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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.
Rolls-Royce Unveils Cullinan Series II With Spirit, Whispers, and Fresh Clock Cabinet
Rolls-Royce Unveils Cullinan Series II With Spirit, Whispers, and Fresh Clock Cabinet

7 May 2024, 13:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Rolls-Royce presents a subtle refresh of the best-selling Cullinan. Named Cullinan Series II, of course, the ultra-luxury super-SUV is a looker, as always – though not necessarily for the better. Instead, it all depends on your point of view,...

 
Coachbuilt by Mulliner, the Bentley Batur Convertible Prepares to Welcome Summer
Coachbuilt by Mulliner, the Bentley Batur Convertible Prepares to Welcome Summer

7 May 2024, 12:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The third coachbuilt Bentley of the modern era, expertly crafted by Mulliner, is the fresh Batur Convertible featuring the delightful W12 at full song with an armada of 740 ponies (750 ps). Not long ago, if you wanted the most exclusive fast Be...

 
Seventh-Gen 2026 Subaru Outback Is Rendered Inside and Out, Features Lots of CGI Hues
Seventh-Gen 2026 Subaru Outback Is Rendered Inside and Out, Features Lots of CGI Hues

7 May 2024, 11:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Subaru of America reported its April sales recently, and things are looking great. It has achieved no less than 21 consecutive months of growth, with April deliveries surging by almost 10 percent and a year-to-date rise of more than 7%. Out of ...

 
2025 Cadillac Escalade-V Shows Everything in Ritzy Colors, Albeit Only Virtually
2025 Cadillac Escalade-V Shows Everything in Ritzy Colors, Albeit Only Virtually

7 May 2024, 08:56 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If you're not paying attention, one might think that Cadillac is all about the zero emissions revolution with the upcoming 2025 Optiq, current 2024 Lyriq, incoming 2026 Vistiq, as well as the Celestiq and Escalade IQ flagships. But it's n...

 
Digital 2025 Chevy Caprice Tries to Remind the World It Shouldn't Forget About Sedans
Digital 2025 Chevy Caprice Tries to Remind the World It Shouldn't Forget About Sedans

7 May 2024, 08:22 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The US automaker Chevrolet still has some passenger car offerings in its lineup – the $25k Malibu mid-size sedan, the Camaro, and a trio of C8 Corvette mid-engine sports cars. However, there are caveats. The ninth generation of the Chevy ...

 
Tuned Shelby GT500 Races Modded Hellcat, M3, GR Corolla, Someone Gets Severely Rolled
Tuned Shelby GT500 Races Modded Hellcat, M3, GR Corolla, Someone Gets Severely Rolled

7 May 2024, 07:42 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the racing-focused ImportRace channel on YouTube are not at their usual venue - Island Dragway in Great Meadows, New Jersey, and instead, they are hunting for more great events elsewhere. This videographer has been e...

 
Sixth-Gen Mercedes-Benz E-Class Travels to the Land Down Under, Costs From $87k
Sixth-Gen Mercedes-Benz E-Class Travels to the Land Down Under, Costs From $87k

7 May 2024, 07:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The premium German manufacturer says "innovation meets tradition" in the all-new sixth-generation (W214) Mercedes-Benz E-Class, and the company will send it across nationwide Australian dealerships starting later this week from AUD 131,50...

 
Ford F-150 Drags (Almost) Everything in Truck vs. Muscle Car vs. Motorbike Showdown
Ford F-150 Drags (Almost) Everything in Truck vs. Muscle Car vs. Motorbike Showdown

6 May 2024, 10:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the racing-focused ImportRace channel on YouTube are at their usual venue - Island Dragway, this time for some truck vs. muscle vs. bike action, and the videographer says we should get ready for some wild showcases. ...

 
2025 Kia Sportage Refresh Gets Revealed Early, Albeit Through Unofficial Renderings
2025 Kia Sportage Refresh Gets Revealed Early, Albeit Through Unofficial Renderings

5 May 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The South Korean automaker recently announced its sales performance through April in the United States, where its EV sales are flourishing, with the best zero emissions in April to date. Naturally, the situation is bolstered by the recent addit...

 
Freshly Unveiled Mazda EZ-6 Morphs Into a Stylish Wagon Over in Imagination Land
Freshly Unveiled Mazda EZ-6 Morphs Into a Stylish Wagon Over in Imagination Land

5 May 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / There were many novelties at the great Auto China 2024 event in Beijing, China. Some of the introductions touched solely the local automotive market, while others had an international scope. Oh, and let's not forget about the small niche of Ch...

