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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.
Next-Gen Audi Q3 Looks Better in Unofficial Renderings Than Many of Ingolstadt's SUVs
Next-Gen Audi Q3 Looks Better in Unofficial Renderings Than Many of Ingolstadt's SUVs

19 Feb 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Audi is preparing yet another reshuffling of its naming scheme after the hodge-podge of numerals for its powertrain options. Now they're thinking odd numbers for ICE-powered models and even figures for their battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). ...

 
Alpine A290 EV Hot Hatch Runs Around the Arctic Circle But Should Be Ready by June
Alpine A290 EV Hot Hatch Runs Around the Arctic Circle But Should Be Ready by June

19 Feb 2024, 14:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / For more than two years, Alpine's A290 has been through numerous ordeals to ensure it completes the comprehensive development and fine-tuning program just in time for the official release, scheduled for June 2024. Yep, we now know when the fei...

 
KGM Motors UK Motivates SsangYong Fans to Wonder If Torres Is the Right SUV for Them
KGM Motors UK Motivates SsangYong Fans to Wonder If Torres Is the Right SUV for Them

19 Feb 2024, 13:27 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Tracing its origins back to a manufacturer established in 1954, the company known today as the KG Mobility Corporation was named SsangYong Motor Company for a while, between 1988 and 2023. There's a very convoluted origin story for this...

 
Dacia's 2024 Lineup Gets New Active Safety Tech and Trim Levels
Dacia's 2024 Lineup Gets New Active Safety Tech and Trim Levels

19 Feb 2024, 11:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The novelties are in line for the popular Sandero and Sandero Stepway hatchbacks, the new Jogger crossover station wagon, and the base Logan sedan, all offering "their customers a little novelty and comfort." The Dacia story &ndash...

 
2025 Ford Super Duty Lightning Gets Shown Across Imagination Land From Inside-Out
2025 Ford Super Duty Lightning Gets Shown Across Imagination Land From Inside-Out

19 Feb 2024, 09:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / At the end of 2023, Ford’s F-Series remained – with almost 751k units delivered – the best-selling nameplate in America. It was followed by the Chevy Silverado and Ram Trucks series, of course. Counting on both the F-150 an...

 
2025 Acura MDX Reveals Its "Significant Enhancements" Ahead of Time, And Only in CGI
2025 Acura MDX Reveals Its "Significant Enhancements" Ahead of Time, And Only in CGI

19 Feb 2024, 08:47 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Back in January, after a spectacular US auto sales year in 2023, American Honda offered a very optimistic outlook for its automotive business in the future – with significant gains from both Honda and Acura. The two brands just came of...

 
Oldsmobile F-88 and Cutlass 442 Are an Odd Pair Indeed, Even Across Imagination Land
Oldsmobile F-88 and Cutlass 442 Are an Odd Pair Indeed, Even Across Imagination Land

19 Feb 2024, 07:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Unfortunately, a lot of automotive brands are not with us anymore. Some are quickly forgotten, while others linger for a long time, even after they were dissolved quite a long time ago. If you want an example, let's talk about Oldsmobile for a...

 
2025 Toyota Corolla XIII Hybrid & PHEV Renderings Propose Massive Changes Inside and Out
2025 Toyota Corolla XIII Hybrid & PHEV Renderings Propose Massive Changes Inside and Out

18 Feb 2024, 22:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After carefully bundling the Corolla and Corolla Cross sales, the nameplate remained Toyota's most successful and also the best-selling model line worldwide in 2023. But the twelfth generation was announced in 2018 and refreshed in 2022...

 
Hypothesis: Would Lucid's Air Sapphire and Model S Plaid Cope With the Chrysler Halcyon?
Hypothesis: Would Lucid's Air Sapphire and Model S Plaid Cope With the Chrysler Halcyon?

18 Feb 2024, 16:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Aston Martin presented last week the 2025 ‘baby’ Vantage, which is more powerful and sexier than ever but even its GT3 version pales in comparison with the stunning beauty of the other major introduction – Chrysler’s Halcyon...

 
CGI-Tuned & Lowered Ford Everest Looks Sporty, Would You Take It Over the Edge?
CGI-Tuned & Lowered Ford Everest Looks Sporty, Would You Take It Over the Edge?

18 Feb 2024, 02:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Blue Oval company has kept itself pretty occupied these first few weeks of 2024. However, they seem fixated on just a couple of major regions. For example, at home in America they just unleashed the refreshed 2025 Ford Explorer and Linco...

