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Aurel Niculescu

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Once upon a time there was a little boy that didn't know his age but dreamed of reaching high in the sky alongside the absolute best aviators. He was passionate about reading books (action and Sci-Fi), grew up with many great authors and soon discovered the mirage of cinema.

There he understood anything is possible if you work hard and passionately strive to follow your imagination. This is how at the age of 16 he managed to fulfill the first dream – flying alone in a glider plane. He was no Tom Cruise, of course, so young adulthood brought him back to reality.

With every kick in the familiar *utt comes a chance to step forward, so a seemingly unimportant ad in one of his favorite automotive magazines brought a dilemma - follow through with the current job or dare to achieve greatness by deploying (previously) unknown literary skills.

Since 2006, he’s been perfecting them at Automondial, Supercar, Cox, Autoshow, Autopro, Auto Motor & Sport, and more magazines plus their online versions. After driving some of the best and worst cars in Europe and around the world, he’s part of the autoevolution team, where he aims to develop his best-ever form.
Sapphire Drags COPO Camaro, Tesla Plaid Races Turbo Cobra & Chevelle, It's a Stomping
Sapphire Drags COPO Camaro, Tesla Plaid Races Turbo Cobra & Chevelle, It's a Stomping

18 Mar 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Until the all-new Porsche Taycan Turbo GT arrives and tries to take the crown, the quickest production EVs with four doors out there both come from America and thoroughly enjoy the local motoring lifestyle. Tesla is the current king of EVs, un...

 
Murdered-Out Ferrari Purosangue Features a Touch of Yellow and Hides Loads of Crimson
Murdered-Out Ferrari Purosangue Features a Touch of Yellow and Hides Loads of Crimson

18 Mar 2024, 14:23 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Land Rover might be one of the proud creators of modern luxury SUVs, but it seems that its Range Rover, along with models like the Mercedes-AMG G 63, had dropped out of the hype train when they didn't board the ultra-luxury and super-SUV stati...

 
Lancia Becomes Fully-Fledged Brand With Roadster, CUV, Sedan, and Hatchback CGI Models
Lancia Becomes Fully-Fledged Brand With Roadster, CUV, Sedan, and Hatchback CGI Models

18 Mar 2024, 13:38 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Stellantis has finally kickstarted the revival of some of its most important brands, and curiously, most of them originate from Italy – Abarth, Alfa Romeo, and also Lancia. Abarth is working on new EV models based on the Fiat 500e and ...

 
2026 Acura TLX Alleged Leaked Patent Images Trigger a Futuristic Sedan Morphing
2026 Acura TLX Alleged Leaked Patent Images Trigger a Futuristic Sedan Morphing

18 Mar 2024, 10:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Acura just won the 2024 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring with an Acura ARX-06 prototype – the first overall win at the legendary race. But can they translate motorsport success into higher sales or not? American Honda sales in February 2...

 
2026 Hyundai Palisade Gets Revealed Early in Fantasy Land Based on the Latest Spies
2026 Hyundai Palisade Gets Revealed Early in Fantasy Land Based on the Latest Spies

18 Mar 2024, 08:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade are two of the most popular mid-size SUVs currently on the US automotive market, thanks to their high critique ratings, similar dimensions, and specifications. They are both made on the same platform an...

 
Audi R8 Drags Mustang, Fairlady Z Races Supra Mk4, Someone Crashes Hard and Another Mild
Audi R8 Drags Mustang, Fairlady Z Races Supra Mk4, Someone Crashes Hard and Another Mild

18 Mar 2024, 08:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the racing-focused 'ImportRace' channel on YouTube were on point during TX2K's 2024 edition, which took place between March 12 and 17 in Texas at the Texas Motorplex outside Dallas. As always, it was filled wit...

 
2025 Nissan Maxima Gets a New Lease of Digital Life From Altima and Infiniti Q50
2025 Nissan Maxima Gets a New Lease of Digital Life From Altima and Infiniti Q50

18 Mar 2024, 07:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Right now, all eyes of Nissan fans in the US are longingly staring at the 2025 Nissan GT-R supercar, which got yet another extension of the R35 series with special series like the limited-run Skyline Edition and T-spec Takumi Edition. Both of...

 
I'm Not a Gambler, But This 725-HP C8 and '63 Restomod Dream Giveaway Is Too Sweet to Pass
I'm Not a Gambler, But This 725-HP C8 and '63 Restomod Dream Giveaway Is Too Sweet to Pass

17 Mar 2024, 16:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although members of Team Corvette argued in favor of a mid-engine Chevy sports car for decades, it was still a shock to much of the 'America's sports car' fanbase when GM announced its revolutionary new configuration during the sprin...

 
2024 Acura RDX Drags Lincoln Corsair and Mazda CX-5, They're Gone in 15 Seconds
2024 Acura RDX Drags Lincoln Corsair and Mazda CX-5, They're Gone in 15 Seconds

17 Mar 2024, 07:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Sam, the host of the Sam CarLegion channel on YouTube, has prepared yet another drag-and-roll race skirmish with Canadian weather and this time around with compact crossover SUVs instead of bigger mid-sizer CUVs, full-size SUVs, or big kahuna ...

