Aurel Niculescu
9,667 ARTICLES
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.
The Great F-22 Raptor Partly Inspired the Design of its 2021 Ford F-150 Namesake
26 Apr 2021, 14:22 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After a couple of social media features with the 2021 Ford F-150 Raptor triggered by the official introduction of the Blue Oval’s third-generation high-performance truck, we’ve been hit by an eerie “radio silence.” Luckily, ...
Taycan Turbo S vs. LiveWire Drag Race Gets “Photobombed” by 28-MPH Citroen Ami
26 Apr 2021, 13:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Because of their high-end status, the Porsche Taycan Turbo S and Harley-Davidson LiveWire EVs were bound to face off against each other since being officially announced. Tiff Needell and the Lovecars crew are a bit late to the drag race party ...
1993 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra Is Almost a Classic in Terms of Subdued Performance
26 Apr 2021, 12:41 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Seriously now, if a Fox Body Ford Mustang was enough for Ken Block and even made his daughter hate the series less, aren’t we actually on the verge of seeing a classic darling being born? That also brings us to this pristine example of how th...
$64,900 Ford Mustang Mach-E Performance Edition Ordering to Kick Off April 28th
26 Apr 2021, 11:42 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ford’s 2021 Mustang Mach-E GT and the GT Performance Edition will reach U.S. dealerships starting sometime this fall, but orders will be processed both online and at Ford EV-certified dealers much sooner, from April 28th. Now for the sensible...
2021 Roush F-150 Gets Jumped and Thrown Around, 2021 Bronco Makes an Appearance
26 Apr 2021, 11:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Roush is an important name when it comes to Ford tuning, and its reputation is maintained with constant work. For example, one of the last steps before any of their vehicles get the corporate blessing for production includes something called the &l...
Virtually Customized 1938 Buick Y-Job Looks Ready for Vintage Concept Car Duty
26 Apr 2021, 10:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Saying the 1938 Buick Y-job created by the famed Harley Jefferson Earl (a.k.a. the father of Chevy’s Corvette) was “an extremely important car in automobile history” might sound like an overstatement for anyone who doesn&rsqu...
Big Turbo vs. Blown Camaro No Prep Race Almost Ends in Disaster for a '69 Chevy
26 Apr 2021, 09:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Battle of the Alamo No Prep event took place a couple of months ago, but social media outlets still can’t get enough of the thrilling action involving the great mix of sketchy surfaces and tremendous horsepower monsters. Case in point, th...
Cupra Formentor and VW T-Roc R Deliver Impressively Tight Group Sibling Races
26 Apr 2021, 08:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Without necessarily being fans of videos that aren’t shot in English (thankfully, this one comes with professionally translated subtitles), Daniel Abt’s YouTube vlog channel has grown on us thanks to a few great battles. This time aroun...
2021 Chevrolet Corvette Z51 Walkaround Is All About the Neat Little Easter Eggs
26 Apr 2021, 07:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The National Corvette Museum and the legendary yellow Skydome are always great backgrounds for singing odes to “America’s Sports Car,” so it’s no wonder the Drive 615 YouTube channel has chosen them, once more. This tim...
Soldini's Maserati Multi 70 Trimaran Has a Second English Channel Sailing Record
25 Apr 2021, 08:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The week that is about to end was a very interesting one for Maserati. During the Auto Shanghai 2021 event, it premiered the 2021 Levante Hybrid as a look towards the future. At the same event, another gaze was directed towards the past with the ar...
Rare 18-Mile 2019 Ford GT Goes Lightweight to Stand Out in Any Supercar Crowd
25 Apr 2021, 07:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Created as a modern tribute to Ford’s iconic GT40, the supercar that was simply named the “GT” has garnered a positive reception throughout its two generations. Naturally, many owners have considered it a proper collectible, thus ...
Don't Spend $328K Before Hooning the Lambo Huracan STO in Rocket League First
24 Apr 2021, 08:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Late last year, Lamborghini revealed to the world it had decided to instill the Squadra Corse soul into something not as track exclusive as the Essenza SCV12. More specifically, the Huracán Super Trofeo EVO and GT3 EVO racers transferred par...
Family-Owned 1980 Jeep CJ-5 Remained Unmolested Because It Was Parked for Years
24 Apr 2021, 07:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While the initial Jeep CJ series was heavily influenced by the World War II military Jeep, one can easily say the renowned CJ-5 iteration was equally touched by another war—the one fought by the M38A1 Jeep in Korea. Now, by the time this 1980...
Infiniti FX Revived as 2022 QX55 Alternate in the Virtual Realm
24 Apr 2021, 06:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While BMW clearly holds the honor of making the coupe-SUV breed a viable automotive niche worldwide, back when the X6 wasn’t even being dreamed by the Bavarian designers, a Japanese alternative was already just as stylish. Naturally, we&rsquo...
Nitrous Mustang, Camaro and S10 Amazingly Hold It Together on Sketchy Drag Strip
23 Apr 2021, 15:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Prep After Dark 3 drag racing event that took place earlier this month (April 11th) at the Wichita Raceway Park in Iowa, Texas, had just about everything for everyone: big and small tire, street, and even daily driver classes. But, above all, i...
BMW M3 and Lexus RC F Track Edition Have More Things in Common Than Expected
23 Apr 2021, 14:22 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Drag and roll races are included, but that isn’t actually the focus for this complete review. Instead, we get a sample of just about everything, including track racing, V8 versus straight-six discussion, interior comparisons, and even some pr...
Supercharged 1979 Ford Bronco Turns Into 4-Door Thanks to Roush SVT F-150 Raptor
23 Apr 2021, 12:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / One of the biggest advantages the 2021 Ford Bronco has over its predecessors (aside from the modern technology) is that owners can enjoy a 4-Door life. But where there’s a will, there’s always a way for delivering lustful classic Bronco...
2021 VW Polo GTI Hits 149 MPH After Bumpy Autobahn Ride, Has Very Cool Paddles
23 Apr 2021, 11:36 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While Volkswagen has just updated the Polo range for the 2022 model year, the slightly refreshed series (taking cues from the Golf 8, naturally) still has a long way before hitting dealerships. But before fans get the chance to check out its creden...
1978 Chevy Corvette “Parking Find” Took Five-Year Pause From Indy Pace Car Life
23 Apr 2021, 10:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Mako Shark II design penned by Larry Shinoda heavily influenced the C3 Chevy Corvette to break away from the previous generation’s styling, and today it’s certainly starting to grow on the collector market. Naturally, one would also...
Slim Thug's Already Platinum Cadillac Escalade Wears Donk-Like 30-Inch Forgiatos
23 Apr 2021, 09:51 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although Cadillac isn’t faring nearly as well as it did back in the good old days in America in terms of sales, the traditional Escalade love from artists and VIPs certainly hasn’t faded away, especially since the fifth generation has l...