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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.
Hyundai Soapbox Is an Affordable DIY Project for Family and Friends
Hyundai Soapbox Is an Affordable DIY Project for Family and Friends

14 Sep 2020, 06:41 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Having fun is one of life’s greatest gifts – you could enjoy yourself alone, or next to friends and family while sharing simple things such as a bagel. Or you could fill your time with more complicated things, such as building a Hyundai...

 
2021 Dodge Charger and Durango Get Ready to Pursuit the Baddies
2021 Dodge Charger and Durango Get Ready to Pursuit the Baddies

12 Sep 2020, 10:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / When thinking about American police cars, most people that don’t live in the United States will have visions with Blue Oval sedans and SUVs. But the reality is that General Motors and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles are also taking a share of the t...

 
50-Year Old Range Rover Wasn't the Original Luxury SUV, Says Wagoneer
50-Year Old Range Rover Wasn't the Original Luxury SUV, Says Wagoneer

12 Sep 2020, 09:58 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Today, most markets have fallen in love with crossovers, SUVs, and pickup trucks. But to believe this has only been happening in recent years could be considered a major misconception. As is the claim made by Land Rover’s latest collaboration...

 
2021 la strada Nova M Is a Designer's RV That Will Impress Everyone on the Road
2021 la strada Nova M Is a Designer's RV That Will Impress Everyone on the Road

12 Sep 2020, 08:40 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We have witnessed enough of the #vanlife so far to know that motorhomes have successfully graduated from being just practical, wheeled homes away from home. And we know most users put value on a camper’s internal functionality, comfort, and s...

 
Slammed 1978 Chevrolet Blazer Looks Like Automotive Nike Air Jordans
Slammed 1978 Chevrolet Blazer Looks Like Automotive Nike Air Jordans

12 Sep 2020, 07:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / General Motors’ Chevrolet better take notice at the growing love for vintage K5 Blazers and start making preparations for a proper reinvention a la 2021 Ford Bronco. We really don’t mind the Tahoe being the model’s outright succes...

 
2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost Casually Hangs Out With 20 Pre-WWII "Spirits"
2021 Rolls-Royce Ghost Casually Hangs Out With 20 Pre-WWII "Spirits"

12 Sep 2020, 06:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / A visit at the Home of Rolls-Royce in Goodwood, Great Britain, is always a special thing. For anyone, not just the recently unveiled second-generation 2021 Ghost. But how about meeting some of the finest, oldest, and most exclusive vintage Rolls-Ro...

 
1992 Porsche 928 GTS in Cobalt Blue Is the Simple Color of Sports Luxury
1992 Porsche 928 GTS in Cobalt Blue Is the Simple Color of Sports Luxury

11 Sep 2020, 14:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Back in 1978, the Stuttgart-based automaker released a two-door 2+2 fastback coupe that was atypical of the Porsche stereotype – there was no horizontally-opposed six cylinder in the back, and instead a V8 reigned supreme from the front. Stil...

 
Lamborghini Made More Than 1,000 Aventadors Each Year Since 2011
Lamborghini Made More Than 1,000 Aventadors Each Year Since 2011

11 Sep 2020, 13:28 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Backtracking down the virtual genealogical tree we find the Aventador firmly rooted in the DNA of the first Lamborghini, the Miura. That model was produced in less than 1,000 examples. Next up was the Countach with less than 2,000, the legendary Di...

 
2021 Cadillac CT4 and CT5 Search for the Diamond Sky, Find Enhanced Super Cruise
2021 Cadillac CT4 and CT5 Search for the Diamond Sky, Find Enhanced Super Cruise

11 Sep 2020, 12:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Battling to recover the lost ground in the highly coveted premium segment, Cadillac is ready to throw the gauntlet on the competition with important upgrades for the CT4 and CT5 sedans. These include new styling elements, more on-board technologies...

 
U.S. Online Configurator for 2021 Maserati MC20 Is Live, Start Customizing
U.S. Online Configurator for 2021 Maserati MC20 Is Live, Start Customizing

11 Sep 2020, 11:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Mere hours ago, we saluted the return to form of Italian luxury manufacturer Maserati. The company just presented its latest Modena-bred model, the 2021 MC20, a true supercar for the second decade of the 21st century. Now we can already fully speci...

