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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.
Watch This Bespoke Dizayn VIP Mercedes V-Class Go Back to First Class Standards
Watch This Bespoke Dizayn VIP Mercedes V-Class Go Back to First Class Standards

24 Nov 2020, 16:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Here’s an interesting detailing procedure that can be likened to globetrotting the entire Earth in just a few minutes, with the bonus of getting a shiny and (like) new car at the very end. Why are we comparing a Mercedes-Benz V-Class van to a...

 
Bugatti Honors Its Daredevils of Racing Past With Biplane-Inspired Chiron Sport
Bugatti Honors Its Daredevils of Racing Past With Biplane-Inspired Chiron Sport

24 Nov 2020, 15:31 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Almost unbelievably, Bugatti has decided that 20 examples of the Chiron should forever remain in history for depicting a particular racing scene between a French biplane aircraft and the company’s first car, the Type 13. That and many more ae...

 
Audi Brings Golf R Power Over to the TTS competition plus, Hikes Price to €61k
Audi Brings Golf R Power Over to the TTS competition plus, Hikes Price to €61k

24 Nov 2020, 14:52 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Volkswagen recently premiered the latest incarnation of its Golf R AWD hot hatchback, and now Audi is replying to a possible internal challenge with the TTS Coupé and Roadster competition plus. Drop the stance and the rear bench, offer the s...

 
Lowered 1964 Chevrolet C10 With Crimson Bed Can Be Yours for Less Than $10k
Lowered 1964 Chevrolet C10 With Crimson Bed Can Be Yours for Less Than $10k

24 Nov 2020, 14:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We know autumn has almost entirely run its course, but there’s still time to go out in the open looking for the season’s best colors. Once there, use the backdrop for a photo session of an interesting combination of white, satin gray, a...

 
Mercedes-Benz EQC 4x4² Makes Nocturnal Wakeboarding Look Easy-Peasy
Mercedes-Benz EQC 4x4² Makes Nocturnal Wakeboarding Look Easy-Peasy

24 Nov 2020, 13:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Mercedes-Benz recently realized there was a little detail missing from the fully-electric EQC’s description. Although the EQC 400 4MATIC is capable of dispatching its battery-stored energy to both axles, its rock-crawling credentials still le...

 
“Neon Nights” Rolls-Royce Black Badge Trio Looks Ready for a Disco Session
“Neon Nights” Rolls-Royce Black Badge Trio Looks Ready for a Disco Session

24 Nov 2020, 12:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The recently-unveiled Rolls-Royce Ghost is, without a doubt, the brand's most important model introduction for the year. But fret not, Rolls-Royce isn’t out of novelties just yet, especially if you’re looking for something that...

 
Bagged Subaru SVX Cinematically Lurks Around Power Plant Alongside Baby Yoda
Bagged Subaru SVX Cinematically Lurks Around Power Plant Alongside Baby Yoda

24 Nov 2020, 10:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Looking to stand out in a JDM crowd with a rare and exotic model?! Search no further than one of Subaru’s rarest and most unique models, the SVX. The Subaru Alcyone SVX, or rather the Subaru SVX as it was called outside of Japan, was a one-hi...

 
All-New 2021 Nissan Note Breaks Cover in Japan With Evolved e-Power Drivetrain
All-New 2021 Nissan Note Breaks Cover in Japan With Evolved e-Power Drivetrain

24 Nov 2020, 09:45 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automaker is keeping itself busy during this troubled year, aiming to demonstrate its survival doesn’t hang on one particular business guru (anyone remember the Carlos Ghosn scandal?). The U.S. subsidiary has recently tapped into...

 
Z51 Performance Package Made Up 76% of 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Production
Z51 Performance Package Made Up 76% of 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Production

24 Nov 2020, 09:29 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / General Motors scored a home run when it decided to unleash the eighth generation of the legendary Chevrolet Corvette into the motoring world, thanks to the model's first-ever midship configuration. It wasn’t all sunshine and roses, tho...

 
McLaren Comes Up With “Artura” Name for Upcoming Hybrid Supercar
McLaren Comes Up With “Artura” Name for Upcoming Hybrid Supercar

23 Nov 2020, 14:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Not that long ago, McLaren Automotive signaled the impending arrival of a completely new entry-level supercar – the High-Performance Hybrid (HPH). We have already seen the new model fully covered in camouflage and heard about its all-new elec...

