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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.
Tesla Model X P100D Autobahn Speed Test Has ICE Acceleration Soundtrack From M6
Tesla Model X P100D Autobahn Speed Test Has ICE Acceleration Soundtrack From M6

7 Jun 2021, 15:28 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / For years, we’ve grown accustomed to seeing Tesla’s proud zero-emission luxury envoys enjoy the casual atmosphere in places like Beverly Hills, California, or teaching everyone else a lesson or two when it comes to quarter-mile performa...

 
Spacious 2022 Dacia Bigster Looks Wildly Practical in Accurate Rendering
Spacious 2022 Dacia Bigster Looks Wildly Practical in Accurate Rendering

7 Jun 2021, 14:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Anyone remotely invested in Dacia’s European success story probably knows that Renault’s budget brand and Russia’s Lada are now a single business unit. Meanwhile, the rest of the world might remember the French company’s awk...

 
Bugatti Teases “All-New” Hypercar, Is a Wilder Chiron Super Sport Coming June 8?
Bugatti Teases “All-New” Hypercar, Is a Wilder Chiron Super Sport Coming June 8?

7 Jun 2021, 13:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With all the action going on around the Rolls-Royce Boat Tail, reportedly commissioned by Jay Z and Beyonce as the world’s new most expensive new car ever, it’s quite easy to forget that Bugatti has a very busy summer schedule. After al...

 
1987 Mercedes-Benz 300E Hides a Few Very Nice Secrets, Could Prove a Big Steal
1987 Mercedes-Benz 300E Hides a Few Very Nice Secrets, Could Prove a Big Steal

7 Jun 2021, 12:39 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Mercedes really delivered a winner with its W124 series, and the numerous derivatives (from sedan to a long wheelbase rolling chassis) are a big statement of its success. It’s no wonder some people wanted their tamer four-door to look as if r...

 
All-Black Mercedes-AMG GT R on Vossen EVO-2Rs Looks Stealthy Enjoying Nature
All-Black Mercedes-AMG GT R on Vossen EVO-2Rs Looks Stealthy Enjoying Nature

7 Jun 2021, 12:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Everyone is currently looking forward to a piece of the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series action, but that doesn’t mean its other iterations are any less interesting. Let’s take this GT R, for example, which has a menacing all-black appearan...

 
Davon Godchaux's 2021 Caddy Escalade ESV Looks Ready for a 26-In Fashion Tackle
Davon Godchaux's 2021 Caddy Escalade ESV Looks Ready for a 26-In Fashion Tackle

7 Jun 2021, 11:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Born amidst the global chaos of the current world health/economic crisis, the 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV was left devoid of a proper unveiling in front of a physical crowd, as the 2020 New York International Auto Show was, of course, canceled. So, ...

 
“Old” 1957 Tesla Model S Electro-Sedan Rendered With Atomic Power-Harnessing DNA
“Old” 1957 Tesla Model S Electro-Sedan Rendered With Atomic Power-Harnessing DNA

7 Jun 2021, 10:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / As far as hypothetical cars that never existed, “but could have,” this creation goes to imagine a past where internal combustion engines didn’t take the world by storm, and instead zero-emission sustainability was the biggest thin...

 
McFarland's Brand-New Twin-Turbo El Camino Humiliates Duramax-Swapped Chevelle
McFarland's Brand-New Twin-Turbo El Camino Humiliates Duramax-Swapped Chevelle

7 Jun 2021, 09:16 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Anyone who’s been keeping tabs on automotive personality Cleetus McFarland knows very well that in between cool events and other stuff he’s got going on (such as supercharged mini jet boats), he also has a very cool twin-turbocharged Ch...

 
Shelby GT500 “Merctang” Render Is a Clear Downgrade Despite AMG G63 Credentials
Shelby GT500 “Merctang” Render Is a Clear Downgrade Despite AMG G63 Credentials

7 Jun 2021, 08:29 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although we think this digital interpretation looks a bit surprised about itself, we’re really not that astonished to see the pixel master behind the "superrenderscars" account on social media go down this route. After all, it&rsquo...

 
Good News! James May Compares Dacia Sandero to His Similarly Priced Custom Bike
Good News! James May Compares Dacia Sandero to His Similarly Priced Custom Bike

7 Jun 2021, 07:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Is there anyone on this planet who doesn't know about James May and his automotive love affair with the Dacia Sandero?! He's looking quite fit these days on account of his pub and all, as well as the fact that he’s riding a custom e...

