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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.
650-HP Chevy Camaro ZL1 Gets Down to Supercharged Autobahn Business at 161 MPH
650-HP Chevy Camaro ZL1 Gets Down to Supercharged Autobahn Business at 161 MPH

7 Jul 2021, 12:40 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Because at home in the U.S certain local brands can only test the mettle of their sports and supercars on the track at top speed, there’s always the allure of getting something with American flavor on the German Autobahn. Recently, a Chevy Ca...

 
769-HP Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae Brings the Last Hurrah for the V12 Series
769-HP Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae Brings the Last Hurrah for the V12 Series

7 Jul 2021, 11:37 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While the Italian national soccer team just qualified for the Euro 2020 final to confirm the resurgence under Roberto Mancini, its Sant'Agata Bolognese-based automotive counterpart seems ready to signal the end of an era. And they’re doi...

 
2021 Ford F-150 Retro Brings Back Old School Vibes Through Custom Dealer Package
2021 Ford F-150 Retro Brings Back Old School Vibes Through Custom Dealer Package

7 Jul 2021, 10:44 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While the Blue Oval is decidedly looking into the (electrified) future with the hybrid and Lightning versions of the fourteenth generation 2021 F-150, some folks still reminisce about long-past days. For example, a Birmingham, Alabama-based Ford de...

 
6x6 RC Army Truck Going Off-Road With Fishing Boat Is Summer Leisure Done Right
6x6 RC Army Truck Going Off-Road With Fishing Boat Is Summer Leisure Done Right

7 Jul 2021, 09:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Now that summer is truly upon us, there is always the question of what to do with your relaxation hours and spare time once the first leg of the summer trip is complete and you arrived at the vacation location. Since many of us are always looking f...

 
Monster MINI on 30-In Off-Road Tires Looks Like an Oversized RC Car Having Fun
Monster MINI on 30-In Off-Road Tires Looks Like an Oversized RC Car Having Fun

7 Jul 2021, 09:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With a slightly bigger antenna, the RC car ruse might have been complete, but be warned: we’re dealing with a real, life-sized MINI Cooper S here. Albeit it’s not exactly doing what it was initially designed for. Instead, it’s hav...

 
Blown Camaro Spits Fireballs, Nitrous 'Vette Skids Into Barrier in Sketchy Drags
Blown Camaro Spits Fireballs, Nitrous 'Vette Skids Into Barrier in Sketchy Drags

7 Jul 2021, 08:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Late last month (June 25th and 26th), a lot of feisty racers invaded the South Georgia Motorsports Park in Adel, Georgia for the local edition of the Street Outlaws No Prep Kings event. And, as always when there’s a no-prep surface, high egos...

 
2022 BMW 2 Series Coupe G42 Remains RWD, M240i Goes For $48,550 With xDrive
2022 BMW 2 Series Coupe G42 Remains RWD, M240i Goes For $48,550 With xDrive

7 Jul 2021, 07:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After strong performances since 2014, the company’s subcompact executive car, the 2 Series, is getting a boost in the form of the G42 second generation. German coupe fans can sigh in relief, the two-door has remained a compact rear-wheel driv...

 
“New” Mint Green Chevy C10 Looks Properly Donk on Modern 24-Inch Forgiatos
“New” Mint Green Chevy C10 Looks Properly Donk on Modern 24-Inch Forgiatos

6 Jul 2021, 15:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Chevrolet’s C/K series of trucks has been in production long enough to give the best-selling Ford F-Series a great run for its money. And just about any classic pickup truck aficionado will tell you there’s a big rivalry to this day, on...

 
1972 Chevy Nova SS Mixes Vintage Looks With Supercar Traits for Camaro SS Money
1972 Chevy Nova SS Mixes Vintage Looks With Supercar Traits for Camaro SS Money

6 Jul 2021, 13:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Long have the Chevrolet Novas been the laughingstock of the Spanish-speaking automotive world because of the unfortunate translation of this small car’s iconic nameplate. But there are so many drag racing monsters out there right now that no ...

 
Tesla MicroCyber Imagined as Small and Slow Alternative to Big Bad Cybertruck
Tesla MicroCyber Imagined as Small and Slow Alternative to Big Bad Cybertruck

6 Jul 2021, 12:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We recently learned that Elon Musk’s team is currently baking in another neat feature for the all-electric Tesla Cybertruck. It’s probably a 2022 GMC Hummer EV CrabWalk-rivaling rear-wheel steering system that should also enable the hul...

