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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.
Supercharged Hennessey F-150 Races 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, Annihilation Follows
Supercharged Hennessey F-150 Races 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, Annihilation Follows

24 Oct 2023, 17:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Sealy is a city in Austin County in southeastern Texas, and the population doesn't surpass 7k persons, according to a 2020 census. However, it's possible they have more horsepower per capita than any other little town in America becau...

 
McLaren GT Drag Races Audi, BMW, Camaro, Lexus, Mustang and Obliterates Everyone
McLaren GT Drag Races Audi, BMW, Camaro, Lexus, Mustang and Obliterates Everyone

24 Oct 2023, 12:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ferrari just revealed their latest one-off wonder, the roofless Ferrari SP-8 and someone out there is smiling deeply at the sight of his or her brainchild. Frankly, if you give me a roadster and a coupe sports car for free to choose from, I ...

 
Ninth-Gen 2025 Toyota Camry 'GR Sport' Packs an Unofficial Hybrid Punch to Make XV80 Great
Ninth-Gen 2025 Toyota Camry 'GR Sport' Packs an Unofficial Hybrid Punch to Make XV80 Great

24 Oct 2023, 08:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota is currently preparing, at home, for the upcoming inaugural edition of the Japan Mobility Show (formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show), and, as always, it has a tidal wave of novelties. As always, this year's expanding event is ...

 
Fourth-Gen 2025 Honda Passport Gets Imagined With a Boxier Yet Stylish Design Ethos
Fourth-Gen 2025 Honda Passport Gets Imagined With a Boxier Yet Stylish Design Ethos

24 Oct 2023, 07:26 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Never as prolific as its larger rival, Toyota, in the North American region, where the competitor has flooded the market with a tidal wave of novelties, Honda is also never far behind its primary foe in terms of sales. Just look at the roste...

 
Toyota Supra Gets an Unofficial Facelift, Looks Great With Prius DNA and Slammed Widebody
Toyota Supra Gets an Unofficial Facelift, Looks Great With Prius DNA and Slammed Widebody

24 Oct 2023, 06:36 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / When Toyota decided to become cool again, one of the main reasons it succeeded was simple – they allowed the motorsport experts from Gazoo Racing to intervene. Now, the TGR brand is the equivalent of AMG or M GmbH from the German world...

 
Stylish Nissan Altima CGI-Threatens the Mid-Size Order: Should Legacy and Mazda6 Respond?
Stylish Nissan Altima CGI-Threatens the Mid-Size Order: Should Legacy and Mazda6 Respond?

23 Oct 2023, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The current hype surrounding crossovers, SUVs, and trucks – even across the novel EV lifestyle – is pretty disruptive, indeed. However, some automakers are undeterred in their quest to ensure the survival of traditional passenger car fo...

 
Upcoming 2025 Ram 1500 Redesign Gets Unofficially Showcased From Inside-Out
Upcoming 2025 Ram 1500 Redesign Gets Unofficially Showcased From Inside-Out

23 Oct 2023, 20:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / With the redesigned 2024 Ford F-150 ready to start sales from early next year and the mighty Chevy Silverado running as fast as it can to steal the F-Series' delivery crown, you would think that Ram abandoned the fight and settled in third pla...

 
Tuned Acura NSX Drags Chevy Corvette Stingray, Someone Gets (Slightly) Hammered
Tuned Acura NSX Drags Chevy Corvette Stingray, Someone Gets (Slightly) Hammered

23 Oct 2023, 16:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / In the fashionable world of ritzy sports cars, most setups involve a close-to-perfection weight distribution enabled by the engine's front placement and RWD. However, if you really want to get nasty, then perhaps it's best to pack everyth...

 
2025 Chevy Equinox & Tahoe Come From the Same Thought Pool, Are They Cool or Not?
2025 Chevy Equinox & Tahoe Come From the Same Thought Pool, Are They Cool or Not?

23 Oct 2023, 09:44 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We are ready to focus all of our automotive senses on the upcoming inaugural edition of the Japan Mobility Show – formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show – which is still organized by JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association) at ...

 
2025 Toyota Camry XV80 Rendered Again, Features a Decidedly Sporty Unofficial Design
2025 Toyota Camry XV80 Rendered Again, Features a Decidedly Sporty Unofficial Design

23 Oct 2023, 08:41 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although it might sound surprising to the uninitiated, Toyota is one of the most prolific automakers in the North American markets, even more so than the Big Detroit Three. That's pretty easy to understand if you're a fan, though. ...

