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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.
Callum Develops First In-House Brand Vehicle Skye, World's Most Beautiful Multi-Terrain EV
Callum Develops First In-House Brand Vehicle Skye, World's Most Beautiful Multi-Terrain EV

24 Nov 2023, 08:16 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Skye is Callum's first vehicle developed under its own brand and fully in-house. It's "beautifully engineered" and a "high-performance, multi-terrain vehicle." That makes it glaringly obvious that we are dealing with a...

 
2025 Audi Q9 Gets Unofficially Revealed as a Flagship SUV Towering Above BMW's X7
2025 Audi Q9 Gets Unofficially Revealed as a Flagship SUV Towering Above BMW's X7

23 Nov 2023, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Looking back at Audi's journey across the rumor mill, we find that an ever-larger crossover SUV has been rumored to arrive as far back as 2014! Back then, the reports were talking about Audi placing its four-ringed badge on the VW up!, a...

 
Revived Subaru Tribeca Hypothetically Lands on Top of the Automaker's SUV Lineup
Revived Subaru Tribeca Hypothetically Lands on Top of the Automaker's SUV Lineup

23 Nov 2023, 11:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If you ask around the automotive fan base, the Subaru (B9) Tribeca could easily join the top five of ugliest SUVs which broke cover during the 21st century alongside models like the Buick Rendezvous, Nissan Juke, Lincoln MKT, or the 'iconic�...

 
2025 Toyota 4Runner Unofficially Presents Its Sixth-Generation Attributes Online
2025 Toyota 4Runner Unofficially Presents Its Sixth-Generation Attributes Online

23 Nov 2023, 10:38 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The 2024 Toyota 4Runner mid-size off-road SUV is already online and available to configure on Toyota America's sales portal – prices for the potential final model year of the N280 fifth generation kick off at $40,455. The 4Runner ...

 
Ford Pro Scores Another Double Win, for 2024 Ranger and All-New Transit Custom
Ford Pro Scores Another Double Win, for 2024 Ranger and All-New Transit Custom

23 Nov 2023, 10:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ford Pro, the commercial division of the Ford Motor Company, has scored a major double victory at the International Van and Pickup of the Year awards with the 2024 Ranger and all-new Transit Custom. To be more precise, the official nametag t...

 
Next-Gen Mazda MX-5 Miata Gets Upgraded in All the Right Places, Albeit Only in CGI
Next-Gen Mazda MX-5 Miata Gets Upgraded in All the Right Places, Albeit Only in CGI

23 Nov 2023, 08:48 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Unlike larger rivals such as Toyota, Honda, or Nissan, Japanese automaker Mazda doesn't have too many novelties each year. However, when they do happen, they're bigger than life itself. We are almost ready to cross into 2024, ...

 
S550 Ford Mustang GT Drags 12-Second S650 Dark Horse, Someone Stayed in Reverse!
S550 Ford Mustang GT Drags 12-Second S650 Dark Horse, Someone Stayed in Reverse!

23 Nov 2023, 08:03 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The iconic Ford Mustang was born in 1964 and celebrates the milestone in 2024 with the S650 seventh generation. Naturally, it's not just the latest iteration but also (arguably) the greatest. Over the years, each subsequent generation h...

 
Refreshed Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sorento Get the (CGI) Aftermarket Treatment Early
Refreshed Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sorento Get the (CGI) Aftermarket Treatment Early

22 Nov 2023, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) is the third largest conglomerate in South Korea, behind Samsung and SK Group. It is, of course, best known through its affiliates, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation, rather than other companies. Hyun...

 
Tuned Mustang Shelby GT500 Races Corvette Z06, Absolute Destruction Ensues, Twice
Tuned Mustang Shelby GT500 Races Corvette Z06, Absolute Destruction Ensues, Twice

22 Nov 2023, 16:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The future is here for the American pony and muscle car sector. The Dodges and Chevy Camaro will be no more, and the Ford Mustang S650 will rock the world almost completely alone. Dodge is giving up on the Hemi V8-powered Challenger and Char...

 
GMC Hummer EV Gets a Full Aftermarket Makeover. Does the Behemoth Impress You?
GMC Hummer EV Gets a Full Aftermarket Makeover. Does the Behemoth Impress You?

22 Nov 2023, 14:40 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at RDB LA in California recently offered a few samples of custom luxury – a track-loving Ferrari SF90, a widebody Lambo Urus Performante mall crawler, and even a Hummer EV pickup truck from GMC. Wait, what? That...

