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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.
Futuristic Chevy Corvette Stingray Digitally Goes Back In Time With Pop-Ups and Front V8
Futuristic Chevy Corvette Stingray Digitally Goes Back In Time With Pop-Ups and Front V8

5 Apr 2024, 20:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Jason Battersby, the virtual artist behind jbdesign_ca on social media, is clearly not someone to be taken lightly. His work experience includes stints at Jaguar Land Rover and Audi Design, as well as Lamborghini and Ducati. In fact, he...

 
Patriot R35 Nissan GT-R Drags GT-Rs, Rolls Over Dodge Viper, Lands on Top of GTR 68
Patriot R35 Nissan GT-R Drags GT-Rs, Rolls Over Dodge Viper, Lands on Top of GTR 68

5 Apr 2024, 10:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / TX2K is a motoring phenomenon that has existed for the past quarter of a century – most recently in a new home at Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas. It's a great venue and even for promoting safe and street-legal racing. But it's also...

 
2025 Audi Q5 Reveals Everything Inside and Out, Including Ritzy Colors, Only in CGI
2025 Audi Q5 Reveals Everything Inside and Out, Including Ritzy Colors, Only in CGI

5 Apr 2024, 09:42 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Ingolstadt-based automaker has finally woken up from its self-imposed (boring) lethargy, and this year; we are going to see many new model introductions, including the popular Q5 compact luxury crossover SUV. Since the start of the year,...

 
Refreshed 2024 Buick Envision in U.S. Showrooms This Summer From $37,295
Refreshed 2024 Buick Envision in U.S. Showrooms This Summer From $37,295

5 Apr 2024, 08:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Smack in the middle of the lineup between the base Envision Preferred and the ritzy Envision Avenir sits the 2024 Buick Envision ST, which starts at $39,795 - and the US automaker just released more pictures of it. Continuing its model revamp...

 
Is a Large Three-Row Electric Porsche SUV Coming After the Tesla Model X and Rivian R1S?
Is a Large Three-Row Electric Porsche SUV Coming After the Tesla Model X and Rivian R1S?

5 Apr 2024, 08:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Porsche recently stepped up its game tremendously in terms of EVs. Not only did the legendary German automaker introduce an all-new CUV with zero emissions, but they also leveled the Taycan (Turbo GT) playing field with the 1,020-horsepower Tesla M...

 
Reborn Buick Regal GS Turbo Morphs 2024 Envision Into a Classy Fastback Sedan
Reborn Buick Regal GS Turbo Morphs 2024 Envision Into a Classy Fastback Sedan

5 Apr 2024, 06:38 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Buick, a General Motors brand since 1908 (it actually helped establish GM), is one of the oldest automobile brands worldwide, and it is the oldest American marque that is still active today. As such, it is no wonder that it has a major cult followi...

 
Toyota's Wacky Front and Rear Sliding Door Crossover Van Comes to Life Digitally
Toyota's Wacky Front and Rear Sliding Door Crossover Van Comes to Life Digitally

4 Apr 2024, 10:41 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / 2023 was a very important year for Toyota as the Japanese automaker reverted the slump caused by the pandemics, the microchip crisis, and all the other supply chain disruptions. As such, it allowed itself to look brightly towards the future. ...

 
860-HP Dodge Hellcat Drags Mustangs and Audi S5, Almost Loses Its Adhesiveness
860-HP Dodge Hellcat Drags Mustangs and Audi S5, Almost Loses Its Adhesiveness

4 Apr 2024, 10:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After a massive 'report card' from the TX2K's 2024 edition at Texas Motorplex, the good folks over at the racing-focused ImportRace channel on YouTube are now covering other events – like BMP's latest Street Car Takeo...

 
Land Rover Goes Sneaky, Announces Pricey Stealth Pack for the Range Rover Sport
Land Rover Goes Sneaky, Announces Pricey Stealth Pack for the Range Rover Sport

4 Apr 2024, 09:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / No one really knows what will happen with Jaguar, considering the recent reports about canceled orders, closed dealerships, and the abandoned My Jaguar portal. But, on the other hand, one thing is for sure: its Land Rover sibling is thriving across...

 
Updated 2024 Renault Captur Subcompact Crossover SUV Revealed: It's a Deep Refresh
Updated 2024 Renault Captur Subcompact Crossover SUV Revealed: It's a Deep Refresh

4 Apr 2024, 08:43 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / One of the most popular B-segment crossover SUVs in Europe that you may have forgotten all about, Renault's Captur just received the second-generation's mid-cycle refresh with open 'arms.' More than a decade ago, compact ...

