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.
Purple M Is a Kia Start-Up Aimed at Personalized e-Mobility Services
20 Jul 2020, 09:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Given the current economic climate, news of start-ups popping up in the Transportation as a Service (TaaS) sector have been few and far in between. A completely different picture from just a few months back when one could easily have lost track of ...
Drag Race Your Mind With the 812 Superfast & 488 Pista, 720S and Huracan
20 Jul 2020, 08:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / European supercars and drag racing should have some innate incompatibilities – drag racing involves slamming the accelerator pedal to the floor and holding on to the steering wheel. European supercars, meanwhile, have been honed by decades of...
Michael Fux Strikes Fuchsia Again, Nails Hispano Suiza Carmen
20 Jul 2020, 08:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / There is just so much you can tell about a man that has made a fortune as an entrepreneur in the mattress industry. But the Cuban American Michael Fux is just so much more than your average CEO. He is not only leading a company that is making a for...
Airstream Reveals Basecamp 20, Might Be Worth Going Atlas With It
19 Jul 2020, 06:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Is there anybody here who does not love Airstream’s timeless polished aluminum designs? We are fervent admirers of the oldest trailer and recreational vehicle coachbuilder in the industry. That would be due to Hawley Bowlus’ styling her...
The Only Thing Better Than a Mustang Mach-1 Is This P-51 Mustang
18 Jul 2020, 13:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Decidedly fast, deadly if given the chance, well made in its latter iterations and able to fly over long distances, the North American P-51 Mustang is one of the best aircraft in the world. Also, one of the easiest to recognize, thanks to its swoop...
Lexus Challenges Fans to Create Origami, We Say Give Us the Measurements
18 Jul 2020, 08:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Kids have had a lot of spare time this year and everyone has been chipping in to help parents cover for the hours that were usually relegated to mundane activities – school, playing with friends, doing homework, swimming, etc. And we mean eve...
Looks Like an Old Bronco, Drives Better Than Any Agricultural Equipment
17 Jul 2020, 13:58 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / IHC, aka the International Harvester Company, is one of those brands that slipped out of popular memory without ever deserving so. Truth be told, it has been out of business since 1985, but the Chicago-based manufacturer of farm equipment still des...
MINI Hardtops Available With Coral Red Summer Mood in the U.S.
17 Jul 2020, 12:41 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / MINI has not been faring very well in the United States during the second quarter of the year – down almost 40% year-over-year. And we already know all is fair in love and war, so the automaker is looking to attract the attention this scorchi...
Goodwood Speedweek Fixes Your Goodwood Festival of Speed Craving
17 Jul 2020, 11:39 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This July should have been the hottest of the year – mainly because it was the month of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. But, just like with most auto shows, we are getting an eerily idle and quiet atmosphere around Lord March’s property...
Be the Lord Captain in the Four-Seat 2021 Bentley Bentayga
17 Jul 2020, 09:54 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / You can think of very few options that will make a luxury vehicle even more pompous, but you can bet automakers such as Bentley have the proper experience to deliver the best solutions. Take for example the “Four Seat Comfort Specification&rd...
Having a Little Faith Could Land You a 1962 Chevrolet Corvette Fuelie for $30
17 Jul 2020, 09:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Have you ever wondered what social activism is all about? For me, it needs to cover basic human needs and values – such as giving something back to the world, even if it is just a single bottle of water. Well, the folks over at Saint Bernard ...
European Auto Sales Still Struggling Just Like U.S., Drops Slow Down
17 Jul 2020, 08:39 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We are going through one of the oddest periods in modern history and the effects have been devastating on so many levels. The automotive industry is inherently linked at a global level – so the pressure has been massive. Both U.S. and Europea...
Say Goodbye to Audi's R8 V10 With a New Limited Edition
17 Jul 2020, 07:31 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Ingolstadt-based automaker says it is celebrating ten years of continued success for its V10 engine, but it is actually trying to soften the blow. The German automaker has decided to pull the plug on the base R8 V10 quattro model on the U.S. ma...
Audi Says e-tron Leads Sales, We Say It Rules a Hollow Iron Throne
16 Jul 2020, 13:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Automobile sales all over the world have been disastrous during the first six months of the year. So, we imagine automakers will grab hold of any positive figure, no matter how small. And the sales quota for the fully electric e-tron SUV certainly ...
Project 1979 Restomod Brings Vintage Honors to 2021 Ford Bronco
16 Jul 2020, 12:40 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Bronco heatwave is certainly more powerful these days than any Jeep fan could have ever anticipated. And the Ford storm manifests even when the sky is clearer than glass – and it does so in mindful ways. For example, Beechmont Ford has do...
Drink Up If You Can While Handling a Lamborghini at 200 MPH
16 Jul 2020, 11:51 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / You should try to remember the Lamborghini Aventador LP770-4 SVJ (Super Veloce Jota) - at one-point owner of the Nürburgring Nordschleife record and formerly the top-powered model in the Sant'Agata Bolognese stable. The Italian automaker ...
European Audi SQ7 and SQ8 Now Available With V8 TFSI Power
16 Jul 2020, 11:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / One could wonder what is going on inside the corner offices at Volkswagen AG. They should have been all-electric by now, instead they are still preaching the benefits of having diesel or gasoline engines under the hood. And they cannot even make up...
2021 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe and Cabriolet Get 32 HP of Added Stamina
16 Jul 2020, 09:45 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Notice the nuance: we are dealing here with an all-new arrival for the current generation of the 911 range. The 992-model was available previously either as a flagship 911 Turbo S or as a standard Carrera or Targa. Everybody knows something was mis...
50-Year Old 2021 Range Rover Breathes Diesel in MHEV Form
16 Jul 2020, 09:13 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The classic Land Rover Range Rover is now half a century old. It was born in 1970 and has been spearheading the luxury SUV segment ever since – so now you know why there are models such as the Bentley Bentayga or Rolls-Royce's Cullinan. ...
2021 Range Rover Sport Enhanced With Diesel MHEV and Special Editions
16 Jul 2020, 08:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Land Rover is keeping things fresh for the 2021 model year of the Range Rover Sport – the British automaker is revealing a host of design and technical enhancements across the range. It is also premiering a new powertrain choice along with th...