 
Rare Color '61 Chevy Corvette Fuelie Garage Find Was Deemed Too Nice to Restomod
Rare Color '61 Chevy Corvette Fuelie Garage Find Was Deemed Too Nice to Restomod

6 Jun 2021, 08:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / 1961 was not only the first year when Chevrolet Corvette’s signature twin taillights made an appearance, but it was also a great model year for rare color combinations. Such as the Jewel Blue exterior with a matching blue interior we see on t...

 
LEGO Speed Champions McLaren Elva Minifig Was Modeled After a Principal Engineer
LEGO Speed Champions McLaren Elva Minifig Was Modeled After a Principal Engineer

6 Jun 2021, 07:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / There’s a new range of LEGO Speed Champions sets for the summer, and things like the Chevy Corvette C8.R and Bronco R cater to the racing side of the equation. But there’s a little something for the street as well, including a neat McLa...

 
Jaguar I-Pace and Olympic Cyclist Complete “Everesting Challenge” on One Charge
Jaguar I-Pace and Olympic Cyclist Complete “Everesting Challenge” on One Charge

5 Jun 2021, 08:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Jaguar’s battery-electric crossover SUV has been around since June 2018 in Europe. To make sure that customers don’t forget about its existence, the company recently completed an interesting achievement called the “Everesting Chal...

 
S550 Mustang Wants to Gap Feisty SN95, Mistakes Power Pole for Finish Line
S550 Mustang Wants to Gap Feisty SN95, Mistakes Power Pole for Finish Line

5 Jun 2021, 07:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Somehow, over the decades, Ford’s Mustang not only developed a reputation for all the great things it brought to the automotive world but also for its propensity to crash at enthusiast meetings. These days, "pulling a Mustang" is ea...

 
McLaren Elva Goes Through a Full Detailing and PPF Before Reaching Its Customer
McLaren Elva Goes Through a Full Detailing and PPF Before Reaching Its Customer

5 Jun 2021, 06:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / As far as Topaz Detailing is concerned, this might well be the very first time in the world a McLaren Elva goes through a couple of the automotive shop’s signature enhancement processes. But it’s not the very first time the company has ...

 
Police Sidelining an Entire Batch of Traffic Line Cutters Is Karma Well Served
Police Sidelining an Entire Batch of Traffic Line Cutters Is Karma Well Served

4 Jun 2021, 15:48 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The internet world brims with interesting automotive happenings, such as that video of a lady’s intricate ballet-climb inside a 30-inch lifted truck riding on 30-inch wheels. But seeing her pose for the camera after the successful attempt is ...

 
Special Technique Clearly Required to Enter 30-Inch Lifted F-350 Riding on 30s
Special Technique Clearly Required to Enter 30-Inch Lifted F-350 Riding on 30s

4 Jun 2021, 14:13 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just like with anything cool that we humans have created and disseminated into the world, certain automotive fashions tend to return to attention. Lifted trucks seemingly do so with a vengeance, judging by this example showcased on the TikTok accou...

 
Low-Mile 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster Shows the Virtues of Waiting a Little
Low-Mile 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster Shows the Virtues of Waiting a Little

4 Jun 2021, 13:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although we’re still waiting for the U.S. pricing of the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GT C Roadster, such an example costs no less than €167,528.20 ($203,426 at the current exchange rates) at home in Germany, and we can’t imagine the American...

 
Mercedes G63 Drifting to Spell "AMG" Is Pure Rainbow Poetry
Mercedes G63 Drifting to Spell "AMG" Is Pure Rainbow Poetry

4 Jun 2021, 12:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Few automobiles have achieved an iconic status level, although many models vie for our hearts, minds, and wallets pretty much every day since the invention of the motorized carriage. But the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, a.k.a. the G-Wagen (short for Gel&...

 
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Goes Pink to Signal Its New BWT Strategic Partnership
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Goes Pink to Signal Its New BWT Strategic Partnership

4 Jun 2021, 11:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Austrian manufacturing company of water treatment systems BWT AG and the performance and sports car brand from Affalterbach are now strategic partners. And that’s quite obviously referenced by the six cars from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Cus...

 

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