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.
Autoguide Asks You to Choose Between the E30, E36 and E92 M3s
29 Apr 2013, 09:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from Autoguide had a rather interesting idea. They started a new interactive weekly feature called: 'Commute, Toy or Destroy' in which they ask their readers to choose between 3 similar cars which would fit their needs best. T...
BMW Team Schubert Finishes on Podium in Second VLN Race
29 Apr 2013, 09:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / While still preparing for the Nurburgring 24 Hours race that will start in a couple of weeks at the Nordschleife, BMW Team Schubert managed to finish second in the VLN race that took place this weekend. The number 20 BMW Z4 GT3 car, driven by Ma...
BMW Is Looking Into Gas-Powered Vehicles
29 Apr 2013, 09:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Car and Driver's Jens Meiners has been around Europe last week to see what's new in the powertrain segment for the next few years. Fortunately, his endeavor brought some new info to the automotive scene. At a meeting that took place in...
Convertible Comparison Test: BMW M6 vs Jaguar XKR-S vs SL63 AMG vs 911 Carrera S
29 Apr 2013, 08:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since Summer is almost here, the trends are bound to change. That includes the trends in test drives too. The guys from Car and Driver Magazine took the hottest convertibles out for a drive to let you know which is best. Their comparison include...
BMW E30 M3 versus E92 M3: 27 Years of Driving Pleasure
28 Apr 2013, 08:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Why is everybody so excited about the new M3? Why are we all going crazy about it when we have such incredible cars to enjoy that have been around for more than a quarter of a century? You might think we've gone crazy but you'd be wron...
Ultimate Klasse: Bastien's E36 323i Touring
28 Apr 2013, 08:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This is yet another story about passion and heritage. This time, the heritage is involving a father and son bond. Bastien Bochmann was just a little kid when his father bought a Cosmosblack E36 Touring. That car somehow got stuck in his mind and...
BMW Will Use More Carbon Fibre in the Future
27 Apr 2013, 11:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A while back, everyone heard about the new i3 and its sportier brother, the i8. At first we were shocked to hear that the i3's body will be made completely out of Carbon Fibre and wondered what astonishing price tag this new, all-electric vehi...
BMW E46 M3 Gets Ferrari Grigio Medio Paint Job: a One-Off Car
27 Apr 2013, 11:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / On the US scene, few people had unique BMWs like Walter Bucco, better known around the community as 'OG Papa Smurf'. He was amongst the first guys to have a Laguna Seca E46 M3 in the US and his cars over the years were nothing short of ca...
BMW Sponsors Hackathlon to Find New Solutions for Mobility Services
26 Apr 2013, 16:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This weekend, in Mountain View California, BMW, in partnership with ChargePoint Inc. and DriveNow, will host a so-called Hackathlon, an event meant to bring together more than 200 developers, entrepreneurs, electric vehicle experts and corporate ex...
BMW Crashes Into Manhattan Furniture Store
26 Apr 2013, 16:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We've seen our fair share of BMW crashes and we even shared most of them with you, here on our blog. This time, Jalopnik presents the most premium crash in NYC for the moment. It seems like a BMW E92 328xi forgot how to take a right turn an...
BMW X5 M Receives the PURe Treatment
26 Apr 2013, 15:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Fitting a big car like the E70 X5 M with some appropriate wheels might turn out to be harder than you think. Most experienced tuners manage to cope with this difficult task, and end up with beautiful photo shoots, like this one. It's true, ...
BMW 1M Coupe Received M Color Design at Restyle-it
26 Apr 2013, 15:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We think that wearing the most powerful letter in the world on the boot lid of your car is enough to let people know that they should be careful around you. However, some people want to show off really bad. It's the case with the most recen...
BMW Enthusiast Asks for Help Choosing His E46. Reward Offered.
26 Apr 2013, 13:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW community is enormous and extremely useful. Take for example the case we're looking at today. One forum member decided it was time to switch from Japanese high pitched engines to good old fashion German engineering. He signed up on...
BMW E36 M3 at Willow Springs
26 Apr 2013, 13:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / ElectricFederal has done it again. After showing us what true passion means, with the extraordinary cover story about the Bavarian Wonder: M2, they posted another clip about true BMW passion. The Willow Springs raceway is a very well known track...
Active Autowerke Knows How to Tune a E90 BMW 328i
26 Apr 2013, 12:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The E90 328i was one of the best sellers from BMW up until the new F30 model came out, last February. Unlike the current model, the previous one used to have a 3-liter aspirated engine with 231 HP and 270 Nm (199 lb-ft) of torque. However, as we...
Here's a Unique BMW E46 You Can Get for $50,000
26 Apr 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Browsing a certain specialist forum, we stumbled upon something more than interesting. One user there is selling his famous E46 M3 that went through a lot for its time. Originally, the car was blue and stock as BMW intended to make it. Then, it ...
Witness the Sheer Speed of BMW's X6 M
26 Apr 2013, 12:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from German publication Motorvision, took BMW's X6 M for a test drive last week. They came up with some interesting clips from it, especially since most of the test was off road. We also get to watch just how fast the Sports Activi...
Manhart Racing's X5 M Sounds Evil
26 Apr 2013, 11:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since we've been talking a lot recently about Manhart Racing, we thought we could show you exactly what they're capable of with a video of one of their custom exhaust systems in action. They just published a clip on their Youtube chann...
Yellow BMW F10 M5 Is Trendy in Doha
26 Apr 2013, 11:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Yes, Qatar and the Middle East in general, are known for their extravagant tastes. Recently, China joined their ranks and customers there started buying all kinds of weird cars and paint jobs for their Bimmers. However, today we're looking ...
Space Grey BMW E92 M3 Climbs on KW Suspension at EAS
26 Apr 2013, 09:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When one's buying an M3 there are 2 main possible reasons behind his decision (of course, being a BMW fan is by default included): he's going to use it on a race track or he's going to use it to impress ladies. However, this amazi...