Gabriel Brindusescu
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Personal motto:
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you.
Later, his dad taught him how to drive on a field and from that point he started driving everything that had 4 wheels and an engine, including a van, a truck and a tractor. He usually annoys his friends by taking the keys and driving their cars when they have to go somewhere.
When it comes to car preferences, he will tell you that classic cars are the best, especially old American muscle. There are few modern day cars that get him really excited, and don’t ever dare to ask him about hybrids or EVs if you don’t want to see him
Watch an Italian Muscle Car Growling on the Streets
28 Mar 2013, 15:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The griffon is a legendary creature with the body, tail and back legs of a lion, while having at the same time the head and the wings of an eagle. It is almost the same story for the Italian car Iso Grifo. The Grifo was a two-door coupe targa, p...
Vauxhall VXR8 Tourer Official Pictures
28 Mar 2013, 14:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The VXR8 Tourer is Vauxhall’s most powerful machine introduced to the UK market. Priced under £50,000 and having some unique features, it could be the ultimate family car ever made for British roads. In the first place, it is a Corve...
Slightly Tuned Nissan GT-R from SR Auto Group
28 Mar 2013, 13:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As a car tuner, you have to be aware that “beauty is in the details” when starting a new project. Details such as color combinations or a unitary color code are key factors to make the end result look good. And SR Auto Group is well ...
Kia Cross GT SUV Concept Shown at Seoul Motor Show
28 Mar 2013, 12:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Kia has unveiled their Cross GT concept SUV today at the Seoul Motor Show. The car is supposed to be positioned above the current Sorento model. It is based on the same platform as the Kia GT concept, but larger and lower, having 4897 mm in leng...
Mid-Engined RWD Renault TwinRun Concept?
28 Mar 2013, 10:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Renault might be working on an interesting and fun little car, as seen in this footage captured while the TwinFun (or TwinRun) Concept was shooting for a commercial in Madrid. Seeing the videos, we notice that the car is pretty tail-happy, black...
Hyundai HND-9 Concept Unveiled at Seoul
28 Mar 2013, 10:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Hyundai’s coupe concept HND-9 debuted this week at the Seoul Motor Show and it previews the next generation Genesis Coupe. Strongly indicating that it may be a next-gen Genesis, is the powertrain, which consists of a direct-injected turboc...
2014 Dodge Durango Official Photos
28 Mar 2013, 09:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After all those teaser pictures, showing bits and pieces of design from the new Dodge Durango, we now present you the facelifted seven seater SUV in a series of photos, courtesy of Autobild magazine. Visually, the new Durango is not very differe...
2014 Mercedes-Benz B Class EV Debuts at New York Show
28 Mar 2013, 08:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The long awaited B-Class hatchback from Mercedes has finally reached American shore, being unveiled at the New York Auto Show this week. However, the only model available for the American market will be a zero-emission version, named the B-Class...
When Karma Strikes Back
27 Mar 2013, 17:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You know how they say Karma is a bi not very nice lady? This video gives a proper example on how that works. The driver of the car that shoots the clip is waiting patiently at a red light before an intersection. Suddenly, a driver that is somewh...
Semi Truck Loses Control on Highway
27 Mar 2013, 17:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Have you ever felt a bit unsecured during winter, while driving on a highway that has no impact protection between the lanes? Thinking “Oh God, I hope it's not having any mechanical fault...” every time an oncoming truck passes by?...
2014 Porsche 911 GT3 Shown New York, US Pricing Announced
27 Mar 2013, 16:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The 2014 Porsche 911 GT3 has just made it’s debut at New York Auto Show and it has a U.S price tag of $130,400 for the starting version. The $950 destination charge is not included. The high performance coupe looks very similar with the re...
Nicolas Cage - Brand Ambassador for Chinese Automaker
27 Mar 2013, 15:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As Brad Pitt signed a contract to promote GM’s China made Cadillac XTS, Chery Automobile hired Lionel Messi for the Riich brand vehicles and Zheijang Geely’s Volvo made a deal with Jeremy Lin in 2012, it is now time for the almighty Nic...
2014 Acura MDX Official Images Revealed
27 Mar 2013, 14:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Official images of the new Acura MDX were released on the Internet, just before the car’s unveil scheduled for later today at the New York Auto Show. The production model looks almost identical to it’s concept version presented at De...
2014 Kia Optima Debuts at New York Auto Show
27 Mar 2013, 14:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The facelifted Kia Optima has been unveiled this week at the New York Auto Show. The exterior design comes with reworked front and rear fascia, LED positioning and fog lights at the front end while a sweeping trunk lid and a diffuser completes the ...
New Ford Ranger XLS Launched in Australia
27 Mar 2013, 12:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Ranger XLS has been released to expand the 4x4 pickup utility vehicle range from Ford Australia. It is based on the 4x4 XL Double Cab platform, and it is powered by a 3.2-liter five-cylinder turbo-diesel engine that boasts 147 kW (197 hp) ...
Subaru WRX Concept Leaked Photos
27 Mar 2013, 10:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Photos of Subaru’s WRX Concept have surfaced on the Internet ahead of it’s reveal at the New York Auto Show press day this week. The “Subaru WRX Concept” engraved rear license plates in the photos are confirming that this...
2014 Jaguar XKR-S GT · Video
26 Mar 2013, 17:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / This is the upgraded version of the XKR-S. It is a street-legal high-performance limited edition track ready car, and only 30 examples will reach the North American market in August this year. The massive 5.0-liter V8 supercharged engine, with ...
Pink Nissan GT-R in China, Obviously
26 Mar 2013, 16:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After showing you a pink Lamborghini Gallardo earlier this month, spotted on the streets of Chengdu of Sichuan Province in China, it seems that Chinese people love pink cars, because another one has been spotted. This time it is a Nissan GT-R, d...
Classy Mercedes-Benz Shower Heads from China
26 Mar 2013, 16:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It is a well known marketing strategy for car companies to make other stuff than vehicles with their logo on it, in order to promote their brand and make extra money. Mercedes-Benz being one of them, it offers branded merchandise from clothing, key...
OpenRoad Scion FR-S by SR Auto
26 Mar 2013, 15:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Canadian SR tuner is proud to present it’s first modified Scion OpenRoad pure driving machine to the open public. As it is their first tuned Scion FR-S, they had to make it look special. The brand new car with only 15 km on the odometer, g...