was a thing and TV still ruled everything media based, the famous British car enthusiast Jeremy Clarkson thought it would be a good idea to visit Cuba. His idea – find a car story. Not even him expected to learn so much a...
Europeans Are Willing To Pay More for Less Polluting Cars
3 Feb 2022, 08:53 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Over 8.000 people from seven European Union (EU) countries were surveyed. They were asked if car manufacturers should or should not be legally obliged to reduce pollution from new gasoline and diesel cars as much as technically feasible and the res...
BMW Turned Schwarzenegger Into Zeus for a Super Bowl Ad
3 Feb 2022, 08:28 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / BMW USA is preparing for the Super Bowl with an ad for… Another ad? Well, yes. If they meant to get their fans excited for something new, they managed to do exactly that. Curiosity poured over social media channels and forums after the s...
The Great Return: Mercedes-Benz V8s Are Coming Back in the U.S.
3 Feb 2022, 08:09 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The market went berserk last year. Customers paid somewhere between $50.000 to $100.000 for cars that had V8s, especially for G-Wagens. Mercedes-Benz had had on offer more than ten versions of its vehicles with a glorious V8 engine under their hood...
Why Jay Leno Doesn't Buy Ferraris
2 Feb 2022, 17:11 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Jay Leno has been recently inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame. His passion for cars is known far and wide. Nevertheless, even celebrities have their fair share of problems. Leno, for example, admitted publicly that he doesn`t buy Ferrari...