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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.
2025 Ram 1500 RHO: Let's See How the Truck Hurricane Compares to Its Main Rivals 
2025 Ram 1500 RHO: Let's See How the Truck Hurricane Compares to Its Main Rivals 

1 May 2024, 04:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The 2025 Ram 1500 RHO was officially introduced not as a direct replacement for the 700-hp 2024 Ram 1500 TRX but rather as a direct rival to other trucks, especially the 2024 Ford F-150 Raptor, but also the Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 or GMC Sierra AT4...

 
Nissan X-Trail Goes Rogue in Europe, Now Available With Adventurous N-Trek Trim
Nissan X-Trail Goes Rogue in Europe, Now Available With Adventurous N-Trek Trim

30 Apr 2024, 11:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This new version of the fourth generation (T33) X-Trail also has some eye-catching design updates, water-resistant seats, and an optional e-4ORCE electrified all-wheel drive powertrain for enhanced "traction in all conditions." The Ja...

 
2025 Ford Explorer ST Gets Virtually Menacing With Some Digital V8 Mustang-Like Mods
2025 Ford Explorer ST Gets Virtually Menacing With Some Digital V8 Mustang-Like Mods

30 Apr 2024, 10:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Earlier this year, Ford Motor Company announced the 2025 Ford Explorer and then swiftly revealed the premium 2025 Lincoln Aviator. Naturally, we wondered which one to choose among the mid-size crossover SUV siblings. Obviously, the best and most...

 
Tesla Model 2 Appears In Fresh Unofficial Renderings, Tesla CyberSport Also In Tow
Tesla Model 2 Appears In Fresh Unofficial Renderings, Tesla CyberSport Also In Tow

30 Apr 2024, 09:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / When it started its life as an aspiring startup, Tesla mesmerized its early adopters with visions of a luxury electric carmaker. Now, though, as its goal was always to democratize zero-emission vehicles, it has come down to mass-market territory. H...

 
Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Thrice Drags Chevy Corvette Z06, Loser Got Home on Foot
Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Thrice Drags Chevy Corvette Z06, Loser Got Home on Foot

30 Apr 2024, 08:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the racing-focused ImportRace channel on YouTube are at their usual venue - Island Dragway - for some nighttime GM versus Mopar action with tuned sports cars and muscle cars that are not 'alive' anymore. Un...

 
2024 Renault Megane E-Tech Compact All-Electric Arrives in UK From £33,995 OTR
2024 Renault Megane E-Tech Compact All-Electric Arrives in UK From £33,995 OTR

30 Apr 2024, 07:47 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The French automaker is starting to do its part in the brewing EV wars, so the 2024 model year of the Megane E-Tech is now cheaper and better equipped from the get-go for the United Kingdom's region. The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance ...

 
Lexus Introduces New UX 300h to Europe With Better Performance All-Round, E-Four AWD
Lexus Introduces New UX 300h to Europe With Better Performance All-Round, E-Four AWD

30 Apr 2024, 07:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The luxury Japanese automaker revealed the technically refreshed UX with more power, new technology, and a fresh battery pack for the US market in December 2023, and now it's crossing the Atlantic Ocean. In America, the UX Hybrid models sta...

 
S650 Ford Mustang Virtually Returns to Notchback Format, Brings GTD Along   
S650 Ford Mustang Virtually Returns to Notchback Format, Brings GTD Along   

30 Apr 2024, 06:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Right now, the world’s best-selling sports car, which just turned 60 earlier this month, is a $31 to $300k affair! The low figure is not surprising for the Ford Mustang pony car, of course, but the other one is, right? At home in America, ...

 
Polestar Says It Has Achieved the Holy Grail of Fast Charging: 10 to 80% SoC in 10 Minutes
Polestar Says It Has Achieved the Holy Grail of Fast Charging: 10 to 80% SoC in 10 Minutes

29 Apr 2024, 13:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The standalone Swedish-Chinese brand of Volvo and Geely wants to tell us the story of how they "charged a Polestar in 10 minutes." They are also pretty sure this tale will "change the EV landscape forever." One of the main r...

 
980-HP Keyvany 'Keypuro' Throws Ferrari Purosangue's Elegance Down the Drain, Urus SE Too
980-HP Keyvany 'Keypuro' Throws Ferrari Purosangue's Elegance Down the Drain, Urus SE Too

29 Apr 2024, 10:37 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Auto China 2024 was simply riddled with international stars like the Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology, Mercedes-AMG G 63 S E Performance, smart Concept #5, or Genesis G80 Magma EV. However, one of them blew everyone out of the (PHEV) water, t...

