Aurel Niculescu
9,340 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.
55 Years Later, Lamborghini Miura Unofficially Turns Into a Cool CGI Restomod
24 Aug 2021, 10:49 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Half a century ago, Lamborghini introduced the LP500 concept supercar at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show. It morphed into the epic Countach, and some 50 years later, it was also reinvented as the 2022 Countach LPI 800-4. Without sporting the same ...
Widebody McLaren 720S Virtually Joins the Milk Crate Challenge Like a Boss
24 Aug 2021, 10:02 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The latest idiotic idea to make the rounds across social media is the so-called milk crate challenge. To complete it, social media bozos need to conquer a (usually) precarious pyramid of empty milk crates. One can imagine the results... Let us...
1993 Ford Mustang SSP Turns Into Slammed Widebody Highway Patrol Car With a Cause
24 Aug 2021, 09:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Blue Oval company produced the Ford Mustang SSP as a lightweight police car package for more than a decade. So, it’s only natural that some decommissioned examples survived to this very day, and a special one even continues to serve a goo...
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Drops Low on Three Wheels, Sports Engraved Bodywork
24 Aug 2021, 08:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Need something to go low and slow on the sunny streets of California? If money is no problem, then perhaps this new virtual project from pixel master Abimelec Arellano (aka abimelecdesign on social media) might do the trick. Beware, ther...
If One 1971 Olds Cutlass on 26s Is not Enough, a Second Burgundy on 24s Does the Trick
24 Aug 2021, 08:01 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Sometimes people love a certain car so much that owning one example does not give them satisfaction, even after cool personalization choices. So, they just go out, buy a second one, and modify it for contrast. By now, we should have seen enou...
Nissan GT-R Drags Suzuki Hayabusa, Tesla Model S Performance Seems Easy Prey
24 Aug 2021, 06:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Currently, one of the fastest production vehicles at the drag strip isn’t a supercar or a muscle car, but an electric vehicle. Tesla’s new Model S Plaid runs low nines and has already nailed records. And it is quite amazing how quickly ...
2022 Ford E-Transit Begins Customer Trials, Keeps Groceries Fresh and Chilled
23 Aug 2021, 14:48 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Almost a year after its official global introduction and following some grueling durability tests, the 2022 Ford E-Transit fully electric commercial van seems ready for its first deliveries. They are officially coming in spring 2022, but with a cav...
Ford Ranger and Toyota FJ Cruiser Ready for Summer Adventures With ARB 4x4 Base Rack
23 Aug 2021, 13:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / ARB 4x4 Accessories’ American division had a very cool breakthrough this year when it joined Blue Oval’s custom 2021 Ford Bronco Moab lineup. But they have been diligently catering to all sorts of model series as well. Case in poi...
Cyber Orange 2022 Ford Maverick Meets Blue Ranger STX for Rainy Day Comparison
23 Aug 2021, 13:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Heralded as a game-changer, although it’s not the first at U.S. dealerships to spice up the revived compact truck market, the 2022 Ford Maverick is another Blue Oval darling for the masses. And people have taken notice. Introduced as a ...
1959 Chevrolet Corvette Survivor With 33k Original Miles Oddly Fails to Sell
23 Aug 2021, 12:16 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Sometimes, even though all those once-in-a-lifetime conditions are there, the planets still fail to align. Perhaps that’s exactly what happened with this lovely crimson 1959 Chevy Corvette that led to the awkward conclusion of the listing. ...
Porsche Chalk 1966 Ford F-100 Longbed Looks Pristine, Drives Like a Hot Rod Thanks to Dad
23 Aug 2021, 11:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / One could easily bet on Solomon Lunger, the affable host of the Ford Era channel on YouTube, to pick some of the best F-Series trucks out there. No matter how subtle they look, there is always something to make them stand out in a crowd. ...
Chrysler 300C “Big Booty” Seems Intent on Being a Quirky Euro-JDM Muscle Wagon
23 Aug 2021, 10:18 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Maybe some people didn’t know that, but Chrysler still has a passenger car left in the lineup – the long-running 300 nameplate. It’s not odd to be almost forgotten, though not by everyone. Of course, when a virtual artist remember...
Z32 Nissan 300ZX Travels Forward in Time Inside the Body of the New Z Sports Car
23 Aug 2021, 09:45 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Noticed how the automotive world is all about crossovers, SUVs, and pickup trucks? And when cars are (finally) involved, there is a legendary nameplate behind them to support interest. So, heritage is particularly important these days. Just a...
2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz 7-Seater Looks Ready to Spite Maverick and Bronco Sport Fans
23 Aug 2021, 09:01 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / In the world of all things crossovers, SUVs, and trucks there’s an overly exciting war brewing. No, it’s not the skirmish between the Bronco and Wrangler, nor the battle opposing the Ram TRX to the F-150 Raptor. Instead, it’s a bi...
2022 Ford Bronco Eruption Green Goes for CGI White Top, So Does Hot Pepper Red
23 Aug 2021, 08:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Finally making good progress on the 2021 model year deliveries, the Blue Oval company has moved the reinvented sixth-generation Bronco further up the scale. It’s now a little closer to 2022MY with the initial color change update. It&rsq...
Tesla Model S Plaid Races Dodge Demon, All Hell Could Break Loose After This One
23 Aug 2021, 07:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Everyone is going electric these days, and although some people won’t like it, even muscle car builders will switch to sipping electrons. Sooner or later. Until then, some people will need convincing. So, here are compelling arguments. ...
Home-Built Twin-Turbo 2004 Pontiac GTO Drags Vintage Camaro Z28, It's Not Even Close
22 Aug 2021, 07:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Some people really manage to be great at just about everything. Let’s take this twin-turbo 2004 Pontiac GTO owner for example. He’s got the mechanical skills to build a racing setup at home. He’s also able to drive said racer to t...
Bugatti Bolide "Race" With King of the Road Peel P50 Remains Undecided, for Now
22 Aug 2021, 06:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Quite a lot can be said about the jaw-dropping Bugatti Bolide. Oddly enough, the same premise is also valid for the world’s smallest production car ever made, the ultra-quirky Peel P50. So, why not race them together? Yes, everything ha...
All-Black on Crimson 2022 Bentley GTC With Matching Forgiatos Looks Ready for a Tycoon
21 Aug 2021, 08:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / A lot of times, people with the financial power to fulfill any dream might fall short of having a limit. We’re not here to discuss their general life choices and instead focus solely upon the automotive ones. Luckily, this one is a positive e...
Huge Texas Mopar “Hoard” Auction Includes a 1970 Pontiac GTO Used for Target Practice
21 Aug 2021, 07:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / An authentic 1970 Pontiac GTO would usually command fantastic prices at classic car auctions. It probably won’t be the case with this derelict example since it was mistaken for years as a regular LeMans. And it also served as target practice....