 
Contemporary Alfa Romeo Supercar Bears the Tonale Face on a Feisty CGI Coupe Body
Contemporary Alfa Romeo Supercar Bears the Tonale Face on a Feisty CGI Coupe Body

17 Mar 2024, 02:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Right now, after years in disarray and shamefully neglected by its parent company, Alfa Romeo is finally trying to come back to its glory days – in a contemporary setting. The long-lived Alfa Romeo Giulia sedan and Stelvio crossover SU...

 
Next-Gen 2027 McLaren 820S Appears Early, Albeit Only as a Daring Ideation Sketch
Next-Gen 2027 McLaren 820S Appears Early, Albeit Only as a Daring Ideation Sketch

16 Mar 2024, 23:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / McLaren Automotive, formerly known as McLaren Cars, is the British luxury automotive offshoot of the motorsport-focused McLaren Group. Its history started back in 1985, but it only really kicked off in popular consciousness with the arrival of the ...

 
Buick Wildcat EV Feels Closer to Series Production via Official GM Design Ideation Sketch
Buick Wildcat EV Feels Closer to Series Production via Official GM Design Ideation Sketch

16 Mar 2024, 22:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / GM Design Center's social media page has yet another enticing ideation sketch, this time around from designer Hakan Demir, who is envisioning the Wildcat EV Concept a little closer to series production – probably to spite Dodge's al...

 
Porsche's Taycan Turbo GT Is Way More Expensive Than a Plaid But Cheaper Than a Sapphire
Porsche's Taycan Turbo GT Is Way More Expensive Than a Plaid But Cheaper Than a Sapphire

16 Mar 2024, 16:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / In America, the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the 2025 Taycan Turbo GT, or the version with Weissach package, is exactly $230k, plus a $1,995 delivery, processing, and handling fee. Costly, right? Yes, but… F...

 
Lexus IS 350 Drags the C8 Corvette, Tesla Races a Challenger, They're All Stylish yet Slow
Lexus IS 350 Drags the C8 Corvette, Tesla Races a Challenger, They're All Stylish yet Slow

16 Mar 2024, 07:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / In the world of quarter-mile dragstrip racing, being fast is always an appreciated quality. However, it doesn't matter how fast you can go if you're not quick enough. In the end, the quicker car still wins. Well, in most cases, that is. ...

 
2026 Chevy Corvette Performance SUV Aims to Establish a New Era, At Least Virtually
2026 Chevy Corvette Performance SUV Aims to Establish a New Era, At Least Virtually

16 Mar 2024, 02:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While Ford seemingly wants to be one of the last companies standing with a V8 in its lineup and Stellantis embraces the novel EV lifestyle, General Motors is attempting a compromise with the return of plug-in hybrids. Of course, GM botched t...

 
Alternate Timeline Sees Rolls-Royce Ghost Take the Mantra of One-Seat F1 Racer
Alternate Timeline Sees Rolls-Royce Ghost Take the Mantra of One-Seat F1 Racer

15 Mar 2024, 23:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While everyone and their mother are discussing the latest automotive experiences from the novel EV lifestyle POV, some carmakers are still exotic enough to do their business without flinching. Many automakers are probably wondering if they s...

 
Reborn Ford Bronco II Morphs Ranger MS-RT DNA to Mix and Match With SUV Body Style
Reborn Ford Bronco II Morphs Ranger MS-RT DNA to Mix and Match With SUV Body Style

15 Mar 2024, 22:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / As crossovers, SUVs, and trucks have taken over the automotive world from passenger cars, there's an increasing need for individualization because the market is getting a bit crowded nowadays. The global automakers are ditching passenge...

 
860-WHP Dodge Challenger Hellcat Drags Supercharged Mustang, 10s Audi, Stuns Everyone
860-WHP Dodge Challenger Hellcat Drags Supercharged Mustang, 10s Audi, Stuns Everyone

15 Mar 2024, 15:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Currently, at least until Dodge unleashes a flagship electric Charger Daytona, the pinnacle of 'Dodgeness' is the 2023 Challenger SRT Demon 170 – part of the seven 'Last Call' special editions. The US automaker intro...

 
Stunning 48-Inch Display Is Standard, But We Still Got to $82k with a 2024 Nautilus
Stunning 48-Inch Display Is Standard, But We Still Got to $82k with a 2024 Nautilus

15 Mar 2024, 12:33 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ford's premium division Lincoln launched the 2024 Nautilus fresh with a gasoline or hybrid powertrain and a massive 48-inch panoramic display above the dashboard, integrating all the mobile experiences anyone could imagine. The second-g...

 
Spring Is Coming, the Custom Scene Is Chasing It With Open-Top Bentleys, Porsches, and RRs
Spring Is Coming, the Custom Scene Is Chasing It With Open-Top Bentleys, Porsches, and RRs

15 Mar 2024, 11:53 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at Miami, Florida-based Wheels Boutique and Hollywood, California-dwelling RDB LA show us how the East and West Coasts are looking forward to the (ritzy) spring break adventures. Spring Break is actually the Easter vacatio...

 

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