Mihnea Radu
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Most of his favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. Nothing beats an E30 M3 or a Civic with no air conditioning, though a Ferrari Testarossa isn't too shabby either.
Mihnea spends what little free time he has between family, his passion for tech, and contemplating the perfect number of cup holders a car should have per person (it's 2.25... don't ask).
Motto: Money can't buy happiness? You can't be sad while doing a burnout.
Pirelli Reveals New PZero Disk_O Watch
5 Nov 2010, 14:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Have you ever wanted a watch shaped like a brake disc with a painted red caliper? If your answer was yes, then you might fancy Pirelli’s new addition to its watch series, the new PZero Disk_O Wristwatch. You might think of Pirelli as just ...
The Last Murcielago Has Left the Factory
5 Nov 2010, 13:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Lamborghini Murcielago will always be remembered as a landmark car for the Italian maker. For the first time, a Lamborghini was exciting and safe, bold but understated, scary but somehow not too much. Its last incarnation came in the form of th...
Bentley is Big in China
5 Nov 2010, 11:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / China is currently one of the world’s fastest growing economies, with gross domestic product (GDP) numbers jumping in double-digits year to year. As a result of this, the country’s rich have a lot of spare cash to spend on exclusive lu...
Reggie Jackson’s Ferrari Daytona Spyder On Offer in Arizona
5 Nov 2010, 10:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you were looking for a 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spyder, we might know where you can find one. The particular car we have in mind belongs to baseball legend Reggie Jackson and is probably the most important of all cars on offer at the annua...
BMW to Make Project i Coupe in 2013
5 Nov 2010, 09:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW’s first (and last) attempt at making a mid-engined supercar, the M1, was somewhat of a disaster for the company. Sold between 1978 and 1981, the model was more expensive and less powerful than the Ferraris and Astons of its time. However ...
Mazda to Make Rotary-Engined RX-9
5 Nov 2010, 08:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A lot of rumors have been circulating on the Internet about the future generation Mazda sports coupe. Rightfully so, as the new car has the big shoes of the RX-7 to fill. Development of the next generation rotary engine that will power such a c...
Skoda Introduces a New 4X4 Drivetrain for Octavia
4 Nov 2010, 15:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Octavia has always been the smart choice when it comes to buying a hatchback or an estate. With a big spacious trunk and high trim levels it is also cheaper then the Volkswagens it is based on. Now Skoda have decided to improve on a great thing...
Land Rover Will Donate the One Millionth Range Rover
4 Nov 2010, 14:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Famous British 4x4 maker Land Rover is celebrating the one millionth Range Rover built. To mark the occasion the company is donating the vehicle to Help for Heroes, a charitable organization. The landmark vehicle came out of the same Solihull plant...
Rhys Millen Racing Tunes the Equus for SEMA 2010
4 Nov 2010, 13:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hyundai has chosen to partner themselves for the third consecutive year with Rhys Millen Racing (RMR) in order to bring a unique car to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. For this year, RMR has customized Hyundai’s new flagship, the Equus luxury sed...
Kia Plans a Future Sports Car
4 Nov 2010, 13:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A while ago, Kia was just another Asian carmaker that produced average looking, practical models. They were the type of cars driven by people who didn’t care what they drove or how they looked. The brand has changed a lot, with the success of...
Mazda MX-5 Super20 Unveiled at SEMA 2010
4 Nov 2010, 11:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mazda has chosen the convention floor at the Las Vegas 2010 SEMA event to showcase its anniversary edition MX-5. Called the Super20, the model is meant to celebrate 20 years of pleasure behind the wheel for U.S. MX-5 owners. The new variant for...
Volvo Mean Green Truck to Attempt Speed Record
4 Nov 2010, 10:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This November the 'Mean Green' hybrid truck will undergo testing and finetuning at the Volvo Hallered test track. Come spring next year, it will try to set a new FIA approved world record for the standing kilometer run. The truck uses ...
GM Could Get $45 Billion Tax Break
4 Nov 2010, 09:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / GM Could receive a tax brake of up to $45 billion dollars despite its recent bankruptcy, say Wall Street Journal sources. Despite having cost the U.S. government billions of dollars in bail-out money and having fired a lot of its employees, the pic...
Fiat Launches Punto MyLife
4 Nov 2010, 08:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fiat has launched a new equipment level for the Punto. It is called the Punto MyLife and is meant to keep the design fresh and relevant in the ever changing European market. The car is available with three engine choices that both comply with ne...
EICMA 2010: Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 NTX and 8V · Live Photos
3 Nov 2010, 19:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The international moto show in Milan saw Moto Guzzi showcase two brilliant variants of its Stelvio 1200, the “NTX” and the 8V. The Stelvio is powered by a 1,151 cc, air-cooled, four-valve, 90° v-twin engine that kicks out 105 hp...
EICMA 2010: Ducati Hypermotard 796 · Live Photos
3 Nov 2010, 19:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ducati has chosen the 2010 EICMA show in Milan to show their Hypermotard 796. Compared to the first generation of Hypermotard 1100, the 796 features a smaller engine (obviously) and lower ride height. The engine is derived from the Desmotore 69...
EICMA 2010: Aprilia Tuono V4 · Live Photos
3 Nov 2010, 17:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We finally got to see the much anticipated 2011 Aprilia Tuono V4 street bike, that has its roots in the RS4 superbike. The v4 uses an Aprilia longitudinal 65 degrees V-4 cylinder, four-stroke, liquid cooled, double overhead camshaft (DOHC), fou...
EICMA 2010: Ducati Streetfighter S · Live Photos
3 Nov 2010, 16:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The whole streetfighter scene was started back in the 80s, when European bikers took off fairings and fenders to create motorcycles for tricks and stunts. Back in 2008 Ducati decided to make their own factory version, dubbed simply the Ducati Stre...
EICMA 2010: Ducati Multistrada 1200 · Live Photos
3 Nov 2010, 14:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When Ducati decided to make the 2011 Multistrada 1200, they wanted it to become a jack of all trades, a veritable Swiss Army knife. As the Italians themselves describe it: “A dream Ducati -4 bikes in 1. A sport bike, long-distance tourer, urb...
EICMA 2010: BMW S 1000 RR · Live Photos
3 Nov 2010, 13:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW Mottorad has brought the 2010 S1000 RR, its race bike for the road, to the this year’s EICMA show in Milan. The bike is powered by a 999 cc (61 cubic inch), DOHC, inline-four screamer of an engine that revs to 14,000 rpm. Making 193 hp (...