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.
2021 Toyota Corolla Apex Edition Is a TRD in All but Name
15 Jul 2020, 13:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automaker is banking on its newly found sporty credentials – the styling has gone from bland to fully-eccentric and TRD models are popping up everywhere. Not inside the compact Corolla range, unfortunately, even though last year ...
2021 Toyota Camry Arrives as XSE Hybrid and Introduces Safety Sense 2.5+
15 Jul 2020, 12:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If you are tired of all the crossovers, SUVs, and trucks out there – then Toyota has a best-selling solution for riding closer to the ground. It is the 2021 model year iteration of the legendary Camry, presenting itself with a new grade (XSE ...
BMW GS, the Father of Enduro Touring, Is Now a Middle-Aged Bike
15 Jul 2020, 11:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Back in 1980 there was nothing like the newly introduced R 80 G/S. There was nothing like it in BMW Motorrad’s own history that harkens back to the BMW R 32 from 1923. And there was nothing on the market to combine virtues from the off- and o...
First Modified Ford Bronco Previewed, Check Out the Olympia-Keg Saleen Bronco
15 Jul 2020, 11:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ford has not even recovered yet from the tiresome experience of presenting the reinvented Bronco family and already we have the first hot-tuning project. It does not come from your run-of-the mill unknown entity either, as Saleen Automotive is taki...
Jeep Feels the Bronco Angst, Almost Ready to Switch the 4xe Light On
15 Jul 2020, 09:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Coincidence – or rather not – Jeep has been eager lately to discuss its plans going forward. They need all the attention they can get considering the powerful marketing mojo the Ford Bronco has been garnering prior to its reveal. It is ...
Taste the Rainbow and Be Proud of Bentley's Colorful Continental GT Convertible
15 Jul 2020, 08:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The ongoing social movements have triggered a lot of changes around the world. Companies are not impervious to such unrests and are doing their best to show their support. And if they can also take advantage and get some positive PR feedback, they ...
Ariya Uses the e-4ORCE to Reinvent Nissan for the EV Crossover Age
15 Jul 2020, 07:51 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / First and foremost, you may want to know this is not another concept, even though it carries over the name of the eponymous prototype seen at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show and its moral forebearer is the IMx - seen at the same venue two years prior, in...
There's Only 3 of Them, but Ford Promises a Bronco for Everyone
14 Jul 2020, 13:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / So, Ford’s timeless Bronco icon is finally back. The Blue Oval spared no expenses in letting everyone in the world know the Jeep Wrangler competitor has been remastered for the 21st century. And, best of all, while there are only three models...
Matching Pair 1969 and 2020 Chevrolet Camaros Could Be Yours for $3
14 Jul 2020, 12:50 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The automotive industry has been slowly recovering from the limbo caused by the ongoing global health crisis – and we can be sure it will come out forever changed. Now with more people concerned for their personal health above everything else...
Upgrade Your Lotus for Some Fully Digital Track Days
14 Jul 2020, 11:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Hethel-based automaker has always been about fun and performance – on and around the track. With a Lotus you can also bet on exquisite maneuverability and lightness, both important pre-conditions for successful implementation of one&rsquo...
Electrifying "How It's Made" Video Shows the Electron-Harvesting Porsche Taycan
14 Jul 2020, 11:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We have seen Porsche reinvent itself at the dawn of the 21st century – in 2002 the Stuttgart-based automaker was sending every preconception down the drain with the introduction of its first SUV – the Cayenne. Two best-selling models la...
2021 Hyundai Palisade Goes Back to School, Learns Calligraphy
14 Jul 2020, 11:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Hyundai first presented the all-new Palisade at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, and it has been displaying its three-row seating space for up to eight people for just one model year. Now the producer is looking to add even more options with th...
Watch This Enduro Expert Make Fun of Newton's Law of Gravity
14 Jul 2020, 08:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Everyone here loves seeing gravity-defying shenanigans on two or four wheels. With all due respect for those who like the latter, you just need to look at Pol Tarres’ antics and will remain forever convinced of the mastery-level requirements ...
Witness V10 Madness in Old vs. New Gods Battle: Dodge Viper Takes on Audi R8
14 Jul 2020, 07:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Cherish these precious moments – the roaring sounds of a revving V10 engine - because we are very much on the edge of a precipice when it comes to the life or death of these hulking (but oh so elegant) engines. Below is a video of two car...
These McLaren Wireless Earbuds Will Deliver the Premium Formula 1 Roar
13 Jul 2020, 14:52 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / McLaren has been eager to partner with exotic technology experts in recent times – the British automaker lent its image to Chinese smartphone vendor OnePlus on a couple of occasions, for rebrands of the 6T and 7T series. Now McLaren Racing ha...
Europeans Go the American Way, Ford Says They Are Abandoning the Stick
13 Jul 2020, 14:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ford puts a new twist on the decades-old idea that Americans do not drive stick and Europeans were born switching gears instead of milk bottles. It is all artfully arranged with slideshows – Ford has summed up everything and accordin...
Kia Makes Everyone a Captain Picard Inside All-New Sedona / Carnival
13 Jul 2020, 12:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This time around Kia has chosen to spare itself from lowering the minivan self-esteem threshold any further. As such, the references to how the brand intends to make the Sedona / Carnival the prospector for a new “Grand Utility Vehicle”...
Snoopy Approves of This 1938 Pickup, Some Call It a Suicide-Door Fordbomination
13 Jul 2020, 11:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Turn up the volume for some burbling and garbling, because this restomod project is exactly what you need if you want to shock the audience. It once lived a peaceful farm life back in the 1940s but has since morphed into a complete ABC for custom F...
LEGO Bentley Blower Will Only Come to Life If You Help
13 Jul 2020, 11:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Kids have always had a marvelous imagination and many adults reminisce with great appreciation the simpler times when one was able to pull a completely new LEGO set out of sheer fantasy. Some have continued that line of thinking into adulthood and ...
See the 2021 Audi RS5 Sportback in Full Glory, Details Are Sonoma Crystal Clear
13 Jul 2020, 09:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / There is something special in the atmosphere when embarking upon the endeavor of releasing into the wild a fresh model. Or at least should be, because Audi clearly did not get the memo when it showcased the facelifted Audi RS5 Sportback. Nothing to...