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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.
Hyundai Almost Ready to Give EU the Sporty Kona N Line Crossover It Craves for
Hyundai Almost Ready to Give EU the Sporty Kona N Line Crossover It Craves for

26 Aug 2020, 12:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / South Korea’s Hyundai went on a hunch and decided it needed a more personalized appearance for its model lineup during these troubled times. It quickly managed to stand out from a crowd with its latest styling and especially the string of spe...

 
Land Rover Discovery Sport Gains MHEV Diesels, Pivi Tech and Black Edition
Land Rover Discovery Sport Gains MHEV Diesels, Pivi Tech and Black Edition

26 Aug 2020, 12:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Replacing the second-generation Freelander five-passenger compact luxury SUV with the 5+2 Discovery Sport must have been the best decision Land Rover could have taken during the past decade. The premium crossover has gained an even clearer family o...

 
Jeep Reveals December Is the Perfect Month for the Electrified Wrangler 4xe
Jeep Reveals December Is the Perfect Month for the Electrified Wrangler 4xe

26 Aug 2020, 12:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Because electric vehicle batteries and extreme temperatures don’t really mix and match so well, automakers are usually refraining from promoting EVs during times of freeze-your-brain cold or total dehydration hotness. On the other hand, hybri...

 
2021 Ford Bronco Survey Potentially Spilled the Price Beans on all Packages
2021 Ford Bronco Survey Potentially Spilled the Price Beans on all Packages

26 Aug 2020, 10:01 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / There is tremendous potential for the reinvented Bronco off-roader to become the next gold mine for the second largest American automaker after the F-Series of pickup trucks. Interest has been tremendous, with the First Edition models becoming a no...

 
Famous YouTuber Gives Chase to Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R on the Nordschleife
Famous YouTuber Gives Chase to Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R on the Nordschleife

26 Aug 2020, 09:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Nicknamed “The Beast of the Green Hell,” the Mercedes-AMG GT R was a considerable statement from the German sports car manufacturer when it appeared and quickly posted the 2017 Nurburgring Nordschleife rear-wheel drive car lap record of...

 
First Ever Ride in the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ Is Like Childhood Dream
First Ever Ride in the Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+ Is Like Childhood Dream

26 Aug 2020, 08:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Automotive journalists are a breed apart – they usually do not chase the next social media sensation but rather casually play around with the absolute best the industry has to offer. Perhaps unbelievably, some of them are even luckier than ot...

 
September 26th Marks the Spot for Peugeot's 210th Anniversary
September 26th Marks the Spot for Peugeot's 210th Anniversary

26 Aug 2020, 07:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / How was the world mobile before the advent of the automobile? It used horse and human-powered machines, such as chariots and bicycles. Naturally, some of the latter’s manufacturers eventually decided to branch out into four-wheeled motorized ...

 
Rolls-Royce Ready for the Next Chapter, Presents Itself as "House of Luxury"
Rolls-Royce Ready for the Next Chapter, Presents Itself as "House of Luxury"

25 Aug 2020, 14:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Rolls-Royce's current reincarnation was founded a mere 22 years ago during a battle of the ages between German powerhouses BMW and Volkswagen. Obviously, the history of the “Spirit of Ecstasy” spans many more decades and traces its...

 
VW ID.3 Makes a German Summer Road Trip to Switzerland, Nails Range Record
VW ID.3 Makes a German Summer Road Trip to Switzerland, Nails Range Record

25 Aug 2020, 13:45 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Volkswagen has been long in the making with its first electric vehicle produced on a specially developed architecture (aka the MEB - Modularer E-Antriebs-Baukasten) but now that production is underway the good news is pouring in. The latest piece o...

 
This 1979 Excalibur Series III Phaeton Is More Appropriate for the Roaring '20s
This 1979 Excalibur Series III Phaeton Is More Appropriate for the Roaring '20s

25 Aug 2020, 12:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We are just a couple of days away from the start of Mecum’s Kissimmee Summer Special event programed between August 27th and 29th on the premises of the Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida. And we found ourselves running out of time t...

