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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.
Reimagined Ford Taurus Graces Imagination Land In Search of Malibu, Camry, Accord Trouble
Reimagined Ford Taurus Graces Imagination Land In Search of Malibu, Camry, Accord Trouble

9 Apr 2024, 06:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / During the first quarter of the year, automotive sales in America didn't change all that much from last year or the same quarter of 2023 – Ford's F-Series was still on top, followed by another pickup truck series and three compact c...

 
Imagined G90 BMW M5 Feels a Lot Less Cringy Than Anything Presented Until Now
Imagined G90 BMW M5 Feels a Lot Less Cringy Than Anything Presented Until Now

9 Apr 2024, 01:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Enthusiasts can rejoice – BMW has revealed they decided to bring a 700+ horsepower station wagon to the United States. Naturally, everyone is over the moon, and the heated discussion surrounding the G90 series was reignited. The Bavari...

 
Digital 2025 Mazda 6e Sedan Unofficially Returns to America Based on a Chinese Affair
Digital 2025 Mazda 6e Sedan Unofficially Returns to America Based on a Chinese Affair

8 Apr 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While most regions are overrun by the hype surrounding crossovers, SUVs, and trucks, America still has a rather soft spot for family cars. And some of the best of them are loved because they're excellent mid-size family sedans. These mo...

 
2025 Ram Dakota Hybrid Attacks Tacoma i-Force Max, Albeit Only in Fantasy Land
2025 Ram Dakota Hybrid Attacks Tacoma i-Force Max, Albeit Only in Fantasy Land

8 Apr 2024, 20:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / During the first quarter of 2024, the pickup truck segments didn't budge – full-size, medium-size, and compact ones. Two belong to Ford, and the third saw the crown retained by Toyota's Tacoma. Obviously, it's pretty har...

 
1957 Chevrolet Has Everything, From Patina to 1,300-HP Boosted LS7 Hot Rod Attitude
1957 Chevrolet Has Everything, From Patina to 1,300-HP Boosted LS7 Hot Rod Attitude

8 Apr 2024, 13:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at Roadster Shop strike again with a Chevy from the legendary Tri-Five era. It's an unassuming 1957 two-door with lots of patina, a yellow paintjob that makes you think it's a sad, discolored lemon, and hidden (in plai...

 
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid NHL Edition Starts From the Equivalent of $41,295
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid NHL Edition Starts From the Equivalent of $41,295

8 Apr 2024, 12:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Hyundai dealers across Canada are now finally allowed to accept orders for the posh Santa Fe NHL Edition - better hurry, though, as just 500 units are available from CAD 56,998 - which is the equivalent of $41,295. Hyundai is on a roll in N...

 
Dodge Demon Drags Two Types of Challengers; the Difference is Hilariously Preposterous
Dodge Demon Drags Two Types of Challengers; the Difference is Hilariously Preposterous

8 Apr 2024, 11:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Discontinued muscle cars are not a thing of the past just yet – Ford's S650 seventh generation 2024 Mustang outsold the defunct Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger during the first quarter of the year even though production of the latt...

 
$25k Compact Tesla EV Gets Imagined in Fantasy Land Regardless of Cancellation Rumors
$25k Compact Tesla EV Gets Imagined in Fantasy Land Regardless of Cancellation Rumors

8 Apr 2024, 08:29 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It seems that a potential EV market slowdown has been attested by Tesla and BYD's most recent sales results, so everyone and their mother are wondering what happens next. Just recently, Tesla announced a very important milestone –...

 
2025 Toyota 4Runner Gets One Last Virtual Preview Ahead of Its Official Release
2025 Toyota 4Runner Gets One Last Virtual Preview Ahead of Its Official Release

8 Apr 2024, 07:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Following an uncharacteristically short teaser campaign, the Japanese automaker Toyota is preparing to unleash yet another crucial off-road 4x4 SUV - the 2025 Toyota 4Runner mid-sizer, which will finally arrive all-new on April 9, 2024. It&#...

 
Chevy Lumina Z34 Virtually Comes Back to Life, Makes Malibu a Proud 2-Door Coupe
Chevy Lumina Z34 Virtually Comes Back to Life, Makes Malibu a Proud 2-Door Coupe

8 Apr 2024, 06:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Chevrolet stopped producing the sixth-generation Camaro late last year, and Dodge also ceased manufacturing the L-bodied Charger and Challenger in December 2023. Naturally, there was some left-over stock for traditional fans to hold on to, b...

