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.
Another BMW E30 M3 Restored with Passion
24 Apr 2013, 16:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The story of this E30 M3 began way back in the 80s. We don't know much of its early life, but after one lucky forum user got his hands on this Alpine White Bimmer, its life completely changed. It was bought back in 2012 for $15,000 (€1...
Hamann BMW M5 Mi5Sion Gets Pulled Over by the Police
24 Apr 2013, 16:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When we first saw the Mi5Sion concept from Hamann we were stunned. Not because of its beauty but rather because of how ugly they made it. The first body kit Hamann came up with was good enough. Why did they have to go and ruin it? The Mi5Sion ma...
BMW DTM Driver Profile: Marco Wittmann
24 Apr 2013, 14:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This year, BMW team MTEK will have a rookie driver behind the wheels of its 2013 DTM M3. The BMW Motorsport team did a cover story on the 23 year old to see where he comes from. As you might expect, Marco is a normal guy, who inherited the passi...
BMW Stand at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show
24 Apr 2013, 14:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 2013 Shanghai Auto Show is currently underway. It hosted a world premiere from BMW a couple of Asian debuts as well. After we told you everything you needed to know about the BMW presence at the event, it's time to show it to you. The B...
PSI Presents VEI High Resolution Gauges for BMW E9x 3 Series
24 Apr 2013, 13:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In the world of interior tuning, you'll get thousands of options for your car. You can replaces your dash completely or even change the air vents with some digital clocks. The guys from Precision Sport Industries just announced they receive...
ChargePoint Joins BMW in Showcasing Electric Car Sharing Benefits
24 Apr 2013, 13:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Celebrating 2013's Earth Day, the guys from ChargePoint announced a joint-venture with BMW's DriveNow program to showcase the advantages of electric vehicles sharing and charging at the workplace. This way, ChargePoint EV charging stat...
Mineral White BMW E92 M3 ZCP Gets Subtle Changes at EAS
24 Apr 2013, 12:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Performance cars are made to be driven. That's a fact. Anyone who disagrees is either a collector, either a moron. The guys from European Auto Source know this and whenever a car like this E92 M3 (especially when it's fitted with the Comp...
Fiat 500L vs Mini Cooper Countryman Comparison Test
24 Apr 2013, 12:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Looking for an iconic small car but wanting some space to allow you to move inside it, you're bound to end up facing this comparison: Fiat 500L versus the MINI Countryman. The guys from Auto Motor und Sport wanted to lend you a helping hand an...
2013 BMW X1 Review by Autoblog
24 Apr 2013, 11:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since BMW managed to introduce small cars on the US market successfully with the MINI (which became a hit in the US), most of us weren't surprised when they decided to also introduce the most affordable BMW X model over here too, the X1. A...
BMW Launches LCI 7 Series in India
24 Apr 2013, 09:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This week, BMW India is preparing to launch the facelifted F01 7 Series on the domestic market, following the preview that took place at Jodhpur One World Retreat back in March. According to Rushlane.com, the official release for the Indian mark...
BMW M6 Gran Coupe First Drive by Top Gear
24 Apr 2013, 09:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The latest M car from BMW is currently making a name for itself by leaving all kinds of journalists with their mouths open and gasping for air. We expected most of them to provide positive feedback, but what about Top Gear? The British publicati...
New Models Are Coming! BMW Suspends Spartanburg Tours
24 Apr 2013, 09:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The recent launch of the new BMW X4 Concept at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show confirmed that the model is really close to the production version. This week, another piece of vital information confirms that the German manufacturer is planning to start ...
2014 BMW M6 Models to Receive Competition Package
24 Apr 2013, 08:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A while back we told you about the LCI M5 and its Competition Package, that will be available starting with next year. However, according to Car and Driver Magazine, one of their inside sources said that the same package will be available on all M6...
BMW and MINI Enter the Allgau-Orient Rally
23 Apr 2013, 16:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This year, BMW, MINI and BMW Group Classic are registered as partners of one of the biggest fundraising campaigns involving cars ever to be held, the Allgau-Orient Rally. This event is a beautiful initiative started by the automotive world that ...
BMW F11 520i Touring vs Mercedes-Benz E200 Estate Comparison
23 Apr 2013, 15:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Back before Mercedes-Benz had the chance to facelift the current E-Class Estate the same comparison was made between Germany's titans. Today, Auto Motor und Sport took them for another run, just to see if Mercedes learned anything from the emb...
BMW Says Zinoro Sub-Brand is Destined for China
23 Apr 2013, 15:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 2013 Shanghai Auto Show brought some new insights into matters that were unclear until now. The speeches held by BMW China's CEO, Karsten Engel, Herbert Diess, BMW AG Head of Development and Ian Robertson, Head of Marketing and Sales for t...
Scotty Kilmer Complains About Recent BMWs
23 Apr 2013, 15:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Looking around on Youtube, we stumbled upon a rather interesting video from Scotty Kilmer, a famous auto channel. In case you didn't know, this channel was launched and is being run by a guy who says he's been a mechanic for 45 years. ...
BMW Showcases 50:50 Weight Distribution with 30 Second Ad
23 Apr 2013, 14:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We all know that performance cars are not all about power or how fast they go in a straight line. Lately, most of the automotive world started to recognize the growing importance of weight in their cars. Unfortunately, this wasn't done for ...
BMW M6 Gran Coupe First Drive by Autocar
23 Apr 2013, 13:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW 6 Series entered a new era this year along with the introduction of the third model in its line-up. The Gran Coupe is a rather peculiar car. It's definitely not a classic 6er and not a 5er either. So, what is it after all? Greg Kabl...
This is How Active Autowerke's Signature Exhaust Sounds Like on the M3
23 Apr 2013, 12:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A while back, we wrote about a rather special project car from one of your best tuners out there, Active Autowerke. This time we're tuning in to their Youtube channel to hear how this beast sounds like, with all of its 700 HP in effect. The...