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.
Love Story of a Man and His M3 Is Better than Twilight
14 Jun 2013, 09:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Once upon a time there was a teenager that loved cars. He loved them so much that all he ever wanted to do was drive. One day, whilst visiting one of his friend's he had the chance to glance over a BMW E30 M3. That was all it took. Gabor Me...
BMW 1M Coupe Spotted in China
14 Jun 2013, 09:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It's not a secret anymore: we're probably the biggest fans of the 1M Coupe you'll ever encounter. That's why every time we see one our heart skips a beat and we have to share it with you. Seeing one in China is even a rarer t...
MINI Countryman ALL4 on the Podium of the 2013 "Off Road Award"
14 Jun 2013, 08:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Off Road Magazine held its annual pole about the best 4x4 cars in the world for 2013 and the podium of the subcompact SUV category was surprising to say the least. MINI Countryman ALL4 climbed to the second place thanks to the voters, reconfirmi...
BMW Sales in China Grew by 15% in May
14 Jun 2013, 08:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It's June and BMW published its sales numbers for both the previous month and the first 5 of the year. Up until now, the projections that the group's CEO made have all come true. Worldwide, BMW sales grew by 7.8 percent whilst some mar...
2013 BMW M6 Gran Coupe Test Drive by Left Lane News
14 Jun 2013, 08:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW USA launched the M6 Gran Coupe as it was supposed to, on a race track. Most of the major publications in the US were invited to the event, amongst them being the guys from Left Lane News. Writing a test drive about the M6 Gran Coupe seems ea...
BMW E46 3 Series AC System Recharge DIY
13 Jun 2013, 17:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Summer is here and most of us will start using the AC on a daily basis to protect ourselves from the scorching heat outside (at least that's the case in most of the US). However, after a long winter, you might be surprised to find out that you...
Alpine White BMW F10 520d Rides Clean on HRE Wheels
13 Jun 2013, 17:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / HRE are constantly pushing the boundary on forged wheels. Their products are getting more and more popular amongst the BMW community, being even featured in one of Jay Leno's episodes on Youtube. The owner of this Alpine White 5er knew that...
Who Said BMWs and Porsches Don't Get Along?
13 Jun 2013, 15:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Talking about true passion for a car is easy. What's harder is actually doing something with passion. The E36 3 Series never got the recognition it deserved. Most people said it felt cheap, that it wasn't no replacement for the E30, t...
BMW F12 650i Convertible Is Golden in China
13 Jun 2013, 15:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Out of the plethora of weird BMWs we've seen in China so far some were just a step away from being considered relatively normal or even tasteful. It's kinda the same as in the case of the thin line between courage and madness. This tim...
BMW E60 M5 Steering Angle Sensor Fix DIY
13 Jun 2013, 15:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A common problem you'll probably deal with on your E60 M5 is the so called SZL failure. That stands for 'steering angle sensor' and when you'll encounter it it will manifest itself quite obviously. What will happen is after s...
Frozen Blue MINI Cooper S Says Hello from Dubai
13 Jun 2013, 14:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We're used to seeing only hypercars on the streets of Dubai or any other city of the United Arab Emirates (the police have a Veyron and other supercars in their garage after all) so what we're about to show you might be surprising. The...
Two BMW Models Make Edmunds Top 10 Cars the US Doesn't Get
13 Jun 2013, 14:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from Edmunds.com have become a respected group over the years, publishing valuable judgements of the automotive industry. Recently, they put together a top of the 10 most desirable cars that are currently unavailable in the US. Out of t...
2013 MINI JCW GP in Detail
13 Jun 2013, 13:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / As part of their new program, Up Close and Personal, Car and Driver filmed a spot of the limited-edition MINI John Cooper Works GP after delighting us with one about the E92 M3 Lime Rock Park Edition. The JCW GP MINI is the fastest model you can...
BMW M135i and Audi S3 Compete to Win a Playmate's Heart
13 Jun 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Doreen Seidel was Germany's Playmate of the Year in 2008 and later discovered her passion for fast cars. She's even competing in the ADAC Chevrolet Cup so you can say she loves her fast cars. The guys from Grip Magazine were asked to s...
BMW Group Donates €1.5 Million for Flood Victims
13 Jun 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Germany and the better part of Central Europe has been struggling with massive floods these last few days. The damages in insurance claims only reached €3 billion ($4 billion) and the number is expected to grow. In the light of the new situ...
Three BMW Models Voted Sportiest Cars of 2013
13 Jun 2013, 11:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Yesterday, BMW received 3 new awards for at the Kunstmuseum in Stuttgart, from German magazine Sport Auto. The M550d xDrive, BMW F30 335i and E92 335i models won various categories in an annual poll held since 1980. The most powerful diesel engi...
Matte Yellow BMW 1M Coupe Makes Valencia Orange Look Old
13 Jun 2013, 11:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It was 2010 when BMW announced the M variant of the 1 Series Coupe. Everyone watched it on Youtube and official press releases and the world almost lost its mind over it. Three years later, the car is no longer in production and only 6,331 of th...
Schmidt Revolution Introduces BMW 335i Performance Edition
13 Jun 2013, 11:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Yeah, you probably never heard of Schmidt Revolution. That's ok, we'll go hipster this time, showing you a company that is now world-renowned but does good work for your BMW. Their latest target was an F30 335i that was tuned out of hi...
Maintenance Tips for BMW's Leather Interiors
13 Jun 2013, 09:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / You got that new BMW M5 with leather upholstery and it looks amazing. You simply can't stop staring when you're picking up your car. It looks so much better than in the photos and now, it's yours! That's a feeling everyone sh...
100,000 People Are Waiting for a BMW i3 Test Drive
13 Jun 2013, 08:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / According to BMW official, Ian Robertson, the upcoming i3, BMW's all-electric city-car is a success even before being officially unveiled. How come? Well, the Chief of BMW Sales said that the company has approximately 100,000 reservations w...