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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.
700-HP 2025 Audi RS 5 Avant Reveals Everything Inside-Out in Ritzy Colors and CGI
700-HP 2025 Audi RS 5 Avant Reveals Everything Inside-Out in Ritzy Colors and CGI

13 Apr 2024, 01:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Audi of America reported 44,226 deliveries in the United States during the first three months of the year. No matter how the Ingolstadt-based company tries to paint it rosy, with BEV sales going up 29%, that's still down 16% year-over-year ove...

 
Digital Mercedes-AMG E 53 Looks Prim and Proper on Larger Wheels and With New Taillights
Digital Mercedes-AMG E 53 Looks Prim and Proper on Larger Wheels and With New Taillights

12 Apr 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although I'm really not a fan of Audi because I consider 99% of its designs too darn boring, I have to admit that the C8-generation RS 6 Avant tucks at the right strings for me – even more so than the newer W/S/X 214 Mercedes-Benz E-Clas...

 
Digitally Revived 2025 Cadillac Eldorado IQ Coupe and 'Vert Look Like Reborn Land Yachts
Digitally Revived 2025 Cadillac Eldorado IQ Coupe and 'Vert Look Like Reborn Land Yachts

12 Apr 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / General Motors is still busy planning the electric revolution even if things didn't go according to plan – not internally due to numerous software problems with the BEV3 platform and Ultium suite of technologies and not externally due to...

 
Digital 'C612' Chevy Corvette Longtail Restomod Project Features NA V12 Up Front
Digital 'C612' Chevy Corvette Longtail Restomod Project Features NA V12 Up Front

12 Apr 2024, 16:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / During the first quarter of 2024, the American sports car market was dominated, as usual, by one of the Big Detroit Three automakers. This time around, it was the usual suspect – Ford's Mustang, not the Challenger taking the interim crow...

 
Digitally Revealed 2025 C8 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Looks Ready For Summer Vibes
Digitally Revealed 2025 C8 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Looks Ready For Summer Vibes

12 Apr 2024, 08:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / During the first quarter of 2024, Chevrolet registered abysmal sales of the defunct (since December 2023 when production ended officially) sixth-generation Camaro. Instead, the C8 Corvette fared so well that it's currently hot on the heels of ...

 
Virtually Revived Lincoln Mark X Comes Back to Life as Coupe and Convertible EVs
Virtually Revived Lincoln Mark X Comes Back to Life as Coupe and Convertible EVs

12 Apr 2024, 07:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Now that the EV frenzy is fizzling out and everyone is dropping prices of existing models – including Ford – it seems that Lincoln will switch to advanced technology development instead. However, the imaginative realm of digital car con...

 
Dodge Challenger Redeye Drags C8 Chevy Corvette, That Comeback Was Pretty Spectacular
Dodge Challenger Redeye Drags C8 Chevy Corvette, That Comeback Was Pretty Spectacular

12 Apr 2024, 06:47 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Following the sales results of the first quarter of 2024, it turns out that sports cars are still dwindling, but Ford's Mustang rules undefeated across the sector, sanely beating the discontinued Challenger and Camaro. In fact, with 13,...

 
Digital Toyota 4Runner Trailhunter 3-Door Looks Ready for the Short Bronco and Wrangler
Digital Toyota 4Runner Trailhunter 3-Door Looks Ready for the Short Bronco and Wrangler

12 Apr 2024, 06:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just recently, Toyota came full circle on its mid-size endeavors in America with the announcement of the 2025 Toyota 4Runner coming to market later this year during the fall season. It all started with the arrival of the N400 Tacoma, the nex...

 
2027 Toyota GR86 Four-Door Sports Car Gets Rendered With Hybrid GR Corolla Oomph
2027 Toyota GR86 Four-Door Sports Car Gets Rendered With Hybrid GR Corolla Oomph

11 Apr 2024, 20:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Most Asian carmakers thrived in America, reporting greatly advanced first-quarter deliveries across the board. Naturally, Toyota was chief among them and hot on the heels of General Motors. The worst-performing Japanese automaker was Mitsubi...

 
IED Students and Pagani Automobili Collaborate to Celebrate 25 Years of Zonda With Alisea
IED Students and Pagani Automobili Collaborate to Celebrate 25 Years of Zonda With Alisea

11 Apr 2024, 11:41 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Pagani and the Istituto Europeo di Design present Alisea, a hypercar concept made in collaboration and acting as a thesis project for IED's master class - the 24 students of the Master Course in Transportation Design at IED Torino. Let&...

