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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.
Stanced, Bagged Mercedes-Benz E-Class Turns Dope Estate in Virtual Pearl White
Stanced, Bagged Mercedes-Benz E-Class Turns Dope Estate in Virtual Pearl White

4 Feb 2022, 13:02 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / According to reports, Mercedes-Benz will soon end sales of its station wagons. Doomed or not, these practical family workhorses deserve a little love from time to time. Even with a subtle JDM twist. Oddly enough, if we are to believe the rumo...

 
Mk IV Toyota Supra Æ100 Looks Stunningly Remastered in Red or Silver Asakusa CGI
Mk IV Toyota Supra Æ100 Looks Stunningly Remastered in Red or Silver Asakusa CGI

4 Feb 2022, 12:13 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It is truly a great feeling when you rediscover something cool. Such as a former Honda designer’s stunning Toyota Supra Mk IV (aka A80) tribute that just kept on growing and evolving. The first time we noticed Giulio Partisani’s c...

 
Slammed Red-and-Black Ford F-100 Is Actually CGI Pink and Purple. No, Seriously
Slammed Red-and-Black Ford F-100 Is Actually CGI Pink and Purple. No, Seriously

4 Feb 2022, 11:16 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Details can make or break entire legends. They can also represent the icing on the cake for many automotive virtual artists. Especially the ones with a very personal CGI style. Dom Host, the virtual artist better known as altered_intent ...

 
2022 Alfa Romeo Tonale Unofficially Drops Camouflage, Gives Titillating PHEV Vibes
2022 Alfa Romeo Tonale Unofficially Drops Camouflage, Gives Titillating PHEV Vibes

4 Feb 2022, 11:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While Alfa Romeo’s Giulia and Stelvio are great, sporty rides on their own, we have been craving for a little more since God only knows when. Hopefully, we are going to get that itch scratched come next week. After years of waiting, we ...

 
Ultra-Quick CGI Edit Makes a World of Wide Difference for 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor
Ultra-Quick CGI Edit Makes a World of Wide Difference for 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor

4 Feb 2022, 10:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ford recently introduced us to its 2022 Bronco Raptor as the dune-bashing, rock-crawling SUV to rule them all. It is also the most powerful street-legal Bronco ever, yet something was amiss. Something other than FoMoCo’s exact horsepowe...

 
Key Glock Mixes, Matches Yellow Attire to Forgiato Cullinan for Young Dolph Tribute
Key Glock Mixes, Matches Yellow Attire to Forgiato Cullinan for Young Dolph Tribute

4 Feb 2022, 09:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Sometimes, even something as glitzy and outrageously glamorous as a custom, screaming-yellow Rolls-Royce Cullinan can serve a greater cause. With a little help from the (famous) owner, of course. Markeyvius LaShun Cathey, better known by his ...

 
Upcoming Ram 1500 Electric Pickup Truck Unofficially Fires Preemptive TRX Strike
Upcoming Ram 1500 Electric Pickup Truck Unofficially Fires Preemptive TRX Strike

4 Feb 2022, 08:27 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Better tardily than never. Stellantis is fashionably late at the new full-size American electric pickup truck party. By then, it will have all the time in the world to study its competition. Many startups have struggled to be the first to del...

 
Turbo Caddy CTS-V Drags Turbo Chevy Camaro, One Has No 7-Second GM Mercy
Turbo Caddy CTS-V Drags Turbo Chevy Camaro, One Has No 7-Second GM Mercy

4 Feb 2022, 07:29 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ever needed a good reason to mourn the departure of the high-performance Cadillac CTS-V? Or is there a solution to Chevy Camaro’s current Challenger and Mustang woes? Well, perhaps this action will give us ideas... General Motors fans ar...

 
Nissan Fairlady Z Customized Proto Makes Us All Virtually Jealous in Retro Video
Nissan Fairlady Z Customized Proto Makes Us All Virtually Jealous in Retro Video

3 Feb 2022, 15:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Last month, Japanese aficionados finally got a taste of the 2023 Nissan Z goodies. At home, the seventh-generation Fairlady Z has lots of versions. Even some that may never see the light of day outside TAS. The consensus is that Nissan did a ...

 
Pitch Black, Lifted Ford F-450 Dually on Spiked 26s Is Not Your Average “Hi-Riser”
Pitch Black, Lifted Ford F-450 Dually on Spiked 26s Is Not Your Average “Hi-Riser”

3 Feb 2022, 14:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Many will say this is no Hi-riser (aka “donk”) at all, though we could not help the pun. Especially given all the customizations that make it akin to many characteristics of this particular automotive subculture. While true Hi-ris...

