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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.
2022 Dodge Charger Hellcat Magnum Nails the CGI Widebody Muscle Wagon Approach
2022 Dodge Charger Hellcat Magnum Nails the CGI Widebody Muscle Wagon Approach

31 Mar 2022, 08:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / For much of its real-world life, Dodge’s Magnum was a rather traditional muscle car series with classic two-door coupe views. However, during the late 2000s, when Chrysler was in cahoots with Daimler, something odd happened. Following a...

 
Regular Chevy Silverado Z71 Mutates Into 3-Door Chevy Tahoe With Amazing CGI Ease
Regular Chevy Silverado Z71 Mutates Into 3-Door Chevy Tahoe With Amazing CGI Ease

31 Mar 2022, 07:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Over in the real world, Chevy just dropped the ball in the bad guys’ backyard with the 355-hp, V8-equipped 2023 Silverado Police Pursuit truck. Alas, virtual automotive artists are hot on the heels of other Z71 stuff... As far as the hi...

 
Paraplegic Driver Jumps Sasquatched Ford Bronco Badlands 43 Feet, Makes It Look Casual
Paraplegic Driver Jumps Sasquatched Ford Bronco Badlands 43 Feet, Makes It Look Casual

31 Mar 2022, 07:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Remember the ruckus caused within the Internet community and with authorities by the recent, highly illegal Tesla jump on a public street? Well, we seriously do not condone such practices and advise everyone not to try this anywhere. However,...

 
Turbo Dodge Redeye Drags Demons, Chargers, Challengers, Nothing Stops It
Turbo Dodge Redeye Drags Demons, Chargers, Challengers, Nothing Stops It

31 Mar 2022, 06:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / A longtime destination for the World Street Nationals, the Orlando Speed World Dragway is also a major venue for other heart-pumping, blood-boiling events. Such as the recent DiabloSport Horsepower Wars or the Modern Street HEMI Shootout drag race ...

 
Which Is Cooler: Silver Mercedes-AMG G 63 on 24s or Murdered-Out Escalade on 26s?
Which Is Cooler: Silver Mercedes-AMG G 63 on 24s or Murdered-Out Escalade on 26s?

30 Mar 2022, 21:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Frankly, there is never a shortage of premium or ultra-luxury SUVs vying for our attention these days. But the legendary rugged Mercedes-AMG G 63 and the ubiquitously outrageous Caddy Escalade are some of the most popular whips out there. No ...

 
Restomod VW Golf Embarks on Slammed, Imaginative Voyage of TSI Self-Discovery
Restomod VW Golf Embarks on Slammed, Imaginative Voyage of TSI Self-Discovery

30 Mar 2022, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Volkswagen Gol, which by no means should be confused with the legendary Golf (although VW might have willed it so) is a subcompact model produced in Brazil specifically as the brand’s Latin America entry-level series. One could easi...

 
Ice Blue-Wrapped Rolls-Royce Proves There Really Is No Limit to Cullinan Builds
Ice Blue-Wrapped Rolls-Royce Proves There Really Is No Limit to Cullinan Builds

30 Mar 2022, 14:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Bentley’s Bentayga may have kickstarted the ultra-luxury SUV mania, but Rolls-Royce's Cullinan may very well remain embedded in history as the iPhone of the niche. And just like with Apple’s smartphone, everyone wants to stand out ...

 
LS3-Swapped 1966 Chevy Corvette Sleeper Resto Dropped the 427ci but Not the Patina
LS3-Swapped 1966 Chevy Corvette Sleeper Resto Dropped the 427ci but Not the Patina

30 Mar 2022, 13:40 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Classic Corvettes make a great case for keeping “America’s sports car” in pristine condition, either through careful storing, thoughtful care, restoration, or a restomod build. But what happens when you look the other way for a se...

 
Subtle 1971 Chevy C10 Restomod Rides Airy With Stout 375-WHP LQ9 Attitude
Subtle 1971 Chevy C10 Restomod Rides Airy With Stout 375-WHP LQ9 Attitude

30 Mar 2022, 12:14 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although Chevrolet and GMC’s series of C/K pickup trucks nailed a long and prosperous life between 1960 and 2002, GM only allowed the creation of a total of four generations. But that was still enough to make them the stuff of legends. ...

 
Virtual C8 Chevy Corvette Z06 Would Love to Join the Formula D Party, JDM Style
Virtual C8 Chevy Corvette Z06 Would Love to Join the Formula D Party, JDM Style

30 Mar 2022, 10:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Also known as Formula D, the premier North American professional drifting championship series is about to kickstart the 2022 season’s action with round one. It will take place on April 1st and 2nd in Long Beach, California. Naturally, s...

