Aurel Niculescu
9,222 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.
Patriotic Trio of 2021 Ford Broncos Shows Up for Silver Lake Sand Dunes Duty
1 May 2021, 07:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The sixth-generation 2021 Ford Bronco, in 2-Door and 4-Door form, is fast approaching the eagerly awaited moment of its first deliveries. Still, the anxiety of not knowing exactly (at least, not officially) when that happens needs to be tempered so...
Amazing Bavarian 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo Got Away in the U.S. for More Than $193k
1 May 2021, 06:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Both the German automaker and some of the company’s diehard fans have paid their respects to the ultimate BMW 02 Series (not to be mistaken for the modern 2 Series counterpart), the 2002 Turbo. But frankly, nothing quite compares to the real ...
Green-Colored 2022 Ford Bronco Oddly Teased via Fuel Can Camera Accessory
30 Apr 2021, 11:39 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Now that we’re almost sure the Blue Oval will have no further delays, and 2021 Bronco Job 1 will actually start on May 3rd (with full production in swing from August 2nd) as previewed, it would be logical for the company to start plans for wh...
2015 Ford Mustang GT Still Ready to Celebrate That 50th Anniversary From Scratch
30 Apr 2021, 11:16 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Back in 2014, when the Blue Oval introduced the sixth-generation Mustang (S550) for the 2015 model year, the company marked the pony car's incredible benchmark of reaching the 50th anniversary in style. Ford threw into the collector world a to...
Mercedes-Benz 124 Series Goes the Virtual AMG DTM Way to Show Who's (Hugo) Boss
30 Apr 2021, 10:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The German carmaker’s W124 series was born in 1984 and lasted up until 1997, coinciding with the 1980s/1990s return of Mercedes-Benz to the racetracks. Granted, the Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16 cars were the piece of resistance back then, but f...
2020 Shelby GT500 Battles BMW M4, 6 Series and Mustangs, Leaves Almost Unscathed
30 Apr 2021, 09:44 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / No one will deny that Ford’s Shelby GT500 Mustang is the pinnacle of Blue Oval car performance at the moment. But even as Ford Performance continues to come up with new ways to enhance this flagship pony, rivals will continue to rise to the c...
2021 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Goes for Some Track Fun, Tries to Keep Up With TCR Car
30 Apr 2021, 08:28 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / At home in America, the Mach 1 is already in the company of vloggers and whatnot, but in other parts of the world, it is just getting the chance to shine. Naturally, professionals will defer judgment to a safe environment, such as the track days on...
Leaked Pricing Reveals 2021 Ford F-150 Tremor and Raptor Will Cost $49K and $64K
30 Apr 2021, 07:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Ford Motor Company recently announced that starting this summer, the 2021 F-150 would become available with new and interesting features, such as the Onboard Scales or the Smart Hitch. But the rumor mill continues to work in the background, bri...
Fake Police SUV Chases Bagged C8 Chevy Corvette to Catch Its Gold Wheels
30 Apr 2021, 06:54 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With the continued rise in popularity of the eighth installment of the Corvette, it’s no wonder many aftermarket component manufacturers are eager to see if the success rubs off on them as well. And the marketing departments probably know tha...
1991 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat Was Never Molested Because It Traveled Just 192 Miles
29 Apr 2021, 14:36 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although just three decades have passed between now and 1991, Ford’s F-Series had enough time to jump from the eighth to its fourteenth generation. The automaker naturally did so because it wanted to make sure the F-150's supremacy won&r...
Toyota Yaris GRMN Drag and Roll Races GR Yaris, Gets Destroyed So Many Times
29 Apr 2021, 14:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After just checking out Mat Watson’s YouTube channel to see him play with a BMW M4 and an M2 CS, it’s time to get back to the daily job. No worries, there’s more track shenanigans (or, rather, airstrip action) in store, and again ...
Bagged 1969 Ford F-100 “Sinister” One-Off Project Rides on 24s Like a Big Boy
29 Apr 2021, 13:18 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The fifth-generation F-Series is one of those Ford trucks you expect to see even today compete just as hard with all the Chevy C10 restomods out there. And sometimes some out-of-the-box thinking is required to make sure it will properly stand out i...
Crazy Porsche 911 VTOL Composition Digitally Alters Perception of Floating Cars
29 Apr 2021, 11:49 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Not long ago, a digital artist would take inspiration from the creations of a fellow CGI master to come up with a restomod Porsche 911 for the near future, mixing the air-cooled design vibes with a very interesting powertrain choice. Instead o...
Mat Watson Pits BMW M4 Against M2 CS on a Track, Has Loads of Quick Fun in Both
29 Apr 2021, 11:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / You know that an automaker does a solid, high-performance job with its cars whenever reviewers tend to pit cars from the same brand against each other. With that carmaker being BMW, it’s logical that one of the contenders is of the 2021 M3 or...
2021 Volkswagen ID.3 Virtually Travels Back in Time to Make the Mk1 Golf an EV
29 Apr 2021, 09:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Estonian pixel master Siim Pärn probably heard that in Europe, the electric revolution has grown wings after Volkswagen’s ID.3 racked up some nice sales with help from various government incentives. But he’s also got an eye on the ...
2022 Ford Bronco Warthog Trailing 2021 F-150 Raptors Sends Hummer H3 Vibes
29 Apr 2021, 09:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If there’s one thing we can extract from the incredible popularity of the 2021 Ford Bronco is that it’s hip to be square once again, as long as you have a proper SUV body, a legendary nameplate, as well as an adventurous rock-crawl...
C8 Corvette Test Cars Look Like Z06 and ZR1, Spied Alongside 458 and 911 GT2 RS
29 Apr 2021, 08:37 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over from Corvette Blogger are teasing us with spotted footage from a recent C8 Corvette prototype outing that occurred in Marietta, Ohio. Interestingly, the five test cars have different exhaust system outlet placements, implying th...
2022 Honda Civic Sedan Arrives With Two Engines, Four Trims, and Better Mileage
29 Apr 2021, 07:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / First showcased back in November last year with help from the Twitch live streaming video gaming service, the 2022 Honda Civic Sedan has been shown bit by bit ever since. Well, the staggered presentations are no more, as the Japanese automaker has ...
“Meticulous” Mustang Collection Actually Has a 275-Mile Dodge Hellcat for Grabs
28 Apr 2021, 13:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Without a shadow of a doubt, as even 80-year-olds will confirm, Dodge launched the Challenger SRT Hellcat to be enjoyed at the track, ride to and from home, and smoke Mustangs and Camaros in every conceivable scenario. But somehow, this 2016 exampl...
2021 Ford Bronco Rendered as One of Many Probable SEMA Builds Hitting Las Vegas
28 Apr 2021, 11:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After years of rumors, leaks, spy shots, and an official introduction that turned out to be more than a year too early, we finally know (almost) for sure that production for the 2021 Ford Bronco will start this August 2nd. That should give plenty o...