 
All-New 2025 Lexus IS Goes Electric and Gets a Two-Door Sibling in Fantasy Land
All-New 2025 Lexus IS Goes Electric and Gets a Two-Door Sibling in Fantasy Land

22 Nov 2023, 13:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / In the world of compact executive cars, the Lexus IS is not the most renowned nameplate – not like the German triumvirate Audi A4, BMW 3 Series, and Mercedes-Benz C-Class – but it's still a great asset in the brand's rivalry w...

 
2025 BMW X3 Debuts With Interchangeable ICE or iX3 Looks, Sadly a Figment of Imagination
2025 BMW X3 Debuts With Interchangeable ICE or iX3 Looks, Sadly a Figment of Imagination

22 Nov 2023, 10:38 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Bavarians over at BMW are known for their recent propensity for outrageous model introductions – just look at the M3 and M4, 7 Series and i7, or the X7 LCI and mighty XM if you need a few examples. However, not all is wild and cont...

 
Next-Gen 2025 Jeep Cherokee Goes Back to Blocky XJ Roots, Albeit Only Virtually
Next-Gen 2025 Jeep Cherokee Goes Back to Blocky XJ Roots, Albeit Only Virtually

22 Nov 2023, 10:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Jeep brand has an exciting history – it started as a military vehicle, became a highly-sought civilian SUV, and morphed into a worldwide-recognized specialty brand. So, are we surprised that some of its models also have a convoluted histo...

 
Toyota Yaris Cross Gains a Slew of Upgrades, Including Hybrid 130 and Premiere Edition
Toyota Yaris Cross Gains a Slew of Upgrades, Including Hybrid 130 and Premiere Edition

22 Nov 2023, 09:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota considers the Yaris Cross a "segment leader," so they are improving it to ensure everyone treats it as such - at least in Europe, where the refresh was recently introduced. Keen on capitalizing on the automotive market'...

 
Acura NSX Type S Drags a Ninja, Can the American Samurai Cope With a Track Master?
Acura NSX Type S Drags a Ninja, Can the American Samurai Cope With a Track Master?

22 Nov 2023, 08:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the Edmunds Cars channel on YouTube invented a novel and cool approach to traditional quarter-mile drag racing not long ago, which also involves handling and braking (hard) on a completely unprepped surface! It's s...

 
Ford Kicks Off Deliveries of Right-Hand Drive F-150 in Australia, It's Made by RMA
Ford Kicks Off Deliveries of Right-Hand Drive F-150 in Australia, It's Made by RMA

22 Nov 2023, 07:41 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ford Australia happily announced it started first deliveries to select customers of the popular F-Series; the re-manufacturing process is handled by RMA Automotive in Mickleham, north of Melbourne. The Blue Oval company recently introduced t...

 
Revived Ford Capri Is Nothing but a Puma Coupe-SUV Done With Explorer EV Styling
Revived Ford Capri Is Nothing but a Puma Coupe-SUV Done With Explorer EV Styling

21 Nov 2023, 22:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The US automaker doesn't care much about the EV revolution at home in America, where it recently decided to kill the Explorer Hybrid and also the Lincoln Aviator Hybrid for a very particular – it needs enough production capacity to satis...

 
Two-Door 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter SUV Looks Ready to Conquer Imagination Land
Two-Door 2024 Toyota Tacoma Trailhunter SUV Looks Ready to Conquer Imagination Land

21 Nov 2023, 11:22 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The all-new 2024 Toyota Tacoma is just around the corner as the rumor mill thinks that after the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Show debut of the first-ever Crown Signia SUV and the next-gen 2025 Camry Hybrid, there will be time to start sales of the mid-si...

 
Proposed 2025 Chevy Impala Revival Is Sensible Enough to Put Into Production Immediately
Proposed 2025 Chevy Impala Revival Is Sensible Enough to Put Into Production Immediately

21 Nov 2023, 10:37 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Now that the EV sales are cooling down, everyone is wondering what comes next – more crossovers, SUVs, and trucks, or maybe it's possible to see a passenger car revival? Sure, anyone can second guess the fact that EV sales are not so...

 
C8 Chevy Corvettes Drag Ford Mustang GTs, Someone Is Having a Very Bad Track Day
C8 Chevy Corvettes Drag Ford Mustang GTs, Someone Is Having a Very Bad Track Day

21 Nov 2023, 09:45 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Charger plus Challenger almost out of the picture, the clash of American titans at the local quarter-mile dragstrip is left for the Chevy Corvette and Ford Mustang to resolve. Indeed, Stellantis has ordain...

 

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