 
Old-School Chevy Camaro Drags Nasty Truck, Someone Unexpectedly Crashes Quite Hard
Old-School Chevy Camaro Drags Nasty Truck, Someone Unexpectedly Crashes Quite Hard

29 Apr 2024, 09:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After days of relentless coverage from big events like Street Car Takeover or TX2K, the good folks over at the racing-focused ImportRace channel on YouTube are back to their usual venue - Island Dragway for yet another series of Test &...

 
What If Alfa Romeo Went Down the 408 & Crown Route With a High-Riding Giulia Sedan Next? 
What If Alfa Romeo Went Down the 408 & Crown Route With a High-Riding Giulia Sedan Next? 

29 Apr 2024, 08:23 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Italian carmaker was just involved in a huge debacle concerning the appropriate name for its latest model introduction. As such, maybe it's not afraid to innovate even more after escaping the scandal unharmed. If you asked us about Alf...

 
Check Out This 'Approximate Rendering' of the Upcoming Bugatti Chiron Replacement
Check Out This 'Approximate Rendering' of the Upcoming Bugatti Chiron Replacement

29 Apr 2024, 07:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Back in March, the Bugatti Rimac CEO teased some big things for the French ultra-luxury hypercar maker – including a new powerplant to succeed the iconic W16 engine plus the successor of the Chiron. Some automakers have adapted to the cha...

 
2025 or 2026 Toyota Corolla Reveals Sleek CGI Design Across Imagination Land 
2025 or 2026 Toyota Corolla Reveals Sleek CGI Design Across Imagination Land 

29 Apr 2024, 05:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automaker is currently focusing on several models in America – the 2025 Crown and Crown Signia crossover SUV, the 2024 Tacoma (N400) mid-size pickup truck, the 2025 Camry best-seller, and the all-new 2025 Toyota 4Runner off-road ...

 
Auto China 2024 Was Riddled With International Stars; One Blew Everyone Out of the Water
Auto China 2024 Was Riddled With International Stars; One Blew Everyone Out of the Water

28 Apr 2024, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / To showcase the (mega) importance of the quirky Chinese automotive market (irrespective of the government's policies and politicians), global carmakers brought their A++ game to Beijing, China, this spring. The 18th Beijing International A...

 
Supercharged Ford Mustang Drags Tesla Model S Plaid, Somebody Is Going to Regret This 
Supercharged Ford Mustang Drags Tesla Model S Plaid, Somebody Is Going to Regret This 

28 Apr 2024, 10:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Ford Mustang just turned 60 this month, and the Blue Oval celebrated with the 60th Anniversary package – a limited fixture solely available in exactly 1,965 examples. But they also extended the celebration to other markets because For...

 
Boss 302 Mustang Drags Blower GTO, Chevy, and Turbo GTI, Someone's a Six-Second Rascal
Boss 302 Mustang Drags Blower GTO, Chevy, and Turbo GTI, Someone's a Six-Second Rascal

28 Apr 2024, 06:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the racing-focused ImportRace channel on YouTube are back to their usual venue - Island Dragway in Great Meadows, New Jersey. Usually, they go for contemporary skirmishes, but of course, they can't miss out on some '...

 
Unreleased Kia Tasman Global Truck Gets Swiftly Morphed Into a Trailhunter SUV Competitor
Unreleased Kia Tasman Global Truck Gets Swiftly Morphed Into a Trailhunter SUV Competitor

27 Apr 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Unless you've been away with business on a remote planet like Mars, you probably already know that Kia is preparing an all-new (mid-size) pickup truck for global markets. The ardent question is simple – will it come to the United States?...

 
Conceptual Ferrari EV Mixes Purosangue With GTC4Lusso DNA Across Imagination Land
Conceptual Ferrari EV Mixes Purosangue With GTC4Lusso DNA Across Imagination Land

27 Apr 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / In case you didn't know, the Auto China 2024 show - also known as the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, is currently in full swing between April 25 and May 4 at the New China International Exhibition Centre in Beijing, China. The...

 
Does Toyota Want To Fight Both the Premium Defender and Bronco x Wrangler SUVs?
Does Toyota Want To Fight Both the Premium Defender and Bronco x Wrangler SUVs?

27 Apr 2024, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automaker seems to have allowed the potential overlap of the 2024 Land Cruiser with the 2025 4Runner to address more than one competitor niche – hear me out on this wacky theory. As the week's novelties unraveled, I beca...

 

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