Alex Oagana
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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.
2025 Audi Q6 e-tron Is a Porsche in Disguise, But Is it a Winning Bet? (Spy Video)
3 Jul 2023, 15:20 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Audi has been strongly emphasizing work on its upcoming e-tron series, intending to electrify its entire model range by 2033. As part of this electric shift, every model in Audi's traditional lineup will have an electric counterpart, event...
2025 Aston Martin Vantage: Revolution Camouflaged as Evolution
30 Jun 2023, 13:42 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Anticipation builds as Aston Martin's smallest model prepares for a momentous transformation in 2024, with more power and better handling expected to be part of the revamped package. The forthcoming 2025 Aston Martin Vantage, hailed for its...
2025 BMW M5 G90: Quickest BMW Ever Coming With More Power, More Weight, and Less Sound
27 Jun 2023, 14:40 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In the realm of powerful executive sedans, some machines stand head and shoulders above the rest. The forthcoming 2025 BMW M5 G90 will undoubtedly be one such machine, a true marvel of engineering and performance. Because the automotive world h...
Nurburgring Slayer: Porsche's Electric Hypercar Revolution Foreshadowed by the Mission X
23 Jun 2023, 19:26 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / One of the quickest and most successful racing cars of the first quarter of the 21st century, Porsche's 919 Hybrid won the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race no less than three times in a row. To honor that achievement, an 'E...
Top Mercedes-AMG G 63 Competitors: These V8 Off-roaders Might Be Even Better
21 Jun 2023, 12:20 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The Mercedes-AMG G 63 is an extraordinary machine that encapsulates the essence of a bygone era, all while embracing the technology and performance demands of the modern world. Behind its boxy silhouette lies a tale of courage and a pursuit of exce...
Top Porsche 911 Competitors: Cars That Might Be Even Better if You're Open to Alternatives
17 Jun 2023, 13:13 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Whether you are a Porsche fan or not, you have to agree that the 911 has never stopped challenging the status quo. As a long-time Porsche 911 enthusiast, I can't help but marvel at the rich history and the sheer driving pleasure that thes...
These Are the Best "True" GT Cars You Can Buy in 2023
15 Jun 2023, 14:13 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / GT cars, or Grand Touring cars, have always held a special place in the hearts of driving enthusiasts. These cars are designed to be fast, powerful, and comfortable, capable of quickly covering long distances while delivering impressive performance...
The Most Expensive Cars in the World (That You Could Theoretically Buy in 2023)
12 Jun 2023, 17:03 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Auction houses, art collectors, and scalpers worldwide have entirely destroyed the 'expensive cars' market, but that doesn't mean vehicles now worth millions had that high of an MSRP at the factory gate, as it were. With that in m...
Opinion: Why the Mercedes-Benz G-Class Loses Against the Land Rover Defender
3 Jun 2023, 13:44 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Without question, the Land Rover Defender and the Mercedes-Benz G-Class are two of the most iconic and capable off-road vehicles ever made. The two off-roaders battle for a similar slice of the market, going nearly head-to-head despite a conside...
Best Family SUVs You Can Buy in the U.S. in 2023
31 May 2023, 18:42 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Did you know? In the past two decades, the classic "chicken and egg" problem of family cars has been resolved by SUVs: these vehicles didn't appear before families required transportation, nor did families that like to travel togethe...
Most Affordable RWD Sports Cars You Can Buy in 2023
26 May 2023, 16:35 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / We live in an interesting age. The baton is being passed in the sports car industry, which is both a blessing and a curse, depending on your perspective. Gone are the days when you could walk to the nearest car dealership of almost any brand, and c...
Best Family SUVs You Can Buy Anywhere in 2023
24 May 2023, 17:57 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Slowly but surely, the long-lasting market share dominance of station wagons and minivans as family vehicles has been beaten to a pulp by the advent of the mighty SUV. Gone are the days when people would fill their driveways or garages with a ...
Auto Evolution: 2003 Porsche Cayenne vs 2024 Porsche Cayenne – The End of the ICE Age
10 May 2023, 15:19 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The 1990s were a volatile period for luxury and sports car makers, and Porsche was among the most vulnerable to the recession that took place in the early part of the decade. It is easy to take Porsche’s current success for granted and fo...
Mercedes-Benz Is Missing an AMG Icon, and It's a Van
16 Oct 2022, 11:09 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Unveiled back in 2014 in its current form, the Mercedes-Benz V-Class shouldn’t be perceived as a vehicle synonymous with excess or antithetical qualities, yet it sometimes is. Most people see it as a more luxurious, passenger version of a...
2023 BMW 3.0 CSL Redux Is a 600-HP Missile That Harks Back to the Disco Era
29 Jun 2022, 17:05 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / This year is a mighty special one for BMW, as its M sub-brand has been gearing up for its 50th anniversary with a ton of surprises, some of which are yet to be revealed. We finally have the first BMW M3 Touring in history, while the M4 CSL shou...
2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Strips Camo Before Imminent Reveal
23 Jun 2022, 10:02 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Almost 20 years have passed since the very first sighting of the GT3 RS badge on a production 911, and Porsche has definitely kept its GT3 stock low, with only three generations built until now, in limited numbers. Adding both the facelifts and...
2023 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 Is Almost Here With More Power but Half the Cylinders
21 Jun 2022, 10:22 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Since direct rivals such as the BMW X3 M, Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio or the Porsche Macan Turbo S have never given their customers the pleasure of trying to harness the power of more than six cylinders, the Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 is in a class of...
Monster-Hybrid Mercedes-AMG GT E-Performance Begins Public Testing
14 May 2022, 13:39 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Unveiled in 2014, the Mercedes-AMG GT is getting a little long in the tooth, especially since the platform it uses is actually even older, harking back to the SLS AMG, launched back in 2010. Despite being that old, the aluminum spaceframe solut...
Watch a 2023 BMW XM Prototype Torture Its Tires on the Nurburgring
12 May 2022, 09:23 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Arguably, it’s not the name that will divide BMW fans once an all-new member of the carmaker’s SUV/SAV family gets revealed later this year, but its controversial exterior design. We say this because Europeans will probably remember...
Porsche 911 2.7 R Engine Becomes Coffee Table Instead of Going to the Junkyard
9 May 2022, 17:35 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Over the years, Porsche 911s have become famous for a lot of things, but one of the pre-requisites for a true Neunelfer has always been a flat-six engine, with the older air-cooled Boxers being the most revered by purists. So it happens that so...