 
Half-Naked "Skeleton" C8 Chevrolet Corvette Goes for a Drive and Tacos in Mexico
Half-Naked "Skeleton" C8 Chevrolet Corvette Goes for a Drive and Tacos in Mexico

11 Sep 2020, 11:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We have seen some crazy things done by owners of the latest Chevrolet Corvette, and we have a feeling the C8 generation’s move to a mid-engine architecture has triggered many ideas across all sorts of imaginative minds. Arguably, some are tak...

 
Just 60 Americans Can Have the 2021 Lexus RC F Fuji Speedway Edition and a Watch
Just 60 Americans Can Have the 2021 Lexus RC F Fuji Speedway Edition and a Watch

11 Sep 2020, 09:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While Lexus envisioned the RC (Radical Coupe) as something just as exotic as the IS C coupe-convertible predecessor, the model only reaches its true potential when elevated to high-performance RC F level. And North American enthusiasts of the Japan...

 
YouTuber Takes a Ride in Very Rare 1986 Rover SD1 Police Car
YouTuber Takes a Ride in Very Rare 1986 Rover SD1 Police Car

11 Sep 2020, 08:41 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Back in the 1970s and 1980s British drivers most likely felt a small shiver down the spine when approached by one particular model – the Rover SD1. That’s because the Police loved the big executive car - the first creation of the Specia...

 
Mopar Boosts Tailgate Party Tricks With New Bed Step for Ram 1500
Mopar Boosts Tailgate Party Tricks With New Bed Step for Ram 1500

11 Sep 2020, 07:44 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Tailgating has become customary for many people before the lockdown – the social events have always been so successful that lots of folks participated even though their vehicle did not possess an actual tailgate. Considering the lockdown, the...

 
Watch Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Go Slow Motion Airborne in Nardo Track Jump
Watch Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport Go Slow Motion Airborne in Nardo Track Jump

10 Sep 2020, 14:29 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Bugatti is going to actual extremes with every new iteration of the Chiron – for example, the Super Sport 300+ is all about the highest-achievable speed, while the Pur Sport in turn focused on the best-possible lateral dynamics performance. A...

 
2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Available in the U.S. from $54,250
2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Available in the U.S. from $54,250

10 Sep 2020, 13:37 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / 2020 has been a year unlike any other, but automakers were relentless and decided to stick to their plans – Mercedes-Benz promised this spring a refreshed E-Class roster for the U.S. market, and during the first days of autumn it decided to k...

 
Mil-Spec Ford F-150 Drills Itself to 675 HP, Looks Ready for Ram TRX Skirmish
Mil-Spec Ford F-150 Drills Itself to 675 HP, Looks Ready for Ram TRX Skirmish

10 Sep 2020, 12:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Things are seriously heating up in the performance pickup field with the arrival of the 2021 Ram TRX, a Hellcat-powered truck that bests the Ford F-150 Raptor from afar. Until the Blue Oval thinks of a way to officially lift the war gauntlet it is ...

 
1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Shows Stunning Forest Green Metallic Look
1990 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Shows Stunning Forest Green Metallic Look

10 Sep 2020, 12:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Porsche’s 964 series of the 911 might go down in history for a couple of things – it was the first generation of the famous German sports car to make use of the company’s signature Tiptronic automatic transmission and an optional ...

 
McLaren 620R Is Getting Reworked by MSO With R Pack, U.S. Fans Won't Be Happy
McLaren 620R Is Getting Reworked by MSO With R Pack, U.S. Fans Won't Be Happy

10 Sep 2020, 11:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Basically, the 620R was created by McLaren as the most powerful street-legal iteration of the company’s Sports Series – a road counterpart to the track-only 570S GT4. Production of the special series of 350 examples is still underway at...

 
1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Looks Like Possible $3 Show-Stopper
1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Looks Like Possible $3 Show-Stopper

10 Sep 2020, 11:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Chevrolet produced the second-generation C2 Corvette between 1963 and 1967, quickly upgrading the lineup not only with the first-ever production Corvette fastback body coupe, but also with more powerful engines along the line. Classic car lovers kn...

 

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