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.
Software Malfunction Causes Parts Mayhem at BMW
8 Jul 2013, 15:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW is currently undergoing a software update in its dealerships and due to some malfunctions, a lot of these reported massive delays in fixing cars that came in for random checks. According to Atomobilswoche, 1,200 BMWs are currently waiting at...
Spyshots: LCI LWB BMW F10 5 Series Caught Undisguised in China
8 Jul 2013, 14:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The LCI BMW F10 5 Series was already launched a while back and we know what's new by now. However, in China things are a little different, as the Chinese people have a tendency to prefer longer cars. It's the same with the 5 Series too...
Sharpie's BMW M5 Plays a Shadow Game
8 Jul 2013, 14:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Remember a while back we showed you a 'Sharp BMW F10 M5' ? It belonged to one guy that likes to call himself Sharpie and is an avid forum member. He's got such a passion for his car that he'll never stop working on it. Now he...
BMW's Heads-Up Display Sales on the Rise
8 Jul 2013, 14:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A recent inquiry in the field of HUD technology by the Detroit News showed that the miraculous system is getting more and more popular amongst motorists. According to them, in a couple of years almost 10% of the cars will be fitted with the syst...
BMW E30 Meet Video Will Give You Goosebumps
8 Jul 2013, 13:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For a while now, the European BMW E30 community had a meeting place in the little town of Rakkestad, Norway. There, they have the chance to drive their incredible Bimmers on the Rudskogen Motorsenter, an race circuit opened in 1990. Not only thi...
2013 BMW X6 M Review by TTAC
8 Jul 2013, 13:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Ever since Mercedes-Benz released their all-wheel-drive E63 AMG everyone started wondering why BMW didn't do the same with the M5. It's easy: the M5 always was and will forever be rear-wheel-drive. It's not just an issue of pride ...
Hot Blonde Gets the Ride of Her Life in a BMW M5
8 Jul 2013, 12:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from Turner Motorsport are not known only as the number 1 source of high performance parts but also for the beautiful girls they have around at every show they attend, the so-called Turner Girls. BMWs and beautiful girls go hand in hand...
BMW F10 M5 Rear Painter Reflector Install/Replacement DIY
8 Jul 2013, 11:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW F10 M5 comes fitted with reflectors in the rear bumper. However, some people dread them because they stand out too much and want to get rid of them by any means necessary. One way is to replace them with painted ones, in the same (or eve...
Spyshots: 2016 BMW 5 Series Touring Rolls into View
8 Jul 2013, 11:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW just released the LCI version of the F10 5 Series so we shouldn't expect a new model for up to 3 years. However, that doesn't mean BMW is not already testing the new model. Our most recent spyshots seem to suggest they didn't ...
The Netherlands Is Getting Ready to Receive BMW's all-electric i3
8 Jul 2013, 09:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since BMW is going to release its first all-electric city-car this year and a lot of other companies already have hybrids on the European market, the Netherlands decided to encourage the usage of such cars and develop a fast-charging infrastructure...
JMS Prepped BMW F10 5 Series Has Minor Modifications
8 Jul 2013, 09:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Everybody want to call themselves a tuner these days. However, we think that the word is too easily used. After doing some work on a 1 Series and a 3 Series, the guys from JMS Tuning did another custom car, this time it was an F10 5 Series. As w...
BMW Z4 GTE Wins Michelin Green X Challenge Award at Pikes Peak
8 Jul 2013, 09:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Following the victory of BMW Team RLL at Pikes Peak this weekend, the numbers 56 BMW Z4 GTE also went home with the Michelin Green X Challenge Award. The Michelin Green X Challenge is an award honoring the P1 and GT teams that are the cleanest, ...
BMW Team RLL Wins at Lime Rock Park
8 Jul 2013, 08:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Dirk Müller and John Edwards, driving the No. 56 BMW Z4 GTE, won today’s American Le Mans Series Northeast Grand Prix from the pole position. The win increases Müller’s lead in the GT driver point standings and moves BMW to wi...
BMW F10 5 Series Door Handle Removal/Replacement DIY
8 Jul 2013, 08:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Some people don't like chrome. They just don't! On the other hand, some people like it and this poses a problem. When you're buying a brand new F10 5 Series you can choose they way it will look and everything else about it. ...
Tesla Model S Chases Prototype BMW i8
8 Jul 2013, 07:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Some guys just don't know how lucky they are. Take, for example, YouTube user WerdeElectroDriver. Driving along with his buddies in his Tesla Model S they had the amazing chance to run up on a BMW i8 testing on the freeway. Not only this is...
Kelleners Sport Presents M Sport BMW F30 3 Series
7 Jul 2013, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For some, Kelleners Sport might be a new tuning company but that doesn't mean they are. That also doesn't mean they are bad at what they do. Their latest release is a tuning program for the F30 3 Series with the M Sport package. Their ...
BMW E92 M3 With Butterfly Doors Hails from… China
7 Jul 2013, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After so much pain and struggles we finally found a BMW that isn't that bad, in China. This one is actually 'off the hook' how a rapper would put it. Hailing from Beijing, the E92 M3 was more than tuned, it was almost turned into ...
BMW F10 5 Series Wins AE's Best Executive Car Award for Second Time
7 Jul 2013, 06:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It was a generous year for BMW. The 2013 Auto Express Awards brought them a lot of new awards. After the 3 Series won the prize for Best Compact Executive Car, it was the 5er's turn to be recognized. The F10 5 Series won the award for Best ...
BMW 3 Series Wins Best Compact Executive Car Award for the Fifth Time
6 Jul 2013, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The F30 3 Series Sedan took home the award for Best Compact Executive Car for the fifth consecutive time at the 2013 Auto Express Car Honours. The main attributes that helped the car reach this benchmark were its dynamism, value for money and runni...
Nicollette Sheridan Drives an Old BMW 7 Series
6 Jul 2013, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / You wouldn't take Desperate Housewives's Nicollette Sheridan as a car connoisseur but her taste in the matter says otherwise. She was recently spotted getting behind the wheel of an older BMW 7 Series. The car she drives is a BMW E65 7...