 
Final Rolls-Royce Ghost Teaser Has Illuminated Dash and September 1st Reveal
Final Rolls-Royce Ghost Teaser Has Illuminated Dash and September 1st Reveal

25 Aug 2020, 11:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Rolls-Royce has created many lavish machines in its not so distant past – but today it is increasingly aiming for a decidedly more subtle approach. It even came up with a name for the entire philosophy, calling it “Post Opulent” a...

 
Feel the Glamour Girl Vibe in China, Daimler and Geely Quickly Expand StarRides
Feel the Glamour Girl Vibe in China, Daimler and Geely Quickly Expand StarRides

25 Aug 2020, 11:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Heralded as the saviors of urban mobility, car-sharing and ride-sharing services have become a mainstay feature of the 21st century’s technologically innovative new ways of living life in the city. Daimler and Geely fans can also live the rid...

 
Scout Kenai Packs Your HD Pickup With Everything You Need to Live Off-Grid
Scout Kenai Packs Your HD Pickup With Everything You Need to Live Off-Grid

25 Aug 2020, 09:56 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Some of us really need an escape from the modern world but most would only become adventurers if they can take with them all the amenities associated with our current, comfortable, and highly technologized way of life. Well, there are solutions...

 
McLaren Speedtail Abandons Itself to Custom Detailing and Paint Protection
McLaren Speedtail Abandons Itself to Custom Detailing and Paint Protection

25 Aug 2020, 09:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Back in December last year we got notified by a happy McLaren Automotive that its latest prodigy, the Speedtail, managed to become the fastest production car of the company to date. One of its pre-production prototypes, the XP2 Speedtail, had trave...

 
ElectraMeccanica Ends Odd Gestation of the Solo EV, Ready to Start Production
ElectraMeccanica Ends Odd Gestation of the Solo EV, Ready to Start Production

25 Aug 2020, 07:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Better late than never is the perfect statement for what is going on with Canadian sustainable mobility company ElectraMeccanica and its long, awfully long, preparation to produce the single-seat, three-wheeled Solo EV. It was presented no less tha...

 
Renault Clio, the Little French Car That Could Is Growing Mature as it Turns 30
Renault Clio, the Little French Car That Could Is Growing Mature as it Turns 30

25 Aug 2020, 07:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Name one substantial automotive critical and commercial success of modern times other than Volkswagen’s Golf and France’s Renault Clio. It is hard, right? Well, this is because the two models have copiously dominated the sales charts ea...

 
Delage Is Just the Latest in a Long Line of Iconic Car Brand Revivals
Delage Is Just the Latest in a Long Line of Iconic Car Brand Revivals

24 Aug 2020, 15:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Rising like a phoenix from the flames, no less than three formerly iconic car brands are making a return from beyond the grave. Typical, right – after you wait for years or decades for your favorite defunct nameplate to make a comeback sudden...

 
E-Lander Land Rover Defender Teased Sporting 600 hp Tesla-swapped EV Motor
E-Lander Land Rover Defender Teased Sporting 600 hp Tesla-swapped EV Motor

24 Aug 2020, 13:39 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With the 1980s / 1990s Land Rover Defender’s fabled reputation for indestructibility still intact, we can imagine there are quite a few classic units available out there. Thus, no wonder there are many aftermarket specialists looking to cater...

 
Travel to the Hidden Side of the Moon in this Tank-Like $105k Ford Aerostar
Travel to the Hidden Side of the Moon in this Tank-Like $105k Ford Aerostar

24 Aug 2020, 12:52 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / They say sky is the limit when it comes to innovative creations stemming from human imagination – but this is not the case. Actually, it is the other way around in this case - the toughest off-road terrain is the name of the game when it come...

 
2021 Ferrari SP42 Already Imagined as Revived F40 Based on SF90 Stradale
2021 Ferrari SP42 Already Imagined as Revived F40 Based on SF90 Stradale

24 Aug 2020, 12:31 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While the situation around the world is far from perfect, there are those who always come out on top. One automotive industry example for the latter category is Ferrari, with the Maranello-based Italian ultra-luxury sports car manufacturer owning t...

 

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