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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.
2023 Everest Lightning Looks Like an Electric SUV Ford Should Deliver Globally
2023 Everest Lightning Looks Like an Electric SUV Ford Should Deliver Globally

7 Mar 2022, 07:44 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We recently discussed the potential of Ford’s 2023 Everest turning into a worldwide affair. Instead of remaining something that only a few regions get access to. Now, here is someone inadvertently helping our case. Soon ready to hit Blu...

 
Porsche Taycan Cross Tourismo Drags Mustang, America Gets Taste of EV Turbo S
Porsche Taycan Cross Tourismo Drags Mustang, America Gets Taste of EV Turbo S

7 Mar 2022, 07:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / When it comes to feisty dragstrip racing, things get heated quite easily. Especially when there is ICE vs. EV competition. Usually, the zero-emissions opponent is a feisty Tesla. But not always. Tesla has a couple of 1.020-horsepower monster...

 
Ford Could Easily Give Europe and America the 2023 Everest Forbidden Fruit
Ford Could Easily Give Europe and America the 2023 Everest Forbidden Fruit

6 Mar 2022, 11:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Blue Oval’s marketing speech says their all-new third-generation Ford Everest is “built tough” and very capable. But it also has a sanctuary-like interior, as well as a durable choice of powertrains. So, what is wrong with sel...

 
1,012-HP Ram TRX Plays With Dirt and Snow, Hennessey Puts Mammoth to Good Use
1,012-HP Ram TRX Plays With Dirt and Snow, Hennessey Puts Mammoth to Good Use

6 Mar 2022, 08:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just like any self-respecting OEM, some aftermarket companies thoroughly test their products and offer full warranty guarantees for the upgrades. But there is one that also likes to have fun when doing so. When you are Sealy, Texas-based Henn...

 
We Need a Murdered-Out, Unique Ram 3500 Falcon 8 Truck Camper In Our Life
We Need a Murdered-Out, Unique Ram 3500 Falcon 8 Truck Camper In Our Life

5 Mar 2022, 11:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Loki Basecamp offers “premium adventure vehicles tailored for your lifestyle.” That means bespoke, in just one word. How unique one might ask. Well, enough that a Ram 3500 Falcon 8 might be a bit too stealthy... and luxurious. The ...

 
Legendary Porsche 959 Turns Into a Raging Tsukuba Time Attack Virtual Supercar
Legendary Porsche 959 Turns Into a Raging Tsukuba Time Attack Virtual Supercar

5 Mar 2022, 08:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Supremely cool, the 1986 to 1993 Porsche 959 Group B rally racer and road-legal sports car is seen by many as one of the greatest tarmac rides of all time. But do they feel it also has JDM material? Abimelec Arellano, the virtual artist bette...

 
Classy 1967 Olds Toronado Looks Like an Oddly Cheap Case of FWD V8 Greatness
Classy 1967 Olds Toronado Looks Like an Oddly Cheap Case of FWD V8 Greatness

5 Mar 2022, 07:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Beautiful personal luxury cars from America had a few traditional perks, and rear-wheel drive was chief among them. However, there was one model that dared to stand out in the late 1960s crowd. Oddly enough, Oldsmobile’s Toronado (1966 ...

 
“Rosie” the Stanced Ferrari Testarossa Is an Exotic With Roof Rack and Trick Bike
“Rosie” the Stanced Ferrari Testarossa Is an Exotic With Roof Rack and Trick Bike

4 Mar 2022, 22:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ferrari’s Testarossa may be old by today’s hypercar standards, but it is still “crimson gold” for many automotive enthusiasts. Including those who dwell around the virtual realm. Perhaps it was the lengthy (1984 to 199...

 
Ford Everest Raptor Rendered as Family's Next Feisty Overlanding Companion
Ford Everest Raptor Rendered as Family's Next Feisty Overlanding Companion

4 Mar 2022, 22:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Blue Oval fans have been seeing Raptors everywhere this winter season. Both in the real world, as the 2022 Bronco Raptor and 2023 Ranger Raptor. As well as across the virtual realm. To anyone watching the latest FoMoCo developments it is pret...

 
Opel Manta EV Will Return Around 2025, Pledges Purely Electric Lineup for 2028
Opel Manta EV Will Return Around 2025, Pledges Purely Electric Lineup for 2028

4 Mar 2022, 15:36 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Stellantis is on a big EV roll just one year after the historic FCA and PSA merger. Among the myriad of brands looking to become fully sustainable is also Opel. And the German automaker has many cool EV novelties. The company already has twel...

