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 F31 330d Touring 2-month Review
3 Jun 2013, 15:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After testing the new 3 Series Touring, the guys from CAR Magazine were so impressed that they even declared it the best car in the real world. That wasn't the only aftermath of that test drive though. They went even further and bought one ...
TAG Motorsports Presents: BMW 550i on MORR Wheels
3 Jun 2013, 14:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Welcome to the world of clean BMWs, the place where all that matters is bringing the most pleasure with the least amount of changes done to the car. Think you can handle it? The owner of this F10 550i surely did. His ride is almost the same as w...
Let's Make BMW the Official Bilstein Car for SEMA 2013
3 Jun 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Even though the 2013 SEMA will take place in November, most tuning companies that will be present at the event are already preparing their custom cars. Suspension specialists Bilstein are also preparing, in a rather unusual way. Since customers ...
Behind the Scenes of LTMW's Unique 3 Series Photo Shoot
3 Jun 2013, 13:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A camera, creativity, 2 unique BMWs and a quiet night in Downtown Los Angeles is all you need for a perfect photo shoot. We showed you that photo shoot last week and this time we're taking look at how it was put together. 1013MM and LTMW we...
MINI Paceman Goes Wild in Dizzee Rascal's Latest Video
3 Jun 2013, 13:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / There's a saying going around UK's music industry people: "If Robbie Williams is involved, it's gonna be good". Well, we agree, and we love his songs, even those dating back to the Take That days. That means that Dizzee ...
Ralph Lauren's Bugatti Wins BMW's Best in Show Award At 2013 Concorso
3 Jun 2013, 13:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Yes, we know, the Concorso took place almost a week ago but we have to talk about the car that BMW (and a lot of other people) chose as the best in show, at the world's most prestigious competition held on the banks of Lake Como. Ralph Laur...
CarBuzz's Top 5 Italian BMW Concepts Includes the Gran Lusso Coupe
3 Jun 2013, 13:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 2013 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este allowed us to feast our eyes on the most recent and most beautiful creation of the designers from BMW and Pininfarina, the Gran Lusso Coupe. However, this is not the first time the Munich-bas...
BMW Claims Number One Spot in ADAC's AutomarxX 2013 Top
3 Jun 2013, 12:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Back in December 2012, BMW was ranked 3rd in the ADAC AutomarxX Top. Now, just 6 months later, things changed dramatically. BMW claimed the number one spot once again, leaving Audi and Mercedes behind, to pick up the crumbles. The respected aut...
BMW 3 Series GT To Be Rivaled by Upcoming Audi A4
3 Jun 2013, 11:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Once again, BMW is a trendsetter. After releasing a car that most people deemed a failure before its launch, competition is soon following. Who, exactly? Audi, the same old rival. According to the German media, it seems like the Inglostadt-based...
BMW Group Financial Services Reaches All-Time High Numbers
3 Jun 2013, 10:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For the first time in its 20 year existence, the BMW Group Financial Services Retail and Lease Portfolio Exceeds 1,000,000 Retail Units. Surpassing the 1 million customers milestone is a first in the company's history, proving that it holds an...
BMW F01 750i On 22" Giovannas Demands Attention
3 Jun 2013, 09:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 7 Series is a beautiful car, especially after the 2012 Life Cycle Impulse update that brought forward not only the looks of the limousine but also a brand new set of features and technologies. Furthermore, with so many tuning companies out t...
Lonely Planet Goes Around Europe in a MINI Clubman
3 Jun 2013, 09:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For its 40th birthday, Lonely Planet decided to celebrate in a rather special way. They sent two of their travel writers in a trip across Europe, from London to Istanbul, aboard a MINI Cooper D Clubman. This celebrates the trip the two co-founde...
Pure Madness: Vivid Racing's BMW E90 M3
3 Jun 2013, 08:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In the world of BMW M3 enthusiasts most of us enjoy driving those cars on either a smooth piece of tarmac, or a proper race circuit. The guys from Vivid Racing had a different idea. The went completely ballistic! First, they built a 500 HP M3 wi...
BMW Reaches Tenth One-Two-Three DTM Finish
3 Jun 2013, 08:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / 47 laps filled with adrenaline kept the public present on the Spielberg track in Austria at the edge of their seats. The outcome of the race was more than satisfactory for BMW as they occupied all three positions of the podium. Reigning champion...
MINI Countryman, Paceman Cooper Versions to Receive ALL4 Transmission
3 Jun 2013, 08:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The current MINI line-up includes 8 models that are available with the All4 all-wheel-drive transmission at the moment. Starting with July 2013, there will be 10 such models available, once the Cooper Paceman and Countryman join the club. Since ...
Jet Black BMW E90 M3 Rides on White HRE Wheels from EAS
2 Jun 2013, 11:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The production of the E90 M3 has run its course unfortunately and we now have to wait for the upcoming F82 M3 to see what BMW has in store for us in the sport sedan department. Current M3 owners can still adapt their cars to their own liking tho...
Dinan S3 BMW 550i Review by autoblog
2 Jun 2013, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For decades now various companies tried to enhance your cars as much as possible, whilst also keeping the costs down. One of the primary reasons why people tuned their cars was to achieve more performance without having to pay premium prices....
World’s Fastest F10 M5 Doesn’t Know When to Stop
2 Jun 2013, 06:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When the Manhart MH5 S Biturbo was unveiled by the German tuner, most of the BMW community was reluctant towards it. Not because Manhart Racing isn’t a good tuner but because the M5 is such a good car and so many people are tuning it th...
BMW M Heaven Is Now Online
1 Jun 2013, 11:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The most powerful letter in the world now has an official web page. BMW USA launched a special section within its website destined exclusively for the most avid BMW M fans, called BMW M PowerSource. What is it? It’s a webpage that contains...
2013 MINI Cooper S Paceman Track Test Review
1 Jun 2013, 10:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Paceman is MINIs first, so-called Sports Activity Coupe. Even though the car looks almost nothing like the other SAC in BMW’s line-up (the X6) it’s still good looking and offers you plenty adrenaline for your buck. The guys from ...