Călin Iosif
96 ARTICLES
When he’s not balancing writing for autoevolution and working on his journalism degree, Călin busies himself with his latest pet project: building his very own “rally-spec” Dacia 1300!
1985 Toyota SR5 Pickup Is a Blast From the Past…or From the Future
10 Dec 2022, 14:57 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / I bet that the first thing that you think about when I say Back to the Future is a DeLorean DMC-12 going 88 miles per hour (142 kph) and hurdling into the future by exactly one minute with Einstein the dog inside. But that wasn’t the only coo...
BMW M Motorsport Gets Refreshed Roster for 2023 Season
9 Dec 2022, 16:43 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / BMW has been a prominent name in racing for a long time, competing in almost every racing category on the face of the planet, and now they are stepping their game up with some personnel and vehicle changes for the 2023 season. BMW’s racing...
This Ultra Rare 1987 Alpina B7 Turbo Is an Amazing Turbocharged Unicorn
8 Dec 2022, 07:58 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / BMW has been building cars for a whole century now, and along the way, they sprinkled the automotive world with some absolutely legendary creations. The E30 M3, the E60 M5, the 2002, and the list goes on and on, but some models stood above all. ...
Mercedes-Benz Opens The Company's First All-Electric Car Dealership in Japan
6 Dec 2022, 15:23 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / Mobility as we know it today is coming to an unavoidable end, with internal combustion engines being replaced slowly but surely by electrified and electric power setups. Almost every car manufacturer has already settled into the electric saddle or ...
1970 Dodge Charger "Solo" Is the Epitome of Restomod Muscle Cars
4 Dec 2022, 14:34 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / The Dodge Charger represents everything we love about the American car industry, offering big V8s, a lot of noise, and an unhealthy addiction to burnouts and quarter-mile street racing. Be it for the appearance in a plethora of movies or the perfor...
2024 Mustang Dark Horse Sketches Show Aggressive Design for Track-Focused Beast
3 Dec 2022, 15:21 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / The Ford Mustang cemented the American car culture into all of our petrol hearts. From the very first generation, launched in 1964, this pony car took over the masses, delivering great performance at affordable prices. After six generations of Must...
Refurbished 1994 Toyota Bandeirante Is What Raw Off-Roading Should Be About
2 Dec 2022, 08:31 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / When I say Toyota, the first thing that probably pops into your head is the sound of a 2JZ screaming from under the hood of a Supra, or a Land Cruiser tearing through off-road trails. The name Toyota Bandeirante doesn't ring any bells for the ...
2023 KTM Adventure 790 Revived, Might Be the Best Choice for Exploring on Two Wheels
1 Dec 2022, 15:21 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / Adventure riding is one of the best experiences one can have riding a bike. It's all about eating up the miles through any terrain that the vast unknown can throw at you. It is the pinnacle of getting out there, out of your comfort zone, and e...
This 1997 Porsche 911 Turbo Seems Like the Perfect Ride for an Every Car Enthusiast
1 Dec 2022, 08:46 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / The Porsche 911 Turbo is one of the most notorious names in automotive history. For almost half a decade, the Turbo set the benchmark for what a sports car can be. From the very first iteration, in the form of the infamous 930 Turbo, this fire-brea...
Velocity Restorations 1973 Ford Bronco Is the Perfect Summer Cruiser
28 Nov 2022, 16:23 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / The Ford Bronco is the epitome of summer fun and careless attitude. You physically can’t get behind the wheel of one of these small off-roaders and not smile like a kid on the first day of summer break. The Bronco was born at the hands of ...
2002 Porsche 911 GT3 RS/R Is a Racing Legend You Can Now Buy
27 Nov 2022, 15:22 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / Porsche needs no introduction. The legendary car maker built outstanding machines that reached driving perfection, leaving us all in awe with the superbly balanced chassis and screaming flat-6 engines that could drive you comfortably on any roads a...
1964 Lincoln Continental Restomod Gets Monstrous Engine and Loads of Modifications
26 Nov 2022, 15:44 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / The 1960s marked an amazing decade for the automotive industry, and American cars got their foot in the door big time with names like Mustang, C2 Corvette, Pontiac GTO, and the list goes on, and among these legends, we find the massive, earth shatt...
World of Tanks Gets Arnold Schwarzenegger and Milla Jovovich for Christmas
26 Nov 2022, 09:25 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / Winter is coming. You get cozy inside your warm home and you hop on your P.C. or your console or even your mobile device for a little gaming session. You have endless options, but one stands out - World of Tanks. So, while you sit there in your paj...
2003 Ferrari Enzo Comes With a Crazy Price, Fitting for a Crazy Car
26 Nov 2022, 08:54 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / When I say the word supercar, I’m almost certain that this will pop into your head: a low, wide, over-the-top-looking car that sounds like Cthulhu waking up and is fast enough to tear your face off. Well, no other manufacturer that took on th...
1963 Lincoln Continental "Black Beauty" Looks Best Topless
24 Nov 2022, 17:18 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / The 1960s marked the era of extravaganza, of glamor and big everything. Cars were no exception, and American vehicles especially captured the wave like no other. Among the many manufacturers that built cars in the ‘60s, some stood above al...
Cupra Born Gets the RAEBURN Treatment, Wrap Is Crazy!
24 Nov 2022, 14:15 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / The era of the internal combustion engines is slowly coming to an end. With that, each and every manufacturer has to adapt to the new alternative powerplants. Cupra, even with their crazy four-bangers, didn’t hesitate to jump on the electric ...