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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.
GMC Vandura Panel Van Returns to CGI Life, Gives Off Plenty of Sierra HD and A-Team Vibes
GMC Vandura Panel Van Returns to CGI Life, Gives Off Plenty of Sierra HD and A-Team Vibes

5 Oct 2023, 09:23 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Chevy Van – also known as the G-series vans and GMC Vandura – was a significant range of panel and passenger vans produced by General Motors for more than three decades, between 1964 and 1996. They were paired against the For...

 
Unofficial 2025 Toyota Land Hopper Shows Potential First Look at Compact Land Cruiser SUV
Unofficial 2025 Toyota Land Hopper Shows Potential First Look at Compact Land Cruiser SUV

5 Oct 2023, 08:44 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automaker is allegedly preparing an exciting novelty for the upcoming Japan Mobility Show (formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show) event – a rumored compact version of the J250 and J300-series Land Cruiser SUVs. The newly ...

 
2024 Toyota Venza Mid-Size CUV Doesn't Change Too Much, Starts From $34,920
2024 Toyota Venza Mid-Size CUV Doesn't Change Too Much, Starts From $34,920

5 Oct 2023, 07:58 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota North America recently signed an agreement with LG Energy Solution to enter a long-term battery supply partnership to deliver lithium-ion battery modules to the United States for battery-powered electric vehicles produced locally by the Japa...

 
Modded Ford Mustang Drags Tuned Chevy Camaro, Wheelie Save Gets Unanimous Approval
Modded Ford Mustang Drags Tuned Chevy Camaro, Wheelie Save Gets Unanimous Approval

5 Oct 2023, 07:11 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the Upshift channel on YouTube bring us feisty action of the classic GM versus Blue Oval variety from Maple Grove Raceway – with a couple of twists. Soon, there will be no more Detroit Three when speaking of...

 
Urban Sporty 2024 Chevy Colorado Brings Back Xtreme Goodies, Albeit Only Digitally
Urban Sporty 2024 Chevy Colorado Brings Back Xtreme Goodies, Albeit Only Digitally

5 Oct 2023, 06:18 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The American mid-size pickup truck landscape is going to be one of the freshest around when Toyota unleashes the all-new N400 fourth-gen Tacoma into showrooms in December, and Ford drops the Ranger plus Raptor. After the first six months of ...

 
All-New Lexus GX 550 Looks Appropriately Posh With Dark CGI Touches and Big Wheels
All-New Lexus GX 550 Looks Appropriately Posh With Dark CGI Touches and Big Wheels

4 Oct 2023, 21:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / These days, it feels like everything around the automotive industry is about this or that Toyota. So, how about a change of pace and a discussion revolving around a cool Lexus? It is true that the Japanese automaker gave us many subjects of i...

 
2027 Honda Element Comes From Afterlife to Virtually Fight Land Hopper and Bronco Sport
2027 Honda Element Comes From Afterlife to Virtually Fight Land Hopper and Bronco Sport

4 Oct 2023, 09:43 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automaker just revealed the "stylish, sporty, spacious, and all-electric" Honda Prologue SUV and also posted strong September and third-quarter delivery results in the United States. So, you could say the company is en...

 
Meet Apocalypse Knightmare, Allegedly the World's First Ford Bronco Raptor 6x6
Meet Apocalypse Knightmare, Allegedly the World's First Ford Bronco Raptor 6x6

4 Oct 2023, 09:17 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Apocalypse 6x6 has recently introduced a new outrageously cool idea to ride alongside the Hellfire, Sinister 6, Doomsday, Warlord, Juggernaut, Razorback, Nirvana, Super Truck, and Darkhorse models – Knightmare! When you think about an a...

 
Imagined 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser Hopper Features a Rugged Yet Stylish Exterior
Imagined 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser Hopper Features a Rugged Yet Stylish Exterior

4 Oct 2023, 08:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If we follow the timeline, Toyota's potential decision to build a compact version of the Land Cruiser might be pretty logical. Even if it wasn't, we really want the rugged yet stylish and nimble SUV to happen, anyway. Back in 2021,...

 
2025 Ford Expedition Timberline Shows Everything From Inside-Out, Albeit Only Unofficially
2025 Ford Expedition Timberline Shows Everything From Inside-Out, Albeit Only Unofficially

4 Oct 2023, 06:55 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / As always, Ford may be the best-selling brand in America, but it's also one of the most recalled. Just recently, the NHTSA expanded its probe for "catastrophic engine failure" to no less than 708k Fords and Lincolns. Additiona...

