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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.
All-New Shelby Daytona Coupe and Jeep Wagoneer SUV Look 'Retrolicious' in Fantasy Land
All-New Shelby Daytona Coupe and Jeep Wagoneer SUV Look 'Retrolicious' in Fantasy Land

20 May 2024, 20:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Because fashion is a recurring thing, even the imaginative world of the automotive industry loves to bring us cool retro-inspired vehicles to buy – even in 2024. So, when it comes to retro looks, there are some major nameplates that lead ...

 
Virtual $35k Chevy Camaro EV Looks Like an AWD Sedan Crossover in a Digital Realm
Virtual $35k Chevy Camaro EV Looks Like an AWD Sedan Crossover in a Digital Realm

20 May 2024, 10:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While the S650 seventh-generation 2024 Ford Mustang looks lonely as the sole V8-powered muscle car in America and the Dodge Charger rival is getting ready to inaugurate the new inline-six and EV lifestyle, there are some interesting developments on...

 
Turbo Dodge Challenger Hellcat Races GT-R, GT350, M4, 911 and It's Such a Mixed Story
Turbo Dodge Challenger Hellcat Races GT-R, GT350, M4, 911 and It's Such a Mixed Story

20 May 2024, 09:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The great Dodge Challenger is no more – Stellantis has vowed to bring out only the eighth generation Charger with a classic two-door fastback coupe body style and the four-door sedan format. But do we weep when the world is still full of Mopa...

 
2025 Toyota 4Runner Gets Stylish and Menacing 'Black Edition,' Albeit Only Digitally
2025 Toyota 4Runner Gets Stylish and Menacing 'Black Edition,' Albeit Only Digitally

20 May 2024, 08:29 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Yep, there is one automaker that has a cadence of releasing new models into the (American) wild like a tidal wave of the automotive industry, and that's probably Toyota. However, not even them can churn out new models like hamsters, so they�...

 
GMC Canyon Gains Virtual Drag Truck Credibility As Digitally Reborn Marlboro Syclone
GMC Canyon Gains Virtual Drag Truck Credibility As Digitally Reborn Marlboro Syclone

20 May 2024, 07:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / GMC recently partnered with Overland Expo to kick off the adventure season during Overland Expo West with the latest 'Ultimate Overland' build – a thoroughly reworked GMC Canyon AT4X. But that's only normal stuff – th...

 
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Arrives in the Land Down Under From Around $37k
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Arrives in the Land Down Under From Around $37k

20 May 2024, 06:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It's coming to Australian dealerships with the SmartStream G 1.6T-GDi Hybrid, and the second option - SmartStream G 2.5T-GDi will be offered before the end of the year, both with FWD or AWD setups and six or seven-seat layouts. The Hyundai...

 
At Long Last, Chevrolet Has an All-Electric Family That's Worth Buying
At Long Last, Chevrolet Has an All-Electric Family That's Worth Buying

19 May 2024, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / General Motors is almost ditching passenger cars altogether in America. There's nothing from Buick and GMC; Chevrolet just killed off another nameplate, and Cadillac probably won't cope for long fighting the trend alone. No matter how...

 
Cadillac CTS-V Races Corvette, Camaro, Hellcat, BMW, Somebody Refuses to Roll Over Cute
Cadillac CTS-V Races Corvette, Camaro, Hellcat, BMW, Somebody Refuses to Roll Over Cute

19 May 2024, 06:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The luxury American carmaker is preparing a big roster for the coming months – the cutesy 2025 Optiq compact CUV is coming from China, the 2026 Vistiq is supposed to make EV-enthusiast families happy with three rows, and the 2025 Escalade IQ ...

 
2027 Porsche "K1" Electric Three-Row Crossover SUV Gets Showcased in Fantasy Land
2027 Porsche "K1" Electric Three-Row Crossover SUV Gets Showcased in Fantasy Land

19 May 2024, 01:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Porsche has a more expensive 2025 Cayenne up for grabs in America, and later this month, they will present the first-ever Porsche 911 Hybrid. But, of course, the rumor mill and the imaginative realm of digital car content creators are already think...

 
Fiat Strada, Argo/Panda, Pulse/Tipo, and a Coupe-SUV Make Up New Yet Virtual Lineup 
Fiat Strada, Argo/Panda, Pulse/Tipo, and a Coupe-SUV Make Up New Yet Virtual Lineup 

18 May 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / There isn't much to talk about Fiat these days – it's one of Stellantis' oldest and most cherished divisions. Oh, and last year, it also outsold all the other brands again. If you live in Europe, you're going to wonder...

