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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.
Signature Mustang Fail: Driver Smashes Into Model 3 for Hit-and-Run “Glory”
Signature Mustang Fail: Driver Smashes Into Model 3 for Hit-and-Run “Glory”

17 May 2021, 13:13 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Not long ago, we discussed how "pulling a Mustang" has become a popular culture trope for automotive and driver skill fails. And it seems there’s a never-ending abundance of supporting evidence that the phenomenon is not slowing dow...

 
Blown and Slammed Big Block Chevy Nova Unfortunately Won't Amaze the Real World
Blown and Slammed Big Block Chevy Nova Unfortunately Won't Amaze the Real World

17 May 2021, 12:38 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Chevrolet Nova series has a rather quirky reputation among the Spanish-language automotive community, especially because its name translates into the opposite of something that can go (at all, not just fast). But that hasn’t deterred Emma...

 
2022 Toyota Land Cruiser J300 Likely to Get GR Sport Version, the New GR-S
2022 Toyota Land Cruiser J300 Likely to Get GR Sport Version, the New GR-S

17 May 2021, 11:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It seems that Toyota really can’t hold a lid over the Land Cruiser J300 spills, as we’re flooded with information regarding all its features and capabilities on a regular basis. We’ve previously seen the new generation rendered af...

 
American Flag-Bearing Ford Mustang Looks Vastly Different in the Right Lights
American Flag-Bearing Ford Mustang Looks Vastly Different in the Right Lights

17 May 2021, 11:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / When it comes to very popular vehicles, many people like to make them their own. And the choice is basically infinite. Sometimes it takes getting to the extremes; other times, even the simple hardware for sporting a flag is enough if you have the p...

 
Ford Reportedly Admits Its Mustang Customers Aren't in Their Prime Anymore
Ford Reportedly Admits Its Mustang Customers Aren't in Their Prime Anymore

17 May 2021, 09:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Taking a look at the first-quarter sales results or even the global performance during the past few years paints a very rosy picture for the legendary Ford Mustang. After all, during Q1, the pony car copiously outsold both the Dodge Challenger and ...

 
John Hennessey Takes the Mammoth 1000 Ram TRX for a Roaring Joyride
John Hennessey Takes the Mammoth 1000 Ram TRX for a Roaring Joyride

17 May 2021, 09:07 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just in case anyone wants to hear an answer to the question of why do we even need a 702-horsepower supercharged 6.2-liter V8 truck to get further upgraded to 1,012 ponies, here’s none other than John Hennessey delivering it. And, of course, ...

 
Terry Bradshaw and Jay Leno Take Brand-New '79 Firebird Trans Am to the “Tracks”
Terry Bradshaw and Jay Leno Take Brand-New '79 Firebird Trans Am to the “Tracks”

17 May 2021, 08:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / In 1978, when the legendary Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback won his NFL Most Valuable Player, he was presented with a 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am as part of his victory honors. It turns out he kept the car for about a year and then traded it for...

 
Track-Abused MX-5 Miata Goes Head-To-Head Against Tim Allen's 1966 Corvair Corsa
Track-Abused MX-5 Miata Goes Head-To-Head Against Tim Allen's 1966 Corvair Corsa

17 May 2021, 07:23 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Anyone familiar with the life story of the Chevrolet Corvair knows very well this series was famous for two reasons. One was its incredibly bad safety reputation, and the other was the fact it’s literally “America’s Porsche”...

 
Widebody BMW M1 Digitally Comes Back to Life As a Slammed Mid-Engine Euro King
Widebody BMW M1 Digitally Comes Back to Life As a Slammed Mid-Engine Euro King

16 May 2021, 08:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Once upon a time, BMW, a premium German automaker, wasn't making a fool of itself with insipidly designed EV flagships or hugely pointless grilles for its very nice M3 and M4 high-performance fighters. Okay, it had no EV flagships or M4 models...

 
Award-Winner '67 Chevy Corvette 427/435 Comes as Original Red on Red L71 Wonder
Award-Winner '67 Chevy Corvette 427/435 Comes as Original Red on Red L71 Wonder

16 May 2021, 07:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Not long ago, a new specialty/collector online car auction portal opened up for business with the target of disrupting the space by infusing as much transparency and user-friendly features as possible while also delivering a full auction experience...

