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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.
Acura's Performance Electric Vision Is Coming, Monterey Car Week Only Got a Preview
Acura's Performance Electric Vision Is Coming, Monterey Car Week Only Got a Preview

18 Aug 2023, 06:57 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The premium Japanese automaker just nailed the world reveal of the GM-based all-electric 2024 ZDX and ZDX Type S crossovers also has a big surprise in store, potentially hinting at an all-electric NSX. Just like its parent Honda, Acura now ha...

 
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 1958 'Off-Road Edition' Is Already Prepared for Adventures
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 1958 'Off-Road Edition' Is Already Prepared for Adventures

17 Aug 2023, 20:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It's impossible to discuss the automotive heroes of this final month of summer without referring to the Monterey Car Week's superstars, the boxy 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe, or the massive 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ. However, no matter what we d...

 
$45,400 Fisker Alaska Gets Showcased: It's a 'Super Sport' Truck With an Expandable Bed
$45,400 Fisker Alaska Gets Showcased: It's a 'Super Sport' Truck With an Expandable Bed

17 Aug 2023, 12:07 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / During the company's first-ever Product Vision Day (early August 2023), Fisker Inc. has revealed its expanded family - alongside the Ocean now come the adventurous Ocean with Force E off-road package, Ronin, PEAR, and Alaska. It's ...

 
2025 Mazda B-Series Unofficially Comes Back to Life to Make America Proud, Again
2025 Mazda B-Series Unofficially Comes Back to Life to Make America Proud, Again

17 Aug 2023, 09:30 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Japanese automakers are renowned for their reliability. Still, in this day and age, no one is above fault – not even Mazda, which just issued a massive recall for their latest model, the flagship CX-90 crossover. However, maybe it&...

 
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N's Australian Debut Will be Feisty at World Time Attack Challenge
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N's Australian Debut Will be Feisty at World Time Attack Challenge

17 Aug 2023, 08:45 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Japanese professional race car driver Keiichi Tsuchiya – also known as the 'Drift King' will be on point to drive the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N at the World Time Attack Challenge (WTAC) in Sidney, Australia, on September 1 and 2. It ...

 
Baby Toyota Land Cruiser Slots Below the Corolla Cross CUV as Hypothetical Base SUV
Baby Toyota Land Cruiser Slots Below the Corolla Cross CUV as Hypothetical Base SUV

17 Aug 2023, 08:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The ongoing Monterey Car Week is gearing up as a star attraction of the automotive year, considering its many new model introductions and juicy surprises (such as the V8-powered mid-engine Mustang GTD). However, that doesn't mean August...

 
Dreamy Lexus IS Sportwagon Demonstrates Why Estates Shouldn't Be a Dying Breed
Dreamy Lexus IS Sportwagon Demonstrates Why Estates Shouldn't Be a Dying Breed

17 Aug 2023, 07:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Monterey Car Week fever is upon us, what with Bugatti Chiron's 'Golden Era,' Aston DB12 Volantes, a potential mid-engine V8 Mustang, and whatnot. But that's still no cause for a ruckus for some people. Lexus, for exam...

 
Toyota's Rangga Concept Is the Compact Pickup Truck You Asked for but Can't Have
Toyota's Rangga Concept Is the Compact Pickup Truck You Asked for but Can't Have

16 Aug 2023, 14:23 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Forget California's string of events related to the Monterey Car Week; the 30th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show (GIAAS) is the place to be if you're a Toyota fan with compact truck cravings. Hyundai set an interesting au...

 
Zenvo's Second Chapter Begins With the Aurora V12 Hybrid Hypercar in Tur or Agil Form
Zenvo's Second Chapter Begins With the Aurora V12 Hybrid Hypercar in Tur or Agil Form

16 Aug 2023, 13:38 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / If you're currently trying to beat Pagani or Koenigsegg in terms of exoticness, it might be a good idea to head over to Denmark and show yourself a Zenvo good time – watch the Aurora, catch a Tur while it's Agil, things like that! ...

 
888-HP 911 Turbo S Drags 950-HP R8 and 1,000-HP R35 GT-R, Guess Which One Won
888-HP 911 Turbo S Drags 950-HP R8 and 1,000-HP R35 GT-R, Guess Which One Won

16 Aug 2023, 12:21 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Mat Watson and the carwow channel continue their collaboration with the good folks over at 'Officially Gassed' as they lend their tuned Porsche 911 for an epic quarter-mile brawl with a tuned Audi R8. And then there's also a thi...

