Aurel Niculescu
9,312 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.
Creative, Fan-Made Chevy Corvette Film Dramatically Conveys the Marketing Point
24 Sep 2021, 12:07 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Have you seen the mind-boggling delivery success of the mid-engined C8 Chevy Corvette over the past couple of model years? So, with that kind of popularity, it’s no wonder they don’t have many commercials. Basically, there’s...
Lexus IS F Sportwagon Looks Ready for a Ritzy V8 Performance Life in Elegant CGI
24 Sep 2021, 11:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Because the third-generation IS had been growing a bit long in the tooth, Lexus recently took drastic measures. A major redesign came for the 2021 model year, and 2022's IS 500 paved the way for the new F Sport Performance series. We can...
Stanced Nissan Z Is Waiting for First Deliveries to Make the Arios Retro Kit Real
24 Sep 2021, 10:39 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Less than a couple of months ago, Japanese sports car aficionados finally got treated to the Z car they’ve been waiting for. It’s going to be a while before the Fairlady makes its way into dealerships, but everyone is eagerly prepared. ...
Dual-Tone Widebody 1980s Buick Regal Doesn’t Look Street Racer Old At All
24 Sep 2021, 10:01 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ask any General Motors G-body platform aficionado what makes these mid-size RWD wonders work for them, and you’ll get a plethora of answers. Some for the better, some for the worse. A few for the genius level, as well. The allure of the...
2022 Toyota Tundra Becomes a Color-Changing Ford F-150 Raptor Clone Warrior
24 Sep 2021, 08:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It hasn’t been long since Toyota officially introduced the third-generation 2022 Tundra pickup truck. The novelties were abundant, and so was the public’s interest in this remastered Chevy/Ford/Ram competitor. While the full-size ...
Modern Chevy Tahoe Becomes a Big Block K5 Blazer Impersonator With 454SS Looks
24 Sep 2021, 08:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Looking to make the day of any diehard full-size Chevrolet fan? Then a virtual project that mixes the modern styling of the fifth-generation Tahoe with a couple of legends from the past might do the trick. Perhaps to signal its importance, Gen...
Teal-Accented Chevy Dually Looks Able to Deploy a Drive-In Movie Theatre Anywhere
24 Sep 2021, 07:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although we have grown accustomed to a certain type of sleek or overdone rides from the WhipAddict channel on YouTube, it’s always nice to break the mold. With something quirky, of course. Automotive aficionados with a knack for th...
1963 Milk Truck Drag Racer Has All: Patina, Twin-Turbo 496 BBC, and Wheelstands
24 Sep 2021, 06:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Some people are not just passionate about motorsport. They also take matters into their own hands and start racing or tinkering with the cars. And when even that is not enough, they produce unique ideas. Case in point, Mark Cryer and his son ...
Low-Mile 1970 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda Has the 426CI, Looks, and Proverbial Catch
23 Sep 2021, 15:27 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Normally, a barracuda is a big ray-finned predatory fish. It has a legendary voracious appetite and is well known for its spontaneous surprise attacks performed at high speeds. But, from 1964 to 1974 it was also a legendary pony car. Lovingly...
2022 Honda Passport Rugged Roads Project Expands TrailSport Overland Capabilities
23 Sep 2021, 14:39 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Hot on the heels of the redesigned Passport presentation, Honda is also ready for its first public outing. And it comes with a twist because the venue is a special one – the Overland Expo West. Scheduled between September 24th and 26th ...
Phantom vs. Maybach Battle Tries to See If “Affordable” Luxury Beats Pomposity
23 Sep 2021, 13:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Never thought about that from such an angle, but it turns out that even a comfortable luxobarge war will require the combatants to wear helmets. Both figuratively (when thinking about prices) and literally when trying to check up on things. Wi...
Dual-Tone 1940 Ford De Luxe Coupe Looks Ready to Enjoy Hot (Rod) Days of Autumn
23 Sep 2021, 13:01 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We live in a world that is virtually obsessed with everything labeled as a crossover, SUV, or (pickup) truck. But sometimes we just need to step back (in time) and remember the vast choice of different options. Back in 1937, the Blue Oval was...
2022 Land Cruiser J300 Morphs Into 2023 Lexus LX in Accurate, Yet Unofficial CGI
23 Sep 2021, 12:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With the recent (and highly successful) introduction of the Land Cruiser J300 SUV and 2022 Tundra pickup truck, Toyota has drawn a lot of water to its fans’ mills. And, of course, they want even more. Although not all things are roses, i...
2022 Toyota Tundra Quickly Morphs Into Upcoming Sequoia With Expected Changes
23 Sep 2021, 10:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just a few days ago the (seemingly) eternal Ford F-150, Chevy Silverado/GMC Sierra, and Ram 1500 wars took another contender on the battlefield. It’s the all-new Tundra, complete with its i-Force Max weapon of truck destruction. In prod...
Modern Chevy Blazer Finally Gets on the Right Off-Road Path, Meets 2021 Bronco
23 Sep 2021, 09:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Back in the glory days of the 1969 to 1995 Chevy K5 Blazer, a classic Bronco was enough to get into a full-size, rugged SUV battle. Now that Blue Oval’s sixth generation is (finally) here, GM doesn’t have a measurable response. Le...
2023 Chevy Montana Blatantly Mixes Maverick Cues With Blazer and Silverado DNA
23 Sep 2021, 08:49 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We have known since back in 2018 that General Motors wanted a piece of the modern compact pickup truck market. Unfortunately, the 2023 Chevy Nova Montana unibody model will remain a forbidden fruit for U.S. fans. Earlier this spring, just as ...
Jeep, Ram, Fiat Unveil (RED) Special Editions and Also Pledge Millions to Charity
23 Sep 2021, 08:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Back in 2006, Bono and Bobby Shriver chose the crimson shade (also the color of emergency) as a powerful charity banner to unite companies in the battle against AIDS. Now there’s a second global health crisis that needs to be fought against. ...
Flame-Spitting Stick Shift Chevy S10 Drags Trans Am, Mustangs, Corvettes Like It’s Nothing
23 Sep 2021, 07:42 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Quarter-mile aficionados with a passion for quick trucks probably know a little something about Native Nightmare, a menacing LS-powered Chevrolet S10 with manual transmission. And a knack for records. Nick of Cole-Mann Customs, the owner and ...
Subtle 1973 Ford Gran Torino Sport Comes Out to Play With 351CI and 41k Miles
22 Sep 2021, 12:39 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While everyone around the world knows and loves Ford’s Mustang best, Blue Oval’s local motorsport hero during the late 1960s and first half of the 1970s was the Torino. And the classic muscle car didn’t disappoint. Produced ...
Quadruple-Black Rolls-Royce Ghost Has Unique Dual-Block 24s Inspired by Concept
22 Sep 2021, 11:28 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / When money is no object and the stock six-figure Rolls-Royce Ghost doesn’t fit the bill, there are a few places in America where things can change for the darker (and better) side. Such as LA, California-based Platinum Motorsport. The s...