 
Vantage Legacy Collection Is Aston's Way of Tricking Us Into Buying Older Racers
Vantage Legacy Collection Is Aston's Way of Tricking Us Into Buying Older Racers

23 Nov 2020, 14:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Gaydon-based automaker is gearing up for an exciting year going into 2021. The company is now into brewing up the piston of 1964 DB5s with Bowmore whisky and securing a new commitment from Mercedes-Benz for added technological peace of mind. An...

 
Barely Driven Twin-Turbo C8 Corvette Renamed “Phoenix” After Track Day Fire
Barely Driven Twin-Turbo C8 Corvette Renamed “Phoenix” After Track Day Fire

23 Nov 2020, 13:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Chevrolet's C8 Corvette has been subjected to countless aftermarket experiments, and many of them are about adding extra power via the classic turbo trick. Now, we have a feeling this popular YouTuber is also looking to gain attention for hers...

 
2021 Ford Ranger Welcomes Bare-Bones Chassis Cab Variant in Europe
2021 Ford Ranger Welcomes Bare-Bones Chassis Cab Variant in Europe

23 Nov 2020, 12:42 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Don’t worry that the popular Ford Ranger looks a bit awkward without its full attire, all the Blue Oval is doing is provide the European specialty market with a new option suitable for all kinds of operations, from the military to utilities a...

 
This Crazy Pandem C8 Corvette Widebody Is Now Out and About in California
This Crazy Pandem C8 Corvette Widebody Is Now Out and About in California

23 Nov 2020, 11:18 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ever since Chevrolet presented the first images and details of the latest Corvette, finally bringing the news of the engine relocation to the middle, we knew it was just a matter of time before “America’s sports car” would go for ...

 
Area 51 Ford Bronco 2-Door With MIC Top Looks Ready to Enjoy This Winter Season
Area 51 Ford Bronco 2-Door With MIC Top Looks Ready to Enjoy This Winter Season

23 Nov 2020, 10:23 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ever since its introduction in July, the 2021 Ford Bronco has been subjected to various trial by the Blue Oval – in an attempt to both iron out any issues before series-production kicks off as well as prove the reinvented SUV is as capable as...

 
2022 Subaru BRZ Unofficially Morphs Into Toyota GR 86, No One Will Be Surprised
2022 Subaru BRZ Unofficially Morphs Into Toyota GR 86, No One Will Be Surprised

23 Nov 2020, 09:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Subaru officially premiered the 2022 BRZ just a few days ago, and of course all eyes have now turned on its partner – Toyota. Naturally, the latter is diligently preparing the arrival of its own affordable sports car, which has been spied, re...

 
1964 Chevy C10 Long bed Has “Casual” Patina Look, Hides LS3 and Clean Interior
1964 Chevy C10 Long bed Has “Casual” Patina Look, Hides LS3 and Clean Interior

23 Nov 2020, 08:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Whenever someone’s changing cars and decides that what’s sitting next in the driveway should be a little different from the rest of the world has, you can imagine that people might have some crazy ideas in store for their next project. ...

 
Winnebago Ekko Blends Camper Efficiency With AWD in Off-Grid Transit Package
Winnebago Ekko Blends Camper Efficiency With AWD in Off-Grid Transit Package

21 Nov 2020, 11:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Blue Oval has been taking great care of its “best-selling van” in the United States. The Transit has been updated for the 2021 model year just last month and Ford also turned it into an alternate mobility guru (aka the fully electri...

 
Basically New, 2011 Chevy Corvette Z06 Carbon Edition Clearly Looks “Supersonic”
Basically New, 2011 Chevy Corvette Z06 Carbon Edition Clearly Looks “Supersonic”

21 Nov 2020, 10:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Back in 2010 Chevrolet was happily celebrating no less than half a century since its first entry in the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans with “America’s sports car,” the Corvette. Naturally, they needed to rekindle the memory of that...

 
Once-Yellow 1968 Chevrolet Corvette Barn Find Was Sitting Idle Since 1979
Once-Yellow 1968 Chevrolet Corvette Barn Find Was Sitting Idle Since 1979

21 Nov 2020, 09:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Many automotive enthusiasts could take just a look at this Corvette that’s up for grabs after decades of neglect and then decide the C3 would be a great restoration project for the weekend (or, rather, weekends – because it does need qu...

 

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