 
1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Packs a Digital Alter Ego, Gets Slammed and Wide-Bodied
1978 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Packs a Digital Alter Ego, Gets Slammed and Wide-Bodied

18 May 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / These days, Chevrolet is killing off passenger car nameplates almost at the same rate my two kids - who love sweets, of course - are munching through M&M's whenever I gift them a bag for doing good deeds or hitting the report card at schoo...

 
Stock Dodge SRT Demon 170 Drags 1971 Chevy Impala Z06 Donk, Instantly Regrets It
Stock Dodge SRT Demon 170 Drags 1971 Chevy Impala Z06 Donk, Instantly Regrets It

18 May 2024, 06:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While ‘The Big Showdown 5’ YouTuber callout competition happened more than a month ago, its Texas Motorplex (Ennis, TX) echoes still reverberate across the vast expanses of social media. Herman Young and his videographer's desi...

 
'Slow' C6 Chevy Corvette Is Virtually Dressed in Grabber Blue, Has ProCharged Coyote Swap
'Slow' C6 Chevy Corvette Is Virtually Dressed in Grabber Blue, Has ProCharged Coyote Swap

18 May 2024, 01:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Some people just can't stop dreaming about America's Big Detroit Three trifecta – the Chevrolet Corvette, Dodge Charger, and Ford Mustang. Oh well, they're the lone survivors of the passenger car purge, anyway, so you can'...

 
Collection Time: Get All Four Corvette ZR1s Before the Bonkers Mid-Engine C8 Comes Out
Collection Time: Get All Four Corvette ZR1s Before the Bonkers Mid-Engine C8 Comes Out

18 May 2024, 00:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The all-new C8 Chevy Corvette ZR1 (the fifth by its name) is probably just around the corner with a twin-turbo addition to the LT6 engine of the bonkers Z06, and prices won't be high or low – instead, they may be just about right. Th...

 
Independent Artist Knows the CGI Solution to Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II's Problem
Independent Artist Knows the CGI Solution to Rolls-Royce Cullinan Series II's Problem

17 May 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After a few years of getting used to seeing Rolls-Royce produce a full-size sport utility vehicle, the Cullinan – named after a massive diamond, of course – has gone through the classic mid-cycle facelift procedure. And it didn’t ...

 
Beloved Honda S2000 Digitally Comes Back to Life as the Z2000 All-Electric Roadster
Beloved Honda S2000 Digitally Comes Back to Life as the Z2000 All-Electric Roadster

17 May 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Unfortunately, Honda's cool new EVs are only for China – they debuted at Auto China 2024 in April, and the first new models will go on sale before the end of the current year. The Japanese automaker only has the upcoming $47,400 GM-b...

 
Modern-Day Mitsubishi Raider Gets Imagined With Ram's DNA. Could It Be a Savior?
Modern-Day Mitsubishi Raider Gets Imagined With Ram's DNA. Could It Be a Savior?

17 May 2024, 20:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We're still early into 2024, but some automakers are already bringing out the big 2025MY guns to their dealer lots. The not-so-flip side of the coin is that some models won't make it past the 2024 model year. We recently found out tha...

 
Jaguar F-Pace SVR Drags and Rolls Porsche Macan GTS: Who's Going to Admit Defeat?
Jaguar F-Pace SVR Drags and Rolls Porsche Macan GTS: Who's Going to Admit Defeat?

17 May 2024, 11:49 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just recently, we got interesting news about both protagonists of this Canadian-style drag-and-roll race pairing. Sadly, it wasn't the exact examples seen here – these two were smokin' feisty. Earlier this month, some rare Porsc...

 
1955 Chevy 210 Is a Different Kind of 'Agent Orange,' Kills the Tri-Five Look With 755 HP
1955 Chevy 210 Is a Different Kind of 'Agent Orange,' Kills the Tri-Five Look With 755 HP

17 May 2024, 11:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at Roadster Shop strike again with a Chevy task force from the legendary Tri-Five era. It's not an unassuming two-door, though. Instead, this 210 nails the restomod flavors big time with the SPEC chassis and an LT5 under th...

 
2025 Mazda CX-5 Hybrid Gets an Unofficial Preview Inside-Out, Looks Refreshingly Modern
2025 Mazda CX-5 Hybrid Gets an Unofficial Preview Inside-Out, Looks Refreshingly Modern

17 May 2024, 09:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / During Auto China 2024, the Japanese automaker showcased the potential successor of the Mazda6 business sedan as well as another attempt at making an all-electric crossover SUV. Dubbed EZ-6, the Changan and Mazda-made sedan is electrified and w...

 

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