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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.
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 ...

 
1955 Chevy Bel Air Bare Shell Morphs Into Divisive Custom Ride With LS9 Swap
1955 Chevy Bel Air Bare Shell Morphs Into Divisive Custom Ride With LS9 Swap

5 Jul 2021, 12:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Eugene, Oregon-based MetalWorks Classics & SpeedShop is an aftermarket outlet specialized in Art Morrison chassis and LS conversions for Pro-Touring builds. And they seem to have a knack for showing off, as is the case with their recent build o...

 
Original, Numbers-Matching 1988 Chevy Monte Carlo SS Cares for Your Bank Account
Original, Numbers-Matching 1988 Chevy Monte Carlo SS Cares for Your Bank Account

5 Jul 2021, 11:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With a name that has major significance for anyone loving both luxury and the coastal city of the Principality of Monaco, the Chevrolet Monte Carlo was born in 1970 as GM’s first attempt at delivering the Chevrolet take to the personal luxury...

 
18-Year-Old Takes Dad's 3,200-HP Viper on the Street, It's Crazy at Just 8 PSI
18-Year-Old Takes Dad's 3,200-HP Viper on the Street, It's Crazy at Just 8 PSI

5 Jul 2021, 10:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Anyone interested in the world of quarter-mile track battles has probably heard about Milan and Sal Patel’s amazing story involving their father-and-son relationship with a mighty black Dodge Viper. It’s a former IRS (independent rear s...

 
VW Golf 8 GTI Clubsport Track Battles Honda Civic Type R for 2WD Fun Supremacy
VW Golf 8 GTI Clubsport Track Battles Honda Civic Type R for 2WD Fun Supremacy

5 Jul 2021, 09:16 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It hasn't been long since carwow's Mat Watson took the all-new Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport against the Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition and a Renault Megane RS Trophy for a quarter-mile skirmish. And it looks like he quickly understoo...

 
Chevy Silverado on Turbo L33 Swap Drags ATS-V and Focus RS, It's Not Even Close
Chevy Silverado on Turbo L33 Swap Drags ATS-V and Focus RS, It's Not Even Close

5 Jul 2021, 08:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Mechanically similar, General Motors’ LS and Vortec engines were the fruits that got ripe on just about every branch of the company’s family tree. And, since they are so common, they’ve become the darlings of the performance and s...

 
F-Pace SVR, Defender V8, Terry Grant Headline JLR's Return to Form at Goodwood
F-Pace SVR, Defender V8, Terry Grant Headline JLR's Return to Form at Goodwood

5 Jul 2021, 07:14 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With the 2021 edition of the legendary Goodwood FoS (Festival of Speed) just around the corner (July 8–11th), automakers are keenly aware they need to celebrate the return to form in a (very) big way. Case in point with Jaguar Land Rover, whi...

 
Lifted Blue and Orange-Wrapped Ford F-250 Super Duty Rides on Matching Forgiatos
Lifted Blue and Orange-Wrapped Ford F-250 Super Duty Rides on Matching Forgiatos

3 Jul 2021, 08:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It’s summer, and Pacific blue skies along with cool orange sunshine touches might be on everyone’s mind when trying to imagine the perfect vacation getaway. Well, without even trying to, the owner of this spectacularly lifted Ford F-250...

 
2022 Ford Maverick XLT Versatility Gets Properly Dissected by Ford Professional
2022 Ford Maverick XLT Versatility Gets Properly Dissected by Ford Professional

3 Jul 2021, 07:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With tens of thousands of eager reservation holders after just a few weeks since opening up the ordering process, the 2022 Maverick is shaping up as another great success story for the Blue Oval. But that doesn't mean people shouldn’t po...

 
Matching-Numbers 1968 Dodge Charger Has Been Rotting in a Barn Since 1989
Matching-Numbers 1968 Dodge Charger Has Been Rotting in a Barn Since 1989

3 Jul 2021, 06:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Dodge’s B-body Charger wasn’t exactly a match for the then-current Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro pony cars simply because it was larger. While initially, the Chrysler B platform idea didn’t exactly take flight, it was the seco...

 
Digitally Remastered 2021 Ford Bronco Looks Ready for Some Vintage Road Trips
Digitally Remastered 2021 Ford Bronco Looks Ready for Some Vintage Road Trips

2 Jul 2021, 11:33 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ever since Ford officially presented to the world the reinvented sixth-generation 2021 Bronco back in July 2020, many fans have been craving some additional heritage cues. The rumor mill has been swirling around the possible 2022 model year ap...

 
“Chrome Samurai” M4 Takes Gumball Madness to New Levels With Removable Swords
“Chrome Samurai” M4 Takes Gumball Madness to New Levels With Removable Swords

2 Jul 2021, 10:27 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Maximillion Cooper’s Gumball collection of companies might be into all sorts of things like fashion, music, or even charity. But, of course, it’s best known for the Gumball 3000 annual rally that usually takes drivers and cars across a ...

 
1980 Corvette Parked Since 1991 Looks Nasty Outside, Hides a Pure Secret Inside
1980 Corvette Parked Since 1991 Looks Nasty Outside, Hides a Pure Secret Inside

2 Jul 2021, 09:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Chevrolet’s third generation of “America’s Sports Car” had quite a long run between 1967 and 1982. Recently, late model variants see an increase in popularity, particularly the versions from 1980 onwards that were treated to...

 
“Black-Eye” Toyota Supra Drags 8s Turbo Mustangs, Someone Gets Severely Smoked
“Black-Eye” Toyota Supra Drags 8s Turbo Mustangs, Someone Gets Severely Smoked

2 Jul 2021, 08:58 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota’s fourth-generation Supra is probably one of the most recognizable models of the 1990s thanks to its pop-culture apparitions and the successful run on the import tuning scene. And, quite frankly, it’s going to be very hard to for...

 
Hennessey Fits 3.0L Supercharger to Mustang GT, Unleashes 808-HP Legend Edition
Hennessey Fits 3.0L Supercharger to Mustang GT, Unleashes 808-HP Legend Edition

2 Jul 2021, 08:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After focusing for quite a while on Stellantis’s “supertruck” wonder to promote its Mammoth 1000 modification of the 2021 Ram TRX, Hennessey is showing everyone it hasn’t neglected the competition either. For example, it rec...

 
Wrought GMC Hummer EV Celebrates July 4th With a Silent Shot of Watts to Freedom
Wrought GMC Hummer EV Celebrates July 4th With a Silent Shot of Watts to Freedom

2 Jul 2021, 07:18 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / General Motors has been keeping itself busy with the development process of the 2022 GMC Hummer EVs, and the last time it shared progress on the zero-emissions pickup truck, it was undergoing a massive testing tour. It seems there’s still a l...

 

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