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.
BMW F13 640d Review by Carbuyer
15 Apr 2013, 13:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 2013 BMW 6 Series comes in just 3 variants: the 640i, 650i and 640d. All of them are fantastic but, if you're looking for the most economical one of them you'll be looking at the 640d. The guys from Carbuyer tried to see wether the di...
BMW F20 M135i Test Drive by Sport Auto
15 Apr 2013, 13:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Because of the ingrate posture in which the F20 M135i was put in (replacing the incredible 1M Coupe), most people consider the new 1er a proper M car. The guys from Sport Auto chose to see for themselves if the most powerful F20 could stack up to t...
2013 BMW E93 3 Series Cabriolet Review by Auto123.com
15 Apr 2013, 12:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Ever since its first release, back in the 1980s, the BMW 3 Series Cabriolet was one of the best selling models in the history of the Bavarian manufacturer. The guys from Auto123.com summed up a review of the E93 3er with some tips in case you wante...
AC Schnitzer BMW M5 Spotted in Netherlands
15 Apr 2013, 12:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A couple of months after BMW launched its F10 M5 Sport Sedan, German tuner AC Schnitzer released an even better version of the iconic car, the ACS5 Sport Saloon. Some lucky guy from Netherlands had the chance to witness the high-performance vehicle...
BMW-Briliance Cars to Be Sold Outside China as Zinoro
15 Apr 2013, 11:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After finding out about a new BMW sub-brand that will be manufactured in China exclusively, called Zhi-Nuo ("the promise") the world started wondering what could this move mean. Well, according to LeftLaneNews.com, it seems like the ne...
2013 BMW X1 xDrive35i Review by the Auto Channel
15 Apr 2013, 09:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW's small CUV, the X1 is a relatively new model for the US market but it's already extremely popular. Dan Poler, editor for The Auto Channel, took one high-end X1 for a test drive and shared the conclusions for those that are currently ...
New BMW Supercar Rendering: BMW MZ8
15 Apr 2013, 09:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Lately we've been seeing a lot of renderings of how a new supercar from BMW might look like, since the Bavarian company turns 100 in 2017 and most Bimmerheads expect their favorite company to release a new model to celebrate its centenary. ...
BMW Z4 GT3 Starts the VLN Endurance Championship with a Win
15 Apr 2013, 08:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / At this weekend's debut race of the 2013 Season of the VLN Endurance Championship, BMW Team Schubert won the 38th DMV 4-Hour Race at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife. The number 19 BMW Z4 GT3 driven by Dirk Muller, Jorg Muller and Augusto Farfu...
BMW F20 120d 18,000 Miles Review by Bimmerfile
15 Apr 2013, 07:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The new 1 Series has a wide range of engines at its disposal. Most of them are available with both manual and automatic gearboxes but how well do they pair up? Bimmerfile editor Michael bought a manual 6-speed 120d and, after 18,000 miles (28,800 k...
History of the Hofmeister Kink
14 Apr 2013, 11:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Think about a BMW. Just visualize it in your head. It’s probably an E46 3 Series or an E39 5er, two of the most recognizable cars the Bavarian company ever made. Now try to describe it, starting with the front fascia. The one thing over 90 pe...
BMW 1M Coupe on ADV.1 Wheels by Antelope Ban
14 Apr 2013, 10:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The one and only BMW 1M Coupe (actually there are about 6,331 of these babies out there but each is special in some way) just won't leave us alone. And we love it! Looking around the "inter-webs" we stumbled upon a rather clean on...
In-House Slaughter: MINI JCW Paceman vs BMW M135i by Autocar
13 Apr 2013, 09:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The most powerful and performant Paceman, the John Cooper Works edition comes out as surprising, being priced terribly close to the F20 M135i BMW 1 Series. That is a pertinent notice from the guys from Autocar and they decided to see whether it...
Carbon Black E46 M3 Photoshoot Shows Character
13 Apr 2013, 08:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We've seen the E46 M3 in a lot of different combinations, from Alpine White to Interlagos Blue and we can't get enough. This one will definitely leave a mental mark, it's painted Carbon Black. This color is one of the most deceivi...
Alpina Battle: B8 Touring vs B8 Touring
12 Apr 2013, 15:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / One of the most interesting cars Alpina ever built was the E36 3 Series or, as they called it, the B8. It was a monster, powered by one of the biggest engines BMW ever built, the M60B40 V8. BMW tried to fit a V8 in the E36 before Alpina, when it...
BMW E46 M3 vs Alpina B10 Bi-turbo E34
12 Apr 2013, 15:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Back in 1989 the E34 M5 was the best performance sedan you could get. However, not everyone could afford the expensive Bimmer, so Alpina developed the B10 Bi-Turbo for other clients. Unlike the M5 that had a naturally aspirated 3.5-litre engine,...
Watch This E60 M5 Crush a Mercedes Benz E55 AMG
12 Apr 2013, 14:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When the Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG came out in 2003 it was obvious that it aimed at the E39 M5's throne. The Benz had around 2 years to have fun until the new M5 was released and everything turned grey for the Merc. The AMG version of the E-Cla...
AC Schnitzer Presents: Export Sound for F13 BMW 650i
12 Apr 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When the new 6er came out of BMW's secret assembly lines AC Schnitzer was one of the first tuners to create upgrade kits for the new beast. Starting of with the 640d and up to the 650i model, you'll definitely leave satisfied from AC S...
BMW i Design at Salone del Mobile 2013
12 Apr 2013, 14:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After we saw the MINI installment at the Salone del Mobile that is currently underway in Milano, Italy, it's time for the BMW team to showcase their creations. BMW i, in partnership with Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec created a installation cal...
MINI Cooper S Paceman All4 Performance Test by TFLcar
12 Apr 2013, 13:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The newest MINI, the Paceman is really trying to make a name for itself. It was introduced to the world just a couple of weeks ago and the reviews just keep on pouring in. This is one of those cars that will definitely surprise you, as the guys ...
MINI to Premiere JCW Models at Auto Shanghai 2013
12 Apr 2013, 13:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The upcoming Shanghai Auto Show will be the home of the MINI John Cooper Works models' Asian premiere. The British Brand decided it was time to introduce the high-performance models on the Chinese market and what better opportunity than this? ...