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Author: Dan Mihalașcu

Cars have intrigued Dan ever since he could tell the difference between a Dacia 1300 and a Skoda 105 - that happened not long after he started distinguishing shapes and colors. His favorite pastime soon became dismantling toy cars and reassembling (most of) them, something his mother was not very pleased about. He then started collecting piles of car magazines, an activity his mom wasn’t too fond of either. Finally, something good (or bad, depends on whom you ask) came out of his passion as he decided to turn it into a career. Since he was better at typing than changing spark plugs, he chose to study journalism rather than becoming a mechanic (thank God for that). While most of his university colleagues fantasized about the Pulitzer prize, all he wanted was to write car reviews. Which he started doing right after graduation, when he got his first job as an editor for a car magazine. One thing led to another and at the age of 26 he contested his first hillclimb race in a yellow Peugeot 205 GTi. It went well for a debut, but the second race ended up with a totaled car. He blamed that on the poor choice of tires, but everyone knows he was just too fired up and unexperienced to keep a cool head on a wet course. Thinking of himself as Senna at Donington in 1993 didn’t help either. Weeks after, he returned to racing in a blue Peugeot 205 GTi and carried on without incidents for two seasons before quitting for financial reasons. Fast forward many years and news outlets and he is now an editor for drivemag.com, where he reminisces about the good old days while reviewing econoboxes.
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Meet the Renault Arkana, the brand’s new global C-segment crossover

Posted on August 22, 2018November 2, 2022 by Dan Mihalașcu

It’s the coupe-SUV Renault has been teasing for a while Renault has announced the name of its new global C-segment crossover that will debut at the Moscow International Motor Show…

Posted in Car News, New CarsTagged compact crossover, concepts, moscow motor show, New Cars, renault, renault arkana, renault concept
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Infiniti Prototype 10 to offer clues about brand’s electrified future at Pebble Beach

Posted on August 17, 2018November 2, 2022 by Dan Mihalașcu

It’s a futuristic single-seater concept with an electrified powertrain Infiniti is teasing a new concept car called Prototype 10 that will debut on August 23 at the 2018 Pebble Beach…

Posted in Car News, Concept CarsTagged concepts, electric vehicles, infiniti, infiniti concept, pebble beach
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2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 50th Anniversary is a limited-run drag racer

Posted on August 17, 2018November 2, 2022 by Dan Mihalașcu

Only 68 units will be made as a tribute to the original Cobra Jet from 1968 50 years after the debut of the original Mustang Cobra Jet, Ford has revealed…

Posted in Car News, Drag RacingTagged drag racing, Ford, ford mustang, ford mustang cobra jet, ford performance, prices, race cars
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2020 Subaru WRX STI should definitely look like this

Posted on August 16, 2018November 2, 2022 by Dan Mihalașcu

The rendering draws inspiration from Subaru’s Viziv Performance STI Concept For some reason, many of Subaru’s fine concepts released over the years haven’t transitioned into production models. The Japanese automaker…

Posted in Car News, RenderingsTagged concepts, future cars, renderings, sti, subaru, subaru concept, subaru wrx sti
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2020 SEAT Leon: we imagine how the Spanish lion will evolve

Posted on August 16, 2018November 2, 2022 by Dan Mihalașcu

The fourth-generation of SEAT’s compact car is just around the corner On sale since late 2012, the third-generation SEAT Leon is nearing the end of its lifecycle, with test mules…

Posted in Car News, RenderingsTagged compact hatchback, future cars, renderings, seat, seat leon
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2019 Ford Focus ST shows itself for the first time

Posted on August 16, 2018November 2, 2022 by Dan Mihalașcu

UPDATE: we caught it undisguised and towing a trailer! With the regular all-new Focus out in the open since April, it was time for Ford to focus on the ST-badged…

Posted in Car News, Spy Car PhotosTagged Ford, ford focus st, future cars, hot hatches, spy shots
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All-new 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE prototype is happy to be reviewed

Posted on August 10, 2018November 2, 2022 by Dan Mihalașcu

And it shows it by bouncing up and down thanks to the E-Active Body Control suspension No, the next-generation Mercedes-Benz GLE won’t feature a lowrider suspension, even though it certainly…

Posted in Car NewsTagged luxury suv, Mercedes, Mercedes GLE, paris 2018, paris motor show, Review
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Unimog U 430-based EarthCruiser Explorer XPR440 will take you to the end of the world

Posted on August 10, 2018November 2, 2022 by Dan Mihalașcu

And you’ll feel just like in your own home The Unimog is without a doubt the Swiss army knife of extreme off-roaders: you can convert it into anything, from a…

Posted in Car News, Spectacular carsTagged adventure camper, camper, earthcruiser, Mercedes, motorhome, off-road, rv, unimog
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Brabus-tuned 2019 Mercedes G 500 gains 500 horsepower, beefier body kit

Posted on August 10, 2018November 2, 2022 by Dan Mihalașcu

The tuner further tweaked the off-roader’s appearance with big wheels and an upgraded lighting system It took a while for Brabus to come up with the first tuning package based…

Posted in Car News, TuningTagged brabus, Mercedes, Mercedes G-Class, power pack, Tuning
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Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport prototype to go rallying in Germany this month

Posted on August 9, 2018November 2, 2022 by Dan Mihalașcu

The study may preview a 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport-based production rally car The words “Cayman GT4 Clubsport” are enough to catch the attention of any Porsche enthusiast, but unfortunately, they…

Posted in Car News, Concept CarsTagged concepts, porsche, porsche cayman gt4, porsche concept, rally car

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Selected stories

A brief history of the Porsche Speedster

Dragoș Băltățeanu May 21, 2019
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Six decades of open-top driving pleasure Porsche has recently added a Speedster version to the 911 model range. But the Speedster is something deeply embedded in the Porsche DNA. Speedster…

Car history: the incredible cars of Giuseppe Figoni

Adrian Mihălțianu February 11, 2019
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The Italian car designer created some of the most beautiful cars ever made Giuseppe Figoni started as just another car designer, in the 1920s. But when he met Ovidio Falaschi,…

In pictures: 50 years from the first Mercedes-Benz E-Class coupés

Adrian Mihălțianu December 8, 2018
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A story of German beauty and power Mercedes-Benz has a delightful picture gallery for its fans, and it's especially pleasing for those loving its classic coupés Fifty years ago, Mercedes-Benz…

Test Drives

Citroën C4 Cactus 1.2 PureTech 110 Shine review: personality crisis

Andrei Știrbu August 28, 2018
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By calling itself a 'hatchback', the C4 Cactus proves it's not afraid of challenges; and not just any challenge, but one of the toughest Overall Score 79/100 In a quite…

2018 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet review: not just a Jack of all Trades

Andrei Știrbu August 6, 2018
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Porsche 911s keep on breaking records and live up to their names. But what about the least powerful 911? Is it a proper sports car, or just an entry-level everyone…

2018 BMW X4 xDrive 25d review – Straight outta Spartanburg

Andrei Nedelea July 24, 2018
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It's BMW's latest midsize SAC Overall Score 85/100 BMW proved just how much beauty really is in the eye of the beholder with its first generation X6 (which it called…

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