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
Dacia is Negotiating New Work Deal With It's Employees
26 Mar 2013, 14:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After the spontaneous strike at the Dacia plant in Mioveni, Romania, that paused the production for a day and a half, the employees got back to work as they were ensured that their demands will be reconsidered. According to Dacia’s spokesw...
Mirror-Wrapped Bentley in Dubai
26 Mar 2013, 13:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You might be familiar with the background in this video, probably because it is the front entrance of the Dubai Mall where a lot of supercar spotting is done. It is a place where Youtube user Patrick3331 often goes to spot the most exotic cars in t...
Two Cars One Street Fail
26 Mar 2013, 12:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / How in the name of all saints can you back up your car on a narrow street and not look behind? If that is wrong, imagine two drivers in their cars opposite parked cars doing this. As the car that was filming the whole even approached these guys...
Watch a One-Off Ferrari F40 with Japanese Ricer Influences
26 Mar 2013, 11:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Japan based Liberty Walk tuner, took the legendary Ferrari F40 and bravely modified it in such way that it somehow reminds of those highly tuned import ricers. At first you will notice that the classic Ferrari's red color is gone as the car...
2013 Range Rover Becomes Two-Door GTC by Merdad
26 Mar 2013, 09:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / UK based tuner and coachbuilder Merdad Collection has just finished a two-door conversion for the 2013 Range Rover SUV. Named the range Rover Highland GTC, the transformed SUV gets rid of the rear doors, making room for elongated front ones. In ...
Weber F1 Official Specs Revealed
26 Mar 2013, 09:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Weber announced technical specifications for it’s latest F1 sports car, also known as the FasterOne. Engineers from the former BMW and Sauber Petronas Formula 1 team gathered up and built what appears to be the world’s fastest produc...
New Hennessey Ford GT Record at Texas Mile - 267.6 mph
26 Mar 2013, 09:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Ford GT built for speed by American tuner Hennessey just broke it’s own record from last year at the biannual Standing Texas Mile event. Last year in October, Mark Heidraker’s machine pulled off a 257.7 mph (414.7 km/h) speed rec...
Mercedes 300 SL Roadster With Wide Body Kit
25 Mar 2013, 17:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / At first, Atelier Valdeig planned this project for a replica automaker but as it was canceled. They continued working on the bodykit and ended up with this classy tuned Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster (W198). The body-kit features entirely recreat...
Spin Tires Promises to be the Best Off-Road Simulator
25 Mar 2013, 17:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Oovee Game Studios are currently working on what it looks to be the best off-road simulator ever made. Spin Tires looks so real that the Youtube thumbnail of some in game footage fooled us to think it was just a regular clip of some Russian truck m...
1935 Duesenberg Sold for $4,510,000
25 Mar 2013, 16:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Designed by J. Herbert Newport, the 1935 Duesenberg Model J convertible coupe features the best styling cues of that era. The traditional upright radiator casing and headlights were accompanied by deeply skirted and rounded fenders. Also, it had cl...
Watch a Classic Mustang Being Reborn in the High Tech Era
25 Mar 2013, 15:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As there are many fans that restore Mustangs back to every single original detail, you will ask “Well, what is it so special with this one? I’ve seen dozens of Mustangs being reborn.” Well this one has been built by custom hot...
Awesome Lamborghini Gallardo in Metallic Blue
25 Mar 2013, 14:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / In some places around the world, owning a stock 2005 Lamborghini Gallardo is a bit common, so you will have to do something about it, like changing things up a bit to stand out in the crowd. Before it’s owner took this Gallardo over to Sup...
New Skoda Models are Helping to Offset Europe Depression
25 Mar 2013, 13:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The introduction of new and updated Skoda models is boosting the automaker’s confidence, as they expecting a high number deliveries this year. With the Octavia notchback having entered in showrooms in November 2012, a wagon version t...
Fiat 500 Range Expansion Will Soon Be Stopped
25 Mar 2013, 12:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Fiat tries to expand the 500 range due to it’s success, but the Fiat’s brand chief Gianluca Italia wants to end this. He says that there has to be a limit to the range so as not to spoil the 500 core brand. The Italian automaker has ...
2013 Toyota Vios Official Photos
25 Mar 2013, 12:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota launches first official pictures of the 2013 Toyota Vios ahead of it’s debut at this week’s Bangkok Motor Show. The new five-door sedan made for the Eastern countries, has now a sharper and sportier look, with a frowned front ...
Woman Falls Out of Runnaway Reversing SUV
25 Mar 2013, 10:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Thanks to hipsters and their ideas, even backing up your car normally is too mainstream. You have to do it in a unique style and attract as much attention as you can, based on this YouTube video filmed with a dashboard mounted camera in the Polish ...
One in Three Japanese EV Owners Would Reconsider Their Purchase
25 Mar 2013, 09:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / When it comes to technology, we know that the Japanese are the leaders in producing and using electronic gadgets, entertainment and home appliance devices. Having this in mind, we would consider that they could also be the world’s leaders in ...
Future Tires May Be Tall and Narrow
25 Mar 2013, 08:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It looks like the future car industry is oriented towards reinventing the early 1930’s automobiles, as concepts like Audis’s Urban Concept or the Toyota i-Road are showing us their skinny side. Future city cars, at least, looks like ...
Watch Corvette Racing’s New Collision-Avoidance System in Action
24 Mar 2013, 11:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Pratt & Miller has developed a new rear-facing radar, that works almost like a modern blind spot detection system, used on today’s street cars. This one keeps track on the rear approaching cars and informs the driver by showing him the po...
Mercedes SL R230 Got a New Widebody Kit
24 Mar 2013, 11:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As the new R231 looks a bit dull, car tuners are still modifying the old SL R230. This one is made by Renown Auto Style and looks much better than either the R231 and the stock R230. This modified SL R320 is finished in a glossy black paint and ...