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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.
2025 Cadillac Escalade ESV Gets a Wacky Digital Facelift and a Slammed Widebody Attitude
2025 Cadillac Escalade ESV Gets a Wacky Digital Facelift and a Slammed Widebody Attitude

25 Jun 2024, 20:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Evrim Ozgun, a Turkish virtual automotive designer, has decided the fifth-generation Cadillac Escalade ESV (long wheelbase) is a "cool American SUV" in dire need of a full CGI workout. No worries, he digitally trained it to smithereens. ...

 
Refreshed 2025 Volkswagen Jetta and Jetta GLI Debut With Subtle Changes, Start at $21,995
Refreshed 2025 Volkswagen Jetta and Jetta GLI Debut With Subtle Changes, Start at $21,995

25 Jun 2024, 13:36 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The updated Jetta sedan is now a little more expensive than the outgoing 2024 model, which starts at $21,435 (not including destination), but Volkswagen has actually reshuffled the options – the new one loses the manual transmission, which ha...

 
2025 Bentley Continental GT Swings by Fantasy Land One Last Time Before Official Premiere
2025 Bentley Continental GT Swings by Fantasy Land One Last Time Before Official Premiere

25 Jun 2024, 12:43 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Mere hours before the official premiere of the 2025 Bentley Continental GT in front of the real world's public without the signature W12 for the Speed version but with an all-new ultra-performance hybrid V8 powertrain, the imaginative realm of...

 
One-Owner 1995 Chevy K1500 With 5.7 V8 and Auto Has 38k Actual Miles, But There's a Catch
One-Owner 1995 Chevy K1500 With 5.7 V8 and Auto Has 38k Actual Miles, But There's a Catch

25 Jun 2024, 12:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Produced between 1959 and 2002 in the United States, the C/K series of trucks from General Motors was sold by Chevrolet and GMC as pickup trucks, chassis-cab, and medium-duty models. They also served as the baseline for the company's full-size...

 
2026 Toyota Camry Wagon Looks Like the Perfectly Practical AWD Hybrid, Albeit Only In CGI 
2026 Toyota Camry Wagon Looks Like the Perfectly Practical AWD Hybrid, Albeit Only In CGI 

25 Jun 2024, 08:51 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota is already shaping up its 2025 model year roster – but the rumor mill and the imaginative realm of digital car content creators, of course, are searching and dreaming of what comes beyond that. The Japanese automaker has already sh...

 
2026 Volvo All-Electric Wagon Joins the Family Across Imagination Land With CUV Details
2026 Volvo All-Electric Wagon Joins the Family Across Imagination Land With CUV Details

25 Jun 2024, 08:22 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Swedish automaker, under Chinese patronage, is one of the most adamant supporters of the zero-emissions lifestyle – albeit with baby steps. The Scandinavian company promotes a healthier way of living with electrification at the forefr...

 
1,300-HP Dodge Hellcat Drags 1,000-HP Jeep Trackhawk, Prepare to Be RWD vs AWD-Amazed
1,300-HP Dodge Hellcat Drags 1,000-HP Jeep Trackhawk, Prepare to Be RWD vs AWD-Amazed

25 Jun 2024, 07:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the racing-focused ImportRace channel on YouTube are not at their usual venue - Island Dragway in Great Meadows, New Jersey, but still at MIR - Maryland International Raceway. Also known as the place where RaceMotive...

 
2026 Bugatti Tourbillon Gets Peachy With Digital Roadster Version in Fantasy Land
2026 Bugatti Tourbillon Gets Peachy With Digital Roadster Version in Fantasy Land

25 Jun 2024, 06:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It's summer already, but the automotive industry hasn't gone on vacation just yet because June is the host of a few important reveals – and the one for the ages, for sure, is the introduction of the latest Bugatti hypercar. The u...

 
Boreham Motorworks and FoMoCo Shake Hands to Bring Back to Life Ford RS200 and Escort Mk1 
Boreham Motorworks and FoMoCo Shake Hands to Bring Back to Life Ford RS200 and Escort Mk1 

24 Jun 2024, 13:07 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Founded in the United Kingdom, Boreham Motorworks is a specialist focusing on (re)designing and (re)manufacturing legendary Ford road, race, and rally cars. Now, they're turning their attention to the iconic Ford RS200 and the first-generation...

 
1976 Chevrolet Corvette Features Numbers-Matching 350 V8 and Factory T-Tops for Low Bucks
1976 Chevrolet Corvette Features Numbers-Matching 350 V8 and Factory T-Tops for Low Bucks

24 Jun 2024, 12:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Back when Bugatti presented the new Tourbillon hypercar as a successor for the great Chiron with its brand-new hybrid V16 mill and 1,775 horsepower plus a sizeable 24.8-kWh battery pack, I thought to myself, this new model is all "fine and dan...

