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.
BMW E21 3 Series Drifts with 860 WHP
6 Jun 2013, 13:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Having a BMW surely means you have enough power to go around. Even the first models were powerful enough to shame their rivals but nowadays things seem to be going out of control. One E21 3 Series owner thought that the stock engine wasn't ...
BMW F30 3 Series Short Throw Clutch Install DIY
6 Jun 2013, 13:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Most of us love manual gearboxes and the way they feel but hate a clutch pedal with a huge range of motion. In that aspect, automatic gearboxes are way ahead, especially the DCT ones. However, you can still shorten the range of your clutch pedal...
Acura Thinks of Going Against BMW's X1 … Right!
6 Jun 2013, 12:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Seeing just how popular BMW's CUV is in the United States of America, everyone wants a piece of this hot action. After Lexus announced it might release a new car to battle the X1, it's time for another Japanese manufacturer to do the same...
BMW's New iPhone App Will Change the way You Drive
6 Jun 2013, 12:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The launch of the new BMW M6 Gran Coupe in the USA came with a couple of surprises, including some tracks around the new Circuit of the Americas and a new iPhone app. You might say: there are plenty of iPhone apps, we don't care. Well, you ...
BMW F13 M6 Passes AutoGuide's 5-Point Inspection
6 Jun 2013, 11:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from AutoGuide have a certain reputation amongst the journalistic world, they're not shy to criticize a car, no matter who built it. This week's five-point inspection took a look at the 2013 M6. Since the only bad thing they c...
BMW E30 318is Races an E36 328i On the Nurburgring
6 Jun 2013, 11:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Here's one interesting video we found on Youtube. Spotter Nurburgdale took his E36 328i on the Nurburgring to see how it measures up to an E30 318is. The end result is a 20 minute long video. Yes, a bit too long for our way of life (as one ...
Road&Track Creates Best 3 Series BMWs Ever Top
5 Jun 2013, 15:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Even though some people claimed that Road&Track will soon be declared bankrupt along with Volvo and Mitsubishi in the US, it seems like the guys are doing a pretty good job. We never thought they would go extinct from the US anyway, even if ...
MINI Clubman Bond Street Launched in China
5 Jun 2013, 15:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Monday marked the Chinese launch of one of the latest models in the MINI line-up, the MINI Clubman Bond Street Edition. Named after a street in London, famous for its exclusive shops, the new model will definitely be popular in China. Prices for...
MINI Denies Plans for Domestic Production in China
5 Jun 2013, 14:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Just last week, the guys from Autocar claimed that MINI might be planning to build the cars for the Chinese market on spot, in the communist country, to avoid paying too many taxes and transport charges. This week, a MINI official denied these a...
BMW's To Be Fitted with Built-In Sim Cards Starting with July 2013
5 Jun 2013, 14:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The recent upgrades done to the ConnectedDrive platform used on almost all BMWs seem to point in one direction: the Bavarian company will remain the world's leading provider of online-based in-car services. To further consolidate this posit...
BMW's 1.6-liter N13 Unit Wins 2013 International Engine of the Year
5 Jun 2013, 14:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Looking at the last 13 winners of the much-coveted International Engine of the Year Award, you'll notice that BMW has dominated the scene with 5 wins, whilst the best new engine award went to the Munich-based company 6 times. Those numbers ...
The First BMW M5 to Reach San Diego Showcased by Petrolicious
5 Jun 2013, 13:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / "When you have something that makes you feel good, no matter how many bad things happen in your life, why wouldn't you keep it?". Those exact words say enough about what it takes to keep driving the same car for over 23 years. Tho...
BMW's N20 Unit Wins 2nd Consecutive Engine of the Year Award
5 Jun 2013, 13:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It's been a good year for BMW. First, the sales went up by quite a lot and now, the engineers' hard work is paying off in more than one direction. After winning the 2013 International Engine of the Year award for the N13 engine, the N20 u...
Alloy Wheel Scratches Repair DIY
5 Jun 2013, 12:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Most of us love having the biggest wheels possible on our BMWs. However, along with 20-23" sized wheels, some problems might occur, like banging them against the curb and scratching them beyond recognition sometimes. Fixing such problems mi...
BMW Driver Martin Tomczyk Trades Paint with MB's Paffett at Spielberg
5 Jun 2013, 12:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Back when I was a kid, I remember watching the DTM Championship and wondering how it would feel like just sitting inside a BMW car during a race. When a couple of seconds of onboard action eventually made it to the screen, there was no greater joy....
Evolution of BMW's X5 Explained
5 Jun 2013, 11:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The newest BMW X5 model was received with some kind of reticence by the general public. Whilst most of the BMW community likes it, some people claim that the F15 (3rd generation X5) brings nothing new to the table. BMW officials are currently do...
BMW E93 M3 Convertible Has a Weird Body Kit in China
5 Jun 2013, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Amongst the vast number of BMWs that are currently roaming the roads of China, you'll usually find unconventional takes on the cars, design-wise. One of these is our latest find. The car we're talking about has an aerodynamic body-kit ...
BMW E46 3 Series Service Interval Reset DIY
5 Jun 2013, 09:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / First of all, we want to make sure you understand that this DIY is for the early versions of the E46 3er, the 1999-2000 models, fitted with OBCI. So, in case you own one of these, surely you've been facing some troubles when it came to rese...
European Delivery BMW M5 Gets Eisenmann Race Exhaust at EAS
5 Jun 2013, 09:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The first thing you'll notice about the F10 M5 we're showing you today will probably be the license plate numbers. Yes, this car has German plates on and that's because it came straight from Germany. However, judging by the reflec...
BMW F30 3 Series Gets a First Preview in Vorsteiner Clothes
5 Jun 2013, 08:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Out of the bunch of tuning companies out there, Vorsteiner is definitely one of the most appreciated. Not just because they do quality work, but also because their kits are tasteful, elegant and a perfect blend of class and sportiveness. Up unti...