Aurel Niculescu
9,167 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.
Wide “Italian Stallion” 1997 Maserati Ghibli Has Winter Looks and Screamer Pipes
12 Jan 2022, 11:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Before it got turned into a rather generic four-door luxury saloon, Maserati had a couple of Ghibli generations wonderfully roam the streets in two-door form. Now, let’s remember one of them, with a CGI twist. Three different cars have ...
Refreshed 2022 Subaru Forester e-Boxer Is Safer, Finally Euro-Celebrates 25 Years
12 Jan 2022, 10:29 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Over in America, the 2022 Forester has been out and about enough time to even gain a Wilderness version. Meanwhile, the Old Continent division is just celebrating the introduction of the regular fixture. Subaru has a major anniversary this yea...
Widened Satin Metallic Black Datsun Z Looks CGI Ready to Be a Wangan Fairlady
12 Jan 2022, 09:49 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / How does anyone give us plenty of insights into his JDM passion and street racing knowledge without even trying to look superior? Well, it’s easy if you are a prolific, respected virtual artist. Musa Rio Tjahjono, the pixel master bette...
2023 Ferrari Purosangue Decloaks Its Rear, Unofficial Lambo Cues Are Not Welcome
12 Jan 2022, 09:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Lamborghini has roamed the high-performance sector of the ultra-luxury SUV niche alone for almost half a decade. Enough is enough, said Ferrari, reeling up their Purosangue answer. Expected sometime this year, if all automotive stars align pe...
Kandy 1985 Chevy C10 Silverado Rides Squatted on Rose Gold 30s With Roaring LS3
12 Jan 2022, 08:14 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It is not often that classic pickup truck enthusiasts venture into the unknown with a combination of two custom build styles. But when they do, one can be sure the results will be impressive. The videographer behind the WhipAddict channe...
Timeless Shelby Cobra Drags Cadillac ATS-V, Things Certainly Don't Go As Planned
12 Jan 2022, 07:18 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While few things on four wheels have the raw power and sportiness of the atemporal Shelby Cobra, it’s also true that we have seen very few of them at the dragstrip. So, here is a little blue-and-white treat. Nimble and prone to major po...
Canada's Very Rare 1975 Bricklin SV-1 Glisters in Safety Red, It's Affordable
11 Jan 2022, 14:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / According to some voices, Malcolm Bricklin might just be one of the big forgotten heroes of America’s car history. He founded Subaru of America and brought the unfortunate Yugo to U.S. shores. Oh, and he also dabbled with Canadian car manufac...
2022 Mercedes-Benz S 580 Lowered on Brushed 22s Oozes of Winter Elegance
11 Jan 2022, 13:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Some people might think that Mercedes' latest S-Class flagship only looks custom-great in murdered-out attire. So, here is a squeaky clean, white-and-black S 580 to try and persuade us otherwise. They say that if you do not have winter, t...
Simpler GMC Sierra EV Throws Denali Primness and Reuses Silverado EV's Design
11 Jan 2022, 13:13 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / GM fans expected a lot of things from CES 2022. And the Detroit automaker delivered the “Ultium effect” experience, in the form of the 2024 Equinox, Blazer (announcement), and Silverado EV. Was it enough? It probably depends on wh...
Aerodisc VW Passat Pickup Is a Slammed Widebody Blast From a Different CGI Past
11 Jan 2022, 12:28 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although it has a three-decade history on the U.S. market, people seem to have had more negative feelings towards Volkswagen’s Passat nameplate as of late. So, the series will have to contend with the inevitable. America’s version...
“Stage 1” Toyota Supra Turbo Is a Slammed Appetizer for Crazier Widebody Ideas
11 Jan 2022, 11:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / One does not need to be a fervent JDM believer to have fond memories of certain Japanese icons. Let us take Toyota’s legendary Supra nameplate, for example. Complete with a virtually enticing twist. The Japanese company’s sports c...
DTM-Style Ford Mustang “Snowfox” Looks Winter Slammed, Almost Hides Wide Body
11 Jan 2022, 10:53 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Everyone loves the original pony car. At least secretly. But there are various degrees of passion, depending on the iteration. There’s virtually unanimous praise for the original. The second generation is almost (willingly) forgotten. A...
C8 Chevy Corvette Z06 Four-Door Sedan Imagines a Chevy SS Return, Perhaps As EV
11 Jan 2022, 10:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / They say that every iteration of “America’s sports car” is a blank canvas for making it your own. And that’s in the real world. So, imagine what outrageous things happen across the virtual realm. With eight generations...
Hypothetical Two-Door Chevy Silverado ZZ632/1000 Might Not Care About Any EV
11 Jan 2022, 09:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Not every GM fan is hyped or extremely worried about Chevrolet’s recent trio of electric vehicles: Equinox, Blazer, and Silverado EV. Actually, quite the virtual ZZ632/1000 opposite. It feels like the entire EV automotive world has paus...
Six-Door 1968 Chevy C60 Feels Like 6x6 Dually Overkill, Will Become a Reality
11 Jan 2022, 08:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With so many crazy aftermarket builds, it really takes a lot of effort and years of planning before surprising everyone with something fresh. And this upcoming build project is the perfect example. Let us take a moment to grasp the facts. Rig...
Roaring Hennessey Venom F5 Shoots Endless Flames on Its Way to Over 250 MPH
11 Jan 2022, 07:51 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / What happens when a company conducts high-speed stability, plus vehicle dynamics tests with its new hypercar, and specifically instructs us this is not a top-speed trial? Well, it roars and shoots flames, of course. In the world of ultra-limi...
Dodge Durango Hellcat Drags Mercedes GLE 63 S in Impressively Even SUV Matchup
11 Jan 2022, 07:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Sure, the three-row Dodge Durango should not be directly compared with a GLE, especially the Coupe version. It is a better matchup against the larger GLS, at least in the real world. But in the always cool confines of a closed track, everythi...
Yellow 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Might Keep Its New Owner a Road-Trip Busy Bee
10 Jan 2022, 14:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Most Blue Oval aficionados will agree that an original Mustang needs to come with the earliest model year possible. But let’s be frank, even later ones are nothing to sneeze at. For example, the 1973 model year was the final one for Blu...
Neoteric Mid-Engine Toyota MR2 Digitally Arrives in Place of Real World's GR86
10 Jan 2022, 13:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Everyone is now hyped around the crossover, SUV, and EV pickup truck bandwagon. Whether it’s Tesla, Ford, Chevrolet, or even Toyota. That is in the real world, of course. A little ahead of Chevrolet’s direct blow at the heart of t...
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am “Bronze Mamba” Feels CGI Amazing, Slammed and Wide
10 Jan 2022, 12:18 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With just four generations under its belt but also a highly enticing Trans Am derivation, Pontiac’s Firebird has so many things to give GM fans. Including digitally outrageous visions of itself. Alongside the platform-sharing Chevy Cama...