Location
Boca Raton, Florida
School
University of Florida
Expertise
Motorsports history, Tuning and modifications, Enthusiast communities
- Aakash is deeply invested in hands-on automotive storytelling, including taking a look under the hood of a 2002 Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 and discussing the rebuild of a BMW E92.
- Aakash has spent years attending enthusiast events, concours, and track days—using them as primary research environments rather than backdrops.
- Aakash has had the opportunity to meet and interview key figures across the automotive community, most notably AMMO NYC founder Larry Kosilla.
Experience
Aakash began his automotive journalism journey in 2019 when he launched Necessity Media as an independent storytelling project, featuring editorial pieces centered on enthusiast car culture and history. He later expanded his professional work as a contributor to The Porsche Club of America newsletter. Through his work with PCA, Aakash explored automotive heritage, design, and ownership culture for a national audience. Today, he hangs out at car meets with his university's car club, tinkering on his 955 Porsche Cayenne S and honing in on his writing to help audiences further appreciate car culture.
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Jalopnik Explains
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Costco's and Walmart's batteries are often priced around the same, so warranty coverage can make the difference in where you buy. Here's where details matter.
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Car Design
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Dodge has an interesting past with six-cylinder power — just not in the United States. Its new gas-powered Charger Sixpack has an ancestor Down Under.
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Jalopnik Explains
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Denmark's red LED streetlights save electricity, but that's not all they're trying to accomplish. They may make life better for a valuable animal species.
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Consumer Reports tests dozens of cars every year at its Auto Test Center, and they're not all created equal. These cars drew the most thumbs down in 2025.
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One of the selling points for the F-150 Lightning was its ability to serve as a backup generator. That wouldn't last forever, though. And it came with costs.
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Technology
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Mazda is most noted for its rotary engine, developed by Felix Wankel in Germany before World War II. But of all its rotary-powered cars, one stands out.
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The Boss 429 and 429 Super Cobra Jet were both vastly underrated for horsepower. But that similarity masked huge differences between the two.
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