 
Hey America, Would You Buy the Mitsubishi Pajero If It Came Back With QX80 DNA?
Hey America, Would You Buy the Mitsubishi Pajero If It Came Back With QX80 DNA?

11 Apr 2024, 08:37 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While most other automakers thrived, one particular Asian carmaker barely reached 28k deliveries in America during the first three months of the year. And I think we all know the brand's name – Mitsubishi. This is one of the world&...

 
Dreamy G90 BMW M5 Touring Looks Even Better in CGI Than Its Business Saloon Counterpart
Dreamy G90 BMW M5 Touring Looks Even Better in CGI Than Its Business Saloon Counterpart

11 Apr 2024, 07:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Bavarian automaker recently signed a battery supply deal with Rimac, but that's not the electrifying news M GmbH fans were looking for. Instead, they can't wait to get their hands on the latest products like the M5 saloon and Touring,...

 
Shelby GT500 Drags Challenger Hellcat and Camaro SS, Someone Gets a Nasty Surprise
Shelby GT500 Drags Challenger Hellcat and Camaro SS, Someone Gets a Nasty Surprise

11 Apr 2024, 06:40 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ford, Mopar, and GM – these Big Detroit Three automakers were once the epitome of muscle car madness. Now, all that is left is the craziness rather than the muscle car part. Still, we hope for the best, right? Let's face it –...

 
2025 Acura ADX Showcased Across Imagination Land: Do You Dig the Shiny CGI Look?
2025 Acura ADX Showcased Across Imagination Land: Do You Dig the Shiny CGI Look?

11 Apr 2024, 06:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Most Asian carmakers thrived in America across the automotive industry during the year's first quarter. However, it wasn't all roses and daffodils in terms of sales, especially for some pretentious brands. Toyota – with 565,0...

 
2024 Morgan Plus Four Gets Upgraded With Subtle Design Tweaks, 21st Century Features
2024 Morgan Plus Four Gets Upgraded With Subtle Design Tweaks, 21st Century Features

10 Apr 2024, 13:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While over in the United States, Toyota was busy showing its rivals how a proper mid-size off-road SUV is done with respect for its 4x4 heritage and tradition - in the form of the 2025 sixth generation 4Runner, over in the UK, another historic mode...

 
Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Drags Pontiac G8 GT, This Awkward Meeting Ends Unexpectedly
Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Drags Pontiac G8 GT, This Awkward Meeting Ends Unexpectedly

10 Apr 2024, 10:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After extensively covering various racing events like Street Car Takeover (Bradenton) and the spectacular 2024 edition of TX2K at Texas Motorplex, the good folks over at the racing-focused ImportRace channel on YouTube are back to their usual motor...

 
Redesigned 2025 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro Already Spills the CGI Beans Inside and Out
Redesigned 2025 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro Already Spills the CGI Beans Inside and Out

10 Apr 2024, 10:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota did great during the first quarter of 2024 across the US automotive market - it's hot on the heels of GM, which slipped by 1.5% on the account of very low fleet sales, with a big increase in deliveries to over 565k units. Compare ...

 
Dodge Durango EV Is Joined by Revived Journey CUV and Grand Caravan MPV in a Fantasy Realm
Dodge Durango EV Is Joined by Revived Journey CUV and Grand Caravan MPV in a Fantasy Realm

10 Apr 2024, 09:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The American automaker Dodge is at the cusp of a veritable revolution – its L-bodied Challenger coupe and Charger sedan have ceased production, and the Hemi V8 is going away from the Durango SUV, too. Sure, the S650 seventh-generation ...

 
Uncamouflaged 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V Leaks While Testing, Gets Rendered Pronto
Uncamouflaged 2025 Cadillac Escalade-V Leaks While Testing, Gets Rendered Pronto

10 Apr 2024, 08:22 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The luxury US automaker is preparing for an all-out assault on the fashionable EV lifestyle with the 2025 Optiq, 2024 Lyriq, 2026 Vistiq, 2025 Escalade IQ, and Celestiq, but that doesn't mean it has forgotten about its ICE-powered goodies &nda...

 
2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Undercuts Model Y, Adds Flagship $59,995 Rally Version
2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E Undercuts Model Y, Adds Flagship $59,995 Rally Version

10 Apr 2024, 07:43 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Blue Oval company knows who they're fighting. So, it naturally takes quite a few jabs at the best-selling Tesla Model Y crossover but also at a Porsche – the Macan Electric. Donna Dickson, the Chief Engineer of the Mustang Mac...

 

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