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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.
Hennessey Unleashes 2,000-HP Dodge Challenger and Charger Mayhem at the Track
Hennessey Unleashes 2,000-HP Dodge Challenger and Charger Mayhem at the Track

27 Oct 2023, 07:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We really hope the rumor mill is correct on this one – the S650 seventh-generation 2024 Ford Mustang GT might not have to carry the ICE-powered pony car banner alone, after all. The last time we heard about GM's sixth-gen Chevrole...

 
All-New Nissan Armada Y63 Full-Size SUV Seeks to Patrol the Imagination's Realm
All-New Nissan Armada Y63 Full-Size SUV Seeks to Patrol the Imagination's Realm

27 Oct 2023, 06:54 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at Kolesa, along with their resident pixel master Nikita Chuicko, aka kelsonik on social media, have imagined the looks of the upcoming Y63 Nissan Patrol – also known as Armada in the United States (or Infiniti QX56/Q...

 
2024 Ford Mustang GT Drags 2023 Nissan Z, Stick Shift Surprises Are Always Welcomed
2024 Ford Mustang GT Drags 2023 Nissan Z, Stick Shift Surprises Are Always Welcomed

26 Oct 2023, 21:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Sam, the host of the Sam CarLegion channel on YouTube, has prepared a drag-and-roll race skirmish with American and Japanese DNA in abundance. Also, he's making his bid to save the manuals, so both of these sports cars have six-speed ...

 
All-New 2025 Toyota Camry (XV80) Features a Simple yet Tasty Imaginary Redesign
All-New 2025 Toyota Camry (XV80) Features a Simple yet Tasty Imaginary Redesign

26 Oct 2023, 20:56 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Right now, the Japanese automaker is hard at work competing with all the other local carmakers for the red carpet spotlight at the inaugural edition of the Japan Mobility Show – formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show. If not for the Ma...

 
VW Golf Mk2 Restomod Drags Porsche 911 (and More), Someone Gets Thoroughly Surprised
VW Golf Mk2 Restomod Drags Porsche 911 (and More), Someone Gets Thoroughly Surprised

26 Oct 2023, 16:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The word 'restomod,' now a fixture among automotive fans, combines the terms restoration and modified, of course. Think of a classic car that is about two-thirds completely restored and one part thoroughly modified to live up to modern st...

 
Swanky, All-New 2025 Chevy Malibu Meets Next Toyota Camry GR Sport in Fantasy Land
Swanky, All-New 2025 Chevy Malibu Meets Next Toyota Camry GR Sport in Fantasy Land

26 Oct 2023, 10:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Speculations are running heavy across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators about the potential looks of new mid-size sedans for America – and we have a couple of YouTube channels trying to envision both the Chevy Malibu and T...

 
Alfa Romeo 'Nuova' Giulia Gets Imagined With Quirky Styling by Independent Artist
Alfa Romeo 'Nuova' Giulia Gets Imagined With Quirky Styling by Independent Artist

26 Oct 2023, 09:15 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After presenting the Tonale compact crossover SUV and the flagship, limited-edition 33 Stradale, Alfa Romeo has again gone 'dormant.' However, the rumor mill doesn't like them when they get cozy and self-complacent. As such, w...

 
Digitally Refreshed 2025 Ford Maverick Hybrid Looks Ready to Face Toyota's EPU Threat
Digitally Refreshed 2025 Ford Maverick Hybrid Looks Ready to Face Toyota's EPU Threat

26 Oct 2023, 08:37 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The inaugural edition of the Japan Mobility Show (formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show) is currently in full swing at the Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Center, where all Japanese automakers – big and small – are presented a...

 
2024 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Drags 2024 Ford Mustang GT, Somebody Gets Whooped
2024 Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing Drags 2024 Ford Mustang GT, Somebody Gets Whooped

26 Oct 2023, 07:48 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Remember Game of Thrones, that excellent adult medieval fantasy with cabal and betrayal, depravity and heroism, plus dragons, and a special kind of zombie dubbed 'white walkers?' Inspired by the series of epic fantasy novels A Song...

 
Skim Below the Australian LCT in Coupe-SUV Style With the BMW iX2 From Mid-2024
Skim Below the Australian LCT in Coupe-SUV Style With the BMW iX2 From Mid-2024

26 Oct 2023, 07:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / BMW Australia is happy to announce they have another couple of EVs coming soon (for a total of six) that will be offered below Australia's LCT – the Luxury Car Tax threshold stands at AUD 89,332 (a little over $56k). The actual go...