 
2025 Toyota Crown Lives 'Rent-Free' In a Very Special Niche Across the US Market 
2025 Toyota Crown Lives 'Rent-Free' In a Very Special Niche Across the US Market 

5 May 2024, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Toyota Crown - while certainly not the crown jewel (wink, wink) of the Japanese automaker's global lineup, has always been about adding a bit of luxury to the mid-size class. Now, it's also about standing out in any crowd through vari...

 
2026 Toyota Highlander EV Shines American-Made CGI Electrons Across Fantasy Land
2026 Toyota Highlander EV Shines American-Made CGI Electrons Across Fantasy Land

5 May 2024, 01:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota is coming hot on the heels of major US market announcements and introductions like the N400 Tacoma, returning 2024 Land Cruiser, plus the all-new 2025 Camry, 4Runner, and Crown Signia. But they're thirsty for more, of course. The Ja...

 
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO E Concept Unofficially Imagines Itself Worthy of Pikes Peak
Mitsubishi Lancer EVO E Concept Unofficially Imagines Itself Worthy of Pikes Peak

4 May 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While all others thrived, one Asian carmaker barely reached a little more than 28k sales in America during the first quarter of the year. That's three months, bear in mind! Naturally, it wasn't Toyota, which is breathing in the neck of...

 
Hypothetical Future Ford EV Pickup Truck Doesn't Want to Be Called Ranger Lightning
Hypothetical Future Ford EV Pickup Truck Doesn't Want to Be Called Ranger Lightning

4 May 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Even Tesla is feeling the current EV slowdown with Elon Musk going around the world to help implement new features and technologies while also reportedly sacking more executives and employees who don't understand that the hour is dire. As ...

 
Shiny 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06 Convertible Looks Gorgeous Like Snow White For $180k
Shiny 2023 Chevy Corvette Z06 Convertible Looks Gorgeous Like Snow White For $180k

4 May 2024, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Are you ready for the tale of the 'Prince Charming' that will snatch this 'Snow White' Corvette Z06 Convertible from the 'Seven Dwarves' of New York-based Motorcar Classics? What do you mean it's too expensive to ...

 
Rendering: Xiaomi Readies Two-Door 'GL1' Sports Car, Beats Porsche's 911 to the EV Punch
Rendering: Xiaomi Readies Two-Door 'GL1' Sports Car, Beats Porsche's 911 to the EV Punch

4 May 2024, 01:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Obviously, with the Apple car gone like the wind (along with ten billion greenbacks), the attention of tech fans moved over to Xiaomi, one of the first technology companies to potentially transition successfully into the automotive world. The X...

 
Digitally Black-and-White 2024 Lexus GX Is a V6 Hawk That Hunts Down Jeep and RRS Prey
Digitally Black-and-White 2024 Lexus GX Is a V6 Hawk That Hunts Down Jeep and RRS Prey

3 May 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) reported sales of 565k vehicles during the first three months of the year in America, and they're hot on the heels of General Motors (a little over 594k) thanks to a more than 20% rise in deliveries. The c...

 
2025 Toyota Corolla Sedan Presents Everything, Inside and Out, Albeit Solely in CGI
2025 Toyota Corolla Sedan Presents Everything, Inside and Out, Albeit Solely in CGI

3 May 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automaker continues to report stellar delivery results across the US automotive market – they were second last year, and after the first quarter, it's even closer to GM than anyone believed. Naturally, a stale lineup did...

 
Ferrari Plays With Words and Our V12 Hearts, Others Fool Around With Our Courage
Ferrari Plays With Words and Our V12 Hearts, Others Fool Around With Our Courage

3 May 2024, 10:47 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This week, there was an abundance of interesting car novelties, and the fresh weekend starts with two bonkers models - the Ferrari 12Cilindri and Engler V12 quad bike. So, do you dare fancy one of them? Usually, I reserve my overview of the week...

 
Dodge Charger Daytona Twice Drags Corvette, Then Ram and Challenger, ICEs Everyone
Dodge Charger Daytona Twice Drags Corvette, Then Ram and Challenger, ICEs Everyone

3 May 2024, 09:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Starting with the 2024 model year, the eighth generation Dodge Charger is with one eye on the past and the other on the EV plus downsizing future. Some would say it looks cockeyed because of that, right? So, the all-new 2024 Dodge Charger follow...

 

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