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.
Apple Carplay on Course to Become Actual Infotainment System
7 Oct 2021, 18:28 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Launched over 7 years ago, Apple CarPlay has since become one of the two main phone to-car interfaces to be used by all major carmakers, alongside Android Auto. Essentially transforming a vehicle’s infotainment system into a controller fo...
2023 Aston Martin DBX S Sounds Like a Messerschmitt-Powered Spitfire
30 Sep 2021, 15:59 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Aston Martin’s first ever SUV didn’t quite receive the accolades its maker was hoping for, despite the model receiving the most generous investments in Aston’s history, including the creation of an all-new assembly plant specifica...
2023 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Is Both the End of an Era and a Game-Changer
26 Sep 2021, 17:56 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / As most of you are probably well aware, the era of naturally aspirated engines is pretty much dead and buried, and internal combustion technology itself isn’t feeling too well either. Apart from a handful of large-scale carmakers, such as...
Mercedes-Benz Joining Stellantis in Battery Manufacturing Spells Bad News for Tesla
25 Sep 2021, 14:37 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The German and French automotive industries have almost always been rivals, but in recent years they have been become even better friends. Things like Daimler’s continuing cahoots with Renault regarding technology or the PSA Group buyout ...
World’s Largest Formula 1 LEGO Car Has Half a Million Bricks
24 Sep 2021, 13:45 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Although there are many plastic brick toy makers out there nowadays, not a single one can shake a stick at the original, LEGO, which has been popularizing this building material since 1947. There are houses, animals, plants and even vehicles th...
Alpine and Lotus Collaboration to Spawn Next-Level Sports Cars
22 Sep 2021, 15:10 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Lotus Cars took everyone by storm earlier this week, when it announced the first technical details of its upcoming chassis technology that will underpin at least three future electric models. It should be noted that these three cars have nothin...
680-Horsepower Mercedes-AMG EQE 53 Prototype Begins Public Testing
20 Sep 2021, 15:25 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / We live in a fast-changing world, so it was only a matter of time until Mercedes-AMG would jump on the all-electric bandwagon, despite the in-house Mercedes tuner being known almost exclusively for big and brawny V8s until not so long ago. Affa...
Why a Tesla Model X and a Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Can Make a Perfect Garage
19 Sep 2021, 18:49 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In the wise words of Mike Tyson, ‘everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth,’ and the following is sort of a ‘mea culpa’ story about theory and practice. Can a Tesla Model X and a Porsche Taycan Cross Turi...
Hardcore Toyota GR Yaris ‘GRMN’ Will be a Lightweight Two-Seater
17 Sep 2021, 09:57 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Toyota’s in-house motorsport skunkworks, Gazoo Racing, is up to no good lately, and the spy photos in the attached gallery are a perfect example of their upcoming shenanigans. Established in 2007, Gazoo Racing (GR) was initially a pet pro...
2022 Mercedes-AMG SL Loses Almost All Camouflage, it Looks Like an Arrow
16 Sep 2021, 13:48 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Most trees lose their foliage in the fall, and the seventh generation of the legendary SL roadster has decided to lose most of its camouflage at around the same time. Initially, the 2022 Mercedes-AMG SL was supposed to be unveiled earlier this ...
Lucid Air Officially Dethrones Tesla with up to 520-miles EPA Range
16 Sep 2021, 12:51 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The EPA numbers are in and it is finally official, the Lucid Air Dream Edition has received an official EPA rating of 520 miles (837 km) of range, making it the longest-range EV that has ever been rated by the organization. To put things into p...
2023 BMW M340i LCI Contradicts Rumors on the Nurburgring, Has New Mirrors
14 Sep 2021, 18:40 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A few days ago, we were blabbering about how BMW might choose to put its straight-six to sleep when it comes to the 3 Series G20 facelift that is expected to arrive in late 2022. Those rumors were based around the fact that the draconic Euro 7 ...
2023 Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Coupe Facelift Could Get More Power
14 Sep 2021, 18:03 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Launched less than two years ago, the Mercedes-AMG 53 version of the GLE Coupe is still far getting its first gray hairs, yet Mercedes has already started development for its mid-cycle facelift, which could be introduced as soon as the end of 2022....
2023 BMW 3 Series LCI Could No Longer Feature Six-Cylinder Engines
13 Sep 2021, 15:27 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / It’s no secret that BMW has been working on facelift for the 3 Series G20 for quite a while now, despite the fact that the model was originally unveiled less than three years ago. A lot of things have happened in the Bavarian lineup sinc...
Volkswagen’s Tesla Model 3 Rival Begins Public Testing With 435 Miles Range
9 Sep 2021, 16:12 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Compared to how Volkswagen was perceived by the world a little over half a decade ago, when the infamous Dieselgate emissions scandal was still fresh, the German carmaker is now rolling toward an entirely different direction. The switch from TD...
Autovia EV-21: World’s Ugliest Car Is a Virtual Mashup of the Best Current EVs
9 Sep 2021, 11:01 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / As per one of the most surprising and rather peculiar press releases we have read in recent months, a consortium of British car publishers has created a virtual mashup for what they believe is the best current EV on the market. Called the Autov...
2023 BMW 5 Series G60 Will Look Like a Modernized E60
9 Sep 2021, 08:24 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / BMW is currently on a revamping mission, which should see its entire range of cars being shaken up by all-new generations in just a few years. Image wise, the two most important cars from its traditional lineup are the 5 Series and the 7 Series...
2022 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Is the Quickest Ford Ever Offered in Europe
8 Sep 2021, 15:21 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A lot of people at least snickered when Ford decided to name its first purpose-built production EV after its most iconic model, the Mustang. Not only that, but the electric crossover also got the Mach moniker, albeit linked to the letter &lsquo...
Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4Matic Is Only a Taste, 1,000+ Horsepower Quad-Motor Version Inbound
6 Sep 2021, 19:31 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / A lot of people squinted when Mercedes-AMG decided to take the IAA 2021 motor show by storm with an all-electric sedan, especially one that is currently the heaviest passenger car with a three-pointed star. Jaws began to drop when the output of...
Long-Awaited Mercedes-AMG One Is Not Here Yet Because of Noise Regulations
6 Sep 2021, 18:44 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In recent years, most carmakers have indulged us by delivering the production versions of their funkiest concept cars in the maximum span of three years. For example, only 12 months passed between the reveal of the gorgeous Mercedes-AMG GT Conc...