Gabriel Nica
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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.
BMW Group Wins 19 Awards in the Automotive Brand Contest of 2013
27 Jun 2013, 07:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Held every year by the German Design Council, the Automotive Brand Contest rewards the companies that have an innovative approach on design features and combine the best looking attributes on the outside with the best feeling on the inside. This...
BMW F32 4 Series Coupe Commercial Debut
16 Jun 2013, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Back in March we showed you a complete gallery with the 4 Series Coupe undisguised. Back then we told you that those photos were taken whilst filming a commercial for the new BMW Series. Now, it’s time to watch that commercial. We fo...
BMW F32 4 Series Coupe: First Reactions
16 Jun 2013, 10:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from What Car UK had the opportunity to invite some of their most avid BMW fans and readers to their headquarters to share their impressions on the 4 Series Coupe even before it was officially unveiled. Friday, the day of the big ...
Watch a 630 HP BMW E92 M3 Go Round Magny-Cours
16 Jun 2013, 10:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A while back we showed you how fast an M3 reaches 280 km/h (175 mph) from a standstill. It was no ordinary M3, the guys from DM Performance turning its power output up to 630 HP thanks to a G-Power supercharger system. That clip was ...
BMW 4 Series Coupe Tech Specs
15 Jun 2013, 11:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After we saw exactly how it looks like, Harim Kabib explained what’s new and read about the pricing of the new 4 Series Coupe, it’s time to talk tech specs, to see exactly what we’re getting. The new Coupe is lighter than its p...
BMW F32 4 Series Coupe Starts at $41,125 in the US
15 Jun 2013, 11:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Along with the official launch of the new 4 Series Coupe, BMW also released the pricing for its 2 first models that will hit the US streets. Unlike Europe, where the 4er will be available with a diesel engine also, in the 420d version, t...
BMW F32 4 Series Design Explained by Karim Habib
15 Jun 2013, 10:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s finally here! Probably the most anticipated BMW release of the year, the 4 Series Coupe made its debut online last night and took everyone by surprise. The model that is supposed to replace the one of the most popular versions o...
BMW F32 4 Series Coupe Unveiled to the World
14 Jun 2013, 17:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Yes, it's official: BMW released a full photo shoot with its brand new 4 Series. The replacement car for the legendary 3 Series Coupe is here and it looks good! At first we thought the photos were just some new rendering done by some obscur...
G-Power's BMW M5 Wins Sport-Auto's Award for Best Sedan over €80,000
14 Jun 2013, 16:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from G-Power sure know how to make a good car. Their take on the F10 M5 just won Sport-Auto's award for best sedan over €80,000 ($106,000). Their version of the high-performance car has 725 HP and a lot of torque. That's ...
BMW E90 328i On Vossen CV7s Is an Apparition
14 Jun 2013, 16:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 'Clean Culture' is more and more popular not just inside the BMW community but in every automotive circle as well. And, after all, what is there not to like? Of course, some like the more modified cars, ones that are radical in bo...
Schwaben Folia Is Back with a Sapphire Blue Matte E89 Z4
14 Jun 2013, 15:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A beautiful car like the BMW E89 Z4 need no introduction. Amongst the BMW enthusiasts around the world, this car is ranked dangerously close to the 6 Series Gran Coupe in terms of beauty. It there was a competition amongst BMW cars in the curren...
BMW F13 M6 Features a Stunning Combination
14 Jun 2013, 15:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The record breaking M6 is not only powerful but also beautiful. The one the guys from iND took care of came out of BMW's assembly lines in a Silverstone grey paint job and some other optional features. Amongst those optional features you�...
MINI Countryman Assembled Locally in Malaysia
14 Jun 2013, 14:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Back in the 1980s MINI used to assemble its cars as far east as Malaysia, more exactly the British Leyland Mini Clubman, in Shah Alam, Selangor. Nowadays the British company's cars are assembled in Oxford, some parts in Austria and in the near...
Kelleners Sport Releases New Exhaust for BMW F30 330d
14 Jun 2013, 14:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The new F30 3 Series is a wonderful machine. Probably the best thing about it are the new engines and their unparalleled level of performance whilst also keeping the fuel consumption and CO2 emission levels in control. One of these is the 330d. ...
Citroen's New DS2 Aims at MINI's Customers
14 Jun 2013, 13:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / According to recent rumors, Citroen plans to release a new model in the DS line-up, called DS2. This new car would be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show next year. The DS2 will be a 5-door hatch based on the Peugeot 208. Yeah, we found it peculiar...
BMW 750Li Makes the CNET on Cars' Top 5 2013 List
14 Jun 2013, 13:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Almost 6 months have passed of this year and CNET on Cars' editor, Brian Cooley, already has some favorites out of the bunch of cars that he tested so he put together a top 5 to share his thoughts with us. Every car on this list is impressi...
BMW X4 Concept Available for Everyone at BMW Welt
14 Jun 2013, 12:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The world premiere of the upcoming BMW X4 took place at the Shanghai Auto Show in April. Back then, the whole world gathered around to see the new Sports Activity Coupe from BMW. After they invented the SAC segment with the X6, the Bavarian comp...
BMW F10 5 Series Rides Low on Vossens in China
14 Jun 2013, 11:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Every time the guys from Vossen put together a really incredible car they send it out in the world with an amazing video. This time, the video was shot in China and it is breathtaking, as usual. The main star of this feature is a BMW F10 5 Serie...
This BMW F10 M5 Is a Sharp Beast
14 Jun 2013, 11:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / iND Distribution did some of the best cars we've ever seen. Their merit however, is equally shared with the owners of each car for allowing such massive modifications to be done to their cars. One forum member went to them for a simple OEM ...
BMW E60 M5 on Vossens Is Still Beautiful
14 Jun 2013, 09:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It seems like yesterday BMW was still making the E60 M5 and the world was divided on whether to love it or hate it. Now, most of us agree that the E60 is a special car in the line of M5s the German company ever made. It's not just the famou...