 
Ford Outpaces Industry Average During Q1 of 2024 While GM and Stellantis Falter
Ford Outpaces Industry Average During Q1 of 2024 While GM and Stellantis Falter

4 Apr 2024, 07:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / According to Motor Intelligence data, the US automotive market industry average growth during the first quarter of 2024 was 4.7%. Meanwhile, it's a mixed affair for the Big Detroit Three. Wrapping up the statistics for the first three m...

 
Virtually Redesigned 2025 Nissan Armada (Patrol) Stylishly One-Ups the Infiniti QX80
Virtually Redesigned 2025 Nissan Armada (Patrol) Stylishly One-Ups the Infiniti QX80

4 Apr 2024, 07:14 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automaker Nissan is doing quite well across the US automotive market after the first three months of the year and will be even better once the latest reveals hit the nationwide dealerships. Toyota is hard to catch, of course, an...

 
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Morphs Into Fashionable SUV With Big Aftermarket Wheels
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Morphs Into Fashionable SUV With Big Aftermarket Wheels

4 Apr 2024, 06:45 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota is doing great in America after the first three months of the year - General Motors says they're "on plan," but the statistics show that the Japanese company is relentlessly chasing them and has quickly closed the distance. ...

 
One Asian Carmaker Barely Reached 28k Sales in America During Q1, All Others Thrived
One Asian Carmaker Barely Reached 28k Sales in America During Q1, All Others Thrived

3 Apr 2024, 12:38 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Everyone and their mother are already crying out as loud as possible about 'doomsday EV' scenarios after Tesla posted its first sales decline in four years, yet some legacy automakers fared much worse during the first quarter across the U...

 
Audi TT RS Drags R35 Nissan GT-R and McLaren 720S, Somebody Gets Schooled
Audi TT RS Drags R35 Nissan GT-R and McLaren 720S, Somebody Gets Schooled

3 Apr 2024, 11:56 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Last month, the single most important drag racing event was TX2K's 2024 edition – it took place at the historical Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas, 40 miles south of downtown Dallas. As always, it had just about everything for everyone. ...

 
GM Barely Stays Ahead of Toyota in America After the First Three Months of the Year
GM Barely Stays Ahead of Toyota in America After the First Three Months of the Year

3 Apr 2024, 10:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / General Motors says they're "on plan," but the released statistics claim otherwise. Meanwhile, Toyota relentlessly chases them and quickly closes the distance. At the end of 2023, General Motors comfortably held on to the sales...

 
Next-Gen 'X168' Mercedes-Benz GLS Shows Its Unofficial CGI Colors Ahead of Time
Next-Gen 'X168' Mercedes-Benz GLS Shows Its Unofficial CGI Colors Ahead of Time

3 Apr 2024, 09:44 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just recently, we found that Mercedes-Benz trusts its three-pointed star so much that in America, the 25-example 2024 Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 S Edition 1 has a gigantic $82,435 price tag – which is almost as much as the MSRP of the Mercedes-Benz ...

 
2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Gets Ready to Rumble Across Imagination Land, Do You Dig It?
2024 Dodge Charger Daytona Gets Ready to Rumble Across Imagination Land, Do You Dig It?

3 Apr 2024, 08:54 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Stellantis' Dodge knows very well that it's going to be an uphill battle to impose its new electrified vision – it's certainly going to have a hard time convincing muscle car fans that EVs are the way forward. The Americ...

 
Toyota Launches Corolla Active Sport Touring and Sedan, It's a Forbidden Fruit in the US
Toyota Launches Corolla Active Sport Touring and Sedan, It's a Forbidden Fruit in the US

3 Apr 2024, 07:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / In America, Toyota has just reported its March and its overall first-quarter sales for 2024. TMNA announced deliveries of 565,098 vehicles, which is up 20.3 percent compared to Q1 of 2023. That's almost as much as GM, which announced a drop of...

 
Black and Tan Pontiac Trans Am Gets Virtually Blown and Slammed Out of Proportions
Black and Tan Pontiac Trans Am Gets Virtually Blown and Slammed Out of Proportions

3 Apr 2024, 06:33 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Formally and formerly known as the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, the American automotive brand was founded almost a century ago but never got to start preparations for the milestone because it was decommissioned 13 years ago when it was...

 

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