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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.
BMW M2 Touring Shooting Brake Arrives Faster Than the Big M5 Wagon, Albeit Only in CGI
BMW M2 Touring Shooting Brake Arrives Faster Than the Big M5 Wagon, Albeit Only in CGI

15 Apr 2024, 20:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Bavarian automaker is currently working on many things – the recently-teased fourth-generation 2025 X3 luxury compact SUV, a BMW-Rimac battery supply deal for its upcoming EVs, the new M4 CS, which is reportedly debuting in May, and &ndas...

 
This Is the 2025 GMC Yukon Denali Before You're Supposed to See It, Spied and in CGI
This Is the 2025 GMC Yukon Denali Before You're Supposed to See It, Spied and in CGI

15 Apr 2024, 11:23 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota is breathing in the neck of General Motors after the first three months of the year, with Q1 sales across the US market of more than 565k units compared to a little over 594k vehicles. With less than 30k between them, the action is heated an...

 
Rendering: All-New 2025 Toyota RAV4 Arrives Stylish With Prius DNA, Though Only Digitally
Rendering: All-New 2025 Toyota RAV4 Arrives Stylish With Prius DNA, Though Only Digitally

15 Apr 2024, 08:51 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Last year, the best-selling SUV in America was, of course, Toyota's iconic RAV4 with almost 435k units – it was followed by the Tesla Model Y rising star with around 400k and from a distance by the eternal competitor, Honda's CR-V (...

 
Future Cadillac Coupe and Station Wagon Look Stylish and Practical in Fantasy Land
Future Cadillac Coupe and Station Wagon Look Stylish and Practical in Fantasy Land

15 Apr 2024, 07:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Cadillac had a sparkling performance in terms of sales last year, but it seems they're unable to keep up the pace – at least in the United States – during the first three months of 2024. The deliveries slipped two percent ye...

 
Rare Dodge Challenger Super Stock Drags Shelby GT500, Some Fans Might Want to Look Away
Rare Dodge Challenger Super Stock Drags Shelby GT500, Some Fans Might Want to Look Away

15 Apr 2024, 07:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The S650 seventh-generation 2024 Ford Mustang easily beat the discontinued sixth-generation Camaro and L-bodied third-generation Dodge Challenger in terms of sales during the first quarter of the year, of course. However, that doesn't m...

 
Compact Ford Pickup and SUVs Establish a New EV Family in an Alternate Reality
Compact Ford Pickup and SUVs Establish a New EV Family in an Alternate Reality

15 Apr 2024, 06:31 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / A battle is already raging in the American EV segment – massive trucks and SUVs are yesterday's news, and affordability is the game's new name. While it's not necessarily a bad thing, everyone and their mother – if...

 
There Were Unusually Many Reveals This Week, Of Course Toyota Eclipsed Everyone
There Were Unusually Many Reveals This Week, Of Course Toyota Eclipsed Everyone

14 Apr 2024, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / I'm usually a bit disappointed with the automotive industry's rollout schedule, but this past week it's been a massive rollercoaster, and there was something for everyone! Since I’ve been here at autoevolution, it has be...

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Drags Itself, Someone Decides to Take a Power Nap in Their Lane
Tesla Model S Plaid Drags Itself, Someone Decides to Take a Power Nap in Their Lane

14 Apr 2024, 06:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Tesla, as always, kept the newsreel of the automotive industry this past week thanks to their most recent novelties. At the local quarter-mile dragstrip, meanwhile, everything is business as usual. Ahem, sort of. Most importantly, the latest...

 
1969 Chevrolet Nova SS "The Drag Strip General" Will Have Turbos Instead of Headlights
1969 Chevrolet Nova SS "The Drag Strip General" Will Have Turbos Instead of Headlights

14 Apr 2024, 01:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / During the first quarter of the year, GM's Chevrolet posted a rollercoaster of sales – its Silverado series was the second-best-selling nameplate in America after Ford's F-Series, while the sixth-generation Camaro was one of its wor...

 
Which Is Better With CGI Aftermarket Wheels: 2025 4Runner, Land Cruiser, or GX 550?
Which Is Better With CGI Aftermarket Wheels: 2025 4Runner, Land Cruiser, or GX 550?

13 Apr 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / As far as best-selling workhorses are concerned, the American car market is divided into just two slices, despite playing with three segments as far as pickup trucks are concerned – full-, mid-size, and compacts. As always, the Ford F-Ser...

 
A Virtual 2026 BMW Vision Pickup Truck Doesn't Feel All Too Preposterous Anymore
A Virtual 2026 BMW Vision Pickup Truck Doesn't Feel All Too Preposterous Anymore

13 Apr 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Currently, BMW is almost ready to 'tear up' the roads in two general directions – the all-new M5 sedan and Touring are coming with plug-in hybrid oomph under the hood, and the 'Neue Klasse' visions paint the picture for fu...

 
2025 Toyota 4Runner: Which Are Its Platform Friends and All-Out Off-Road Foes?
2025 Toyota 4Runner: Which Are Its Platform Friends and All-Out Off-Road Foes?

13 Apr 2024, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The all-new, sixth-generation 2025 Toyota 4Runner has many similarities with some of the latest TNGA-F models in the group, like the N400 Tacoma plus J250 Land Cruiser, and will have to square off against a couple of tough rivals – Jeep'...

 
2,500-HP Chevy S10 Drags Stick Shift Camaro and Supra, Obliteration Follows Swiftly
2,500-HP Chevy S10 Drags Stick Shift Camaro and Supra, Obliteration Follows Swiftly

13 Apr 2024, 06:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After carefully covering the ins and outs of the fantastic action that took place during the 2024 edition of TX2K, the good folks over at the racing-focused ImportRace channel on YouTube seemed ready to move on with footage from other minor ev...

 
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,...

 

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