 
2025 Honda Prospect Full-Size CUV Wants to Have a CGI Word in the Realm of Big SUVs
2025 Honda Prospect Full-Size CUV Wants to Have a CGI Word in the Realm of Big SUVs

17 Feb 2024, 23:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automaker Honda is preparing for the most significant introduction of the year on the US automotive market – the facelifted 2025 Civic series that brings with it an all-new Civic Hybrid. However, some folks would like to see some...

 
2025 Porsche Macan Turbo S EV Gets Swiftly Imagined With Taycan's 938-HP Powertrain
2025 Porsche Macan Turbo S EV Gets Swiftly Imagined With Taycan's 938-HP Powertrain

17 Feb 2024, 22:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / At the end of January 2024, Porsche finally revealed to the world its second all-electric model series, the 2024 Macan. However, only two configurations have been presented so far: Macan 4 and Macan Turbo. In a few words, the premium German ...

 
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser: Everything We Know About the Legend's Return to America
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser: Everything We Know About the Legend's Return to America

17 Feb 2024, 16:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / For sure, this year's most impressive introduction to the US won't be the 2025 Toyota Camry or the first-ever Crown Signia but rather the arrival of the 'prodigal son,' aka the returning 2024 Land Cruiser. Toyota had some...

 
Tesla Model 3 Races Two Ford Mustangs, Someone Gets Rolled on Multiple Occasions
Tesla Model 3 Races Two Ford Mustangs, Someone Gets Rolled on Multiple Occasions

17 Feb 2024, 11:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The electric automotive revolution is mostly upon us. However, there's a perspective to be shared because the future looks brighter depending on whether you're involved with Team Tesla or not. Last year, Tesla almost snatched the w...

 
2026 Chevrolet Volt Becomes a Family With Hatch, Sedan, and SUV in Fantasy Land
2026 Chevrolet Volt Becomes a Family With Hatch, Sedan, and SUV in Fantasy Land

17 Feb 2024, 02:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / According to various news outlets, General Motors recently confirmed that the 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV price will start from $35k, finally settling one of the biggest zero-emission mysteries about the company's range. Chevrolet is supp...

 
Imaginary Ford Flex Lightning Oddly Hits Both the Right and Wrong Cues at Once
Imaginary Ford Flex Lightning Oddly Hits Both the Right and Wrong Cues at Once

16 Feb 2024, 23:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Blue Oval company is currently rocking an EV wave, although it's nothing tangible just yet. But it's all about the crossovers and trucks, of course, as always. Recently, Ford introduced the 2024 Mustang GT and Dark Horse to Eur...

 
Alfa Romeo Giulia (Quadrifoglio) Wagon Looks Ready to Digitally Assault the BMW M3 Touring
Alfa Romeo Giulia (Quadrifoglio) Wagon Looks Ready to Digitally Assault the BMW M3 Touring

16 Feb 2024, 22:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It seems that Alfa Romeo is one of the cockiest brands around town – or the world, for that matter. But what they lack in real life is more than made up for across the virtual realm. For example, the Italian brand recently claimed it p...

 
Unofficial Opel Manta EV Liftback Feels Spot On for Stellantis' Zero Emission Ambitions
Unofficial Opel Manta EV Liftback Feels Spot On for Stellantis' Zero Emission Ambitions

16 Feb 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Initially, the Opel Manta was a rear-wheel-drive affordable sports coupe built by the German manufacturer across two iterations, between 1970 and 1975 plus 1975 and 1988. Its name comes from the manta ray and was mildly successful in motorsports an...

 
C5 Chevrolet Corvette Restomod Proposal Features Virtual Widebody Kit and More
C5 Chevrolet Corvette Restomod Proposal Features Virtual Widebody Kit and More

16 Feb 2024, 12:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After the final stocks clear out of the inventory, at GM's behest, Chevrolet will be left without the iconic Camaro pony and muscle car in the lineup. From then on, the sports car ethos will be exclusively carried by the C8 Corvette. Su...

 
2026 Kia EV8 Sedan Envisioned as a Zero-Emissions Stinger Replacement After New Leak
2026 Kia EV8 Sedan Envisioned as a Zero-Emissions Stinger Replacement After New Leak

16 Feb 2024, 10:22 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Because Kia decided to mate its side of the E-GMP equation with simple numerals and just two letters, the current EV9 three-row crossover SUV is a good indication that the South Korean automaker could eventually feature a nine-model EV lineup. ...

 

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