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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.
Virtually Revived Cadillac Eldorado Two-Door Hardtop Thinks Land Yachts Are Great Again
Virtually Revived Cadillac Eldorado Two-Door Hardtop Thinks Land Yachts Are Great Again

26 Mar 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While most North American carmakers want to reduce the size of their passenger car lineups, Cadillac might do well to expand it. So, perhaps it's time for a reborn Caddy Eldorado land yacht? Last year, Cadillac fared great in terms of s...

 
The New Mercedes-Benz G-Class and AMG G 63 Are Electrified and Have a 'Transparent' Hood
The New Mercedes-Benz G-Class and AMG G 63 Are Electrified and Have a 'Transparent' Hood

26 Mar 2024, 13:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The iconic model series was established back in 1979. Now, 45 years later, Mercedes-Benz is making 'mild' steps towards a more sustainable 'Gelandewagen' luxury off-roader. Very mild ones, indeed. The legendary off-roader...

 
Land Rover Teases Upcoming Defender OCTA With V8 Twin Turbo and 6D Dynamics Suspension
Land Rover Teases Upcoming Defender OCTA With V8 Twin Turbo and 6D Dynamics Suspension

26 Mar 2024, 10:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While no one knows exactly what is happening with Jaguar after repeated recalls and reported cancellations of massive order reels, plus the closing of the My Jaguar portal and various dealers, Land Rover appears to be thriving instead. The Br...

 
Fresh Kia Telluride Digitally Joins All-New Hyundai Palisade Across Imagination Land
Fresh Kia Telluride Digitally Joins All-New Hyundai Palisade Across Imagination Land

26 Mar 2024, 09:47 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Genesis just revealed the Neolun and GV60 Magma Concepts to showcase the possible preview of a beautiful GV90 three-row flagship crossover SUV and the official birth of yet another performance sub-brand. But how about Kia and Hyundai? The Gen...

 
2024 Lincoln Nautilus Gets a CGI Shadow Line Treatment and Three Aftermarket Wheel Ideas
2024 Lincoln Nautilus Gets a CGI Shadow Line Treatment and Three Aftermarket Wheel Ideas

26 Mar 2024, 08:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Ford Motor Company allowed its premium division Lincoln to keep itself occupied these first weeks of 2024, and the company already has two novelties up to snuff. That's a big roll of the dice because Lincoln currently only has four ...

 
Ford Mustang Drags Mustangs and Viper at TX2K: It's a Six-Second Festival of Speed
Ford Mustang Drags Mustangs and Viper at TX2K: It's a Six-Second Festival of Speed

26 Mar 2024, 07:48 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just recently, American carmaker Ford said the Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 electric drag racer demonstrator managed a quarter-mile pass worthy of the history books – it nailed a new world record at 7.759 seconds during the National Hot Rod A...

 
We Judge That a CGI Chevrolet Express RS Looks Better With Chevy's Current Styling
We Judge That a CGI Chevrolet Express RS Looks Better With Chevy's Current Styling

26 Mar 2024, 07:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While Chevrolet's passenger car list has constantly shrunk over the years – most recently with the demise of the sixth generation Camaro pony car – its commercial division is thriving alongside the crossovers, SUVs, and trucks in t...

 
2025 Ford Maverick Gets Digitally Refreshed With Expedition and F-150 Cues Inside-Out
2025 Ford Maverick Gets Digitally Refreshed With Expedition and F-150 Cues Inside-Out

25 Mar 2024, 23:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Not long now, and on March 27, 2024, at the New York International Auto Show, Hyundai will present the refreshed 2025 Santa Cruz unibody compact pickup truck. What's Ford going to do about it? With the 2025 Hyundai Tucson refreshed for i...

 
Virtual Suzuki Jimny Shows Maverick and Santa Cruz How to Do a Compact Truck Properly
Virtual Suzuki Jimny Shows Maverick and Santa Cruz How to Do a Compact Truck Properly

25 Mar 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Currently, there aren't many compact pickup trucks on the American automotive market – just the US-built Hyundai Santa Cruz and Mexico-produced Ford Maverick. After years of neglect, the US compact pickup truck segment was revived...

 
Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution Sets New 2:10.90 Lap Record at its 'Home' Track COTA
Hennessey Venom F5 Revolution Sets New 2:10.90 Lap Record at its 'Home' Track COTA

25 Mar 2024, 14:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / A lot is happening in the United States these final days of March – Jeep is busy going to Moab, Utah, for the 58th edition of the Easter Jeep Safari with four new concepts, Ford is doing record quarter-mile passes in the Mustang Super Cobra J...