 
Uniquely “Charred” Rosso Taormina Ferrari SF90 Is a Volcano-Inspired Tailor Made
Uniquely “Charred” Rosso Taormina Ferrari SF90 Is a Volcano-Inspired Tailor Made

3 Feb 2022, 13:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Some may feel that an SF90 Stradale equipped with the Assetto Fiorano package is the pinnacle of Ferrari. Even the automaker likes to think so. Given the Bonneville Salt Flats video embedded below. But Tailor Made probably disagrees. First, w...

 
Gordon Murray's GMA T.33 With CGI “Track Spec” Now Feels Like a Technical Beast
Gordon Murray's GMA T.33 With CGI “Track Spec” Now Feels Like a Technical Beast

3 Feb 2022, 12:49 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Gordon Murray, the well-known Formula One racing cars designer and McLaren F1 parent, is still going strong even at three-quarters of a century. Need proof? The bonkers GMA T.50 and track-ready T.50s Niki Lauda, along with the brand-spanking-new T....

 
Rowdy Lexus LM “Off-Road Business Hub” Blends Overland Pleasure With Office Time
Rowdy Lexus LM “Off-Road Business Hub” Blends Overland Pleasure With Office Time

3 Feb 2022, 11:29 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Now that we have passed into another Lunar New Year, everyone might want to prolong the Spring Festival celebrations. Especially people who are not too fond of Lady Winter. As such, one should always plan. For example, the “Year of the ...

 
Pastel Green Jeep Grand Wagoneer Rides CGI Wide and Slammed on Forged TE37s
Pastel Green Jeep Grand Wagoneer Rides CGI Wide and Slammed on Forged TE37s

3 Feb 2022, 10:39 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After a rather long hiatus, the fourth generation of the full-size Jeep Wagoneer line just returned to life. Still, it already had enough time to become a member of the ubiquitous recall list, as well as a darling of the imaginary realm. 2022...

 
Revived Hyundai Tiburon Based off Sonata Might Hide a V8 Mystery Under the Hood
Revived Hyundai Tiburon Based off Sonata Might Hide a V8 Mystery Under the Hood

3 Feb 2022, 09:51 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Hyundai’s Tiburon was a compact sports coupe manufactured by the South Korean automaker between 1996 and 2008, throughout just two iterations. Still, it remained in the heart and soul of many aficionados. The little two-door was simply ...

 
Lowered GMC Sierra “Shorty” Hits a CGI Sweet Spot With Red-Tinted Carbon Body
Lowered GMC Sierra “Shorty” Hits a CGI Sweet Spot With Red-Tinted Carbon Body

3 Feb 2022, 09:07 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just recently, GMC’s modern set pieces are seemingly coming out of a shadow cone. Both in the real world, as well as across the virtual realm. Sometimes there is even a combination of both. Many will probably argue against it. But some ...

 
“Poor Man's Green” Blown Hummer Gets Down to Business, F1 Six-Wheeler Style
“Poor Man's Green” Blown Hummer Gets Down to Business, F1 Six-Wheeler Style

3 Feb 2022, 08:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Automotive virtual artists are truly open-minded individuals. And they are not afraid to show us their true personality through their digital work. When properly enticed, of course. Timothy Adry Emmanuel, the virtual artist better known as ad...

 
Hellcat Durango and Challenger Drag 911, M4, AMG C 63 in Quick and Decisive Battles
Hellcat Durango and Challenger Drag 911, M4, AMG C 63 in Quick and Decisive Battles

3 Feb 2022, 07:36 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Everyone knows that German cars are not to be trifled with. Their homeland harbors one of the coolest stretches of tarmac ever known to humankind: the Autobahn. Hence, their propensity for high-speed shenanigans. Ever since influencers and so...

 
Lowered GMC Yukon “Shadow Line” Knows the North Remembers in Winter CGI
Lowered GMC Yukon “Shadow Line” Knows the North Remembers in Winter CGI

2 Feb 2022, 14:38 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Born in 1991 as the direct successor of the GMC K5 Jimmy, the badge-engineered Chevy Tahoe sibling is called Yukon. After the namesake territory located in northern Canada, of course. The genealogy tree can have numerous ramifications. And th...

 
“Venomized” Ford Mustang Boss Might Seek Carnage Among Mopar and GM Symbiotes
“Venomized” Ford Mustang Boss Might Seek Carnage Among Mopar and GM Symbiotes

2 Feb 2022, 13:36 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Say what you will about comic book-based Hollywood movies. But one thing is for sure. They do touch everything in our daily lives. Even some of the rides we see out on the streets. Cammed, bagged, and supercharged. Spider-Man fans already know ...

 

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