Aurel Niculescu
9,316 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.
Matching Pair 1969 and 2020 Chevrolet Camaros Could Be Yours for $3
14 Jul 2020, 12:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The automotive industry has been slowly recovering from the limbo caused by the ongoing global health crisis – and we can be sure it will come out forever changed. Now with more people concerned for their personal health above everything else...
Upgrade Your Lotus for Some Fully Digital Track Days
14 Jul 2020, 11:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Hethel-based automaker has always been about fun and performance – on and around the track. With a Lotus you can also bet on exquisite maneuverability and lightness, both important pre-conditions for successful implementation of one&rsquo...
Electrifying "How It's Made" Video Shows the Electron-Harvesting Porsche Taycan
14 Jul 2020, 11:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We have seen Porsche reinvent itself at the dawn of the 21st century – in 2002 the Stuttgart-based automaker was sending every preconception down the drain with the introduction of its first SUV – the Cayenne. Two best-selling models la...
2021 Hyundai Palisade Goes Back to School, Learns Calligraphy
14 Jul 2020, 11:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Hyundai first presented the all-new Palisade at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, and it has been displaying its three-row seating space for up to eight people for just one model year. Now the producer is looking to add even more options with th...
Watch This Enduro Expert Make Fun of Newton's Law of Gravity
14 Jul 2020, 08:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Everyone here loves seeing gravity-defying shenanigans on two or four wheels. With all due respect for those who like the latter, you just need to look at Pol Tarres’ antics and will remain forever convinced of the mastery-level requirements ...
Witness V10 Madness in Old vs. New Gods Battle: Dodge Viper Takes on Audi R8
14 Jul 2020, 07:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Cherish these precious moments – the roaring sounds of a revving V10 engine - because we are very much on the edge of a precipice when it comes to the life or death of these hulking (but oh so elegant) engines. Below is a video of two car...
These McLaren Wireless Earbuds Will Deliver the Premium Formula 1 Roar
13 Jul 2020, 14:52 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / McLaren has been eager to partner with exotic technology experts in recent times – the British automaker lent its image to Chinese smartphone vendor OnePlus on a couple of occasions, for rebrands of the 6T and 7T series. Now McLaren Racing ha...
Europeans Go the American Way, Ford Says They Are Abandoning the Stick
13 Jul 2020, 14:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ford puts a new twist on the decades-old idea that Americans do not drive stick and Europeans were born switching gears instead of milk bottles. It is all artfully arranged with slideshows – Ford has summed up everything and accordin...
Kia Makes Everyone a Captain Picard Inside All-New Sedona / Carnival
13 Jul 2020, 12:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This time around Kia has chosen to spare itself from lowering the minivan self-esteem threshold any further. As such, the references to how the brand intends to make the Sedona / Carnival the prospector for a new “Grand Utility Vehicle”...
Snoopy Approves of This 1938 Pickup, Some Call It a Suicide-Door Fordbomination
13 Jul 2020, 11:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Turn up the volume for some burbling and garbling, because this restomod project is exactly what you need if you want to shock the audience. It once lived a peaceful farm life back in the 1940s but has since morphed into a complete ABC for custom F...
LEGO Bentley Blower Will Only Come to Life If You Help
13 Jul 2020, 11:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Kids have always had a marvelous imagination and many adults reminisce with great appreciation the simpler times when one was able to pull a completely new LEGO set out of sheer fantasy. Some have continued that line of thinking into adulthood and ...
See the 2021 Audi RS5 Sportback in Full Glory, Details Are Sonoma Crystal Clear
13 Jul 2020, 09:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / There is something special in the atmosphere when embarking upon the endeavor of releasing into the wild a fresh model. Or at least should be, because Audi clearly did not get the memo when it showcased the facelifted Audi RS5 Sportback. Nothing to...
Christian von Koenigsegg Is Into Washing Cars and Making Short Films Now
13 Jul 2020, 08:02 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Theaters around the world are still in limbo because of the uncertainty surrounding the global health crisis, so we need alternative venues for our cinema fix. Ones that also feature the other side of our passion – cars - would be most welcom...
Bell Proudly Flies Past 85 Years of Incredible Aeronautical Achievements
11 Jul 2020, 13:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Bell Aircraft Corporation was founded on July 10th, 1935 and still survives to this day as a manufacturer of (mostly) helicopters as Bell Textron. So, why do we care about its anniversary? Well, probably because they are the creators of the leg...
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 ...