 
2021 Ford Bronco Family Portrait Presents Entire Color Range in a Single Take
2021 Ford Bronco Family Portrait Presents Entire Color Range in a Single Take

15 May 2021, 08:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Blue Oval had quite a few busy days these past weeks in the 2021 Bronco field of duty, revealing the better-than-expected official technical specifications, a raft of accessories on a dedicated page, hinting at a possible electric version, and ...

 
Straight-Piped Abarth 595 Competizione Channels an Inner-Tunnel Demon to 144 MPH
Straight-Piped Abarth 595 Competizione Channels an Inner-Tunnel Demon to 144 MPH

15 May 2021, 07:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Very early this year, in January, the small Italian automobile manufacturer Abarth has presented the refreshed form of the 2021 model year 595 range. It brings a host of enhancements to the series but keeps the same power levels as before. That is ...

 
1970 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Was the One Who Took the Man to the High Castle
1970 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Was the One Who Took the Man to the High Castle

15 May 2021, 06:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Anyone who loves dystopian alternate history tales probably heard about the Amazon Prime TV series “The Man in the High Castle,” which is based on the homonymous novel by Philip K. Dick. For the rest of the world, we can tell you this 1...

 
Race Red 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Is Ready to Be a “Road Runner” Once More
Race Red 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Is Ready to Be a “Road Runner” Once More

14 May 2021, 13:52 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Mecum Auction is just kicking off the 34th Original Spring Classic Indy event (May 14th through 22nd) held at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana, with the pre-bidding process. So, there’s still a little bit of time to make...

 
Hilariously Uncool Fiat Multipla Imagined as Modern Overlanding People Hauler
Hilariously Uncool Fiat Multipla Imagined as Modern Overlanding People Hauler

14 May 2021, 12:48 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The one positive aspect about a vehicle that everyone considers to be one of the ugliest in automotive history is that that particular car has already hit rock bottom in stock form. Take the Fiat Multipla, for example. You basically can’t go ...

 
Audra Lynn's Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 Becomes a Proper “SRT Playmate”
Audra Lynn's Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 Becomes a Proper “SRT Playmate”

14 May 2021, 12:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Audra Lynn might appeal to the general audience because she’s become renowned as Playboy’s Miss October 2003, but for us car freaks, she’s a bit more special due to her obvious passion for a certain brand. As such, although she al...

 
CGI Ford Mustang Mach-E Fetches Shelby Attire It Doesn't Deserve, Goes Off-Road
CGI Ford Mustang Mach-E Fetches Shelby Attire It Doesn't Deserve, Goes Off-Road

14 May 2021, 11:22 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Like many high-performance car nuts, digital artists are quite fond of Blue Oval’s sneaky attempts at Shelby wonderfulness. Of course, they usually like to share their own twist on the matter. And one, in particular, has a knack for combining...

 
Teslacam Footage of Ultra-Intense Car-Flipping Crash Shows the Value of Dividers
Teslacam Footage of Ultra-Intense Car-Flipping Crash Shows the Value of Dividers

14 May 2021, 10:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Metal or concrete barriers acting as traffic dividers are plain ugly; there’s no way around that assessment. But they’re also unsung heroes because they’re designed to protect oncoming vehicles from potentially fatal head-on colli...

 
40-Year-Preserved 1967 Ford Shelby GT500 Barn Find Gets Driven After Lots of TLC
40-Year-Preserved 1967 Ford Shelby GT500 Barn Find Gets Driven After Lots of TLC

14 May 2021, 09:38 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Amazingly, even though Ford’s original Mustang Shelby series is one of the most coveted ever, there’s an increasing number of examples that get uncovered as fabled barn finds. Or, perhaps, the fact this range of classics becomes ever mo...

 
Chevy Corvette and Shelby GT500 GoPro Ride-Alongs Present a Cool Autocross POV
Chevy Corvette and Shelby GT500 GoPro Ride-Alongs Present a Cool Autocross POV

14 May 2021, 08:43 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We have grown used to seeing the cool and maneuverable mid-engine C8 Chevrolet Corvette duke it out with the mighty Ford Mustang GT500 on several occasions, with the most traditional encounters taking place at the drag strip. But how about a friend...

 

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