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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.
“No Legal” C8 Mid-Engine Chevy Camaro ZL1 Gets Digitally-Matched Rotiforms
“No Legal” C8 Mid-Engine Chevy Camaro ZL1 Gets Digitally-Matched Rotiforms

9 May 2022, 09:14 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Even in the wonderful world of virtual automotive artists, there are some tips and tricks of the trade that dwell in a gray area. One can still appreciate their creations, but we all need to be aware of such little cherry bombs. Actually, th...

 
Twin-Turbo Caddy CTS-V Drags Mustang, Civic, Tesla, Hellcat, and Destroys All
Twin-Turbo Caddy CTS-V Drags Mustang, Civic, Tesla, Hellcat, and Destroys All

9 May 2022, 08:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Picture-perfect does not exist in the automotive world but the aftermarket realm has often demonstrated that GM’s premium arm Cadillac almost achieved that with the former CTS-V line. Even when faced with EV adversity, not just ICE struggles....

 
This Premium Adventure Motorhome Could Be the Perfect Off-Grid Globetrotter
This Premium Adventure Motorhome Could Be the Perfect Off-Grid Globetrotter

8 May 2022, 10:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Based out of Quebec City, Canada, and with a Colorado facility coming this year, Loki Basecamp has been one of those companies that says their business is a lifestyle. A premium one, someone might swiftly add. Those who love the great outdoo...

 
Killer E36 M3 Restomod Digitally Guns Down BMW, Toyota Purists With Rad 2JZ
Killer E36 M3 Restomod Digitally Guns Down BMW, Toyota Purists With Rad 2JZ

7 May 2022, 21:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Funny enough, although BMW and Toyota have been in cahoots with their third-generation Z4 and fifth-generation GR Supra for some time already, no one has really thought about mixing historically-relevant Bavarians with legendary JDM powertrains too...

 
2023 Porsche 911 Sport Classic Might Not Hold a Candle Against Certain U.S. Heroes
2023 Porsche 911 Sport Classic Might Not Hold a Candle Against Certain U.S. Heroes

7 May 2022, 10:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Stuttgart, Germany-based sports car, EV, and SUV manufacturer has just signaled the return of the fabled ducktail through the second representative of its Heritage Design series. And the limited-production vintage-like model will be sold in the...

 
CGI Hypercar Concept for the Metaverse Has Edgy Carbon Fiber Looks, Still ICE
CGI Hypercar Concept for the Metaverse Has Edgy Carbon Fiber Looks, Still ICE

6 May 2022, 21:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / A metaverse is seen as a fictional realm, an intertwined network of 3D virtual worlds that focus on social connection. Within the area of futurism and science fiction, it is usually imagined as a singular, Internet-based universe that is based on e...

 
2023 Audi A4 Rendered Unofficially, Goes for C-Class Subtlety, Not M3 Craze
2023 Audi A4 Rendered Unofficially, Goes for C-Class Subtlety, Not M3 Craze

5 May 2022, 09:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Let us take a virtual break from the latest polemic-inducing German design (aka X7 LCI, 7 Series, and i7) and focus on something else, though just as premium. The virtual artist better known as SRK Designs on social media proposes to play with...

 
Choose Your Big Rig Star Wars Day Side Carefully, and May the 4th Be With You!
Choose Your Big Rig Star Wars Day Side Carefully, and May the 4th Be With You!

5 May 2022, 09:02 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / So, although we live in a galaxy far, far away from the place where George Lucas’ imagination has taken us with the legendary Star Wars saga, that does not mean we should not hope that May the Fourth be with us. Or was it, “may the forc...

 
2022 Skoda Fabia Strips Free of Its Hat, Drops Couple of Doors, Turns Into Cabriolet
2022 Skoda Fabia Strips Free of Its Hat, Drops Couple of Doors, Turns Into Cabriolet

5 May 2022, 08:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / I do not know about you, but whenever my group of friends meets and one is late, someone always asks them if they used a Skoda Fabia for “quick” transportation. Aka, we are treating it as the lamest car around. Probably without any...

 
May the 4th Wasn't With Robogirls. They Tried to Steal Darth Vader's Ferrari F40!
May the 4th Wasn't With Robogirls. They Tried to Steal Darth Vader's Ferrari F40!

5 May 2022, 07:40 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Informally born out of the pun-style resemblance between the iconic Star Wars catchphrase “May the force be with you” and the reading style of “May the Fourth” (be with you), Star Wars Day has been a staple of the fan commun...