 
1970s Plymouth Barracuda Becomes a Wide and Low Carbon Star, Albeit Only in Fantasy Land
1970s Plymouth Barracuda Becomes a Wide and Low Carbon Star, Albeit Only in Fantasy Land

16 Aug 2023, 10:33 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / These days, it's becoming increasingly hard to get your hands on a modern pony or muscle car, with the 2024 Chevy Camaro biting the dust after a Collector's Edition and the Garage 56 ZL1, plus the ICE-powered Dodge Challenger and Charger ...

 
Warlord Ram TRX 6x6 Jumps Over a CanAm Before Moving On to a Tesla Model S Plaid
Warlord Ram TRX 6x6 Jumps Over a CanAm Before Moving On to a Tesla Model S Plaid

16 Aug 2023, 09:54 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Are we in 2023 or 2021 all over again when the first examples of Ram's 1500 TRX were tested in the field by jumping the distance and sometimes crashing spectacularly? Well, they upgraded to 6x6, so they can say it's a 'brand-new'...

 
2026 Rivian R2T Looks Digitally Ready to Conquer the Market of Affordable EV Trucks
2026 Rivian R2T Looks Digitally Ready to Conquer the Market of Affordable EV Trucks

16 Aug 2023, 08:18 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / American company Rivian is one of the first novel automakers that aims to compete with Tesla and its EV legacy not by directly producing competing models but rather by taking their business model and implementing it into the world of off-road-orien...

 
2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Truck Dreams of Ending F-Series' Pickup Dominance With a Twist
2025 Hyundai Santa Fe Truck Dreams of Ending F-Series' Pickup Dominance With a Twist

16 Aug 2023, 07:12 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / August has been a hectic month so far, as far as the North American automotive market is concerned. First, Toyota revealed the all-new 2024 Land Cruiser, then Hyundai ushered in the world premiere of the Santa Fe mid-size CUV in Santa Fe, New Mexic...

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Drags Modded Superbike and Genesis G70, Absolute Destruction Ensues
Tesla Model S Plaid Drags Modded Superbike and Genesis G70, Absolute Destruction Ensues

15 Aug 2023, 20:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Before Tesla finally starts deliveries of the Cybertruck and comes up with a Plaid option for it, the Model S and X remain the most high-performance EVs in its stable. Sure, rivals are already trying to get Tesla relegated to second or third...

 
Three Widebody Lamborghini Urus Performante Are Always Better Than One, Even in LA
Three Widebody Lamborghini Urus Performante Are Always Better Than One, Even in LA

15 Aug 2023, 13:05 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / After the good folks over at RDB LA in Hollywood, California offered us the stunning sample of all three of their widebody L460 Range Rover projects in one place - Los Angeles, now it's time to move on toward a trio of Lambo Urus Performante s...

 
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Puts on Some CGI Makeup, Also Subtly Remixes the Rear Styling
2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Puts on Some CGI Makeup, Also Subtly Remixes the Rear Styling

15 Aug 2023, 11:37 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / These days, it is all about Monterey Car Week in the real world. But across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators, they just cannot surpass the other stars, like the Cadillac Escalade IQ, the new Land Cruiser, and the boxy Hyundai S...

 
Porsche 911 Dakar Laps the Nurburgring But Doesn't Quite Adhere to Its Track Limits
Porsche 911 Dakar Laps the Nurburgring But Doesn't Quite Adhere to Its Track Limits

15 Aug 2023, 10:20 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / German publication "sport auto" and its regular test driver Christian Gebhardt had a 'super test' moment with the Porsche 911 Dakar limited edition at the Nürburgring Nordschleife, and it's a bit crazy because they did...

 
2025 Aston Martin DBX Gets an Unofficial Restyling, But Is There Any Valour In It?
2025 Aston Martin DBX Gets an Unofficial Restyling, But Is There Any Valour In It?

15 Aug 2023, 09:09 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Although it's pretty tiny even by today's standards, the exotic British manufacturer Aston Martin didn't take any time off this summer and remained quite busy during July and August. First, they celebrated the marque's 11...

 
2025 Toyota Century SUV Rumors and Renders Take Flight With Latest Official Teaser
2025 Toyota Century SUV Rumors and Renders Take Flight With Latest Official Teaser

15 Aug 2023, 07:44 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The Monterey Car Week 2023 is almost in full swing as the events culminate this coming weekend. But all the other introductions (Escalade IQ, Santa Fe, Land Cruiser) this Month are worthy of our attention. Sure, two out of three can be taken...

 

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