 
Reports: Chevy Raises 2024 Corvette Prices, Camaro Production Ending Sooner Than Expected
Reports: Chevy Raises 2024 Corvette Prices, Camaro Production Ending Sooner Than Expected

4 Oct 2023, 06:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Unfortunately, we come bearing sad news from across the rumor mill if you're a Chevrolet Performance enthusiast – all Corvettes are pricier, and Camaros will die sooner than expected. We live in perilous times – after the pa...

 
Virtually Revived 2025 Subaru Baja Small Truck Feels Ready for a Maverick Rumble
Virtually Revived 2025 Subaru Baja Small Truck Feels Ready for a Maverick Rumble

3 Oct 2023, 20:56 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automaker is currently focused on providing Subiefest eventgoers with something to write home about. Earlier this year, they introduced the 2024 Subaru BRZ tS with an STI-modded suspension, a few bespoke styling elements both in...

 
2024 Ford Mustang GT Drags 2024 BMW M240i in Unprepped AWD Versus RWD Skirmishes
2024 Ford Mustang GT Drags 2024 BMW M240i in Unprepped AWD Versus RWD Skirmishes

3 Oct 2023, 20:04 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / At long last, the seventh generation (S650) of the iconic Ford Mustang has reached dealerships and is now in the driveway or garage of eager customers and long-time fans. Plus, as someone you'll meet in the video embedded below said ver...

 
Fitting a Vehicle Through a 12.5-ft Gap Seems Easy, Let's Do It With a Side-Wheelie Truck!
Fitting a Vehicle Through a 12.5-ft Gap Seems Easy, Let's Do It With a Side-Wheelie Truck!

3 Oct 2023, 10:51 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Stuntman Marco Giony from Italy (Team Scorpione) achieved the feat with an HGV (heavy goods vehicle) after the third attempt and earned a Guinness World Records accolade, of course. If you want our two cents on the matter, Guinness World Rec...

 
2025 Toyota RAV4 Features a Satisfyingly Complete Redesign, Albeit It's All Unofficial
2025 Toyota RAV4 Features a Satisfyingly Complete Redesign, Albeit It's All Unofficial

3 Oct 2023, 08:24 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota, although it didn't manage to surpass General Motors after the first six months of the year in terms of sales in the US car market, continues to remain steadfast with a massive tidal wave of novelties. This year has been brimming...

 
2025 Tesla Model 2 Compact Hatchback Gets Unveiled in Fantasy Land, It's Dirt Cheap
2025 Tesla Model 2 Compact Hatchback Gets Unveiled in Fantasy Land, It's Dirt Cheap

3 Oct 2023, 06:53 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Plagued by numerous and lengthy manufacturing halts at its factories, Tesla recently announced lower-than-expected production and delivery numbers for the third quarter of 2023. These figures, which are way below expectations, might give ren...

 
First-Ever 2025 Toyota Land Hopper Is CGI-Revealed Just Before Its Official Presentation
First-Ever 2025 Toyota Land Hopper Is CGI-Revealed Just Before Its Official Presentation

3 Oct 2023, 06:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota has been great at maintaining hype around its leading brands this year, especially in the United States. And their strategy is far from concluding, by the way. Since the start of 2023, the Japanese automaker introduced significant and ...

 
2023 BMW M2 Drags and Rolls 2023 Chevy Camaro ZL1. Someone Gets Trampled, Thrice
2023 BMW M2 Drags and Rolls 2023 Chevy Camaro ZL1. Someone Gets Trampled, Thrice

2 Oct 2023, 22:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Sam, the host of the Sam CarLegion channel on YouTube, has prepared yet another drag-and-roll race skirmish with German and US DNA in abundance - at a windy location in Canada. Known for his on-point reviews and the passion for drag rac...

 
2023 Chevy Corvette Drags Modded Pontiac Trans Am WS6 in New vs Old Photo Finish Style
2023 Chevy Corvette Drags Modded Pontiac Trans Am WS6 in New vs Old Photo Finish Style

2 Oct 2023, 20:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Announced in spring 2019 and officially introduced that summer, the C8 Chevrolet Corvette entered production during the following winter and has since reached its third model year – but the love for the new iteration hasn't subsided yet....

 
Hardcore Porsche x Tag Heuer 718 Cayman GT4 RS Pair Celebrates the Carrera Panamericana
Hardcore Porsche x Tag Heuer 718 Cayman GT4 RS Pair Celebrates the Carrera Panamericana

2 Oct 2023, 12:46 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Longtime partners Porsche and Tag Heuer (plus Porsche Latin America) have recently presented a pair of 'Sonderwunsch' one-offs based on the feisty 718 Cayman GT4 RS at Rennsport Reunion 7 as a tribute to the legendary Carrera Panamericana...

 

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