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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.
GM Design Should Have Never Revealed What Chevy's New Blazer Might Have Been
GM Design Should Have Never Revealed What Chevy's New Blazer Might Have Been

20 Dec 2021, 13:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Chevrolet’s contemporary roster has no less than seven crossover/SUV model lines to choose from. Better make your pick wisely, though, because not all of them were created equally. The passenger-dedicated high-riding Chevy family starts...

 
2023 Ford Ranger Morphs Into VAG Family of Trucks, Bentley Joins the Work Party
2023 Ford Ranger Morphs Into VAG Family of Trucks, Bentley Joins the Work Party

20 Dec 2021, 11:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It has been a while since anyone discussed the FoMoCo and VAG alliance. But with the advent of the 2023 Ford Ranger and the impending arrival of the 2023 Volkswagen Amarok, this partnership is back in fashion. Blue Oval aficionados around the...

 
Modernized Ferrari F40 Based on Countach LPI 800-4 Is a Digital Lambo Nightmare
Modernized Ferrari F40 Based on Countach LPI 800-4 Is a Digital Lambo Nightmare

20 Dec 2021, 11:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If Ferrari's Tifosi are currently trying to persuade the Prancing Horse’s decision factors to greenlight a reinvention of the Ferrari F40 in the same vein as Lambo’s Countach LPI 800-4, they might want to hide this idea from them. ...

 
Porsche 911 Discards Air-Cooled Flat Six, Morphs Taycan GTS Into a 993 Wonder
Porsche 911 Discards Air-Cooled Flat Six, Morphs Taycan GTS Into a 993 Wonder

20 Dec 2021, 10:14 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Probably mesmerized by the attraction posed by one of the few “normal” automotive motor shows of late, Porsche landed with an army of introductions back in November in Los Angeles. And they had something for everyone. No less than...

 
Two-Door Ford Bronco and Defender 90 Go for Mud Wrestling, One Breaks the Ice
Two-Door Ford Bronco and Defender 90 Go for Mud Wrestling, One Breaks the Ice

20 Dec 2021, 09:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Right at the edge between dreadful autumn and a frozen winter sits the perfect off-road forest setting. And in the limelight, a couple of SUV heroes trying to prove their legacy and battle for supremacy. Ford’s Bronco and Land Rover&rsq...

 
Turbo “Cobra Jet” Mustang Drags CTS-V, Blazer, Hellcats, Fords. It's Amazingly Close
Turbo “Cobra Jet” Mustang Drags CTS-V, Blazer, Hellcats, Fords. It's Amazingly Close

20 Dec 2021, 07:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Well, calling that an entire series of drag races filmed at different points in time and across various dragstrip locations might be an understatement. After all, the photo finishes were mostly over after a certain moment. Blue Oval fans are ...

 
Toyota Became the Coolest OEM on the Battery EV Block In Just One Swift Blow
Toyota Became the Coolest OEM on the Battery EV Block In Just One Swift Blow

19 Dec 2021, 11:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With the Christmas and New Year holidays looming on the horizon, probably no one had great expectations regarding Toyota Motor Corp.’s announcement on battery EV strategies. Those who did might want to play the lottery next. Cue the ope...

 
Subaru Outback Gets Counterintuitively Lower, Looks Rad With CGI Chrome Delete
Subaru Outback Gets Counterintuitively Lower, Looks Rad With CGI Chrome Delete

19 Dec 2021, 09:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It certainly feels like it’s been a while since Subaru premiered the sixth-generation Outback crossover station wagon. Enough time for stuff to start breaking down. Or the rugged traits to digitally wear off. Subaru sure took its sweet ...

 
Lifted Chevy Monte Carlo Looks Burgundy-Stunning Riding on Huge Forgiatos
Lifted Chevy Monte Carlo Looks Burgundy-Stunning Riding on Huge Forgiatos

19 Dec 2021, 08:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Looking for a 1980s automotive star for your contemporary GM customization passion? Then perhaps Chevrolet’s G-body Monte Carlo series might be a great fit. It’s certainly a flexible one. The Detroit automaker’s two-door cou...

 
Porsche's Taycan Turbo Is Not Just About EV High-Performance, But Also Art Car NFTs
Porsche's Taycan Turbo Is Not Just About EV High-Performance, But Also Art Car NFTs

18 Dec 2021, 11:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Porsche recently celebrated with a special 911 GT3 70 Years Porsche Australia Edition seven decades of official presence in the Land Down Under. But that’s not all, because they also have sustainable art car feelings... made into NFTs. ...

