Alex Oagana
3,341 ARTICLES
Personal motto:
Suck, squeeze, bang, blow. (no pun intended)
His parents almost called the police the day after he got his driving license, suspecting their car had been stolen. Little did they know that Alex had went for a 24 hour joy ride with his friends and had forgotten to announce his parents that he was going to “borrow” the family car for the trip.
In case it's not obvious enough by now, he lives and breathes cars. He considers himself an oldschool petrolhead who is well aware that the automotive industry is a polluting business but he's also sick at heart knowing that someday we're all going to drive kitchen appliances with digitized V8 sounds.
Following some time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea. Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project, which he believes is changing the face of online automotive coverage.
During various periods of sabbaticals from autoevolution he also got a few writing and/or editing gigs at websites like Carscoops, Top Speed, and also did some freelancing work, but his first online passion kept calling him back at the car site he helped launch back in 2008.
Forget The Tesla Model 2, How About a Tesla Model 1?
13 Oct 2023, 16:34 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / When Tesla's sales face a dip or plateau, it often triggers speculation regarding the sustainability of its growth. Historically, Tesla has demonstrated the ability to rebound strongly within a quarter or two, showing remarkable sales figures ...
Chevrolet Outclassed By Hennessey With Proper Camaro Goodbye
12 Oct 2023, 20:47 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / It's no longer news that General Motors is pulling the plug on the Chevrolet Camaro, with the 2024 model year being the last of its kind. Fans will cry, but GM doesn't appear to believe there are too many of those left, or at least not...
2026 Mazda MX-5 NE Is the Final Stand Against Automotive Boredom
11 Oct 2023, 19:25 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / As most of you are aware, the automotive realm is a convoluted place, filled mostly with mainstream modes of transportation, among which we sometimes find not-so-hidden gems that remind us why we love cars and driving in the first place. Like an...
An Ode to the Unsung Heroes of the Internal Combustion Engine, the Horses
10 Oct 2023, 16:39 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Every revolution has a winning side and a losing side. The problem is that nobody truly knows which will be which in the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) versus Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) war currently being waged across the planet. As our ...
Takata Redux? A New Gigantic Airbag Recall Could Impact Over 50 Million Cars
9 Oct 2023, 21:16 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The gargantuan Takata airbag recall has been a wake-up call to the automotive industry, revealing critical issues in the design, production, and oversight of essential vehicle safety components. Or has it? Despite starting in 2013, the former Ja...
You Can Buy the First Mercedes F1 Car Driven to Victory by Lewis Hamilton
6 Oct 2023, 16:38 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Despite Red Bull's and especially Sebastian Vettel's dominance, the 2013 Formula 1 Championship was a season that showcased the pinnacle of motorsport excellence, with multiple drivers and teams battling for glory in a relentless pursuit ...
The Hummer H1's Successor Is Electric But Is Not Made by GM
5 Oct 2023, 16:15 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In Scotland, a Munro refers to a mountain surpassing 3,000 feet (914.4 m) in height, listed by the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) as a Munro, without a specific topographical prominence guideline. Munros are named in honor of Sir Hugh Munro,...
2024 Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E-Performance Gets Final Facelift Before EV Replacement
5 Oct 2023, 10:06 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Just a few years before its demise from the lineup, the Mercedes-AMG GT Four-Door Coupe in 63 S E-Performance guise has received its first, and probably last, facelift. The only plug-in hybrid in the GT Four-Door Coupe lineup is still the most...
Unforgettable Mercedes-AMG Models You May Have Forgotten
3 Oct 2023, 15:39 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Over half a century ago, AMG was started as an autonomous engineering firm exclusively dedicated to enhancing the performance of Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The tale unfolds in the 1960s when two engineers, Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher, ...
1,000 HP, Quadruplets and the Hand of God: 2026 BMW iM Is a Game Changer
29 Sep 2023, 21:27 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Hello, and welcome to the future! We are now precisely a quarter of a century from the introduction of the first - and until recently only - car to be solely developed by BMW M. A time traveler from the late 1970s would probably have a hard time...
Five Ferrari Goodbyes to the V12: The Heartbeat of Maranello
20 Sep 2023, 00:13 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Not long ago, there was an era when nearly every Ferrari proudly sported a magnificent V12 engine at the front, especially when looking back in history from a statistical point of view. The few that deviated from this norm were primarily reserv...
Mercedes-Benz Once Made the Most Innovative Car of the 1990s, and It Was a Dud
14 Sep 2023, 08:13 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The now almost-forgotten automotive culture of the 1990s was a melting pot of performance, style, and innovation. The first decade following the Cold War primarily saw the rise of Japanese performance cars, the renaissance of supercars, and the bir...
Orwellian Modern Cars Are Behaving Like TV Sets in '1984'
7 Sep 2023, 11:21 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Never mind IoT (Internet of Things) appliances scattered around your house and the sometimes gross invasion of privacy they can provide for you. The IoC (Internet of Cars) has slowly emerged in recent years, and we might be heading into a genuinely...
The Most Powerful Non-Supercar Hybrids You Can Buy in 2023
3 Sep 2023, 23:42 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / It's no secret that the automotive industry has embarked on a transformative era this decade, where traditional ICE-powered vehicles are going the way of the dodo in favor of electron-sipping electric cars. The switch is already happening i...
Hypercar Ownership: Bugatti Chiron Maintenance Costs Detailed
18 Aug 2023, 12:59 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / High-net-worth people usually expect high-net-worth services and products, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that the most expensive cars on the planet require eye-watering bank accounts just for simple maintenance and servicing. With th...
Return of the ICE: Have EVs Peaked?
16 Aug 2023, 15:30 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The automotive industry has been electrified, quite literally, by the rise of electric vehicles. Over the past decade, these sleek and silent machines have zoomed onto the scene, promising a future of zero emissions and sustainable mobility. Ye...
The Most Spacious 7-Seat SUVs in the U.S. to Buy in 2023
5 Aug 2023, 15:20 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In recent years, 7-seat SUVs have gained immense popularity among American families, and it's not hard to see why. These versatile vehicles balance ample seating capacity and the practicality required for daily family life. With a growing numb...
The Coolest Supercars of the 1980s You Could Actually Buy
21 Jul 2023, 23:12 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Some say that the 1980s were a decade defined by bold fashion, iconic music, and an undeniable sense of optimism, especially toward the end of the Cold War. But for supercar enthusiasts, the 1980s hold an extraordinary place in their hearts. It...
The Coolest Supercars of the 1990s You Could Actually Buy
9 Jul 2023, 21:31 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The 1990s witnessed the birth of a cornucopia of automotive legends, with the usual suspects being carmakers like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche, which all dominated the scene. With that in mind, the "post-Cold War decade" period w...
2025 Audi A6 e-tron Expectations: Tesla Killer or Tesla Fighter?
6 Jul 2023, 17:16 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Over the years, the focus of car news outlets has shifted from discussing "Tesla killers" to "Tesla fighters," indicating the progress made by German automakers in the electric vehicle realm. In line with other German carmake...