 
2023 Toyota bZ4X Turns EV Sporty Hatch, Might Look Great Next to GR Corolla
2023 Toyota bZ4X Turns EV Sporty Hatch, Might Look Great Next to GR Corolla

5 May 2022, 06:58 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Some people might agree that while the quirky Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra share the same e-TNGA dedicated EV platform and look almost identical, they are still two vastly different battery-powered models. Others, not so much. A couple of...

 
Mom's Durango Hellcat Drags 'Stang, Charger, Turbo Trans Am, TrailBlazer SS, Beats All
Mom's Durango Hellcat Drags 'Stang, Charger, Turbo Trans Am, TrailBlazer SS, Beats All

5 May 2022, 06:13 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / They say that when minivans became less than fashionable, “soccer moms” turned their attention to stuff like three-row mid-size SUVs. Well, upholding the new-age stereotype, here is a proper “mom car,” the Dodge Durango SRT ...

 
Lancia Stratos “FXX” Feels Like the Right Kind of Legendary Italian Restomod
Lancia Stratos “FXX” Feels Like the Right Kind of Legendary Italian Restomod

4 May 2022, 21:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / For those who are new to the whole classic car culture and still need a brief introduction, all we can say is that Lancia Stratos was the type of sports vehicle that only served one purpose: to claim motorsport victories. And yet, it also naturally...

 
Cadillac Aims to “Lead the Charge” With 2023 Lyriq, Dealers Take Orders May 19th
Cadillac Aims to “Lead the Charge” With 2023 Lyriq, Dealers Take Orders May 19th

4 May 2022, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / General Motors had good overall results in terms of sales during the first quarter of 2022, but its EV part of the business sorely failed to impress with dismal deliveries. However, things might soon be looking up. For example, the hulking a...

 
Low-Mile 2007 Mustang Shelby GT500 Will Easily Supercharge Your Stick Shift Love
Low-Mile 2007 Mustang Shelby GT500 Will Easily Supercharge Your Stick Shift Love

4 May 2022, 14:14 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While truly legendary as a whole, the Ford Mustang series also has its iconic stories to tell on a generational level. Take the S-197 fifth iteration, for example – or as a black cup of Shelby coffee. It is solely your choice, in this case. ...

 
Cullinan and Urus, Move Out of the Way for This 2022 Range Rover on Forgiato 24s
Cullinan and Urus, Move Out of the Way for This 2022 Range Rover on Forgiato 24s

4 May 2022, 13:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / What looks like a spaceship but is actually a subtle dark gray, standard wheelbase luxury SUV that just reached the U.S. in fifth-generation guise? A flagship Land Rover? Not exactly, as we need to be more precise: a 2022 Range Rover floating on Fo...

 
Bespoke Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge Feels Just a Tiny Bit Wilder on Baller 26s
Bespoke Rolls-Royce Cullinan Black Badge Feels Just a Tiny Bit Wilder on Baller 26s

4 May 2022, 12:49 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / No need to say Rolls-Royce Cullinan twice to know that it rhymes not just with ultra-luxury SUVs but also with VIPs, artists, stars, athletes, and/or customized one-of-one commissions. Sadly, we can only guess the exact recipe for this clean RR tha...

 
Digitally-Low Mazda CX-60 on Custom Wheels Is an Even Sweeter Forbidden Fruit
Digitally-Low Mazda CX-60 on Custom Wheels Is an Even Sweeter Forbidden Fruit

4 May 2022, 10:48 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Mazda has kicked off a tremendous expansion of its crossover SUV family with something for everyone. However, not all models can be had everywhere, which is a bit of a shame. For example, the interval between the traditional CX-5 and CX-9 wa...

 
G81 BMW M3 Touring Unofficially Drops Its Camouflage Glasses, Gets Squinty Eyes
G81 BMW M3 Touring Unofficially Drops Its Camouflage Glasses, Gets Squinty Eyes

4 May 2022, 09:53 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Now that some of the hype surrounding BMW's most recent polemics subject regarding the styling of flagships like the X7 LCI (Life Cycle Impulse equals facelift), i7, and 7 Series has vaned (not!), people can go back to their other favorite top...

 
GM Design Alluringly Shows Where the Cadillac Lyriq Electric SUV Probably Started
GM Design Alluringly Shows Where the Cadillac Lyriq Electric SUV Probably Started

4 May 2022, 08:22 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / General Motors has a (rather bad) habit of presenting alluring sketches of past, present, and (possible) future models through its official GM Design Center social media channels. And now they have (Cadillac) done it yet again. Just recently...

 

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