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.
Watch a BMW F10 M5 Do the 1/4 Mile in 12 Seconds
2 Jul 2013, 09:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from Dragtimes are definitely avid high-performance cars fans and their videos stand as a vivid testimony. Just browsing through their videos you'll see some of the world's fastest cars. Their latest release features a 650 HP ...
BMW Renting EVs in Beijing and Shenzen for $684 a Month
2 Jul 2013, 09:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This month, BMW China started a new project, aiming at making the Chinese people realize the benefits an Electric Vehicle brings, and how they work. Fifteen lucky users in the city of Shenzen got the keys to some of BMW's ActiveE 1 Series m...
How Not to Change the Oil on your MINI
2 Jul 2013, 08:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We get it, ok? Changing the oil on your car might be a bit of a headache, especially when you have no technical skills or knowledge whatsoever. However, looking around the internet will turn up a lot of easy DIYs like the ones we have on our blog. ...
Extremely Tuned BMW E90 335i Hails from EAS
2 Jul 2013, 08:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When talking about tuned 335is it doesn't get more extreme than this. Actually, excepting the amazing N54 engine, this 2008 E90 is almost a complete M3. The owner went trough a lot of trouble, time and money to make this car a true unique p...
BMW 4 Series Concept Corona Rings Available for F30/E9x 3 Series
2 Jul 2013, 08:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When BMW unveiled their concept on the 4 Series everyone was enthralled. The concept was beautiful and the production car it inspired is just the same. The F32 4 Series Coupe unfortunately didn't carry over the hexagonal-like corona rings t...
BMW Will Unveil the i3 on July 29
1 Jul 2013, 16:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / With a daring spot, featuring people of all kinds and ages, BMW decided to announce that it will be unveiling the highly-anticipated BMW i3 this month, on the 29th. Followed by the tag-line "It's time to learn a new german word: Verfre...
2014 MINI Cooper S 'Accidentally' Unveiled
1 Jul 2013, 16:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Just like it happened with the BMW F32 4 Series Coupe, in a strange coincidence, the upcoming Mk3 MINI Cooper S was also caught off-guard, months before its official release. This time though, more than one model was caught on film, as company o...
TAG Motorsports Gets Down to Business With F30 3 Series
1 Jul 2013, 15:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The first time I heard about the guys from TAG Motorsports and their impressive work was related to a beautiful BMW E30 M3. A red one that you surely remember. The work they did on that car will forever remain stuck in my mind just as that car. ...
Is This BMW E28 535i Worth $5,000?
1 Jul 2013, 15:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Recently there's been a growing trend around the US. People are buying vintage (or at least really old) cars to sell them later on as classics. That's fine by us, more beautiful cars salvaged from the scrapheap. However, you have to be...
AC Schnitzer's M6 Gran Coupe in More Detail
1 Jul 2013, 15:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Currently underway in Germany, the 2013 Bimmerfest is now the home of the new AC Schnitzer M6 Gran Coupe, a car that blew our mind when we saw what it did to a dyno track. Recording a whopping 665 HP and 884 Nm (652 lb-ft) of torque, everyone wa...
Must Hear: BMW E46 M3 CSL in Poland
1 Jul 2013, 14:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After witnessing what stupidity and too much power on the rear tires can do to you and the people around you in an earlier report concerning a Koenigsegg CCR, it's time to see a responsible driver at work. Supercar spotter BerlinTomek filme...
Manual BMW M6 Gran Coupe Will Reach 60 MPH in 3.9 Seconds
1 Jul 2013, 14:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Usually, we're showing all the test drives out there for specific cars, so that you can have your pick and decide which one is best for your needs, in case you want a BMW. This time though, we're telling you about a test-drive before it w...
Check Out Manhart Racing's BMW MH3 V8 R Biturbo on the Ring
1 Jul 2013, 13:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Engine swaps on BMWs are pretty usual, especially when it comes to older models. However, when discussing newer ones, it's a whole different thing. The E92 M3 is the last coupe version of the 3 Series ever to wear the M badge. Furthermore, ...
How to Install BMW CSL SMG Software in your Standard M3
1 Jul 2013, 12:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When BMW announced the CSL version of the E46 M3, the changes they claimed the lighter car had were obvious and led even Jeremy Clarkson went out and bought one, it was that good. However, what BMW didn't say but the BMW community quickly r...
BMW Z4 Is a Panda's Car in China
1 Jul 2013, 12:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Never heard of a panda owning a car? Well, you have now. Some say (the Top Gear way) that this car was born out of a BMW Z4 mating with a Zebra, some say it's just the absolute worst choice in patterns of a Chinese owner, all we know is that t...
The Evolution of Gearboxes: 5 Systems Analyzed by auto motor und sport
1 Jul 2013, 11:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A while back good automatic gearboxes were available only on luxurious cars with price tags way beyond regular people's pockets. Most people were bound to get manual ones or pay a lot for the ones that allowed you to be more relaxed. These ...
Jeremy Clarkson: the new BMW 4 Series "Looks Absolutely Fantastic"
1 Jul 2013, 11:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Spoiler Alert! We thought starting out this way would be best, in case you want to watch the Season Premiere episode of Top Gear (Season 20). Yeah, they're back and with a vengeance (as Bruce Willis would say). The first episode in the seri...
Lumma CLR 6 M Resurfaces
1 Jul 2013, 09:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It was 2012 when German tuner Lumma Design announced that it will be releasing a version of BMW's M6, with a more aggressive design and enhanced capabilities. They created more than just a bodykit for the fastest car BMW is currently making...
Classic BMW E28 5 Series Seems Frozen in Time
1 Jul 2013, 09:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Indonesian car culture is rapidly growing and becoming more and more known worldwide. Cars like the one we're showing you today made great contributions to these factors and it's easy to see how and why. The E28 5 Series was at the...
900 HP MINI 'No Limit' Finishes on Podium at Pikes Peak
1 Jul 2013, 09:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / French driver Jean Philippe Dayraut finished 3rd at Pikes Peak this weekend in a race where everyone looked at what Sebastien Loeb managed to achieve, destroying the times recorded previously and starting he's own 8 minute club. The 900 HP ...