Aurel Niculescu
9,655 ARTICLES
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.
Stick Shift Action With Silver-Matching Chevy Camaros Includes Flame Throwing
12 Nov 2020, 12:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While the owners of these two Chevrolet Camaros with matching silver paint jobs didn’t agree in advance upon the color, they did form a drag racing team that has another thing in common besides the car model. That would be the manual transmis...
The Alpha and Omega of All Drag Racing Lambos Is This Insane Wheelie Huracan
12 Nov 2020, 10:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Lamborghini Huracan, with its impressive V10, is a great entry into the world of “affordable” supercars. But, how about a unit that’s taken to insane levels and beyond for the drag strip?! Ever imagined that an AWD bolide with...
Seven-Seat Rivian R1S Launch Edition Costs Just $2,500 More Than R1T Sibling
12 Nov 2020, 09:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Rivian just revealed a massive update to its corporate website, announcing a lot of novelties for its R1T pickup truck and R1S seven-seat sport utility vehicle, including pricing, colors, the date when the configurator goes live, equipment packages...
Choose Your Rivian Pickup Truck: R1T Launch Edition, Adventure, or Explore
12 Nov 2020, 09:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Rivian, the company that wants to position itself among fully electric vehicle manufacturers as the one with the best adventure models, has released an important story update regarding its models. As such, now we know about the R1T’s upcoming...
Still Unofficial, the 635-PS BMW M5 CS Goes for a Hot Lap on the Hockenheim
12 Nov 2020, 08:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Recently, all eyes have turned on the BMW #NextGen 2020 event that so far brought us the premiere of an interesting scooter concept (Definition CE 04), as well as the first look at the group’s new technological flagship, the fully electric BM...
iNext Turns Into Dry-Named BMW iX as EV Flagship For a 500-PS, 300+ Mile New Era
11 Nov 2020, 14:40 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / All “Vision” signs pointed to this – the BMW iNext has turned into the lovechild of the future mobility marriage between the “X” series of BMW Sports Activity Vehicles (SAV) and the electro-focused “i” sub-...
Upgraded 2021 Lexus LS Gets a 12.3-Inch Touchscreen, Kicks Off at $76k
11 Nov 2020, 13:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Having premiered back in July and then in September for the European market, the flagship passenger car in the Lexus lineup has now been presented in its dedicated configuration for the U.S. market. All the coordinates are the same – focusing...
GMSV Instagrams Its Australia and New Zealand Dealers for Silverado and Corvette
11 Nov 2020, 12:29 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / History will reveal if General Motors’ new GMSV (General Motors Specialty Vehicles) can be successful where Holden (a brand that was established back in 1856) failed, but nevertheless the die has been cast. And the new representative of the U...
Unsurprisingly, EU Hyundai Kona Electric Also Goes Through a 2021MY Facelift
11 Nov 2020, 12:14 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The South-Korean automaker is keeping a tight schedule on its model updates, probably because it has so many releases to juggle with. So, after revealing the restyled Kona for the European market back in early September, now it’s time for the...
Audi RS 6 GTO Concept Might Be the Best Tribute for Brand's 40 Years of Quattro
11 Nov 2020, 10:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just about every Audi aficionado - and much of the rest of the world - knows very well the exact meaning of “quattro” (four in Italian). It’s because the Ingolstadt-based automaker had no less than four decades to get the moniker ...
Dodge Charger Driver Fails Burnout, Makes “Contact” With the Crowd and... Flees
11 Nov 2020, 10:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Remember how Ford Mustang drivers epically spining out of control while aiming to impress the crowds at enthusiast meetings used to be the banter of an entire Internet world?! Well, it seems that not only Chevrolet Corvette operators have decided t...
Chevrolet Tahoe Races Tuned Lincoln Navigator, Bus-Length Gaps Easily Occur
11 Nov 2020, 08:58 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / When imagining the greatest drag race ever, one probably dreams about being dropped onto the tarmac and being surrounded by high-performance vehicles. In any scenario, a couple of “Soccer Mom” three-row luxury SUVs are not going to be a...
Tesla Model 3 Allegedly Has New Panasonic Cells, Capacity Goes Up to 82 kWh
11 Nov 2020, 08:13 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Everyone is talking about Tesla these days either in the non-existent relation between the California automaker and the press after killing off its PR department, or about the latest releases and updates bestowed upon its self-driving technologies....
2020 SEMA Battle of the Builders Has Been Won by a Chevrolet... Station Wagon
10 Nov 2020, 14:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / SEMA’s Battle of the Builders (BOTB) calling card is quite easy to understand – “a competition built for builders.” And it’s oh so logical for the world’s most renowned tuning and aftermarket convention to highli...
Hyundai N Readies 7-Model Assault in U.S., Elantra N and Tucson N Line Go First
10 Nov 2020, 13:22 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We just found out about some of the plans devised by Hyundai for the crucial U.S. market – with no less than 12 new or refreshed SUVs planned to be revealed in less than 15 months. Now it’s time to discuss the sporty strategy of the Sou...
2022 Hyundai Tucson Arrives in U.S.-Spec, One of 12 New SUVs Planned for America
10 Nov 2020, 12:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The South Korean automaker is just about ready to start an SUV galore on the U.S. market, with the 2022 Tucson just the spearhead of a strategy that calls for the release of no less than 12 new crossover and SUV models over the next 15 months. Thes...
C7 Chevrolet Corvette Owner Does a Clutch Barbeque While Trying a Burnout
10 Nov 2020, 11:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / When checking up the word burnout on the world wide web, one will find out that it involves spinning the vehicle’s tires in order to cause a high amount of friction – leading to the release of smoke. Coming from drag racing, this practi...
Pagani Shows Mamba Black Exposed Carbon Fiber Huayra as the Last Roadster Ever
10 Nov 2020, 10:40 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While Argentinian in origin, Horacio Pagani has had ample professional connections to the exquisite world of Italian supercars in general, and Lamborghini especially. Thanks to his experience with composite materials, his services were adamant to b...
2022 BMW M5 CS Is Not Even Official, But Its Parts Can be Purchased Online
10 Nov 2020, 10:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Bavarian automaker thoroughly upgraded the high-performance business sedan this year, prior to unleashing that controversial 4 Series, M3 and M4 trio with the new take on the classic kidney grille. So, at least, you’re spared the gossip a...
Junkyard-Destined 1968 Ford Mustang Was Turned Into Vintage Terlingua Replica
10 Nov 2020, 09:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Shelby’s Terlingua Racing Team is the stuff of legends told when icons gather around the bonfire and begin to recount tales of long past wonders. It’s the 1960s summed up in one phrase, or – in this automotive case – painted...