Aurel Niculescu
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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.
Rayvolt Asks £3,360 for a Cruzer, Blends Retro Cool With Modern E-Bike Tech
21 Nov 2020, 08:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With cities getting increasingly crowded and constantly pushing people to find new means of transportation, no wonder there are so many alternatives vying for our attention. But how about satisfying your craving for a high-tech e-bike that can doub...
Pininfarina Battista Gets "Unlimited" Roaming Capabilities From Deutsche Telekom
21 Nov 2020, 07:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If we could draw a single parallel with the human world, Automobili Pininfarina’s latest move would be akin to somebody’s grandparent turning into a new-age socialite after creating their own flagship smartphone. That’s because th...
LEGO Technic McLaren Senna GTR Might Be Next Year's January 1st Guilty Pleasure
20 Nov 2020, 14:49 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / McLaren, in its rather short life as an automobile maker (been around since 1985, turned into McLaren Automotive back in 2010), has certainly managed to produce a few spectacular projects. We should include on every list the original F1, the Merced...
Kia Doesn't Forget This Was SEMA Month, Custom Sorento Concepts Seek to Be Wild
20 Nov 2020, 14:37 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / So far, 2020 has led to countless auto events cancellations, while other shows have moved online. November was usually the month when all eyes turned to Las Vegas for the annual SEMA Show, but this time around the organizers had to rethink the reci...
Modded Challenger SRT Hellcat Seeks Rolling Half-Mile Brawl With Tuned 570S
20 Nov 2020, 13:28 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We all know that stock models are easier to compare in a direct race than tuned vehicles because not every custom is created equal. But it’s understandable why the good folks over at the Track Day YouTube channel didn’t pass on the oppo...
2021 Lincoln Nautilus Takes a “Quiet Flight” Into SYNC 4 and 13.2-Inch Territory
20 Nov 2020, 12:33 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Lincoln MKX mid-size premium SUV morphed out of the three-letter naming strategy to become the automotive alternative of Jules Verne’s fictional submarine companion of Captain Nemo a couple of years ago. For the 2021 model year, the Nauti...
Check Out the SEMA Bronco Badlands Sasquatch 2-Door Before and After the Build
20 Nov 2020, 10:52 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This year has been anything but normal, so just about every major automotive event has been affected in one way or another. The star of the tuning world, Sin City’s SEMA Show, has been knocked off its Las Vegas pedestal, so automakers have re...
Porsche Taycan Hilariously Fails to Park, Two Other Cars Were in the Wrong Place
20 Nov 2020, 10:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although just about everyone usually enjoys a weekend cruise in their favorite automobile, being perceived as a “Sunday driver” is not exactly honorable. Well, this Porsche Taycan owner would be labeled something far worst even by the s...
The 2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray Z51 Costs at Least $86,500 in the Middle East
20 Nov 2020, 09:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / General Motors has already opened the order books for the second model year of Chevrolet’s first-ever mid-engine Corvette, with the 2021 C8 already up for the Build & Price configuration galore from $59,995 for the coupe and $67,495 for t...
NCRS Member Buys 2020 C8 Corvette, Donates Prize-Winning 1961 C1 to the Museum
20 Nov 2020, 08:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Some people are just better at showing their love and appreciation for the things they’re passionate about, and this long-time Chevrolet Corvette owner and collector’s decision might easily qualify for its own award in the feel-good sto...
Chevy Colorado ZR2's Alu-Cab Canopy Camper Strikes a Chord With Jeep Overlander
19 Nov 2020, 15:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Overlanding aficionados starting a new vehicle build are often faced with a dilemma – SUV or pickup truck?! So, here’s an adventure enthusiast, who has already chosen to go down the sport utility road with a rooftop tent solution, check...
Hamann Treats the BMW X6 To Expensive Body Kit and Shiny or Dark 23-Inch Alloys
19 Nov 2020, 14:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If anyone is interested, the distance from Laupheim to Munich is usually a two-hour affair by car, as the headquarters of Hamann Motorsport and BMW AG sit less than 200 km (124 miles) apart. So, anyone shelling out at least 74,474 euros for an X6 c...
2021 Lexus RC and ES Black Line Are Limited to Just 350 and 1,500 Units
19 Nov 2020, 12:52 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Looking to go one step further when selecting a Lexus model in the United States? No worries, because the premium Japanese carmaker has the customers covered when it comes to a stylish alternative to the standard range with the Black Line series. A...
Check Out a Shelby GT350 Roaring on Its Way to 171 MPH on the Autobahn
19 Nov 2020, 12:28 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While the Blue Oval is already moving on with its top-specked Mustang offerings for the 2021 model year, the Shelby GT350 remains a great option for anyone looking for some $60,440 Voodoo action – delivering lots of performance in a more mana...
Elation Freedom: November's Crazy Electric Hypercar That May Never Become Real
19 Nov 2020, 12:23 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The world has already seen its fair share of bonkers fully-electric hypercars – although many of them aren’t exactly out and about just yet. Still, because we’re dealing with companies such as Tesla, Lotus, or Pininfarina, we have...
2021 Land Rover Discovery Sport Is All About Technology, Kicks Off at $41,900
19 Nov 2020, 10:27 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Jaguar Land Rover has been thoroughly upgrading its models across the entire range this year, but the 2021 Land Rover Discovery Sport isn’t coming with major novelties this time around. This is because it was redesigned both inside and out ju...
SVE's 2021 Yenko/SC Silverado Off Road Takes the Legendary Name Rock Crawling
19 Nov 2020, 09:33 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just about every General Motors fan has heard a little something about the legendary Yenko Camaros from the late 1960s. And Specialty Vehicle Engineering has been harnessing the fame since 2016, creating a modern alternative based on the sixth-gene...
Drag Racing RWD Apples With AWD Oranges: 911 GT3 RS Runs Into Jeep's Trackhawk
19 Nov 2020, 08:40 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If it were not for the recently released, $81k 2021 Dodge Durango SRT, then Jeep’s Grand Cherokee Trackhawk would have remained the Hellcat wonder of the sport utility vehicle world. As such, the stock option is just 3 hp shy of the new king&...
Lamborghini Has Instilled Squadra Corse's Soul Into the $328k Huracan STO
18 Nov 2020, 17:43 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We are still waiting for Lamborghini Squadra Corse to melt away the mystery behind its social media teaser of an open-top sibling to the track-exclusive Essenza SCV12, and here we have the Sant'Agata Bolognese manufacturer perform a little rev...
2021 Range Rover Velar Is Whisper-Quiet and Mildly Electrified for Almost $57k
18 Nov 2020, 15:49 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It hasn’t been long since Land Rover announced the market introduction of the 2021 Range Rover Velar in European specification. At home in the UK, the pricing kicked off at £46,110 ($61,288) and the update brought forward the P400e plug...