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.
Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G Might Arrive as the World's First Solid-State Battery EV
19 Sep 2020, 06:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Judging by their current model lines, global automakers are not exactly ready to widely adopt electric propulsion in mass-market applications. But they are still keen on developing and adopting the latest technologies in hope of discovering a possi...
Autonomous Taxi Concept muvone Is Easily Adhering to Social Distancing Rules
18 Sep 2020, 11:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We live in a very different world than it was at the start of 2020 – and the current health and economic global crisis is making us rethink everything we easily took for granted in the past. Such as the fact that public transportation might n...
1994 Porsche 968 Cabriolet Is an Affordable Ticket Into Youngtimer Club
18 Sep 2020, 11:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Stuttgart-based German carmaker’s flair is a major source of attraction for any car enthusiast. Its cars have the looks, the performance, the engineering, and the reliability. No wonder Porsches are major investments for those looking to ...
Three Roll Races Are Not Enough for Huracan to Exert AWD Supremacy on C6 ZR1
18 Sep 2020, 09:53 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The 2020 stars from the Lamborghini and Chevrolet rosters are the Huracan EVO and the C8 Corvette Stingray Z51. With the former sporting a 631 hp (640 ps) naturally aspirated V10, and the latter a 6.2-liter LT2 V8 with just 495 hp, it would hardly ...
Are Five McLaren Senna GTR LMs Better Than One Original 1995 McLaren F1 GTR?
18 Sep 2020, 09:01 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / McLaren Automotive has only been around in the current form for a decade. Still, its legacy as an automobile manufacturer spans a few more years thanks to McLaren Cars – and the iconic McLaren F1. Although intended as the most capable street-...
Hot Lap Track Battle with Cayenne Turbo, Lambo Urus, BMW X6 M Sees Close Winner
18 Sep 2020, 07:47 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Just a decade ago if you asked anyone to nominate three dream vehicles for an epic showdown on a Formula One circuit, probably none would have selected an SUV, let alone all three of them. But today we have choices to spare, albeit there is one con...
2021 Mazda CX-30 2.5 Turbo Has Exactly 250 HP, i-Activ AWD Comes Standard
18 Sep 2020, 06:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Hiroshima-based Asian automaker is widely regarded as one of the most stylish manufacturers out there, casually surviving on its own without combining with anyone else for the sake of “economies of scale.” Gotta give the thumbs up f...
2021 Chevrolet Silverado Shows Its Back, Introduces Multi-Flex Tailgate
17 Sep 2020, 12:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / There are a few things in life that never change, like the love Americans have for their trucks, even in dire times. And the U.S. automakers are eagerly responding to that love by delivering even better models each passing year. Sometimes, with an ...
1986 Porsche 911 Turbo Slantnose Is White on Black Immaculate, Has Just 3k Miles
17 Sep 2020, 12:02 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / What do you think a Swiss luxury watchmaker, a German sports car maker, and the pop-up headlights have in common?! Most points go to the answers that not only include the “Flachbau” (aka flatnose / slantnose) conversion of the Porsche 9...
Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck Signals 2025 Fuel-Cell Long-Hauler With 1,000 KM Range
17 Sep 2020, 11:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With Mercedes-Benz Trucks it would be pleonastic to say the German company is betting big on electrification. Its products are already very large and require an equal amount of everything whenever there’s a new strategy in progress. But, then...
Casual Walk Around Green Hell's Industry Pool Brings Porsche GT3 and GT4 Galore
17 Sep 2020, 09:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Every major automaker is always willing to take advantage of the last days of sunshine and mild temperatures for testing its latest models. No wonder this mid-September industry pool at the Nürburgring Nordschleife is brimming with the latest ...
Red Forgiato Ventoso Alloys Look Spot On for Matte Red 2020 Chevrolet Corvette
17 Sep 2020, 08:51 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Looking for the latest trend among visionary apparel brand owners? Then look no further than Isaac Moore’s latest social media exploit. It involves the popular C8 Chevrolet Corvette, a neat wrap, and a set of new wheels. While America ha...
BMW 535Le Is an Executive Plug-in Hybrid With 130 MM of China-Exclusive Space
17 Sep 2020, 07:53 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Seven generations of executive class models after introduction, the BMW 5 Series is an established pillar of the premium mid-size sedan segment. The G30 variation, presented back in 2016, went this year through the usual enhancement process of a cl...
European Passenger Car Sales Drop 32% After Eight Months, Recovery Is Uncertain
17 Sep 2020, 07:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / No one expected the current turn of events just eight months ago, and the automotive industry was certainly caught unprepared by the medical (and economic) crisis. That is obvious when judging even the regional performance of the European Union in ...
Ferrari Drops the "Modificata" Bomb on the Portofino, 612 HP and 8-DCT Are Here
16 Sep 2020, 14:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Exclusivity doesn’t come in small doses anymore. Back in 1947, Ferrari had just two models in its range – the 125S and 159S, and these were both “sport prototypes.” Of course, no one imagines the Prancing Horse could survive...
Spectacular Mexico Blue Gunther Werks 400R Is an Air-Cooled Porsche 993 Diamond
16 Sep 2020, 13:01 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Looking for the pinnacle of the Porsche tinkerers? Search no further than a handful of restomod specialists looking to mix old and new, and among them you’ll easily find the five-year old Gunther Werks. When money (as in if you could easily s...
Hyundai i30 N Teaser Leaves Nothing to Imagination, Signals New N DCT
16 Sep 2020, 12:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Hot hatchbacks are still a thing on the Old Continent even though fans of the segment are also eagerly turning their eyes on the upcoming crop of crossovers and SUVs with performance credentials. Hyundai is eager to cover all segments, and its N pe...
2021 GMC Sierra Lineup Focuses on Easy Trailering Tech, Overlanders Rejoice
16 Sep 2020, 11:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Some adventurers enjoy the #vanlife way of travelling the world’s roads, others want a more remote, overlanding-style experience, so they usually need an off-road capable vehicle and an attached camper. For the latter, GMC has prepared some t...
Jumping 2021 Ford Bronco Prototype Teased, It's Certainly Not Mater From "Cars"
16 Sep 2020, 11:18 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ever since the Blue Oval finally returned to the wild with the all-new Bronco family, most of what we've seen are prototypes of the 2021 model year. We know they look the part, but the company still stresses from time to time these are not the...
Porsche Cayenne Gets a Slightly "Restrained" Mansory Treatment
16 Sep 2020, 09:58 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With a name that certainly bodes well for a luxury tuner, Kourosh Mansory set up shop back in 1989 to show the entire world his passion for exotic cars in general, and British luxury models in particular. He quickly made a name for his company with...