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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.
Russia's SCL Global Carves a “Diamant GT” From the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S
Russia's SCL Global Carves a “Diamant GT” From the Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S

1 Dec 2020, 10:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just last month, Mercedes-AMG celebrated the GT 63 S 4Matic for taking back the very specific “fastest production car within the executive cars category” lap record on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Now, there’s a tuning ...

 
Treat Your C8 Chevy Corvette Aero Kit to Five New Carbon Fiber Elements From RSC
Treat Your C8 Chevy Corvette Aero Kit to Five New Carbon Fiber Elements From RSC

1 Dec 2020, 09:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We’ve just entered that month of the year when General Motors is supposedly going to start production of the 2021 C8 Chevrolet Corvette. That is excellent news for everyone – the customers, the fans, and the companies that will enhance ...

 
Hennessey Waves Ford's Mustang Shelby GT350R an HPE850-Supercharged Goodbye
Hennessey Waves Ford's Mustang Shelby GT350R an HPE850-Supercharged Goodbye

1 Dec 2020, 08:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With 2020 the final model year for the Blue Oval’s Voodoo V8 masters (the Shelby GT350 and GT350R), just about everyone is looking forward to Ford’s new introductions. Well, not everybody, it seems. Aftermarket specialists have ample re...

 
Classic and Sustainable at the Same Time? Go for Tweed, Says Bentley's Mulliner
Classic and Sustainable at the Same Time? Go for Tweed, Says Bentley's Mulliner

30 Nov 2020, 15:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Rolls-Royce recently decided to reinvent itself as a “House of Luxury,” and no one ever imagined that its former sibling-turned-rival from Crewe would sit idle afterward. Naturally, Bentley elegantly lifted the gauntlet with its own Bey...

 
Check out the Intricately Specific Process of PPF-Wrapping a Ducati V4 S
Check out the Intricately Specific Process of PPF-Wrapping a Ducati V4 S

30 Nov 2020, 13:49 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although motorcycles are way smaller than automobiles and the painted surfaces exposed to possible dangers are accordingly reduced, it makes sense to have them protected. And, since we’re dealing with a crazy expensive and brand-new product s...

 
Go Red for Christmas With This 1991 Ford Bronco 25th Anniversary
Go Red for Christmas With This 1991 Ford Bronco 25th Anniversary

30 Nov 2020, 12:48 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Easily one of the biggest launches this year, and perhaps the one off-roader to put a smile on our face and erase the bad memories of the troubled 2020, the reinvented Ford Bronco has been a real hit for the Blue Oval. As such, it’s no wonder...

 
Bagged 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS Clone Was a Professional Labor of Love for One
Bagged 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS Clone Was a Professional Labor of Love for One

30 Nov 2020, 12:38 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Some people start working on classic cars as a hobby, others do it for professional reasons. This “bagged and badass” 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS is the result of mixing that enthusiasm for vintage models with the know-how to pull somethin...

 
The Most Affordable Euro-EV, Dacia's Spring, to Arrive in France March 1st, 2021
The Most Affordable Euro-EV, Dacia's Spring, to Arrive in France March 1st, 2021

30 Nov 2020, 10:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / One of the most important players in Europe in the field of zero emission vehicles, France’s Groupe Renault is carefully treading the affordable EV segment waters with help from its Romanian subsidiary Dacia. The latter presented its all-new&...

 
OBX Ford Bronco Looks Very White, Spotted Next to Electrified Jeep Wrangler 4xe
OBX Ford Bronco Looks Very White, Spotted Next to Electrified Jeep Wrangler 4xe

30 Nov 2020, 10:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although the Blue Oval’s reinvented Bronco is usually the one to be chased after – since it’s not officially yet on sale, this time around both SUVs fit the spotted category. That’s because next to the 2021 Ford Bronco in Ou...

 
Russian Winter Has Arrived, SUVs and Off-Roaders Are Killing Time Over the Hills
Russian Winter Has Arrived, SUVs and Off-Roaders Are Killing Time Over the Hills

30 Nov 2020, 09:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If you have enough imagination, the (seemingly) proper vehicle, and a bunch of enthusiast friends, the world turns into your playground. Case in point, these SUV aficionados from Russia, who gathered up on the snowy countryside to attack hills, roc...

