Florina Spînu
1,561 ARTICLES
Her first real car, a Volkswagen Golf, went through a lot but never wavered, not even when moving furniture and pets across the country. Graduating with a double major in English and Chinese ignited a passion for writing which, combined with the one for cars, lead her to become a contributor on autoevolution, where she expanded her interests to new kinds of machines.
When she’s not writing about cars, drones or aircraft, Florina likes to read anything related to space exploration and take pictures in the middle of nature.
Ungoverned Vendetta Is an Electric Powerboard With a Twin-Tracked Articulated Tank Style
23 Sep 2021, 23:27 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / What you're seeing here looks like the upgraded Scarpar off-road powerboard, a contraption that married motocross bikes with skateboards. And it not only looks like it, but that's exactly what this is. The new powerboard, dubbed the Ungov...
Rocket Lab Set to Launch Astroscale Satellite, Will Demo New Space Debris Removal Tech
23 Sep 2021, 19:22 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Let's face it – the space junk that's slowly suffocating our planet is going nowhere. But, as the debris keeps piling up, many companies are working hard to develop new technologies that will capture and remove some of the large-sca...
Panerai Teams Up With Brabus to Roll Out Limited-Edition Submersible Watch
23 Sep 2021, 04:46 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Italian luxury watchmaker Panerai has teamed up with the boatbuilding arm of German aftermarket tuner Brabus. The result? A stunning watch inspired by Brabus' Shadow Black Ops series of dayboats, which features the tuner's gunmetal grey, ...
Alice Superyacht Concept Is Absolutely Magical, Comes With Its Own Nature Park
23 Sep 2021, 02:25 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Held between September 22-25, this year's Monaco Yacht Show is bound to bring some of the most impressive superyacht designs. Visitors will be able to take a peek at this magical vessel inspired by Lewis Carroll's fantasy classic, "A...
Airbus to Develop Jet Wings That Can Adjust Their Shape Automatically in Flight
23 Sep 2021, 00:15 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Airbus has launched a new program to accelerate and validate technologies that will improve wing aerodynamics and performance for future aircraft. This scaled demonstration will integrate and test cutting-edge wing technology on a Cessna Citation V...
ZeRO Superyacht Concept Is a Hydrogen-Powered Luxe Vessel, Has Its Own Hidden Helipad
22 Sep 2021, 20:08 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / With more and more projects that seem to transform yachts into zero-emission vessels, we may see the world's first hydrogen-powered superyacht set sail in the not too distant future. Australian studio Sorgiovanni Designs has recently unveiled ...
Nothing Can Stand in the Way of This 4x4 Beast: Meet the Rocket Mountain Camper Van
22 Sep 2021, 03:54 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Rocket Mountain has recently made its debut at the Caravan Salon 2021 in Düsseldorf, Germany, where it came dressed in a stunning matte bronze color. Designed for adventurers, this camper van can conquer any terrain, even in unfavorable co...
NASA Spacecraft Will Use Solar Electric Propulsion to Reach Rare Metal Asteroid
22 Sep 2021, 00:39 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA's Psyche spacecraft will launch in 2022 and travel about 1.5 billion miles (2.4 billion kilometers) to get to a rare metal-rich asteroid also called Psyche, which scientists believe may have once been a part of an early rocky planet. It w...
This Wild Custom Honda CX500 Is a Modern Work of Art, Looks Insane
21 Sep 2021, 21:54 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / These days, one can come across a handful of customized old Honda CX500s, as the donor machines are fairly popular all over the world, particularly in the "Café Racer" segments. But what you're looking at is a special piece th...
2022 KTM RC 200 Has a Fresh Style, Gets Race-Inspired Bodywork and Brand-New Features
6 Sep 2021, 01:03 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / KTM has peeled the cover off its updated RC 200. Featuring an eye-catching race bike style, a WP APEX suspension, lightweight wheels, and a redesigned LCD dashboard, the new model joins its other siblings from the 2022 collection, the recently-laun...
DJ Snake and Hublot Team Up to Launch an Epic, Iridescent Watch With a Bang
4 Sep 2021, 14:04 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Hublot did it again! This time, the Swiss luxury watchmaker teamed up with none other than French music artist DJ Snake to roll out an iridescent watch that takes you straight to one of his concerts. The optical effect in which the colors shift dep...
Bruce 22 Electric Boat Sets New Speed Record, Flies on the Water at 49 MPH
4 Sep 2021, 01:49 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Electric boat manufacturer Vision Marine Technologies has set a new record with its Bruce 22 electric boat. Powered by a 180 hp fully electric outboard motor, Bruce 22 broke a speed record at the Lake of the Ozarks Shootout, the largest unsanctione...
Spectacular Collection of Jaguar E-types Makes a Stop at Concours of Elegance This Weekend
3 Sep 2021, 23:50 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Famed for bringing together some of the rarest cars, this year's Concours of Elegance will showcase several fine Jaguar E-types to celebrate the car's 60th anniversary at Hampton Court Palace. The collection will feature, among other mode...
Virgin Galactic Aims for First Commercial Flight This Fall, FAA Might Rain on Its Parade
3 Sep 2021, 23:01 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On September 2nd, Virgin Galactic has released the manifest for SpaceShipTwo Unity's next rocket-powered test flight, which will be the company's first commercial, human-tended research mission. However, on the same day, the U.S. Federal ...
Take Two: NASA Perseverance Rover Digs Up a Hole on Mars to Collect Its First Rock
3 Sep 2021, 16:36 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On September 1st, NASA's Perseverance team has received a set of images that indicate successful coring. However, scientists are awaiting further data from the rover before confirming the achievement. This is the second such effort for Perseve...
F-15E Strike Eagle Looks Menacing All Loaded With Upgraded Precision-Guided Bombs
3 Sep 2021, 14:45 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / As part of the QUICKSINK Joint Capability Technology Demonstration, the U.S Air Force has tested modified precision-guided bombs that could provide a "torpedo-like" power from the air, which could sink ships with a single strike. The U...
Travel Back in Time With This Fancy Pininfarina Leggenda eClassic Simulator
3 Sep 2021, 02:53 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Racing enthusiasts can now relive a golden era in automotive history with the Leggenda eClassic simulator. Later this month, one lucky collector will be able to get the first of nine luxe machines designed by the automotive design house Pininf...
Guy Straps a Jet Engine to His Bike, Flies Down the Street at 83 MPH
3 Sep 2021, 00:48 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / A 37-old Taiwanese man had his 15 minutes of fame after he decided that it was a good idea to strap a jet engine to his bike. He did not only build the crazy contraption, but he also put it to the test. The result? He almost flew off that thing, hi...
Audi grandsphere Concept Is a Self-Driving Luxury Sedan With 466 Miles of Electric Range
2 Sep 2021, 21:01 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Only a few days away from its debut at the bi-annual 2021 Munich Auto Show (IAA Munich), Audi has revealed its second of three "sphere" concept cars: the grandsphere. Described as a "private jet for the road," grandsphere is a s...
Upgraded V-BAT Drone Demonstrates GPS-Denied Navigation Capability for the U.S. Army
2 Sep 2021, 04:18 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Martin UAV and Northrop Grumman have successfully completed flight testing of a V-BAT drone as part of the U.S. Army's Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) mission. The tests focused on the V-BAT's new GPS-denied navigation a...