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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.
2025 Mazda CX-70 Hybrid Reveals Everything Inside and Out, Albeit Only Virtually
2025 Mazda CX-70 Hybrid Reveals Everything Inside and Out, Albeit Only Virtually

11 Jan 2024, 09:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Last year, the Japanese automaker Mazda stopped selling the big CX-9 crossover SUV because it had just introduced the first-ever CX-90 model with a completely new architecture for specific markets like North America. Unlike some parts of the...

 
Toyota GR Supra Drags Tesla Model 3, Audi, and Mustang - Absolute Destruction Ensues
Toyota GR Supra Drags Tesla Model 3, Audi, and Mustang - Absolute Destruction Ensues

11 Jan 2024, 08:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / As always, it's hard to make sure that the Tesla sales numbers are accurate, but according to various analysts and research companies, the Model Y was the overall best-selling car in the world, overturning the eternal Toyota Corolla series fro...

 
Battle of Chevy Camaro Successors: 2025 Chevelle and Malibu Coupe Duke It Out in CGI
Battle of Chevy Camaro Successors: 2025 Chevelle and Malibu Coupe Duke It Out in CGI

11 Jan 2024, 07:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / General Motors finished 2023 with a comfortable lead in terms of sales across the US automotive market – almost 2.6 million compared to a little over 2.24 million for Toyota and close to a couple of million for the Blue Oval company. B...

 
The R36 Nissan GT-R Nismo Wants to Be Treated More Seriously, at Least in Our Dreams
The R36 Nissan GT-R Nismo Wants to Be Treated More Seriously, at Least in Our Dreams

10 Jan 2024, 23:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Last year, Nissan's American division managed to deliver a total of no less than 899k vehicles – primarily thanks to the namesake Nissan brand rather than its premium Infiniti division, which accounted for just under 65k sales. But it wa...

 
2025 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio EV Is Unleashed Across Imagination Land to Hunt Plaids
2025 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio EV Is Unleashed Across Imagination Land to Hunt Plaids

10 Jan 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Italian automaker is doing great as we head out into 2024 – at least compared to a couple of years ago because now they have a proper lineup to speak of. Merely a couple of years ago, the only Alfas available for sale were the rath...

 
2025 GMC Yukon Arrives Early to Expose Its Subtle Updates Across Imagination Land
2025 GMC Yukon Arrives Early to Expose Its Subtle Updates Across Imagination Land

10 Jan 2024, 10:14 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / General Motors just wrapped 2023 as the largest domestic and in terms of overall sales across the US automotive market – it sold almost 2.6 million vehicles compared to Japanese automaker Toyota's 2.24 million and Ford's close to 2 ...

 
Modern Revival: 2025 Subaru Baja Hybrid Aims to Strike CGI Fear in the Heart of Mavericks
Modern Revival: 2025 Subaru Baja Hybrid Aims to Strike CGI Fear in the Heart of Mavericks

10 Jan 2024, 09:35 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Since we are still early into 2024, the American automotive market is still looking back with love and pride toward the year 2023 because there were a lot of positive developments – especially in terms of sales. For example, General Mo...

 
1,000-HP Mullen Five RS Electric CUV Delivers Preemptive Model Y Plaid Strike at CES 2024
1,000-HP Mullen Five RS Electric CUV Delivers Preemptive Model Y Plaid Strike at CES 2024

10 Jan 2024, 08:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Look at the preliminary specifications sheet concocted by the American automotive and electric vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Brea, California. Mullen Automotive has resolved to deliver a Model Y competitor with a Tesla Plaid-level performan...

 
VinFast Seeks to Win Fast the US Market, Presents Two New Vehicles at CES 2024
VinFast Seeks to Win Fast the US Market, Presents Two New Vehicles at CES 2024

10 Jan 2024, 08:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / VinFast Auto is Vietnam's "leading electric vehicle manufacturer" - probably because there's not much local competition in the field. However, they also feel ready to take on the big kahunas of America's EV playground. ...

 
Ford Taurus SHO Returns to US to Battle the 2025 Camry and Teach It a Sporty CGI Lesson
Ford Taurus SHO Returns to US to Battle the 2025 Camry and Teach It a Sporty CGI Lesson

10 Jan 2024, 07:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Unlike General Motors and Toyota, the Ford Motor Company only has one passenger car nameplate left in the North American family – the S650 seventh generation 2024 Ford Mustang. Naturally, that reflects on the sales – FoMoCo wrapp...