 
2024 Easter Jeep Safari Gets Fresh Concepts: Low Down, Dispatcher, High Top, Vacationeer
2024 Easter Jeep Safari Gets Fresh Concepts: Low Down, Dispatcher, High Top, Vacationeer

25 Mar 2024, 13:40 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Four new Jeep and JPP (Jeep Performance Parts) by Mopar hit the Moab, Utah trails at the 58th Annual Easter Jeep Safari this year – fewer than in 2023 when no less than seven were at the event. As per tradition, Stellantis' belove...

 
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Appears One Last Time in Fantasy Land Before the Official Reveal
2025 Hyundai Santa Cruz Appears One Last Time in Fantasy Land Before the Official Reveal

25 Mar 2024, 11:13 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Hyundai is believed – by the rumor mill – to prepare for the introduction of the second-generation Palisade flagship SUV in America for the 2026 model year with a boxier style and roomier interior. But before that, we first need to gree...

 
Digital Mid-Size and Large Cadillac EV Sedans Think the Land Yacht Lifestyle Fits Them
Digital Mid-Size and Large Cadillac EV Sedans Think the Land Yacht Lifestyle Fits Them

25 Mar 2024, 09:45 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The luxury US automaker wrapped 2023 with spectacular delivery figures and a surprising best-selling nameplate – its CT5 mid-size sedan. Obviously, the CUVs, SUVs, and trucks are not all mighty at Cadillac, right? As such, it is no wond...

 
Rare Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 Drags Identical Twin, Which Do You Think Will Prevail?
Rare Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 Drags Identical Twin, Which Do You Think Will Prevail?

25 Mar 2024, 08:47 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Dodge has already revealed the future of its muscle car lineup – the 2024 Charger Daytona with EV power and the 2025 Charger Sixpack with 3.0-liter inline-six twin turbo Hurricane options in two- and four-door format. Of course, there wi...

 
2025 Ford Excursion Comes From Imagination Land With Super Duty Styling and Gravitas
2025 Ford Excursion Comes From Imagination Land With Super Duty Styling and Gravitas

25 Mar 2024, 07:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The American carmaker is currently without a muscle car heavy hitter because the Mustang Dark Horse 'only' has 500 horsepower, so they're talking about their previous-gen Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 electric drag racer as the Holy G...

 
Opinion: BMW Vision Neue Klasse X and Infiniti QX80 Show There's a Big Problem With SUVs
Opinion: BMW Vision Neue Klasse X and Infiniti QX80 Show There's a Big Problem With SUVs

24 Mar 2024, 16:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / I am beginning to wonder if the automotive market is getting saturated with these big or ugly crossovers and SUVs. Or maybe I'm just (getting too) old, and they're umpteen times more fashionable than I give them credit for. This pa...

 
Twin-Turbo Dodge Viper Races 2,000+HP Audi R8, Someone Gets Rolled - and Fast
Twin-Turbo Dodge Viper Races 2,000+HP Audi R8, Someone Gets Rolled - and Fast

24 Mar 2024, 07:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / TX2K's 2024 edition took place between March 12 and 17 in Texas at the Texas Motorplex outside Dallas. As always, it was filled with adrenaline-rush moments – both from drags as well as rolls. As Lady Winter loosens its grip on th...

 
Koenigsegg CC850 Gets One, Two, Three, or Four Extreme Digital Versions to Choose From!
Koenigsegg CC850 Gets One, Two, Three, or Four Extreme Digital Versions to Choose From!

24 Mar 2024, 02:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / There are mass-market automakers like Toyota and Ford - we talk about them all the time. There are also premium and ultra-luxury carmakers like BMW or Aston Martin - and we often discuss them. But then there are the exotics - and we always feel tha...

 
Fake It Until You Make It: Tesla CyberSemi and CyberArmy Trucks Join the CGI Realm
Fake It Until You Make It: Tesla CyberSemi and CyberArmy Trucks Join the CGI Realm

23 Mar 2024, 23:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Presented in 2019 but rumored ever since 2012, the Tesla Cybertruck has finally become available for retail clients starting in late 2023. It's one of the most hyped products released by the US automaker, which is a tall order since the compan...

 
Compact Alfa Romeo and Ferrari Supercars Look Like Two Peas in the Same CGI Pod
Compact Alfa Romeo and Ferrari Supercars Look Like Two Peas in the Same CGI Pod

23 Mar 2024, 22:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Ferrari, Abarth, Fiat – all these brands share a few traits. They're all originally from Italy and have always had about the same 'parents' throughout history. Sure, Ferrari is now a publicly-owned ...

 

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