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.
Upcoming BMW 435i Testing on the Nurburgring
28 May 2013, 09:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW has some interesting new models on its barrel for the near future. Waiting for the upcoming F84 M4 is a stressful way of living but we're not far from seeing the first models of the new 4 Series on the streets. The latest spy video take...
BMW DTM Teams Heading Into the Austrian Mountains
28 May 2013, 09:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After an encouraging start of the season with one first place and two second places in the first two races of the 2013 DTM Championship, the BMW Motorsport teams are going to Austria for the 3rd race that will be held at the Spielberg track. Las...
BMW Ponders Opening New MINI Factory in China for UKL Models
28 May 2013, 08:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The upcoming UKL-platform based MINI models will definitely spike up the sales. After a terrific rise in sales in China over the last 3 years, the Asian country became the fourth largest for MINI in the world. Together with future prospects, thi...
BMW F10 M5 vs 2013 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe
28 May 2013, 08:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Cadillac CTS-V is the American company's competitor for the German's M5s and E63 AMG but it's still a far way behind. We just caught a glimpse of what happens when you pit this car against a proper BMW. Even though the CTS-V i...
Roberto Cavalli's MINI Breaks Record for Biggest Sum Raised for the Life Ball
28 May 2013, 08:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Yesterday we showed you the final design of the Life Ball MINI by Roberto Cavalli that was put up for auction in the charitable event held at Vienna on behalf of AIDS LIFE. At the event, the designer himself drove the Paceman down the magenta c...
BMW E92 3 Series Rides on Koko Wheels with Class
27 May 2013, 15:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Having a car worth of mouth watering pictures doesn't necessarily mean it has to be an M3 or an M5. Take for example the car we're looking at today, a 2008 BMW E92 328i that is far from an M3. Even though under the hood the two cars ar...
Live Photos of the BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe
27 May 2013, 15:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Friday we showed you the latest creation from BMW's designers, created in a joint venture with the legendary Pininfarina company. The first photos to hit the web were the official ones from BMW but today we have a treat for you. The guys fr...
MINI Paceman Launched in Malaysia. Only Cooper S Available
27 May 2013, 14:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Malaysian branch of the BMW Group introduced the 3-door version of the MINI Countryman, the Paceman in the country. Unfortunately for the Malaysian customers, this model will only be available in the Cooper S variant. This way, the MINI fami...
Watch the 2014 BMW M235i on the Nurburgring
27 May 2013, 14:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / As far as we're concerned, the BMW M235i is as good as unveiled. Previous spyshots already showed us how the future replacement of the 1 Series Coupe will look like and we like it. However, as we all know, when you're talking about a B...
European Auto Source Introduces Awron DGA Gauge Display for BMW
27 May 2013, 13:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Amongst the wide array of toys you can install inside your BMW, the guys from European Auto Source are bringing us yet another one. This one is the Awron DGA Gauge Display, a simple all-in-one display unit that has an impressive array of real ti...
AUTOCouture Brings Forth Bloody Mary BMW M3
27 May 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Bloody Mary, a cocktail known around the world for its curious color and most unexpected content is extremely popular. The guys from AUTOCouture created a most special M3 and, due to its powerful red color, named it after the famous drink. Featu...
BMW Goes Back to Its Roots with a Radial Airplane Light Show
27 May 2013, 13:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Most people tend to forget that before building all these crazy good cars BMW used to build airplanes and motorcycles for a living. Actually, during some hard times around the 2 biggest conflagrations in the history of man kind they even mad pots a...
MINI Teams Up with Channel Islands for Demo Tour
27 May 2013, 12:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Channel Islands is a world renowned manufacturer of highest grade surfing boards and gear for all those that find no grater pleasure than riding waves on a sunny day. And what better way to travel to the beach than in a tricked out MINI? That�...
2014 Lexus IS350 vs BMW 335i vs Cadillac ATS 3.6 Comparison
27 May 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For 22 years now, the BMW 3 Series has been the undisputed champion of the sports sedan segment. For almost all those years, the Lexus IS has been trying to take its crown but never managed to get even close. Recently, even the Cadillac ATS ente...
BMW M Owners Club Indonesia Meeting Rivals Bimmerfest
27 May 2013, 11:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Back in April, before the whole Bimmerfest madness started, the guys from Speed Creed, Indonesia, held an event that brought together most of the BMW M owners from the Asian country. The event was so successful that a video had to be put togethe...
Watch a G-Power Supercharged BMW E92 M3 Go from 0 to 280 km/h
27 May 2013, 11:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The V8 unit on the outgoing BMW M3 Coupe is already legendary. It will be the last naturally aspirated engine ever to be fitted on an M3. However, some people want their M3s to be even more powerful. That's when tuners like G-Power step in ...
Weird Comparison: 2008 MINI Cooper S Convertible vs 2013 Lexus RX 450h
27 May 2013, 09:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from The Fast Lane Car are known for making the weirdest comparison tests. This time they compared a full-on SUV with a small convertible just for mileage purposes. We get the idea behind the test but maybe two other cars might've ...
Belt Replacement DIY for BMW E46 3 Series
27 May 2013, 09:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Summer is already here (in some places) and our cars will start running their AC compressors pretty soon. Some older cars, like the BMW E46 3 Series might need some TLC in order to make sure everything works perfectly. In case your car makes a s...
BMW Showcases the Interior of the Upcoming 4 Series
27 May 2013, 08:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Unfortunately for BMW, we already saw their upcoming replacement of the 3 Series Coupe completely unveiled a while back. However, we didn't get a chance to see the interior so far. That set of pictures told us something though. It revealed ...
BMW 1 Series GT Rendering
27 May 2013, 08:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / At the moment, despite trying to cover every possible niche, BMW hasn't got a proper competitor in the B-segment area, as it's supposed to. However, both the Bavarian manufacturer and its arch-rival, Mercedes-Benz, plan to change that. ...