 
Next-Gen Chevrolet Camaro SS EV Sedan Looks Muscly Even With 4 Doors in Fantasy Land
Next-Gen Chevrolet Camaro SS EV Sedan Looks Muscly Even With 4 Doors in Fantasy Land

9 Jan 2024, 21:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This year, the 2024 Ford Mustang – the seventh by its name (S650) – is alone playing the game of thrones in the American field of pony and muscle cars. Sadly, the rest of the foes – Dodge Charger and Challenger plus Chevy Camaro a...

 
Lifted, Old-School Ford Truck Drags Mustang GT, Someone Was Sleeping at the Start Line
Lifted, Old-School Ford Truck Drags Mustang GT, Someone Was Sleeping at the Start Line

9 Jan 2024, 15:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Last year, the S550 Ford Mustang, together with its newer S650 seventh-generation iteration, took home the laurels (again) for the shrinking sector of American sports cars. There is a lot of good and bad news for the American pony and muscle...

 
All-New 2025 Honda Ridgeline Hybrid Feels Game for a Virtual Brawl With Tacoma i-Force Max
All-New 2025 Honda Ridgeline Hybrid Feels Game for a Virtual Brawl With Tacoma i-Force Max

9 Jan 2024, 11:01 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While everyone was looking towards Las Vegas, Nevada, to see what's going on with CES 2024, Honda quietly kicked off a brand-new advertising campaign dubbed "Chasing Greatness" to show the capabilities of the first-ever TrailSport Ri...

 
2025 Chevy Chevelle 'Vert Looks Digitally Ready To Put the Mustang Back in Its Stable
2025 Chevy Chevelle 'Vert Looks Digitally Ready To Put the Mustang Back in Its Stable

9 Jan 2024, 10:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / General Motors managed to keep the lead as America's largest overall automaker – Toyota sold over 2.24 million units in the US, but GM totaled almost 2.6 million. Ford was third behind them with almost 2 million vehicles – a...

 
2025 Toyota Stout Digitally Unveils Its Ambitions to Become the HEV King of Compact Trucks
2025 Toyota Stout Digitally Unveils Its Ambitions to Become the HEV King of Compact Trucks

9 Jan 2024, 08:42 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automaker Toyota has been pumping a lot of 'iron' in 2023 in the global automotive industry, and the gains are pretty noticeable – even though still not enough to ensure supremacy across all regions. For example,...

 
CES 2024: Kia Introduces Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) and Five Accompanying Concepts
CES 2024: Kia Introduces Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) and Five Accompanying Concepts

9 Jan 2024, 07:45 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The custom Kia Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) solutions are exemplified at CES 2024 in Las Vegas through Concept PV7 and Concept PV1, plus three Concept PV5 derivatives. At the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, the So...

 
2025 Chevrolet Chevelle Hybrid Comes Back From the Nether To Digitally Hunt Mustangs
2025 Chevrolet Chevelle Hybrid Comes Back From the Nether To Digitally Hunt Mustangs

8 Jan 2024, 23:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Now that we have crossed into 2024, it's time to face the sad truth – while the Chevy Camaro, Dodge Charger, and Dodge Challenger are still listed on the automaker's online portals starting from $30,900, $35,325 and $32,800, respect...

 
2025 Honda Accord EV Perfects Its Eleventh Generation Recipe in the CGI Furnace
2025 Honda Accord EV Perfects Its Eleventh Generation Recipe in the CGI Furnace

8 Jan 2024, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automaker Honda will have one thing to brag about in front of its long-time rival Toyota as far as the American division's sales are concerned – they seriously outperformed them with a 33% growth against 'just' a 6...

 
Rolls-Royce Shares Its 2023 Sales Report Card, Parents Charles and Henry Would Be Proud
Rolls-Royce Shares Its 2023 Sales Report Card, Parents Charles and Henry Would Be Proud

8 Jan 2024, 15:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Charles Rolls and Henry Royce established Rolls-Royce back in Manchester in 1904 as a manufacturer of luxury cars and aeronautical engines. Still, they probably never dreamed of their company ever selling over 6k vehicles like it did in 2023. ...

 
ProCharged Chevy Camaro SS Races TT RS, Corvette Z06, Supra - Beats All Then Breaks Down
ProCharged Chevy Camaro SS Races TT RS, Corvette Z06, Supra - Beats All Then Breaks Down

8 Jan 2024, 14:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Unfortunately for American pony and muscle car enthusiasts, the choice for 2024 has slimmed down tremendously from exactly four nameplates to a single one – at least for now. The S650 seventh generation 2024 Ford Mustang is keeping the...

 

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