Aurel Niculescu
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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.
2022 Ford Bronco Warthog Trailing 2021 F-150 Raptors Sends Hummer H3 Vibes
29 Apr 2021, 09:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If there’s one thing we can extract from the incredible popularity of the 2021 Ford Bronco is that it’s hip to be square once again, as long as you have a proper SUV body, a legendary nameplate, as well as an adventurous rock-crawl...
C8 Corvette Test Cars Look Like Z06 and ZR1, Spied Alongside 458 and 911 GT2 RS
29 Apr 2021, 08:37 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over from Corvette Blogger are teasing us with spotted footage from a recent C8 Corvette prototype outing that occurred in Marietta, Ohio. Interestingly, the five test cars have different exhaust system outlet placements, implying th...
2022 Honda Civic Sedan Arrives With Two Engines, Four Trims, and Better Mileage
29 Apr 2021, 07:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / First showcased back in November last year with help from the Twitch live streaming video gaming service, the 2022 Honda Civic Sedan has been shown bit by bit ever since. Well, the staggered presentations are no more, as the Japanese automaker has ...
“Meticulous” Mustang Collection Actually Has a 275-Mile Dodge Hellcat for Grabs
28 Apr 2021, 13:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Without a shadow of a doubt, as even 80-year-olds will confirm, Dodge launched the Challenger SRT Hellcat to be enjoyed at the track, ride to and from home, and smoke Mustangs and Camaros in every conceivable scenario. But somehow, this 2016 exampl...
2021 Ford Bronco Rendered as One of Many Probable SEMA Builds Hitting Las Vegas
28 Apr 2021, 11:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After years of rumors, leaks, spy shots, and an official introduction that turned out to be more than a year too early, we finally know (almost) for sure that production for the 2021 Ford Bronco will start this August 2nd. That should give plenty o...
Triple Turbo BMW 335d Drags Will Kill the Planet, Not as Fast as Patina Ram 3500
28 Apr 2021, 11:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We have grown used to seeing sometimes great, sometimes disappointing drag strip action involving Bavarian representatives of the BMW variety, but this time around, we’re taking a step back into the coal-rolling world of diesels. And this 335...
2022 C8 Chevy Corvette's New Colors Get Directly Compared to Their Predecessors
28 Apr 2021, 10:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / European or Australian fans are still patiently waiting for General Motors to finally send the eighth generation of “America’s sports car” their way. At home, meanwhile, Chevrolet is already showcasing what’s in store for th...
Widebody Nissan 400Z Fairlady Render Signals Hard Times Are Coming for GR Supra
28 Apr 2021, 09:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While Nissan presented the Z Proto study way back last September, we still don’t have the official introduction of the 2022 400Z/Fairlady lined up on our calendars. But clearly, that hasn’t stopped the virtual artists from imagining the...
2022 Toyota Land Cruiser J300 Gets Spotted From All Angles, Even the Odd Ones
28 Apr 2021, 08:43 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota would better fast forward the official introduction of the all-new 2022 Land Cruiser Series 300 (J300) because, judging by the increasing number of leaks, there won’t be much left to showcase to the audiences. Basically, the exterior i...
10-Second Mustang Hides an F-150 Secret Under the Hood to Deliver the Wheelies
28 Apr 2021, 07:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Every now and then, a car and its driver have a meaningful story to tell, but when it comes to the quarter-mile Mecca located in Byron, Illinois (a.k.a. the Byron Dragway), that is actually the norm, not the exception. Case in point with this crowd...
Aston Martin V12 Speedster DBR1 Comes With a Healthy Dose of Vintage Exclusivity
28 Apr 2021, 06:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Lately, automakers have rekindled their love for the classic speedster body style at the higher end of the exclusivity stratosphere. Naturally, with so many options around, from the Ferrari Monza SPs to the McLaren Elvas, Aston Martin wanted t...
2022 Audi Sport Models Gain RS Design Packages, Prices Range From $112K to $211K
27 Apr 2021, 15:02 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / You can spend between $112,000 (RS 6 Avant) and $211,300 (R8 Spyder V10 performance quattro) if the 2022 model year Audi Sport family is your target for the next high-performance ride selection. Oddly enough, we don’t have the pricing details...
Father vs. Daughter Drag Racing Clone Wars See a Double Dose of Golden Camaros
27 Apr 2021, 13:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With drag racing already gathering some decades as a motor sport, it’s no wonder that one can encounter just about any type of age bracket or family connection at the strip. Naturally, when the same blood is involved, these races also tend to...
Japanese Automakers Will Jointly Develop a Next-Gen Basis for Connected Services
27 Apr 2021, 12:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The future of the automotive industry holds a plethora of mysterious candidates to emerge as mobility champions. Naturally, automakers are trying to leave no stone unturned in the bid to secure a top position in the new era. And that includes every...
“Busy Bee” 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Cobra Jet Hides 351C Secret and Cool Story
27 Apr 2021, 11:14 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / One doesn’t need to become a barn find to qualify for interesting classic car story awards. Let’s take this 1973 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Cobra Jet, for example, which is offered at auction by a company specializing in agricultural equipment...
1967 Chevrolet C10 Takes the R/C Slash Action to the Drag Strip or the Street
27 Apr 2021, 10:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Few things in one’s automotive life are more common than seeing a big-window C10 short-bed truck feature a raft of customizations making it prim and proper for the 21st century. Arguably, you don’t even need a bucketload of cash to enjo...
Coyote-Swapped 1955 Ford F-100 Has a “Superstition” Drive Through the Mountains
27 Apr 2021, 09:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / There isn’t anything occult about this nice ride, but the folks over at the Fat Fender Garage automotive customization shop did select Arizona’s Superstition Mountain range as the perfect background for their final test drive before tur...
2022 Chevrolet Corvette C8's Online European Launch Rumored for May 7-9
27 Apr 2021, 08:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / As GM’s European fans know very well, it’s been pretty hard to get your hands on a product from the largest U.S. automaker in the Old Continent for some years already. Options are slim and scarce, but they’re there, nonetheless. F...
Mesmerizingly Fast Digital Conversion Makes A80 Toyota Supra a Furious Widebody
27 Apr 2021, 07:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It really doesn’t matter how good the Mk5 Toyota GR Supra really is, thanks to its German DNA. For a specific part of the fan base, the nameplate was born and died with the advent and axing of the Mk4/A80 iteration. And we probably have the l...
Ford Explorer ST Becomes Unlikely Virtual Rival for the Mercedes GLE 53 Coupe
27 Apr 2021, 07:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Even though BMW’s X6 is generally referenced as the creator of the “coupe-SUV” mania, it should be noted that America is also deeply involved in the equation, due to the propensity of automakers to release such models on the conti...