Mihnea Radu
26,478 ARTICLES
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.
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse "Melted Cheese" Gets Modern Redesign Rendering
29 May 2021, 09:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We often talk about the Supra, the Integra, or the S2000. But there's one older Japanese sports car that's often ignored, and it used to be really popular. That's right, we're talking about the Mitsubishi Eclipse. Mitsubishi ...
Brutal Jeep Gladiator With Hellcat V8 and 37s Costs Lamborghini Urus Money
28 May 2021, 18:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A Jeep Gladiator Rubicon can be a real show-stopper with the right set of modifications. However, things quickly get out of hand when a Hellcat V8 engine is added into the mix. If you think about it, this is like the off-road equivalent of a hot ro...
2022 Golf R Drag Races BMW M4 Competition, Results Are Surprising
28 May 2021, 16:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The all-new 2022 Golf R hasn't arrived Stateside yet, but people have a lot of fun drag racing this hot hatch in the UK. The old one was already pretty good, but Volkswagen has upped its game. Enough to keep up with a BMW M4? Surely that can&#...
If the Range Rover Was a Coupe, This Is What It Would Look Like
27 May 2021, 23:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever heard of the Land Rover sedan? There used to be a rumor that the British automaker was going into the carmaking business, building the so-called "Road Rover." While the idea never materialized into even a concept, it captured the ima...
2021 BMW M3 Drag Races Tuned Old M3 With 700 HP, Obliteration Is Total
27 May 2021, 19:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Drag races between two generations of the same German car are interesting as you can't always bet on the latest model. In the case of the 2021 BMW M3, we're pretty sure it's the quickest model ever. But what if its rival is tuned to ...
1970 Dodge Charger Sedan Rendering Looks Like a Controversial Collectible
26 May 2021, 22:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Most comments regarding a rendering like this one are negative. We get it: the 1970 Dodge Charger is an icon, perfect in every way. But is it so unlikely that a sedan version would exist, and would collectors really hate it? Sedans aren't a...
2018 Honda Civic Gets Complete Teardown Inspection After 62,000 Miles in Germany
25 May 2021, 20:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Honda Civic is a household name in America, easily one of the most popular compact cars of all time. However, it's pretty unusual in Germany. So when Auto Bild did a complete teardown of a 2018 hatchback, we were curious what they found. ...
All-Electric Audi RS4 Reportedly Planned Along With RS4 Plug-In Hybrid
25 May 2021, 17:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi has already begun creating all-electric performance cars with the RS e-tron GT. Tony Stark's car showed surprising performance when put up against the Porsche Taycan, its sister car. And for a repeat act, we could have an all-electric RS4...
Jay Leno Drives 1959 Old Yeller II, the "Junkyard Dog" That Beat Ferraris
25 May 2021, 14:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Mustang GT350 is a competent piece of American V8 technology, but people don't expect it to keep up with an Italian supercar. But Ferrari was even more of a dominant force in the road racing scene back in the 1950s, yet this custom-built r...
1996 Chevy Impala SS Is Worthy of ZL1-Style Digital Makeover
23 May 2021, 13:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Chevy Impala died with the 10th generation back in 2020. People don't want to remember any of the modern sedan monstrosities and just associate the Impala name with the 1950s and 60s classics. However, one generation of four-door has been ...
2022 Honda Civic Compared to 2021 Civic Sedan: Here Are the Big Changes
23 May 2021, 12:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Full reviews aren't out yet, but we can bring you some initial impressions of the all-new 2022 Honda Civic. A side-by-side with the old model is something both Civic fans and compact car buyers want to see. TFL was able to shoot the 2021 Ci...
Refreshed 2022 BMW X4 Gets Accurately Rendered With Sunglasses Grille
23 May 2021, 11:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW has always pushed the design of its cars in new directions, but things have gotten out of hand after the debut of the X7. We always knew all the smaller SUVs would receive weird grilles of their own, and it's almost time for that to happen...
Chevy Camaro Truck Face Swap Rendering Looks Like a Raptor Fighter
22 May 2021, 20:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Isn't it weird how Chevy still doesn't have an answer for the Raptor after all these years? And at the same time, the Camaro is also finding fewer fans. So, why not combine the bowtie muscle car with some trucking attitude? We think it...
2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI Gets Digital Widebody Kit From Prior Design
21 May 2021, 16:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Golf GTI has had its ups and downs, but its popularity was strong, especially during the Mk7 era. That's when widebody kits also became popular, the one made by Rocket Bunny being particularly noteworthy. So far, the all-new 2022 Golf 8...
2018 Ford GT Has $45,000 Lamborghini-Like Deep Purple Paint and Silver Stripes
21 May 2021, 14:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The launch of the Ford GT was a huge deal for collectors with a passion for supercars, and demand was insane. This one used to belong to IndyCar driver Graham Rahal and is now looking for a new home. Ford had a mandatory two-year ownership order...
Mitsubishi Evo X "JDM Restomod" Is a Widebody Rendering Masterpiece
21 May 2021, 11:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nowadays, we have the RS3 sedan and the AMG CLA 45 S to deliver the most insane compact car performance. But if you're talking about overpriced, overcomplicated small sedans, the Mitsubishi Evo is the original king. It's easy to dismis...
2022 Volkswagen Golf R Obliterates Golf R Mk7.5 in a Drag Race
20 May 2021, 16:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 2021 is a new high point for the German hot hatch. Proving that, Carwow has organized a drag race between the brand new Golf R Mk8 and its predecessor, the Golf R Mk7.5. If you're not into VWs, those numbers might not make any sense. W...
Watch a Ram TRX Get the Dodge Viper Nose Swap in YouTube Rendering
19 May 2021, 18:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're living in a new golden age of performance pickup trucks, but it's not the first one. The Hellcat-powered Ram TRX was preceded not just by the concept from a few years back but also the SRT-10 truck. It's easy to understand w...
1,000-HP Yenko Camaro Rendered as Modern-Day Chevy Nomad
18 May 2021, 20:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When the Camaro came out, General Motors decided to cap the engine displacement you could order at 400ci (6.5L). That was done for a number of reasons, but one dealer famously defied this rule to create the Yenko Camaro, power by a monster 7.0-lite...
BMW M4 Shooting Brake vs. M3 Wagon Is a Rendering Beauty Contest
18 May 2021, 18:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With the introduction of AWD and the 8-speed auto, the character of the BMW M3 and M4 has completely changed. These cars are fully committed to the horsepower war rather than trying to please Chris Harris and other fans of amateur drifting. But ...