 
This Cheap 1973 AMC Is No Squeaky Gremlin Anymore Thanks to a 400-HP V8
This Cheap 1973 AMC Is No Squeaky Gremlin Anymore Thanks to a 400-HP V8

4 Mar 2022, 15:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just in case anyone reminisces of the 1970s Malaise-era cars, there is always an abundance of ugly-styled and poorly performing vehicles still available on the used car market. This one, though, has a bit of a twist. American Motors Corporati...

 
Moto Lawyer Two-Tone Ford Bronco Outer Banks Had Us Confused for a Satin Moment
Moto Lawyer Two-Tone Ford Bronco Outer Banks Had Us Confused for a Satin Moment

4 Mar 2022, 14:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / When it comes to car vinyl wrap artists, we have always come to expect the unexpected from the Miami, Florida-based experts at MetroWrapz. However, a recent Bronco they made caught us a little off-guard. Because we got used to outrageously cr...

 
Pro Golfer's 2021 Ford F-250 “Black Adam” Rides Bagged and Lifted on Forgiato 30s
Pro Golfer's 2021 Ford F-250 “Black Adam” Rides Bagged and Lifted on Forgiato 30s

4 Mar 2022, 12:29 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / What happens when someone is way too many things at once? Perhaps all the enthusiasm translates into a custom ride that is unlike anything else F-Series aficionados have ever seen... Kyle Ervin (aka pgapro1987 on social media) is an entr...

 
Next Chevy Camaro Imagined as Fast EV Sedan, Has Surprising Trio of Influences
Next Chevy Camaro Imagined as Fast EV Sedan, Has Surprising Trio of Influences

4 Mar 2022, 11:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / As Chevrolet Camaro sales continue to decline and put major pressure on the upcoming seventh-generation pony/muscle car, people continue to search for a redeeming solution. Even with an EV twist. Surprisingly, the oldest of America’s pon...

 
Modern Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO Flaunts LED Badges and Digital Time Attack Spec
Modern Audi 90 quattro IMSA GTO Flaunts LED Badges and Digital Time Attack Spec

4 Mar 2022, 10:23 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Motorsport lovers know a little bit about America’s Trans-Am race series that inspired the pop culture legend of Burt Reynolds’ Smokey and the Bandit Pontiac Firebird. And perhaps they also remember the original IMSA GT championship. ...

 
Wistful Early 1960s Ford F-100 Thinks a CGI Way Forward Is Low Widebody Racing
Wistful Early 1960s Ford F-100 Thinks a CGI Way Forward Is Low Widebody Racing

4 Mar 2022, 09:47 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / No less than fourteen generations have passed since Ford started building the F-Series back in 1948. And, right now, just about everyone is only thinking about Raptors or the Lightning EV. At least that is Blue Oval’s desire. They are n...

 
That's Mozzy Hiding Behind the Balaclava and Flaunting a Forgiato Buick Century
That's Mozzy Hiding Behind the Balaclava and Flaunting a Forgiato Buick Century

4 Mar 2022, 08:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / When you think about VIPs, especially artists, one usually imagines a lavish lifestyle. One that involves ditching the old Chevy Impala in favor of blacked-out Rolls-Royce Cullinans. And more. Such as flaunting the latest, customized “P...

 
Modernized Buick Riviera GS Springs Back to Tasty and Aggressive Digital Lifestyle
Modernized Buick Riviera GS Springs Back to Tasty and Aggressive Digital Lifestyle

4 Mar 2022, 07:49 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The beauty of classic car restomod builds is that anyone can impose the outcome. It could be outrageous. It might be with a completely different powertrain setup. Or it could be plain and stylish. At least in the virtual world. Sometimes, one...

 
Audi RS 6s Drag Mustang, CTS-V, Ram TRX, Camaro, and RS 3 for Station Wagon Melon
Audi RS 6s Drag Mustang, CTS-V, Ram TRX, Camaro, and RS 3 for Station Wagon Melon

4 Mar 2022, 07:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Some say that with the advent of crossovers, SUVs, and trucks as the domineering automotive force, all other segments need to reconcile with them becoming extinct. Well, no one told these wagons anything. Sure, they are all feisty. As in, equ...

 
2022 Ford Bronco Raptor Overland Looks Like a Teaser for Jurassic World Dominion
2022 Ford Bronco Raptor Overland Looks Like a Teaser for Jurassic World Dominion

3 Mar 2022, 22:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / For a starting MSRP of $68,500 (plus destination) Ford will allow anyone to take home (one day) a 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor. However, their “most capable Bronco” does not have optional Jurassic ties. People who love the great outdoo...

 

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