 
Galvatron Is a 1,000-hp Corvette ZR1, Goes After Exotics Instead of Autobots
Galvatron Is a 1,000-hp Corvette ZR1, Goes After Exotics Instead of Autobots

30 Nov 2020, 08:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / So many good things are coming to the C8 Chevrolet Corvette based on what’s already being done with its predecessor. But, before that happens, some of the best C7s will come out of hiding to try and rule the planet. Or at least the street if ...

 
An EV Decade On, Nissan's 2020 Leaf Sadly Doesn't Matter As Much As It Used To
An EV Decade On, Nissan's 2020 Leaf Sadly Doesn't Matter As Much As It Used To

29 Nov 2020, 11:45 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just before everyone refocuses their attention on Black Friday deals and the official start of the 2020/2021 holiday season, Nissan enhanced its second-generation Leaf EV in European specification for the 2020 model year (that's technical...

 
C8 Chevy Corvette Road-Trips From LA to Utah Testing All-Season Performance Tire
C8 Chevy Corvette Road-Trips From LA to Utah Testing All-Season Performance Tire

29 Nov 2020, 10:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Everyone will agree that General Motors built a very compelling package with the eighth-generation Chevrolet Corvette. It sports almost 500 horsepower in a very balanced mid-engine setup, delivering handling bliss and contemporary – yet easy ...

 
Ford Mustang GT500 Is Not Sold in Europe Yet Hot Laps the Hockenheim Anyway
Ford Mustang GT500 Is Not Sold in Europe Yet Hot Laps the Hockenheim Anyway

29 Nov 2020, 09:40 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Blue Oval turned the legendary Mustang from an undeniable American icon into the world’s top-selling sports car when it finally decided to unleash it globally. Still, there are some interesting versions that remain forbidden fruits for th...

 
Get Your Quick-Looking MS-RT Ford Transit Connect R120 Van While Supplies Last
Get Your Quick-Looking MS-RT Ford Transit Connect R120 Van While Supplies Last

29 Nov 2020, 08:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Motorsport aficionados who frequently enjoy the perks of being awarded behind-the-scenes passes know very well that everything needs to look the part. Even the workhorse vans carrying every imaginable spare part and then some. So, check out the lat...

 
Everything Should Sound Better With These Lamborghini-Branded Earphones
Everything Should Sound Better With These Lamborghini-Branded Earphones

29 Nov 2020, 07:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just like every automaker out there with a big ego, Lamborghini has dipped its toes into just about every premium alternate sector. As such, diehard fans can drive an Aventador SVJ and be free of any liquid spills at 200 mph with their dedicated bo...

 
Roll-Caged Land Rover Defender 90 Really Isn't Your Average V8 “Cookie Kutter”
Roll-Caged Land Rover Defender 90 Really Isn't Your Average V8 “Cookie Kutter”

27 Nov 2020, 14:58 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / E.C.D. Automotive Design really knows how to make the Defender shine through as that improbable mix of a classic British off-roader and America’s high-displacement V8 might. And when the vintage model comes out looking like this, we’re ...

 
This Ford Ranger Wildtrack Widebody Kit From Prior Design Looks Spot On
This Ford Ranger Wildtrack Widebody Kit From Prior Design Looks Spot On

27 Nov 2020, 14:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ford Performance is renowned for its global focus on all things high-performance and motorsport, but that doesn’t mean it has neglected the off-road segment. The Raptor-badged pickups are living proof, though chances are some owners might hav...

 
No Need to Do It Yourself, Six Small EVs Were Driven Until They Ran Out of Juice
No Need to Do It Yourself, Six Small EVs Were Driven Until They Ran Out of Juice

27 Nov 2020, 13:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This isn’t the first time Mat Watson from the popular Carwow YouTube channel decides to pit electrified or fully-electric cars against one another. What’s different on this occasion is he’s not racing them or simply comparing them...

 
Williams Will Enable Sustainable Voyages in World's First Li-S Luxury EV Boat
Williams Will Enable Sustainable Voyages in World's First Li-S Luxury EV Boat

27 Nov 2020, 11:54 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), the technology and engineering arm of the Williams Racing Formula One team, has been expanding its operations across the automotive, motorsport, aerospace, defense, health, and energy sectors. Sure, there have b...

 

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