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
Ferrari 458 on PUR Wheels
24 Mar 2013, 11:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / While it's true that every Ferrari is innovative by definition, it's equally true that in the course of the Prancing Horse's history, certain cars have marked a genuine departure from the current range. This is very much the case wit...
McLaren is Working on an Entry Level Model Called P13
22 Mar 2013, 17:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The UK based automaker McLaren is working on a car bellow the 12C to expand it’s model range. The car will be known as the P13. According to Motor Trend, the P13 will be a more practical two-seater, made so by having a boot for example. St...
Audi’s Matrix-Beam Headlights Banned in the US
22 Mar 2013, 16:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / A 1968 US road regulation requires vehicles to switch their headlights between low and high beam at night, when passing oncoming traffic. Audi’s matrix-beam eliminates the need to switch between the phases, thus opposing the rule. Audi&rsq...
Toyota Launches Two Special Edition Corollas
22 Mar 2013, 15:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As the 2014 Corolla awaits it’s launch, Toyota milks the existing car with the 2013 model by launching the Corolla LE and S Special Editions. The 2013 Toyota Corolla LE is luxury-oriented, offering comfort and entertainment options like Di...
Very Accurate Matchstick Replicas of Construction Machines
22 Mar 2013, 15:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Djordje Balac, a 20 year old Croatian, combines his passion for vehicles and thousands of matchsticks to create incredibly accurate replicas of industrial machinery. His passion for making wooden model started in general school, when he was cutt...
Fiat 127 Redesigned for the 21st Century
22 Mar 2013, 14:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Fiat 127 was a supermini made by the Italian automaker between 1971 and 1983. It was produced in 1971 as a replacement for the Fiat 850. The 127 went out of production in 1983, when it was replaced by the Fiat Uno. Now, the Fiat 127 has been...
Palm Cane Wrapped Volkswagen Pickup
22 Mar 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We’ve seen a lot of money spent on cars wrapped in velvet and even coins the past few weeks. Today we take a look at a poorer approach on this mater. A Nigerian named Ojo Obaniyi,used an abundant material from his homeland, the raffia...
2014 Mitsubishi Mirage to be Unveiled at New York
22 Mar 2013, 13:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / According to new reports, the new Mitsubishi Mirage will make it’s debut at the 2013 New York Auto Show next week. The sub-compact hatchback’s design is claimed to have been made using extensive wind tunnel research, and thus it is...
Drunk Russian Fights a Car
22 Mar 2013, 10:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Russia never stops surprising us with some of it’s people and their life-style. Like this guy, who starts a fight with a car or something. We don’t know if the video is fake or it is just vodka and cold weather that makes this chubby...
What If GAZ Made Cadillacs for Putin
22 Mar 2013, 09:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Remember when few weeks ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin was looking for a new limo? Well the search is not over yet and more designs are showing up. It seems that Russian designers have an absolute passion in copying Cadillac’s style...
Icona Vulcano Concept To the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show
22 Mar 2013, 09:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Two years after the Italian coachbuilder Icona unveilled the Fuselage concept car, they've promise to show us it’s new Vulcano concept at this year’s Shanghai Auto Show. From the teased image you can’t tell too much, apart...
Russian Radio Controlled Opel Vectra
22 Mar 2013, 08:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Ever felt that you wanted to play with an RC car but you thought you would look ridiculous in the park playing like a twelve-year-old? You can still do this, but with a full-size car now, as this Russians shows it’s not impossible if you real...
Dacia Workers Went on Two Day Strike, Claim They Are Overworked
21 Mar 2013, 17:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The main Dacia plant, located in Mioveni, Romania, stopped it’s production on Wednesday this week, due to its angry workers and their demands. Fearing mass layoffs due to contracts not being signed in time and their 25% salary increase req...
Pedal Pub - the Beer/Men Powered Vehicle
21 Mar 2013, 16:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Who said that speed and alcohol don’t mix up? Pedal Pub is the proof that when a vehicle is combined with beer drinking men, it can go pretty fast. Pedal Pub is in fact a bar on wheels. People can in fact rent it and pedal their way anywhe...
GSC Mercedes CLS63 AMG in Bright Orange
21 Mar 2013, 16:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After releasing the Stealth kit for the Mercedes CLS63 AMG, finished in dark matte grey paint, German Special Customs offers the same upgrade pack in a nice bright orange color. A vented bonnet, fender flares, spoiler lip, side skirts, black 20-...
US Army FED Showcased at Jay Leno’s Garage
21 Mar 2013, 15:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Army General Dennis L. Via and Chief Engineer Dr. Grace Bochenek give Jay Leno a tour of the US Army’s latest all-terrain armored troop transporter. As the US Army wants to decrease it’s fleet fuel consumption by 30 percent, they cam...
Tuned Mercedes Viano by KTW
21 Mar 2013, 14:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Geman based tuner KTM released an upgrade package for the Mercedes-Benz Viano people carrier. If you want to haul people faster and with more style, KTM will install remapped ECU software on your van, boosting the 3.0-liter CDI turbo V6’s ...
Next-Gen Rat-Rod Shows Off
21 Mar 2013, 13:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Seeing this rat-rod from a distance you will be like “Meh, just a rusty ol’ rat. Nothing special.” But it is more than that, it is touched by some modern parts... While you are getting closer, you will first notice that it has ...
Smart Gets Blue Chrome Wrap
21 Mar 2013, 12:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As a standard Smart ForTwo is not really an eye-catcher any more, the Russian guys over at Re-Styling took one and showed us that you can make it look fancy with minimum modifications. They changed the whole car just by wrapping it in shiny chro...
Cummins and Peterbilt Reveal Their Improved SuperTruck
21 Mar 2013, 10:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Engine manufacturer Cummins and truck maker Peterbilt Motors Company, displayed their new SuperTruck that is 54 percent more fuel-economic than the majority of other semi-trucks. Their long-hauler has a higher-efficiency engine and an aerodynami...