 
Refreshed 2024 Hyundai i30 Sedan (Elantra) Launches in Australia With New Hybrid
Refreshed 2024 Hyundai i30 Sedan (Elantra) Launches in Australia With New Hybrid

26 Oct 2023, 06:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This model has many names - Avante at home in South Korea, the affordable Elantra (starting at just $21,475 for 2024MY) in North America, and also the i30 Sedan in the Land Down Under because of a trick. While many markets see a decline in p...

 
2025 Honda Ridgeline Gets an Unofficial Reveal, Almost Looks Like the Real Thing
2025 Honda Ridgeline Gets an Unofficial Reveal, Almost Looks Like the Real Thing

25 Oct 2023, 11:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Honda, just like every other Japanese automaker – big and small – is currently preoccupied with catching the red carpet's spotlight at the inaugural edition of the Japan Mobility Show, formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show. ...

 
Virtual 2025 Nissan Patrol Feels Like a Warrior Pathfinder for the Third-Generation Armada
Virtual 2025 Nissan Patrol Feels Like a Warrior Pathfinder for the Third-Generation Armada

25 Oct 2023, 10:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Nissan, just like every other Japanese automaker – big or small – is entirely preoccupied with stealing the spotlight at the inaugural edition of the Japan Mobility Show (formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show). And it has the me...

 
Digitally Revealed 2025 Toyota Supra GRMN Aims to Become the Ultimate Sports Car
Digitally Revealed 2025 Toyota Supra GRMN Aims to Become the Ultimate Sports Car

25 Oct 2023, 09:22 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We recently heard that Team Corvette had us all on toast because they left the Nürburgring Nordschleife with their 2025 or 2026 C8 Chevy Corvette ZR1 prototypes without performing a timed lap. No worries, there are other sports car fish to fry...

 
'Police' Ford Mustang GT Drags Dodge Charger SRT, Mopar Ends Up Chasing It Instead
'Police' Ford Mustang GT Drags Dodge Charger SRT, Mopar Ends Up Chasing It Instead

25 Oct 2023, 08:39 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Usually, it's various police cars (not just Mustangs) chasing different other vehicles - not the other way around - on the streets. But anything can and will happen at the local quarter-mile dragstrip, believe that. Because everyone sho...

 
Subaru Lands Both Air and Sport Mobility Concepts at Japan Mobility Show 2023
Subaru Lands Both Air and Sport Mobility Concepts at Japan Mobility Show 2023

25 Oct 2023, 07:54 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Everyone - if you're a Japanese automaker, that is – these days, try hard to impress during the inaugural edition of the 2023 Japan Mobility Show, and we're definitely down (to Earth) with that. Formerly known for almost seve...

 
Toyota's New FT-3e Battery-Powered Crossover SUV Looks Way Better and Edgier Than the bZ4X
Toyota's New FT-3e Battery-Powered Crossover SUV Looks Way Better and Edgier Than the bZ4X

25 Oct 2023, 07:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association organizes the Japan Mobility Show 2023 as the successor of the iconic Tokyo Motor Show, which would have celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2024 if not for this year's retirement. However, ...

 
Mitsubishi D:X Concept Arrives at Japan Mobility Show as an Electrified Crossover MPV
Mitsubishi D:X Concept Arrives at Japan Mobility Show as an Electrified Crossover MPV

25 Oct 2023, 06:25 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If there are such things as crossover hatchbacks (Dacia Sandero Stepway as a no-frills example) and crossover sedans (Toyota Crown as a ritzier option), why not also crossover minivans? Well, Mitsubishi is trying to establish the trend with t...

 
2025 Toyota FC Cruiser Sounds Like Wishful Thinking Now That Land Hopper Is Out?
2025 Toyota FC Cruiser Sounds Like Wishful Thinking Now That Land Hopper Is Out?

24 Oct 2023, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The rumor mill is dying to find out if a mini, rugged Toyota Land Cruiser is happening or not, and the imaginative realm of digital car content creators is ready to make their dreams come true. Everything started, of course, with the teaser ...

 
Redesigned 2025 Honda CR-V Unofficially Aims to Become the Most Popular Compact CUV
Redesigned 2025 Honda CR-V Unofficially Aims to Become the Most Popular Compact CUV

24 Oct 2023, 20:56 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / While not as prolific as Toyota, for example, Honda always takes care of its fame and fortune across the North American region. And when they're not doing so in the real world, the virtual realm quickly comes to aid. Toyota has had a ti...

 

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