 
2025 Toyota 4Runner: Everything We Know So Far About the Beloved Old-School 4x4 SUV
2025 Toyota 4Runner: Everything We Know So Far About the Beloved Old-School 4x4 SUV

7 Apr 2024, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota's American subsidiary is preparing for yet another important off-road 4x4 SUV reveal - the 2025 Toyota 4Runner mid-sizer is coming all-new on April 9, 2024, following an uncharacteristically short teaser campaign. The Japanese au...

 
Old Fox Body Ford Mustang Drags Nissan GT-R and Lambo Huracan, Obliteration Follows
Old Fox Body Ford Mustang Drags Nissan GT-R and Lambo Huracan, Obliteration Follows

7 Apr 2024, 07:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the racing-focused ImportRace channel on YouTube were recently on point during TX2K's 2024 edition, but now they're back to 'minor' events like Street Car Takeover. TX2K, taking place at the hi...

 
All-New Mazda 6e Sport Sedan and Wagon Get Imagined Early Across Imagination Land
All-New Mazda 6e Sport Sedan and Wagon Get Imagined Early Across Imagination Land

7 Apr 2024, 01:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Over in America, most of the Japanese and other Asian carmakers fared quite well across the automotive market during the first three months of the year. Toyota placed second in close proximity to GM (over 594k units, down 1.5%) with sales of...

 
Alternatively, Chevrolet's C8 Corvette Was Supposed to Look Like These CGI Sketches
Alternatively, Chevrolet's C8 Corvette Was Supposed to Look Like These CGI Sketches

6 Apr 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / A veritable revolution, the C8 Chevrolet Corvette is the eighth generation of 'America's sports car' and the first one with a rear mid-engine configuration since it was introduced more than seven decades ago, in 1953. Vastly d...

 
Unofficial Ferrari Tempesta Is a 4-Door Prancing Horse That Doesn't Even Feel Like a Sedan
Unofficial Ferrari Tempesta Is a 4-Door Prancing Horse That Doesn't Even Feel Like a Sedan

6 Apr 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With sales of 13,663 cars, you wouldn't say it's a record year for any mass-market automaker. But that's the best delivery performance in history for the Italian folks over at Ferrari. They plan to keep at it, by the way, as t...

 
The Beginning of an Early End for the Electric Vehicle Revolution or Just a Hiccup?
The Beginning of an Early End for the Electric Vehicle Revolution or Just a Hiccup?

6 Apr 2024, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Now that the general EV market slowdown has been attested by Tesla and BYD's most recent sales results, everyone and their mother are wondering what will happen with the incipient 2020s zero emissions vehicle revolution. Not long ago, T...

 
Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 Drags Modded Ford Mustangs, Somebody Gets Schooled
Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 Drags Modded Ford Mustangs, Somebody Gets Schooled

6 Apr 2024, 07:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Unfortunately, Dodge stopped production of the L-bodied Charger sedan and Challenger coupe when it came time to replace the 2023 model year with something newer. Luckily for many Mopar fans, the two nameplates are still available in their cu...

 
2025 Ford Explorer Gets Digitally Menacing With Stylish Black Edition Trim
2025 Ford Explorer Gets Digitally Menacing With Stylish Black Edition Trim

6 Apr 2024, 01:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Blue Oval Company is preparing for a massive celebration this April – the arrival of the 60th anniversary Mustang GT appearance package, which should become live the same day (April 17) that the original pony car debuted at the New York W...

 
Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Feels Old Already, Gets a Virtual Facelift Across Fantasy Land
Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Feels Old Already, Gets a Virtual Facelift Across Fantasy Land

5 Apr 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota is on a roll with the 4x4 side of its automotive business – the J250 Lexus GX 550 is already making the rounds as a ritzy off-roader, and everyone appreciates the surprisingly retro-cool atmosphere exuded by the all-new 2024 Land Cruis...

 
2025 Chevrolet Suburban Full-Sizer Gets Digitally Painted With a Bundle of Ritzy Colors
2025 Chevrolet Suburban Full-Sizer Gets Digitally Painted With a Bundle of Ritzy Colors

5 Apr 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Today, Chevrolet almost has a completely new SUV lineup – only the 2025 or 2026 Bolt EUV all-electric crossover SUV is waiting for its official introduction. Otherwise, the base Trax option for ICE-powered CUV fans is all-new and in it...

 

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