Aurel Niculescu
9,654 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.
Volkswagen Taos Compact Crossover Will Have 158 HP, Is Just 174.2-Inches Long
29 Sep 2020, 14:01 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Recently announced for the North American market, Volkswagen’s latest model – Taos – is shaping up as a great argument to support the popularity of the compact crossover segment. While in the U.S. it will be the brand’s smal...
2007 Corvette Pace Car Edition Has Just Seven Miles, Window Sticker Is Included
29 Sep 2020, 13:28 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Chevrolet, its beloved Corvette sports car, and the Indianapolis 500 race share a lot of great memories. Pacing a motorsport event has always attracted fans, according to automakers, so no wonder the GM company took advantage of more than three dec...
Spectacular Porsche 911 RSR Posters Take Fans From Daytona to the Moon and Back
29 Sep 2020, 12:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / High quality artwork is nothing strange to Porsche, given its German knack for both precision and styling. And there’s also no shortage of glory moments that can be saved for all eternity. If you’re a classic, in wall-poster fashion. Ye...
2021 Ford F-150 Flaunts Best Towing and Payload, Hybrid Is More Powerful Than V8
29 Sep 2020, 12:39 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While the Bronco managed to snatch the spotlight from the 2021 model year release of the new generation F-150, the best-selling truck in America is back on the red carpet. This is because the automaker has finally revealed the juicy technical detai...
Can We Wrap Our C1 Corvette Minds Around This PHEV Copycat From China?!
29 Sep 2020, 12:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Many classic car collectors fancy a pristine Chevrolet Corvette from the first generation. And most of them would immediately run away from what could easily be considered an abomination under normal circumstances. But we have some hints that Songs...
The 2021 Mercedes E-Class LWB Is All About Space in China, Not for the U.S.
29 Sep 2020, 09:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This was the year of the luxury executive passenger car at Mercedes-Benz, with the German carmaker premiering not only the latest generation of the S-Class flagship, but also introducing the facelifted E-Class family. Now the expansion of the serie...
Cool 2021 Ram TRX Easter Egg Uncovered by Very Detailed Walkaround
29 Sep 2020, 09:16 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ford's introduction of the reinvented Bronco will certainly take the crown for the most eagerly awaited automotive event in 2020, but the rivals from FCA managed to even up the playing field... kind of. While they did not come up with a major ...
2021 Dacia Sandero, Logan and Stepway Upgrade the Essentials With Modern Tech
29 Sep 2020, 07:56 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Following the sneak preview from about three weeks ago, the East European carmaker has revealed all the specifications and juicy details about its all-new, third iteration of the successful Logan and Sandero subcompact series. The adventurous Stepw...
First of 63 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 Roadsters Is Now Safely Wrapped in PPF
28 Sep 2020, 11:23 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / One can imagine that Lamborghini’s creations are among the biggest nightmares for professional detailers. Add one extra layer (pun intended) of difficulty and call for the Sant'Agata Bolognese thoroughbred to be completely wrapped in pai...
30 Years Later, U.S. Porsche Carrera Cup Fans Are Finally Getting the Action
28 Sep 2020, 10:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / One of the most prestigious one-make racing series out there, the Porsche Carrera Cup, is almost ready to set up its tenth worldwide appearance – in North America, where it will act as the flagship one-make cup championships for the local Por...
Sprint or Endurance? Both Are Possible With the All-New Hyundai Elantra N TCR
28 Sep 2020, 09:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / About ready to go on sale across its most important markets, the Elantra in its latest iteration is quite the splash in the compact sedan sector. Yet probably few imagined it could soon join the Touring Car Racing ranks. Well, Hyundai must have con...
Lamborghini Goes for a Personal Splash of Clubbing With Urus Graphite Capsule
28 Sep 2020, 08:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / When you are buying a Sant'Agata Bolognese high-riding thoroughbred with a twin-turbocharged V8 lending 650 ps on tap, no one will accuse you of being subtle. Lamborghini itself knows very well that personalization is a big part of the game, a...
YouTuber Flexes Dodge Challenger American Muscle on Autobahn to 173 MPH
28 Sep 2020, 07:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Big HEMI V8 engines roaring in the middle of Western Europe are not exactly just as common as they are on the other side of the Atlantic, but American muscle cars do have their cult following on the Old Continent as well. Chances are everyone knows...
See Porsche's Booth at the 2020 Beijing Auto Show From the Comfort of Your Home
28 Sep 2020, 06:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We live in troubled times – a statement that has been overused repeatedly. But, somehow, it fits the bill perfectly for what has happened in 2020 so far. Still, humankind has a major evolutionary advantage – the power to adapt. And that...
Additional Cargo Space Has Never Looked so AMG-Like Before
26 Sep 2020, 07:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Virtually every motorist – at some point in time – experienced the moment when available space on board the car was not enough anymore. People have turned to various solutions to this timeless problem, and automakers are increasingly ta...
1998 Chevrolet Corvette Pace Car Edition Could Wow Any Cars & Coffee Audience
26 Sep 2020, 06:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Chevrolet’s C5 generation of the Corvette was the last to feature the quirky pop-up headlight setup. It was also the first to feature an all-new LS1 engine, but these are not exactly the most interesting facts. The honor goes to what is proba...
2011 Porsche 911 Turbo Is Not Quite Contemporary, Nor Exactly a Youngtimer
26 Sep 2020, 05:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Stuttgart-based German sports car maker made revisions to the 911 series when it presented the 997 generation, ever more powerful, nimble, and increasingly reliable. It then operated the classic midlife-cycle changes to make the model an even b...
1969 Chevy Camaro Revisits Detroit Speed for Upgrades, Is Out on Pleasure Cruise
25 Sep 2020, 13:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Detroit Speed’s Kyle Tucker is a big somebody in the huge segment of high-quality performance enhancements for American muscle cars and trucks. His company has previously worked on star projects such as Ken Block’s F-150 “Hoonitru...
Ferrari Blends Exquisite GT Looks With 812 V12 Prowess, Creates Unique Omologata
25 Sep 2020, 12:36 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / In the rarefied stratosphere of exotic models, few things are more special than a Ferrari... except for a one-off Prancing Horse. Of course, you would have to be a very specific and “discerning European client” to receive the keys to th...
Near-Production Infiniti QX60 Monograph Is Here as a Preview of Next-Gen SUV
25 Sep 2020, 11:28 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / In the automotive world, whenever automakers want to preview a new generation model, they usually have the solution of coming up with a far-fetching concept, a design study or a prototype – the latter usually being the closest to the actual p...