 
Audi TT RS Drags and Rolls Corvettes, Also a Dodge Charger. Someone's Not Going to Like It
Audi TT RS Drags and Rolls Corvettes, Also a Dodge Charger. Someone's Not Going to Like It

24 Jun 2024, 10:41 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the racing-focused ImportRace channel on YouTube are not at their usual venue - Island Dragway in Great Meadows, New Jersey but rather pendulate between Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas, Bradenton Motorsports Park in Brad...

 
All-New Land Rover Freelander Looks Like an EV We'd Buy, Albeit Only Virtually
All-New Land Rover Freelander Looks Like an EV We'd Buy, Albeit Only Virtually

24 Jun 2024, 09:52 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Currently, the 'cheapest' Land Rover money can buy in America is the $48,900 Discovery Sport. Interestingly, it's very close to the $49,900 Range Rover Evoque but comes with the added benefit of having an available seven-seat layout....

 
2026 Mercedes-Benz F-Class Project Unofficially Proposes a New Alternative Design Language
2026 Mercedes-Benz F-Class Project Unofficially Proposes a New Alternative Design Language

24 Jun 2024, 08:41 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Has anyone seen Mercedes' new EQ series, which runs in parallel with the normal range but with an all-electric powertrain? It all started back in 2016 with the Generation EQ concept vehicles, and it's been on a downward trend ever since &...

 
New & Old Muscle Cars Drag Compilation Includes Surprise Police Car vs Demon 170 Sighting
New & Old Muscle Cars Drag Compilation Includes Surprise Police Car vs Demon 170 Sighting

24 Jun 2024, 07:56 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The videographer behind the Wheels channel on YouTube is a big fan of both old and new sports cars and gathered some mighty action in one recent collection – and there's something for everyone, including Corvettes, Camaros, Hellcats...

 
All-New 2025 Nissan Murano Brings the Company's New Styling to Digital Life Ahead of Time
All-New 2025 Nissan Murano Brings the Company's New Styling to Digital Life Ahead of Time

24 Jun 2024, 07:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automaker Nissan has big plans for the North American region in the years to come – and of course, a new generation of the Murano nameplate, the fourth by its name, is included in the strategy. The company wants a 60% "r...

 
2026 Cadillac Eldorado Gets Revived as a Luxury or Sport Coupe Design in Fantasy Land
2026 Cadillac Eldorado Gets Revived as a Luxury or Sport Coupe Design in Fantasy Land

24 Jun 2024, 06:31 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / These pixel masters know what they're doing - they target the strings of the nostalgia chords and strive to achieve ultimate desirability in terms of comfort or with a high-performance attitude. The Cadillac Eldorado nameplate is many tim...

 
The Bugatti Tourbillon Is Fine and Dandy, But the C8 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Will Be Better
The Bugatti Tourbillon Is Fine and Dandy, But the C8 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Will Be Better

23 Jun 2024, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Sure, some will say I'm pretty darn crazy for thinking that a Corvette can beat the luxury and performance of a Bugatti - but it really doesn't need to. More importantly, it will offer almost the same coolness at a fraction of the price. ...

 
Dodge Charger Scat Pack Drags Ford Mustang GT, Someone Tries to Catch Up – Twice
Dodge Charger Scat Pack Drags Ford Mustang GT, Someone Tries to Catch Up – Twice

23 Jun 2024, 06:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The videographer behind the Wheels channel on YouTube is a big fan of The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and he witnessed something Ford vs Mopar going on – all over again! Unfortunately, when you say pony cars, you can't kno...

 
Lowered, Wide Ford Bronco 'Roadster' 3D Project Puts a 5.0-liter Coyote V8 Under the Hood
Lowered, Wide Ford Bronco 'Roadster' 3D Project Puts a 5.0-liter Coyote V8 Under the Hood

23 Jun 2024, 01:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Newly designed from the ground up for the sixth generation, the 2021 Ford Bronco came back to the market after a hiatus of almost two decades as a sure hit for the Blue Oval automaker and a thorn in the sales charts of Jeep Wrangler and Toyota 4Run...

 
New 2025 GMC Terrain and Yukon AT4 Unofficially Show Their Digital Off-Road Credentials
New 2025 GMC Terrain and Yukon AT4 Unofficially Show Their Digital Off-Road Credentials

22 Jun 2024, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / GMC is almost ready to reveal not just the refreshed 2025 Yukon and Yukon XL full-size truck-based SUVs but also the third-generation 2025 or 2026 Terrain compact crossover SUV to join the family alongside the all-new 2024 Acadia. The specializ...

 

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