Florin Amariei
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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.
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...
2022 Formula 1 Changes Are Here To Stay. For a Bit, at Least
2 Feb 2022, 15:53 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Formula 1 enters a new phase in 2022, one that seems to be mended around the fact that there are new cars coming – but that`s not the whole story. Constructors had more than a year to prepare and are now racing to show the fans what they have...
Biofuels Have a Big, Big Problem Nobody Talks About
2 Feb 2022, 09:23 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Think of economically viable alternatives to traditional fuels like gas and diesel. Nothing makes more immediate sense than biofuels. They use waste, produce fewer emissions, and lower the supply of untreated fuels needed everywhere else. The Un...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Joins NASCAR, Will Be Picky With Races
2 Feb 2022, 08:30 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series begins on Sunday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, where drivers will try to achieve their best across 150 laps. This time there`s another reason to be yet more excited: Floyd Mayweather Jr. will join it! Well, not as...
The Ferrari F430 Was Designed in Just Sixty Seconds
1 Feb 2022, 21:29 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / According to Frank Stephenson himself, a legend among car designers, the Ferrari F430's shape was decided in a mere sixty seconds. In a short video upload on YouTube some years ago, he says that the brief he received stated to do something bas...
Tucson Gets "Beast" Treatment, Looks Badass
1 Feb 2022, 19:52 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Hyundai updated the Tucson for 2022, and now it took it even further with the concept "Beast." The car will have its premiere on the big screen with the movie Uncharted, and the company will also kickstart a global media campaign with the...
The Hyper Ambulance Is No Hybrid, but It Has Diamonds!
1 Feb 2022, 16:23 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / Ever wondered how it would feel to be saved in no time? The hyper ambulance is here to answer your question, dismantle the need for helicopters and, at the same time, impress you, while rushing you to the nearby hospital at a merely 400 kph (249 mp...