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.
Next-Generation APKWS Laser-Guided Rockets to Get Improved Range and Lethality
4 Aug 2021, 09:16 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Military contractor BAE Systems has developed an improved version of its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS). The upgrade will increase the APKWS laser-guided rockets strike range by up to 30%, allowing warfighters to engage targets from ...
Wingcopter to Create a Life-Saving Drone Delivery Network Across the U.S.
4 Aug 2021, 07:09 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Only a few months after launching its flagship drone, a machine that can make three deliveries to multiple locations on a single battery charge, the German minds behind it decided to expand its capability and create a new drone delivery network tha...
Much-Awaited Starliner Test Flight to the ISS Is Delayed, Again
3 Aug 2021, 16:30 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / It looks like Boeing's Starliner Orbital Test Flight 2 (OFT-2), a crucial uncrewed demonstration mission to the space station was delayed, again. The news comes after the ISS had a tug of war with a Russian module on Friday, causing the Starli...
Husqvarna Devils S Concept Sports Firefly Doors, Has a Car-Like Luxe Interior
3 Aug 2021, 15:17 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Be it commuting, touring, or just getting that taste of an enduro ride, this Husqvarna Devil S concept fits anyone's style. With its futuristic car-like design, it bridges the automotive world and the motorcycle community to offer the best of ...
Holy Raptors! SpaceX Is Gearing Up to Launch Its Fully Stacked Starship
3 Aug 2021, 12:19 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On August 2nd, SpaceX and its founder Elon Musk released a new set of images that show Starship, its reusable deep-space transportation system, getting assembled. While the company's July plans look like they have been delayed, SpaceX is getti...
Mercedes-Benz Turns Its Maybach S 560 Into a Glittery Gold Modern "Chariot"
3 Aug 2021, 09:01 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Mercedes-Benz announced that its joining forces with Amazon Prime Video for the upcoming "Cinderella" movie. Together, they will launch a campaign that celebrates strong individuals and supports female empowerment. As part of this campaig...
F/A-18 Super Hornet Launches Long-Range Anti-Radiation Missile in Live-Fire Test
3 Aug 2021, 07:25 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The U.S. Navy has completed the first live-fire test of a new Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The missile was successfully launched from a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet. The U.S. Navy began developing th...
Lilium Targets South America, Plans to Sell 220 Air Taxis for Up to $1 Billion
3 Aug 2021, 05:19 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / German electric aircraft startup Lilium plans to sell 220 air taxis to one of the largest domestic airlines in Brazil. It's a $1 billion commercial agreement that, if completed, would be Lilium's largest ever order and its first move into...
Here Is a Golden Replica of the Watch That Went on the Moon Five Decades Ago
2 Aug 2021, 16:35 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Five Decades ago, on August 2nd, 1971, Apollo 15 astronaut Dave Scott took a Bulova watch with him on the surface of the Moon and wore it for his final moonwalk. To celebrate the historic moment, the watchmaker has launched a golden replica of the ...
Two Spacecraft Are Set to Have a Double Meeting With Our Hellish Neighbour Venus
2 Aug 2021, 14:45 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On August 9th and 10th, the European Space Agency (ESA) will witness how two spacecraft, the Solar Orbiter, and BepiColombo, will have a close-up meeting with our hellish neighbor to make space history. The two Venus flybys, which are only 33 hours...
World's Most Iconic Ferraris Are Coming to the Concours of Elegance This Fall
2 Aug 2021, 12:44 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The Concours of Elegance will once again bring together a selection of 60 of the rarest cars ever created. This year, visitors will get the chance to feast their eyes on some of the world's finest Ferraris at Hampton Court Palace. Among them, ...
Watch This Guy Turn an Old Minivan Into a Redneck Space Shuttle
2 Aug 2021, 09:57 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Forget about Jeff Bezos’ New Shepard rocket and Elon Musk’s ambitious plans to go to Mars and colonize it. There’s a new guy who just entered the space race: Ginger Billy. The redneck who’s making us laugh every time he come...
Sorry Jeff Bezos, You Can't Get to the Moon Yet
31 Jul 2021, 18:23 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / If you haven't heard about the latest billionaire feud, Jeff Bezos has recently sent an open letter to NASA, claiming that the agency made a "mistake" by rejecting Blue Origin's proposals and instead awarding a lunar lander cont...
Transformer Aircraft Folds Its Wings to Become a Multirotor Drone
30 Jul 2021, 17:00 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / We've seen various vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle designs in the past. From contraptions that feature no wings to air taxis with massive propellers, there are many options to choose from when it comes to VTOLs. But this new aircr...
Man Takes His Land Rover for Swimming Lessons, Turns It Into a Scuba Rover
30 Jul 2021, 14:36 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / It must be the heat or something in the air because crazy stunts are starting to be a daily occurrence. After we saw a guy drive a three-wheeler Honda contraption with 66-inch tires through a lake, this time, a very brave man turned his Land Rover ...
U.S. Air Force THOR Drone Killer to Be Joined by "Hammer" Weapon System
30 Jul 2021, 12:27 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The U.S. Air Force THOR drone killer, capable of taking the enemy's drones at the speed of light, is welcoming a new "hammer" weapon. Aptly called Mjolnir (hammer of the thunder god Thor in Norse mythology), the follow-on microwave w...
Russian Module's Tug of War With the Space Station Puts Starliner Launch on Hold
30 Jul 2021, 09:09 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / It looks like the ISS is attracting a lot of drama these days. After watching a piece of their home burn up in Earth's atmosphere, the astronauts experienced a loss of altitude control. On July 29th, after the Russian module Nauka docked the s...
BMW Debuts R 18 Transcontinental and R 18 B in The Cadillac Three's New MV
29 Jul 2021, 18:45 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / BMW is expanding the R 18 family with the new R 18 Transcontinental and the R 18 B "Bagger," one ideal for long-distance rides and one perfect for touring and cruising. You can watch some high-octane scenes with the new models in The Cadi...
Tesla Rolls Out New Update, Includes Disney+ and a Car Wash Mode
29 Jul 2021, 14:51 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Tesla owners are in for some new goodies. The company has released a 2021.24 software update which includes a variety of upgrades and new features. Among these, users will be able to connect to Disney+ through the Tesla Theater app, access a Car Wa...
Guys Put a Lawn Mower Engine On a Honda Sports Bike, Turn It Into a Honda 212
29 Jul 2021, 12:36 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / When the automotive world and the motorcycle community cross paths with gardening machines, something crazy happens. We've seen people turn their old cars, and even their bikes, into lawnmowers before, but these guys are trying something even ...