 
2022 Mazda CX-5 Becomes Hotter Digital Crossover via “Shadow Line” Makeover
2022 Mazda CX-5 Becomes Hotter Digital Crossover via “Shadow Line” Makeover

30 Mar 2022, 09:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Today, if you want to feel a little confused about what is going on with the automotive industry, just look at Mazda’s way of swelling its crossover SUV family. Thus, it becomes harder to stand out. Frankly, we are not going to hold it ...

 
2023 Chevy Montana Unimaginatively Drops Latest Silverado to Unibody Levels
2023 Chevy Montana Unimaginatively Drops Latest Silverado to Unibody Levels

30 Mar 2022, 08:53 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While across North America it was once a Pontiac minivan, Chevrolet’s version of the Montana nameplate is a pickup truck sold in Central and South American regions along with some emerging markets. And it will soon reach its third iteration. ...

 
Forsaken Lincoln Blackwood Imagined as “Brilliantly Unnecessary” Lifted Widebody
Forsaken Lincoln Blackwood Imagined as “Brilliantly Unnecessary” Lifted Widebody

30 Mar 2022, 08:07 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Luxury pickup trucks are not exactly something new in America and have jumped in and out of public conscience with amazing ease for such massive haulers. Naturally, some people have their favorites. While Hyundai’s Santa Cruz and Ford&r...

 
CGI Pontiac Trans Am Pickup Shows a Bandit Firebird Truck That Sadly Never Was
CGI Pontiac Trans Am Pickup Shows a Bandit Firebird Truck That Sadly Never Was

30 Mar 2022, 07:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Sharing the platform with the iconic Chevy Camaro, Pontiac’s Firebird was envisioned as the other half of the recipe to fight Blue Oval’s Mercury Cougar/Ford Mustang duo. Little did they know their Trans Am would become the stuff of leg...

 
Hellcat-Swap 1964 Dodge 440 Drags Modern Muscle, Teaches All (but One) a Nitrous Lesson
Hellcat-Swap 1964 Dodge 440 Drags Modern Muscle, Teaches All (but One) a Nitrous Lesson

30 Mar 2022, 06:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Unless you are a Mopar enthusiast, chances are the classic second-generation Dodge 440 slipped off the muscle radar screen by now. No worries, though; here is a crimson one that will remain imprinted on your retina for quite a while. The Dodg...

 
Two-Tone Caddy Escalade Is Plum Crazy ESV on Forgiato 26s, Meets “Matching” Coach
Two-Tone Caddy Escalade Is Plum Crazy ESV on Forgiato 26s, Meets “Matching” Coach

29 Mar 2022, 21:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Say what you will about the customization potential of Europe’s ultra-luxury SUVs, but America can rest assured that Cadillac’s Escalade still holds a tight hand on the outrageous build reins. And here is a very fitting example, quite l...

 
Bentley Beetle and Bugatti Chiron Safari Will Easily Deliver a CGI Mashup Blast
Bentley Beetle and Bugatti Chiron Safari Will Easily Deliver a CGI Mashup Blast

29 Mar 2022, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Crazy, superbly imaginative, or just plain quirky, the virtual automotive world has a lot of daily surprises for anyone willing to follow it and perform the usual 21st-century suspension of disbelief. However, some do take all CGI things to extreme...

 
One-of-875 Ram 1500 TRX Ignition Edition Is an Absurdly-Priced Orange Temptation
One-of-875 Ram 1500 TRX Ignition Edition Is an Absurdly-Priced Orange Temptation

29 Mar 2022, 14:31 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Right now, everyone knows that new and used-car prices are galloping. But that is no reason to succumb so easily to orange-hued TRX temptations and pay almost double the MSRP. For example, the entry-level 2021 Ram 1500 Tradesman used to kick ...

 
Dark Manhart Vogue RV 650 Shows Power of Gold Contrast on 2022 Range Rover
Dark Manhart Vogue RV 650 Shows Power of Gold Contrast on 2022 Range Rover

29 Mar 2022, 13:37 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It has been a while since we have seen the Wuppertal, Germany-based aftermarket specialists over at Manhart Performance playing their usual tuning game on a cool Land Rover representative. Now, they decided to move quicker than the OEM itself. ...

 
Ferrari “Modena SP4” Imagines the Icona Future After Monza SP1/2 and Daytona SP3
Ferrari “Modena SP4” Imagines the Icona Future After Monza SP1/2 and Daytona SP3

29 Mar 2022, 11:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / All Tifosi eyes are currently on Ferrari’s cool Formula One battle between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen but that does not mean we should also neglect their street fairings. Especially the ones that are as close as possible to the track,...

 

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