Aurel Niculescu
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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.
Flash the Change: Opel Vizor Brings Updated Logo for New-Generation Mokka
11 Jul 2020, 11:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The German carmakerr is one of the oldest in the world, established back in 1862 by Adam Opel. It presented its first car in 1899 but managed to slowly slip into quasi-oblivion during its ownership by General Motors. Now, a few years after being re...
What's Up With BMW's Shape-Shifting Kidney Grille?!
11 Jul 2020, 07:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / There is no denying, there are many automotive brands out there, but some of them have very distinct styling features. Porsche has the ignition key on the other side of the dashboard. Rolls-Royce comes with the Spirit of Ecstasy statue on the hood....
Steve Coogan's 1961 Jaguar E-Type Roadster for Sale, Could Fetch £350,000
10 Jul 2020, 13:23 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Stephen John Coogan is the English actor most recently known for his larger-than-life portrayal of the miniature Roman general Octavius in "The Night at the Museum' trilogy opposite Owen Wilson's Jedediah cowboy. But the Golden Globe...
Lincoln Goes Monochrome on Corsair, Nautilus, and Aviator
10 Jul 2020, 12:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Lincoln is bowing down in front of the inevitable, refocusing its strategy on the SUVs in its lineup. Every single detail counts right now, so the American automaker has decided to bring down the successful Monochromatic Package from the Navigator ...
Enter World of Tanks Battle Ready With This Euro-Custom Off-Road Nissan GT-R
10 Jul 2020, 11:13 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The R35 generation of the Nissan GT-R motoring idol has been around for more than a decade already. Naturally, people have been tinkering with its capabilities in one direction or the other. A European shop decided it was time to improve on its all...
BMW Releases Final Teaser for Electric iX3 Ahead of July 14 Premiere
10 Jul 2020, 10:01 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Legacy automakers are very slow in adopting a fully electric strategy. BMW is no exception, even though it has been producing the city-dwelling i3 EV since 2012 under the BMW i banner. Everything is about to change come July 14th at 10 AM when the ...
People Claim 2020 C8 Corvette Frunk Hood Blocks Vision While Driving
10 Jul 2020, 08:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The halo car in the Chevrolet lineup, the Corvette has been a front-engine sports car for the past seven generations. After decades of speculation, the C8 generation finally made the switch to a mid-engine setup. And with the shuffle came the arriv...
Aston Martin DBX Production Starts, SUV Embarks on Global Journey
10 Jul 2020, 07:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Aston Martin is not going through the best moments right now, its plans once more jeopardized by the current economic woes. But hope is not fading away as the company has kicked off the manufacturing process of a range of important models – i...
Ares Design Panther ProgettoUno Appears in First Official Video
9 Jul 2020, 13:41 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Back in 2019 there were only distant whims of a possible economic crisis, so all sorts of companies flourished – including one Ares Design that decided it was finally time for a modern reinterpretation of the classic DeTomaso Pantera. In 2020...
Hennessey Drag Races Jeep Trackhawk and Lamborghini Urus, Are New Mods in Tow?
9 Jul 2020, 13:07 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We recently saw how Fiat Chrysler Automobiles decided to dethrone itself from the top of the performance SUV segment, but the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk still is the second-most powerful player out there. And does it get ashamed by the Italian t...
Toyota Unveils Corolla Cross in Thailand, Promises More Markets Are Coming Soon
9 Jul 2020, 12:13 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The compact Corolla is – allegedly – the best-selling nameplate in the world. And Toyota has every intention to retain this honor, with the twelfth generation already derived in hatchback, station wagon and sedan form. Naturally, the on...
Volvo on Call App Goes Down the Fitbit Route for the Company's PHEVs and EVs
9 Jul 2020, 11:14 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / You might want to get in shape for the summer holiday or just track your general health after staying indoors for so long. So, the best solution would be to use one of the fitness trackers available on the market – a Fitbit, a Galaxy Fit, a V...
World Saving Gets a Minibus Helping-Hand With All-New Torsus Terrastorm
9 Jul 2020, 09:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Cool names are hard to invent during the Internet Age, but one company – Torsus – has the distinction of being able to impress with both models in its repository. The Torsus Praetorian is holder of the Red Dot Design Award and now the a...
Kia Introduces Ceed With MHEV and iMT, Sorento Hybrid Production Kicks Off
9 Jul 2020, 09:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / South Korea’s Kia is watching closely the developments in various regions and has been intensely focusing on the Old Continent in recent years. So, there should be no surprise that Kia’s new generation Sorento Hybrid is being built firs...
Kia Brings Live Showrooms Right in Your Home, Just Enjoy it Casually
9 Jul 2020, 08:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We have been turning our lives upside down these past few months and the disruption is certainly not over yet. Thus, we need to constantly adapt and find new and creative ways of performing everyday tasks – although even the simplest ones hav...
Seat Retains the Tacky Name for Its Production EV: Cupra el-Born Is... Born
8 Jul 2020, 13:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Cupra has a perfectly sane explanation for choosing the name el-Born for the initial concept, and for the upcoming production electric vehicle they just presented at “Casa Seat” in Spain: it is, after all, a historic barrio in Barc...
2021 Toyota TRD Pro Family Is "Out of This World", 4Runner Takes the Spot
8 Jul 2020, 12:27 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We all know Toyota is not the most adventurous automaker out there, save for a few notable exceptions. We all lovingly remember the popular retro-cued FJ Cruiser of yesteryear, and Toyota made up well for its disappearance from the U.S. auto market...
New Generation MBUX Previews the Interior of the 2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class
8 Jul 2020, 11:31 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just as we suspected, the ‘Meet the S-Class DIGITAL: My MBUX’ online event was not just a showcase for the next-generation Mercedes-Benz User Experience infotainment system. More importantly, it provides the first official preview for t...
James Bond Lotus Esprit Jumps Into the Future, Meets Evija Electric Hypercar
8 Jul 2020, 10:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Lotus Cars has taken to social media to bring back into attention the 43rd anniversary of the 1977 James Bond feature film ‘The Spy Who Loved Me.’ There is a special reason for that, of course – the tenth installment into the long...
Subaru, Bring the Hot-Selling WRX S4 STI Sport Sharp to the U.S. Right Now!
8 Jul 2020, 09:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Do you remember the good old times when Subaru and Mitsubishi were trading STI and Evo blows that reverberated in terms of sales and fan-served special editions? Unfortunately, those days are forever gone, and we now only get things like the new Su...