 
Britto X Bentley GTC Holo Vinyl Art Car Needed Just One More Thing to Be Perfect
Britto X Bentley GTC Holo Vinyl Art Car Needed Just One More Thing to Be Perfect

18 Dec 2021, 09:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / During Miami’s Art Basel event, Bentley and Romero Britto presented the stunning “fruit” of massive collaboration. And the Continental GT Convertible also came to life with help from a lot of other experts in different fields. ...

 
Matte-Black Widebody Lambo Urus Rides on Matching Forgiatos Like a Hot Hatch SUV
Matte-Black Widebody Lambo Urus Rides on Matching Forgiatos Like a Hot Hatch SUV

18 Dec 2021, 08:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With the Ferrari Purosangue looming on the horizon and the Aston Martin DBX already up for grabs, things are looking tough for Lamborghini’s Urus. But the hulking high-performance SUV looks ready to aftermarket the bejeezus out of them. ...

 
Widebody Hyundai i20 R Briskly Changes Rating, Not for the Digital Faint of Heart
Widebody Hyundai i20 R Briskly Changes Rating, Not for the Digital Faint of Heart

18 Dec 2021, 07:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Usually, all the mild or high-performance creations from South Korea’s Hyundai are N-rated. Unofficially, though, someone has also decided to upgrade the rating a couple of levels to the mature “R” category. If you are 18 an...

 
Low-Mile 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback Chants About Classic Red and Black Glory
Low-Mile 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback Chants About Classic Red and Black Glory

17 Dec 2021, 15:45 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Vintage automotive angels might be the ones humming in the ears of car enthusiasts, frankly. We don’t know. But it’s safe to say that such a pristine OG ‘Stang attracts crowds like a black magnet of crimson force. Naturally,...

 
SUV Clash Pits America Vs Europe in Tough Off-Road Spot, There's a Surprise Winner
SUV Clash Pits America Vs Europe in Tough Off-Road Spot, There's a Surprise Winner

17 Dec 2021, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Without claiming to be the most scientific comparison channel on YouTube, the good folks over at SUV Battle do have mesmerizing off-road features. Sometimes they’re insane. Other times they are surprising, but one can bet they’re a...

 
Blacked-Out Porsche 930 Keeps Proud Ducktail Even After Fall to the JDM Side
Blacked-Out Porsche 930 Keeps Proud Ducktail Even After Fall to the JDM Side

17 Dec 2021, 14:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ever noticed how some of the automotive world’s virtual artists cannot help but express their passion through every project? Case in point, Musa Rio Tjahjono, aka musartwork on social media, is deeply enamored about all things JDM. ...

 
2022 Ford Capri RSe Reimagines Original 1972 RS 2600 With Sustainable Punch
2022 Ford Capri RSe Reimagines Original 1972 RS 2600 With Sustainable Punch

17 Dec 2021, 13:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just like Ford’s Mustang was a groundbreaking step forward for sports cars in America, so was Blue Oval’s Capri nameplate across the Old Continent. We shouldn’t be surprised since Philip T. Clark was involved with the design of bo...

 
Extreme Widebody Therapy Might Banish the GT500 Demons for Chevy Camaro ZL1
Extreme Widebody Therapy Might Banish the GT500 Demons for Chevy Camaro ZL1

17 Dec 2021, 12:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Both Ford’s Mustang Shelby GT500 and Dodge’s Charger/Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye represent major worries for GM’s Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 now that Demons are no more. But that doesn’t mean there’s no stress-relief treat...

 
Part-Carbon Plymouth Cuda Isn't Pretty in Pink, Virtually Stocks Muscle Car Prey
Part-Carbon Plymouth Cuda Isn't Pretty in Pink, Virtually Stocks Muscle Car Prey

17 Dec 2021, 10:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Lots of classic American muscle car aficionados might have a sudden adrenaline rush just thinking about a Plymouth Barracuda. So, let’s imagine the feelings triggered by seeing a deeply customized example lurking in the dark. Today it has...

 
Bugatti “Woody Gatty” 57SC Atlantic Is a Digitally Blown Custom Like No Other
Bugatti “Woody Gatty” 57SC Atlantic Is a Digitally Blown Custom Like No Other

17 Dec 2021, 10:07 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Much can be said about Jean Bugatti and his Bugatti Type 57 masterpiece. It was the crown jewel of Ettore Bugatti’s son’s career, many would say. And it’s one of the most coveted cars ever, according to others. Stories &ndas...

 

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