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.
The ACS1 Is a BMW M135i on Steroids
8 May 2013, 12:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The high performance version of the F20 1 Series, the M135i, drew the attention of everyone when it was released. One particular tuner decided to take it even further. It's the case of AC Schnitzer, one of BMW's oldest partners in the ...
Throttle Body Cleaning DIY for BMW E60 M5
8 May 2013, 12:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Every one of us has his little ticks when it comes to his own car, ticks like: to have the front seats in the same position, to keep the speakers' volume on any other level than 13, to always have the fuel tank half full, etc. In case you h...
BMW F30 3 Series Named Best Large Car by Diesel Car Magazine
8 May 2013, 11:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Celebrating 25 years of publishing, Diesel Car Magazine announced the winners of the much coveted annual Car of the Year Awards 2013 today. Amongst the impressive list of candidates, the F30 BMW 3 Series won the award for the best "Large C...
Augusto Farfus Talks About His First Win in the DTM Championship
8 May 2013, 09:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 2013 DTM Season started perfectly for the BMW Motorsport division. They managed to secure the first one-two podium since their return to the DTM in 2012 (when they also won the championship). This time it was Augusto Farfus' turn to win...
BMW Offers an M6 Coupe for the Best MotoGP Qualifier
8 May 2013, 09:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This year, BMW Motorsport will be celebrating a double anniversary. The 2013 MotoGP Championship will be the 15th year with an M car as the "Official Car of MotoGP" and the BMW M Award for best MotoGP qualifier will be handed out for the ...
BMW's Fastest 3 Series Will Be a Diesel
8 May 2013, 09:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / There's been a lot of talk lately about the new models and updates BMW will launch in July but most people didn't see one thing coming: BMW's fastest 3 Series will be a diesel starting with the 7th month of this year. How come is ...
BMW Will Usher In New xDrive Models Starting from July
8 May 2013, 09:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since most car manufacturers are offering all-wheel-drive system on every possible model (even the Fiat Panda has a 4x4 traction system), BMW wants to satisfy its customers and introduces new xDrive models starting this summer. The new models av...
MINI To Be Built in the Netherlands
8 May 2013, 08:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Between 1959 and 1966, J.J. Molenaar's Car Companies in Amersfoot assembled over 4,000 MINIs and this year, the British brand will be returning to the Netherlands to continue the production of their newest models. In order to celebrate this...
BMW Showcases 2013 Emergency Vehicles at the RETTmobil Event
8 May 2013, 07:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Between 15 and 17 May 2013, the RETTmobil trade show in Fulda will be hosting the unveiling of BMW's 2013 purpose-built emergency vehicles. This year, the Bavarian manufacturer will bring forth 7 new models, created especially for differen...
BMW Team RLL Is Prepared for Laguna Seca
7 May 2013, 16:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After finishing in a most encouraging one-two podium at Long Beach, in the American Le Mans Series, the BMW Team RLL is ready for the next event that will take place this Saturday at the Laguna Seca Raceway, in Monterey, California. The first ra...
Spyshots: 2014 MINI Cooper Shows Almost Everything
7 May 2013, 15:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The future, all-new MINI Cooper was already caught testing before but back then it was wearing heavy camouflage that made it hard to see how the final design will look like. Today's spyshots allow us to get a better idea of how the new, UKL-ba...
350 MINI Baby Racers Break a World Record
7 May 2013, 15:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The first week of May brought the start of the Allgau-Orient Rally that features 41 BMWs, one MINI Cooper and over 200 more contestants. The whole point of this rally is to raise money for charity foundations that will help children around the cour...
BMW E70 X5 Included in Jalopnik's Top 10 Most Comfortable Cars
7 May 2013, 15:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Something's definitely going on with the X5 lately. We're not exactly sure if it's the imminent launch of the new version but most publications are paying some extra attention to BMW's SAV. Just yesterday, Jalopnik decided to...
2013 BMW X5 xDrive35d Test Drive by Autos.ca
7 May 2013, 15:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since the new F15 X5 is almost here, the guys from Autos.ca wanted to see how the first SUV like model from BMW evolved over the last years and took one for a quick spin to make sure. The car they tested was a 2013 xDrive35d model, fitted with t...
Still Undecided About Getting that Dinan Tune for your BMW? Watch This
7 May 2013, 15:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We all know how Hartge promotes its products and just how interesting their videos are. This time, Dinan went behind the camera and created a video to showcase just how efficient their S3 kit for the F10 BMW 550i is. The standard 550i BMW has th...
Watch How the BMW 3 Series Touring Was Invented
7 May 2013, 13:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Back in the 80s, when the E30 3 Series was the car to own, one BMW worker thought it could be better. Max Reisbock was his name and he will always be remembered as the guy who invented the Touring 3 Series. Back in 1984, Max was a family man wit...
BMW Quality Is Beyond Words, It's a Matter of Feeling
7 May 2013, 13:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Not too long ago, we showed you just how much passion BMW puts into the overall sounds of their cars, and how their dedicated team of sound engineers works to bring you the best driving experience possible. This time, we're taking a look at...
BMW's All-Electric i3 to Cost as Much as a 3 Series
7 May 2013, 11:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We already know almost everything about the future all-electric car from BMW, the i3. However, the price tag of the new car is still unknown and everyone is just speculating at the moment. In an interview for Automotive News, BMW North America...
xDrive BMW 3 Series GT Will Be Available in the UK
7 May 2013, 11:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The recently launched BMW 3 Series Gran Tourismo is already making a name for itself, that's why the Bavarian company decided to adapt the models it will be offering to each country. According to BMW, the UK seems more likely to adopt the x...
Vossen's Zurich Video Showcases a BMW M5
7 May 2013, 10:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / As the Vossen World Tour videos hit the web, we're more and more convinced that the American company is becoming one of the favorite brands of BMW owners around the world. Last week we saw the clip thay put together in London, featuring a b...