Aurel Niculescu
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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.
Final C7 Chevrolet Corvette and First C8 in Canada Were Auctioned for Kids
1 Nov 2020, 09:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Canadian subsidiary of General Motors turned the very last 7th generation Chevrolet Corvette and the first example of the all-new 8th generation Stingray produced for the local market into great collectibles for a worthy cause. That’s bec...
Urraco Turned 50 This Autumn, a Lamborghini That Shouldn't Be Forgotten
1 Nov 2020, 08:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Lamborghini currently has one of the biggest model ranges in its history, with four models – Huracan, Aventador, Sian, and Urus overlapping in production. That’s quite a lot for a manufacturer known for its very low production quota, wi...
Arkonik's Oxygen Defender Will Reach That Exotic Dive Site Wherever It May Be
1 Nov 2020, 07:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The legendary Land Rover Defender – the original, not its modern reincarnation – is by no means forgotten, even though it hasn’t been produced for almost half a decade by now. An easy – but expensive – way of keeping i...
Yakima Lets Anyone Power-Up and Enjoy an Outdoor Day With CBX Solar and OnRamp
31 Oct 2020, 09:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / For almost four decades, the Washington-state based outdoor accessory company has been reinventing the way people travel both on and off-road. Yakima’s products can be found on virtually every model that has even the faintest link to the grea...
This Very Blue and Wide 1987 Mercedes Benz 560SEC AMG Sold For Just Under £20k
31 Oct 2020, 08:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Mercedes-Benz cars of the 1980s and 1990s are known for their legendary durability. It’s no wonder why many European countries have mega taxi fleets of models with the three-pointed star on the hood. Thus, whenever you need to speak ...
Here's Another Retro-Modern “Roof Tile” Automotive Option From Caselani: Type HG
31 Oct 2020, 07:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Citroen H panel van (aka Type H) is not exactly anyone’s first choice for a restomod, especially when there are so many Porsches, Camaros, Mustangs, or Corvettes to LS-swap and give them proper modern performance. Still, among so many ico...
Enjoy the Freshest Air in Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator With the Mirrors Still On
30 Oct 2020, 14:58 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Given the current state of the world, a breath of fresh air is certainly something that has easily become as precious as gold. And automotive enthusiasts know very well there are so very few models out there currently capable of dropping most of th...
Write Down November 5th as the Pre-Sale Start for VW's Most Powerful Golf R Ever
30 Oct 2020, 14:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The German automaker released the first official teaser image for the launch campaign of the 2021 VW Golf R, announced as the most powerful version in the series ever. The November 4th launch date was already known via VW’s social media campa...
Volvo's Own CSI Team Is 30 Years Older Than America's Forensics Franchise
30 Oct 2020, 13:48 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With almost 800 episodes across all series of the franchise, the CSI (Crime Scene Investigation) name will remain a staple of American television for years to come, as it elevated the work of forensic scientists to the rank of art. But the moniker ...
Just 12 AC Cobras Will Intertwine Le Mans Heritage With Performance EV Future
30 Oct 2020, 12:28 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / AC Cars has become world famous thanks to Carroll Shelby’s genius idea to marry the British Ace two-seater sports roadster with Ford’s small-block V8 – thus creating the AC Shelby Cobra. With more history than one can write about ...
Lexus and Some TED Fellows Rethink Automated Cars With Emphasis on Drivers
30 Oct 2020, 12:13 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With the automotive industry currently at major crossroads, no wonder carmakers are enlisting the assistance of just about every imaginative mind out there in a bid to select the correct trend. TED has always been about “ideas worth spreading...
Funny and Instructive Gearhead Has $5k to Convert Blown-Engine MINI Into an EV
30 Oct 2020, 10:42 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / There’s an urban legend in the United States (but not only) that MINIs are not exactly the most reliable cars out there. This could explain why Richard from the Rich Rebuilds YouTube channel managed to find a very cheap example with an allege...
2021 Porsche Cayenne PHEVs Have Greater Range, Starting Price of More Than €90k
30 Oct 2020, 09:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Time and again, Porsche reinvented itself exactly when it needed to. Right now, after seeing the success of the Cayenne and Macan SUVs, no one is going to dare question the company’s electrification strategy, which includes an ample range of ...
Another Global Recall for “Most” Polestar 2 EVs, This Time There Are Two Issues
30 Oct 2020, 08:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Polestar made its first European customers happy when the 2 finally arrived on the Old Continent back in July, with Sweden, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK joining China as the markets that received the electric vehicle. Others, such ...
This Lamborghini Aventador S “Fashion Car” Has an Exhibition Home in Tokyo
30 Oct 2020, 08:13 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While BMW’s Art Cars are among the best-known official works of the type, that doesn’t mean the Bavarian automaker holds exclusivity on the trend. And because we’re dealing with art – an act of deeply personal expression - t...
Mopar Is Factory-Baking Something Cool for Jeep in Honor of the 2020 SEMA360
29 Oct 2020, 14:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This year we are getting a SEMA show unlike any others – the virtual SEMA360. There’s no other way, not with the ongoing health crisis still raging around the world. But no worries, because automakers are still interested in showcasing ...
Kia's Luxurious Mohave / Borrego Will Turn Into Military Open-Top, Humvee-Style
29 Oct 2020, 13:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If we look back into history, one thing is for sure – humanity likes combat. That helped it, on occasion, achieve greater standards of life, when it fought poverty, discrimination, hatred, and illness. On the other hand, the modern military a...
Ford Almost Ready to Give the eSprinter a Run For Its Battery With E-Transit EV
29 Oct 2020, 12:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Produced since way back in 1965 (just a year later than Ford’s legendary Mustang), the Transit is a global icon of the light commercial vehicle market. And, just like one of its biggest rivals – the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter - it’s j...
Tuned Audi RSQ8 “POORUS” Takes On Lambo Urus and Tesla Model X, Annihilates Both
29 Oct 2020, 12:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We had to give away the result from the get-go because there’s an interesting twist to the RSQ8 versus Tesla Model X P100D Ludicrous story, and it’s not making a case for the California-based automaker. Still, it was quite predictable t...
Audi A6 Sport 45 TFSI Arrives as Belated 2021MY Entry Level Option, Adds 13HP
29 Oct 2020, 10:29 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Even the well-organized German automakers can sometimes be excused for being forgetful, if a new model that arrives a bit late is worth the customers' attention. Most likely, the new A6 Sport 45 TFSI will fall in this category, with added powe...