Aurel Niculescu
9,187 ARTICLES
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.
Custom W/B Mercedes S 580 Rides Lowered to Show It Doesn't Need to Be a Maybach
25 Apr 2022, 12:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Judging by what renowned aftermarket outlets are showcasing on social media these days, it is not that hard to notice that ultra-luxury or super-SUVs are all the rage these days. Well, there is also a fine exception. Among the sea of lowered ...
Forged Carbon Ferrari FX355 Rendered as Street Legal Monster, Good For “Dates”
25 Apr 2022, 12:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Over in the real world, Ferrari keeps denying us official access to its upcoming Purosangue crossover super-SUV or street-legal FX interpretations. Across the virtual realm, there are no such issues... Well, we have seen many virtual automotiv...
Bold 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 7 Is Unofficially Compared to Robocop, Among Many Others
25 Apr 2022, 10:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just like its corporate sibling, Hyundai also has major flagship SUV plans for the North American EV market. No need to take our word for granted, just look at the Kia EV9 and Hyundai SEVEN concepts. The latter was naturally unveiled during t...
“Shark Head” BMW i7 CGI-Swims Away From Polemics, Is a Retro-Sporty Hunter
25 Apr 2022, 10:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If you ask virtual automotive artists, BMW once again put itself in the styling position of bearding a lion in its den when it unleashed the new corporate flagship design for the 2023 X7 LCI and G70 i7/7 Series limousine. So, why not turn the tide ...
“Two-Face” Orange/Black Pontiac GTO Flexes Widebody Muscle In a “Natural” Way
25 Apr 2022, 09:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While some virtual automotive artists are easy to categorize as lovers of “CGI this or CGI that,” sometimes they need to go out of their comfort zone and come up with something different. Or is that just playing to their strengths, all ...
Fictional Toyota Land Cruiser 300 “Shadow Line” Would Spite Any 2023 X7 or Lexus LX
25 Apr 2022, 09:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Never mind all the 2023 BMW X7 LCI (and Alpina XB7) commotion, there is at least one legendary SUV that knows how to flaunt a humongous grille the proper way. And it also comes with stylish, digitally-tuned enhancements, of course. While the ...
Kia EV6 “Xtreme Edition” Looks Virtually Ready for Any 4x4 Off-Road Adventures
25 Apr 2022, 08:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While some virtual automotive artists are already trying to come up with a flagship vision for Kia's EV efforts, the pixel master better known as SRK Designs on social media wants to be slightly more anchored in the digital reality of wha...
BMW 3 Series E30 Restomod Goes Crazy-Modern With Digital 2023 Flagship Styling
25 Apr 2022, 07:27 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ever since BMW launched the new corporate flagship split-headlight styling on the 2023 X7 LCI (and Alpina XB7), along with the 7 Series and first-ever i7, there has never been a shortage of digital makeovers. With or without interesting twists. ...
Turbo Dodge Challenger Drags Mustangs, Trans Am, Twin-Turbo BBC RX-7, Gaps All
25 Apr 2022, 06:42 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Often, appearances can be deceiving. Take this orange Dodge Challenger, for instance, a feisty Mopar that has become the focus of the videographer behind the Drag Racing and Car Stuff channel on YouTube for his latest quarter-mile compilation....
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV Looks Like a Good Catch to Keep Your Conscience Sane
24 Apr 2022, 10:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just take a look at any YouTube dragstrip video out there, or talk with your mates over a beer, and it will be clear that one of the biggest automotive industry conundrums is the brewing ICE vs. EV war. But it so happens that one can also get off s...
Rosso Efesto 2015 Lambo Aventador Roadster Is Custom and Tuned, Had $556k MSRP
23 Apr 2022, 21:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The mid-engined V12 sports car is about to sing its LP780-4 Ultimae Coupe and Roadster swan song in front of the entire world. So, that means it is about time collectors doubled down on the scouting duties. If a pristine, expensive, and &ldquo...
Lambo Urus Has Quad Show of Bespoke Aftermarket Strength, RS Q8 Adds a Twist
23 Apr 2022, 10:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Right now, there is a rather interesting ultra-luxury versus super-SUV war “raging” on among aftermarket outlets as to which one produces the most hyped $500k slabs of metal and glass for the affluent owners of the high-riding world. So...
Sagely Choose a 911 Performance "Poison Pill": Stick Shift GT3 or Auto Turbo S
22 Apr 2022, 21:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The swan neck wing-sporting 2022 Porsche 911 (992 generation) GT3 was recently crowned the performance king of this automotive year. But as iconic supercars will gladly attest, its flagship Turbo S sibling is nothing to be trifled with, either. ...
NFL's Laremy Tunsil Adds Purplish Lambo Urus on Cactus Jack 24s to All-Black Set
22 Apr 2022, 11:44 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / According to some renowned aftermarket customization experts, currently, there is a raging Lambo Urus vs. Rolls-Royce Cullinan battle for the crown of the ultimately-personalized whips. And recently, NFL's Laremy Tunsil just took Italian sides...
Informal Porsche 911 Safari/Dakar “SUV” Was Almost a CGI Decade in the Making
22 Apr 2022, 10:43 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Porsche aficionados know very well that off-road 911 models have been covered with glory in the past. So, there is virtually no surprise the German automaker has been brewing revival thoughts. We might be on the cusp of seeing the birth of a ...
1,000-HP Widebody Lambo Aventador SVJ Packs Crazy, Digitally-Matched Rooftop Box
22 Apr 2022, 10:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Over in the real world, Lamborghini is diligently preparing not only the upgraded Urus super-SUV but also its next Performante evolutionary step. Alas, the virtual automotive realm still cannot get enough of their “oldies-but-goldies” A...
CGI-Lowered, Custom 2023 Kia Telluride Meets a Hyundai Palisade “Shadow”
22 Apr 2022, 09:39 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Fans of popular mid-size South Korean crossover SUVs had a couple of reasons to rejoice at the 2022 New York International Auto Show: the upgraded 2023 Hyundai Palisade and updated 2023 Kia Telluride. Both act as the flagship SUVs for each co...
Widebody Polo Digital Project Goes Beyond Pocket Rocket With Audi R8 V10 Swap
22 Apr 2022, 08:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Between Volkswagen’s Polo supermini and the Audi R8 supercar, there is a difference of more than three decades. Not to mention the rest of the distinctions and yet, somehow, they are now unified as one. Albeit, only digitally, unfortunately. ...
Slammed OBS Chevy C10 Seems to Be on Red, Gold, Carbon Widebody CGI Steroids
22 Apr 2022, 08:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Certain people are veritable “creatures of habits,” and that is valid across a multitude of domains. Including, without a doubt, the imaginative realm of virtual automotive artists. Some pixel masters function like clockwork and d...
“Targa” Chevy Monte Carlo SS Hides a Digital ZR1 Secret Under Transparent Hood
22 Apr 2022, 07:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Some people have the fortitude to always do what they love, and sharing their passions with an entire world is just a natural step for them. Of course, we are talking about virtual automotive artists here. Take Jim, the pixel master better kn...