 
1963 Corvette Grand Sport No.2 Remains Feisty Even as a Rolling Piece of History
1963 Corvette Grand Sport No.2 Remains Feisty Even as a Rolling Piece of History

6 Jul 2021, 12:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Back in the early 1960s, when it was time for the Chevrolet Corvette to switch generations for the first time, its legendary patron—Zora Arkus-Duntov—also initiated a secret lightweight motorsport project based on the then-new 1963 Corv...

 
2021 Ford Bronco Track-Races GT500 Signature, You Won't Believe Which Came First
2021 Ford Bronco Track-Races GT500 Signature, You Won't Believe Which Came First

6 Jul 2021, 11:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Presented last July alongside the Bronco brand, The Bronco Nation community has an unprecedented level of direct access to Blue Oval assets revolving around the reinvented sixth-generation off-roader. But they’ve kind of disappointed the fan ...

 
Sadly, the De Antonio Yachts D28 Formentor Won't Be Ready for Cupra Summer Trips
Sadly, the De Antonio Yachts D28 Formentor Won't Be Ready for Cupra Summer Trips

6 Jul 2021, 10:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / First teased a couple of months ago as a passion creation that mixes Cupra’s high-performance spirit with a territory that serves as inspiration for the brand, the De Antonio Yachts D28 Formentor has now been revealed as a unique showboat. Th...

 
1985 Chevy C10 Square Body Getting Twin Tesla EV Motor Swap Already Looks Mental
1985 Chevy C10 Square Body Getting Twin Tesla EV Motor Swap Already Looks Mental

6 Jul 2021, 09:41 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With the latest EV (the Tesla Model S Plaid, of course) smacking down ICE cars left and right, just about everyone knows we’re about to witness the end of an era and the dawn of an entirely new (and silent) age. Even customization outlets see...

 
Fleeing C7 Chevy Corvette Hits 130 MPH on Highway, Gets Sideswiped Once in Town
Fleeing C7 Chevy Corvette Hits 130 MPH on Highway, Gets Sideswiped Once in Town

6 Jul 2021, 08:44 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Lovingly nicknamed the ‘Vette, the Chevrolet Corvette has been around since way back in 1953. Across almost seven decades of existence, it had ample opportunities to demonstrate why it’s affectionately called “America’s Spor...

 
2022 Hyundai Elantra N Ready to Become Official on July 13th in Los Angeles
2022 Hyundai Elantra N Ready to Become Official on July 13th in Los Angeles

6 Jul 2021, 07:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After recently showcasing a little bit of the 2022 Hyundai Elantra N's sporty figure in uncamouflaged but partial images, the South Korean automaker gives us one final detail about the feisty sedan. As such, the latest teaser officially reveal...

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Drags Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, Absolute Destruction Ensues
Tesla Model S Plaid Drags Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, Absolute Destruction Ensues

6 Jul 2021, 07:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Now that Tesla has finally unveiled its flagship Model S Plaid, we’re seeing an abundance of videos hitting the internet with the electric sedan as the major focus. Whether it is Tesla’s well-known quality issues, which have not been to...

 
Audi Q4 e-tron and Sportback Now Ready for UK Summer Trips, Priced From £40,750
Audi Q4 e-tron and Sportback Now Ready for UK Summer Trips, Priced From £40,750

5 Jul 2021, 14:36 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Audi’s e-tron family has continued to grow, and back in April, the first-ever Ingolstadt-based interpretation of the Volkswagen MEB modular platform for electric vehicles came to life. It did it in the form of the Q4 e-tron and Q4 e-tron Spor...

 
Lifted Ford Crown Vic Looks Ready for Anything in Patriotic Solid Axle Rendering
Lifted Ford Crown Vic Looks Ready for Anything in Patriotic Solid Axle Rendering

5 Jul 2021, 13:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just about everyone celebrated the Fourth of July their own way, but we have a feeling the world’s digital artists had way fewer ulterior motives than automakers to join the Independence Day commemoration. And some were even subtler than othe...

 
Digital 2023 Lexus LX Coupe Unnecessarily Shrinks the Land Cruiser J300
Digital 2023 Lexus LX Coupe Unnecessarily Shrinks the Land Cruiser J300

5 Jul 2021, 12:42 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After constant leaks and countless spotted examples, the 2022 Toyota Land Cruiser J300 finally broke out officially into the open. It came with numerous updates, including a feisty turbo V6 instead of the traditional naturally-breathing V8. And it ...

 

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