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.
Upgrades for BMW Cars Will Drastically Improve Performance
7 May 2013, 09:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW just announced that for this year, we'll be seeing a lot of upgrades from our favorite manufacturer. As EU legislation tightens even more each year, the Bavarian company is constantly adapting. A little over a year before the new EU6 em...
BMW Hackathlon Winning App Will Change the Way You Charge Your Car
7 May 2013, 09:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Last weekend, the BMW Technology Center in Mountain View, California, was the host of an interesting event, dubbed Hackathlon. The purpose of this gathering was to share ideas regarding electro-mobility and sustainability. The event was sponsore...
BMW Recalls BMW E46 3 Series for Faulty Airbags
7 May 2013, 09:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It seems like the problems Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda had with their airbags might also be found in the 2002-2003 E46 3 Series BMWs. The German manufacturer announced that the specified models are equipped with airbags from the same manufactur...
BMW Team RBM Victorious in Hockenheim
7 May 2013, 08:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 2013 DTM Season started perfectly for the BMW Motorsport division. The RBM Team won the first race of the season, thanks to some perfect driving from Augusto Farfus. However, the Brazilian driver's win wasn't the only good result t...
Spyshots: BMW F15 X5 M Shows New Details
7 May 2013, 08:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The moment when the current E70 X5 will be replaced is rapidly approaching. After we saw how its replacement will look like due to a leaked photo, it's time to take a look at its high-performance version. The F15 X5 will start production in...
2013 BMW 740Li xDrive Review by Autos.ca
6 May 2013, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since the facelifted 7 Series was released, BMW fitted it with a lot of new functions and it looks more welcoming now. The guys from Autos.ca decided to take one for a couple of days and see how it feels to be a high-ranking CEO. As far as the $...
The World's Fastest M5 Gets Some Strange Sort of a Commercial
5 May 2013, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After the guys from Manhart Racing announced that they created 'the world's fastest M5' most people were reluctant. Considering how many modified M5s are out there, it's hard to point out which is the fastest. However, after ...
MINI Paceman Launched in China
5 May 2013, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / May just begun and things are already looking up for BMW. After breaking another sales volume record, the company is looking to expand its profits even more. The Chinese market is the main objective of every big car manufacturer in the world. Af...
BMW E92 335i Rides on Vossen Wheels
4 May 2013, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We're not sure if you were informed, but this year, Vossen Wheels had a rather interesting idea. They went on a world tour to promote their wheels but also to see some of the most beautiful cars in the world, riding on their products. This ...
B16 Mini Cooper Visits EAS
3 May 2013, 16:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from European Auto Source are used to working on powerful, quick and agile BMWs but this week they had the chance to work on a truly one of a kind car: a Classic Mini Cooper. The car came into the shop for a quick check-up and left the ...
BMW F20 M135i xDrive vs Audi S3 Comparison
3 May 2013, 15:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Over 20 years ago, the guys from Auto Motor und Sport were comparing the Ferrari 348 and the Porsche 911 Carrera (964 Series). The Ferrari had 300 HP coming out of a V8 engine while the Porsche pushed out 250 HP using of a boxer unit. Those two ...
Matte Red BMW M3 Becomes Red Devil at ReStyle It
3 May 2013, 14:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Starting off as a car wrapping company, the guys from ReStyleIt almost became an BMW official tuner over the years. Just a couple of days ago, they completely transformed an E92 BWM M3, and now they're back with another M. Coming into ...
BMW's DTM Champions Swap Seats and Cars
3 May 2013, 13:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW Motorsport organized a beautiful showdown between two of the best drivers to ever race in the DTM Championship behind the wheel of M3s: the first DTM champion, Roberto Ravaglia and last year's Bruno Spengler. They went head to head on t...
Head of BMW M Division Admits Pondering Over Future AWD M Cars
3 May 2013, 13:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Having recently tested the new M6 Coupe, the guys from Car and Driver got the chance to discuss some interesting things with the head of the BMW M division, Mr. Friedrich Nitschke. According to this interview some interesting developments are aw...
BMW F13 M6 Review by Car and Driver
3 May 2013, 12:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The M6 has a long history. The first M6 to ever come out was back in the 1980s, more specifically in 1983. After the E24 model was pulled out of production, BMW took a break from building it for about 16 years, when the E63 model came out, in 2005....
China Has the Blue Power Ranger's BMW X1
3 May 2013, 11:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Just when we though we've seen it all in China, something new creeps up behind us and taps our shoulder. Looking back we see the Blue Power Ranger looking at us with one eye-brow lifted. Curious about what he has to say, we turn and look ar...
Black on Black BMW M6 By Royal 1 Motorsport
3 May 2013, 11:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Starting of as a aftermarket muffler manufacturer, the guys from Royal 1 Motorsport evolved into a full on tuning company and are now creating unique cars, to meet their customer's high demands. One of the most interesting projects they did...
LB Performance Creates Bolt-On Wide Body Kit for BMW E92 M3
3 May 2013, 09:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Having the ultimate driving machine will satisfy your adrenaline rush needs for a while but as the time passes, you'll want even more. That's what tuning companies are here for. The Japanese guys from LB Performance created something u...
BMW CEO Reveals 2020 Strategy Key Points
3 May 2013, 09:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Following the financial reports for the first quarter of 2013, BMW Group's CEO, Dr. Norbert Reithofer made a statement about the future plans of the Bavarian group. Amongst other things, the Chairman of the Management Board of BMW said that...
MINI Offers Driving Courses for Distracted Teens
3 May 2013, 09:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / MINI Financial Services, a part of BMW Group Financial Services, is proving, once again, that selling cars is not the only thing in their mind. Securing the roads and reducing the number of deadly car accidents on the US roads must be a part of eve...