 
2025 Shelby Ford F-150 Raptor Super Snake Unofficially Revealed, Facelift Has 825 HP
2025 Shelby Ford F-150 Raptor Super Snake Unofficially Revealed, Facelift Has 825 HP

23 Oct 2023, 07:51 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / One of the few big announcements from this year's NAIAS (North American International Auto Show) was the introduction of the 2024 Ford F-150 series, "a Built Ford Tough truck that is smart and powerful to conquer life's challenges.&q...

 
Tesla Model X Plaid Drags Chevy Camaro SS, the Difference Really Is Preposterous
Tesla Model X Plaid Drags Chevy Camaro SS, the Difference Really Is Preposterous

23 Oct 2023, 07:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The last time we heard anything about Tesla, there was only good news regarding the approaching Cybertruck's market launch set for next month. Hey, even Elon Musk gave up X (rated) Twitter stuff to appear with the EV truck at the Formula One U...

 
BMW 330i Joins Sport Collection in the Land Down Under, Yours From AUD90k
BMW 330i Joins Sport Collection in the Land Down Under, Yours From AUD90k

23 Oct 2023, 06:28 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The BMW 330i Sport Collection version launches in Australia, and pricing starts at AUD89,900 ($56,763) - a far cry from the 2024MY 330i from America, which starts at $44,500 or $46,500 with or without xDrive. The Bavarian automaker introduce...

 
This Apocalyptic Lexus LX 600 Survival SUV Almost Turned Into a SEMA Show Concept
This Apocalyptic Lexus LX 600 Survival SUV Almost Turned Into a SEMA Show Concept

22 Oct 2023, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Both Toyota and Lexus are busy with their upcoming presentations at the inaugural 2023 Japan Mobility Show (formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show). Still, their fans in America only have eyes for different stuff. Toyota and Lexus have signi...

 
Dream Time: Would You Buy an Ioniq N Coupe, an Electric LFA, or a Four-Seat Bugatti EV?
Dream Time: Would You Buy an Ioniq N Coupe, an Electric LFA, or a Four-Seat Bugatti EV?

22 Oct 2023, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / This week was quite odd for the automotive industry and oddly devoid of major/interesting novelties as automakers prepare for Tokyo's Japan Mobility Show and North America's Los Angeles Auto Show. My usual review of the week's...

 
Third-Gen 2025 Mazda CX-5 Compact CUV Gets Digitally Revealed With Concept Car Looks
Third-Gen 2025 Mazda CX-5 Compact CUV Gets Digitally Revealed With Concept Car Looks

22 Oct 2023, 01:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Mazda, a tiny Japanese automaker by today's measurements, keeps a loyal fan base of customers thanks to genius moves like the decision to launch an affordable roadster or, more recently, to swarm the crossover SUV sector with as many entries a...

 
What If Chevrolet Also Produced a Corvette EV-Ray? Would You Buy That to Fight a Tesla?
What If Chevrolet Also Produced a Corvette EV-Ray? Would You Buy That to Fight a Tesla?

21 Oct 2023, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Currently, the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray – a different kind of hybrid – is making the rounds across the Internet as General Motors has allowed the socialites to express their initial first-drive thoughts on the eAWD matter. R...

 
2025 Honda Prologue Type R From Imagination Land Doesn't Sound So Preposterous
2025 Honda Prologue Type R From Imagination Land Doesn't Sound So Preposterous

21 Oct 2023, 21:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Aside from Tesla, which only has issues with how late its new models hit the market (just think of Cybertruck and second-gen Roadster, for example), it seems that everyone else is having trouble with the novel EV lifestyle experience in America. ...

 
I Think JAMA Did a Good Thing Retconning Tokyo's Motor Show Into a Japan Mobility Show
I Think JAMA Did a Good Thing Retconning Tokyo's Motor Show Into a Japan Mobility Show

21 Oct 2023, 15:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Hosted by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), the legendary biennial auto show held during the fall at the Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan, was once proudly called the Tokyo Motor Show, and it covered subjects like cars, motorcyc...

 
All-New 2025 Toyota Hilux Shines Brightly With Bolder yet Unofficial Styling
All-New 2025 Toyota Hilux Shines Brightly With Bolder yet Unofficial Styling

21 Oct 2023, 01:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota is one of the most active automakers right now as they prepare to unleash new, crucial models like the N400 Tacoma in America for the upcoming Japan Mobility Show at the end of the month and also cater to their European interests. As ...

 

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