Gabriel Nica
7,693 ARTICLES
Personal motto:
"You finally save up enough for your dream car and you get fired"
Fast forwarding to the 21st century, his passion became his life when he was adopted by the autoevolution team. Now he finally got to do what he liked, and bring joy to others as well while writing about the passion that's been radioactively infused into his DNA.
Tips on Buying a BMW E36 3 Series
15 Jul 2013, 12:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The follow-up to the iconic BMW E30 3 Series was the E36 model, a car that was and still is very underestimated. The E36, especially the coupe, was a nimble, agile car and, in the M3 guise, killed in most racing competitions and is still dominating...
BMW's Tower and Museum in Munich Celebrate 40 Years of Existence
15 Jul 2013, 12:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It was May 18 1973 when BMW moved into the new BMW Group Headquarters building in Munich and since then, in its 40 years of existence, the buildings became icons of architectural history and a permanent addition to the city's skyline. The o...
How to Remove the Side Vents on a BMW E60 M5
15 Jul 2013, 11:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / No matter why you want to remove the side vents on your BMW E60 M5, we're here to help you out, as usual. Maybe you want to cover those vents up (not really recommended) or maybe one was damaged and you have to replace both of them, maybe y...
Top 5 European Cars That Never Made it to Canada Include 2 BMWs
15 Jul 2013, 11:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Brendan McAleer, an editor for Autos.ca found himself stunned at the 2014 Audi A4 launch in Hungary, when he couldn't drive some beautiful cars that were put on display and that might never make it in Canada, as they were intended. Canadian...
2014 MINI Cooper Rumored to Debut at LA Auto Show
15 Jul 2013, 09:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Unfortunately for MINI, the spy photographers already caught their Cooper S model pretty much undisguised, causing them to publish an upset press release, accusing the entire automotive world of lack of sentiments. The aftermath of that accident...
BMWs Join Red Bull in Lebanon Drift Racing Event
15 Jul 2013, 09:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMWs are part of any drifting event, especially heavily modified E30s. When the guys from Red Bull join in the party, things are sure to get exciting. It seems like they are now organizing a drift championship in the Middle East, in a daring att...
BMW Drivers Talk About the Norisring Race
15 Jul 2013, 08:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It was a pretty disappointing race in the 2013 DTM Championship for Bruno Spengler and his BMW teammates. The Canadian started out second on the grid and ended up finishing sixth so he was rightfully disappointed. Matin Tomczyk was forced to aba...
BMW F10 535d LCI Shows Up on BMWUSA.com
15 Jul 2013, 08:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Right around the same time as the 3 Series GT configurator went live on BMWUSA.com, another interesting car was introduced on the website, to be customized the way you like: the LCI 5 Series, in diesel guise. The new diesel (for the US market) i...
Four BMW Drivers Win Valuable Points at Norisring
15 Jul 2013, 07:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After quite a long pause, the DTM Championship resumed this weekend on the city-circuit of Norisring, in temperatures soaring over 30 degrees Celsius. At the end of the race, four out of the top 10 spots were occupied by BMW drivers, respectivel...
BMW-Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe Concept Shows Up at Goodwood
14 Jul 2013, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since this year the Goodwood Festival of Speed is celebrating its 20th edition, BMW decided to honor the event with some of its rarest cars and concepts. In addition to the BMW M1 Procar and the Brabham BMW BT52 Formula 1 car, the Bavarian company ...
Deep Sea Blue BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe Rides on 22” Wheels
14 Jul 2013, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe was already declared the most beautiful car in the BMW current line-up, it’s hard to add something to it without taking away some of its grace. However, sometimes, some experiments do work. The guys from...
BMW 3 Series GT Configurator Is Live on BMWUSA.com
14 Jul 2013, 10:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Ladies and gentlemen, the moment you’ve been waiting for is here: the BMW 3 Series GT configurator went live on the BMWUSA.com website. After much anticipation and a lot of nerve-racking rumors, you can finally build your own GT on the compan...
Sumo Power BMW E46 M3 GTR Was Built for EA Games
13 Jul 2013, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Back in 2005, Electronic Arts (EA) was preparing to launch a new game from the famous Need for Speed franchise: Most Wanted. It was one of the best games of the series and one of the most loved. For that event they asked Sumo Power to prepare a ...
BMW i3 Review by Chris Harris
13 Jul 2013, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Most major publications already published their opinions of the all-new all-electric vehicle from BMW, the i3. It was only normal that Chris Harris published one too, at one point, being one of the most respected people in the business. His 10 m...
G-Power BMW M6 With KKS Exhaust Will Raise the Dead
13 Jul 2013, 06:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Weeze Airport Spring Event that took place back in April, brought together some of the best BMWs in Europe for a couple of days of fun on a long airport strip. Amongst them were two BMW M6s, an E63 Coupe and an E64 Cabrio. These two made eve...
BMW M3 Presents: Chinese Redhead. Or Is it the Other Way Around?
12 Jul 2013, 15:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Yesterday we showed you an enticing photo gallery featuring a tricked out MINI Cooper Clubman with a hot girl on the bonnet, inside the car, on the trunk, almost everywhere. The guys that prepped that MINI also did an E92 M3 and you could spot i...
Frozen Grey BMW M5 Reminds Us of Game of Thrones
12 Jul 2013, 15:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Game of Thrones madness took over the world, especially after the famous "Red Wedding" episode that made thousand of people shout in despair and disbelief. Being so much into the automotive industry, one cannot help himself wonder ...
Hugo Silva Designs Presents Red and Black E93 M3
12 Jul 2013, 15:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since 2006, Hugo Silva has been rendering potential cars and tuning possibilities for all models and makes around the world. One of his latest projects is a beautiful BMW E92 M3. The car he rendered is wearing a Liberty Walk LB Performance wide ...
BMW E63 M6 Brake Caliper Painting DIY
12 Jul 2013, 14:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / One of the easiest ways to make your car look special is by painting the brake calipers. Usually, big manufacturers paint these parts in certain colors to emphasize their high-performance character. For example, Brembo usually paints the brake c...
Want a Friend for Life? How About a MINI?
12 Jul 2013, 14:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The MINI NOT NORMAL campaign is definitely one of the most innovative we've seen in a long while. Their spots are hilarious most of the time and really capture the feeling of driving and owning a MINI. Their latest addition to the pile of v...