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.
Spyshots: All-Electric BMW X1
9 Apr 2013, 14:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW is not, at the moment, one of the main players on the Electric Vehicle market. As a matter of fact, the German manufacturer is not even a big player on the hybrid segment, offering only a couple of slow selling vehicles in this department. W...
Dear BMW: You Should Definitely Build the M450d
9 Apr 2013, 14:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / 2012 brought us an interesting model in the BMW line-up, we're talking about the M550d, of course. Up until then, the fastest diesel from BMW was the F13 640d with its tri-turbo 3-liter diesel engine and 313 HP. The unveiling of the M550d m...
BMW F10 M550d xDrive Spotted in Strasbourg
9 Apr 2013, 14:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since the BMW Group set an ambitious target for 2020 (2.6 million units sold per year) a lot of new models will be unveiled in the years to come and a lot of new ones have already been released. One example is the M550d xDrive. This car has a 3-...
China's Lifan 320 Copies MINI Cooper
9 Apr 2013, 12:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The fact that Chinese automakers are copying European brands is no longer news. The first time everyone became aware of this fact was when BMW decided to file a lawsuit against Shuanghuan's S-CEO, a car that resembled the X5 a bit too much to ...
BMW F13 M6 Receives HRE P47SC Wheels at EAS
9 Apr 2013, 12:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It's been a while since we've seen a beautiful White F13 M6 and even longer since we've seen a modified one. Today, we're getting back to business with this exclusive set of photos, curtesy of European Auto Source. The Alpine...
BMW Sales Reach All-Time Record in March
9 Apr 2013, 11:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After reporting the best sales on the American market since the BMW brand was introduced on the left side of the Atlantic, the German manufacturer released the worldwide numbers and guess what? They also are the highest ever recorded. Overall, i...
MINI Cooper S Coupe Vs VW Beetle Sport by SportAuto.de
9 Apr 2013, 11:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Besides staying true to their legacies, the two cars we're looking at today had another hard task to achieve: win over undecided customers. The Beetle and the Cooper seem to have had the same struggles along the way and we're looking at h...
2013 BMW 760Li Test Drive by GT Spirit
9 Apr 2013, 11:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In a day and age when everyone is talking about downsizing, fuel efficiency and city cars, it seems at least odd to talk about a great 'whale' like the 7 Series, especially one that is fitted with the biggest engine BMW is currently manuf...
Black BMW F10 M5 Sits Tight on PUR Wheels
9 Apr 2013, 08:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Looking back at all the amazing Tuned BMW M5s we covered so far, it's kind of hard to find something new that impresses you at first sight. FidoKlik did an amazing job capturing the highlights of a Gloss Black M5 and this is the end result. ...
MINI Cooper D Clubvan First Drive by Autoblog
9 Apr 2013, 08:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We've been seeing a lot of test drives involving the new MINI Clubvan lately. All the hype around this new model seems to be the direct result of the British company's marketing strategy and it works. The guys from Autoblog traveled to...
BMW 3 Series Wins Cars.com Challenge
9 Apr 2013, 07:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The new BMW F30 3 Series easily won a contest against its top 5 competitors in a challenge organized by Cars.com, USA Today and MotorWeek. The tests included instrumented measurements, street driving, long distance trips and race track testing. ...
BMW 320d Touring vs 320d GT Test by Auto Motor Und Sport
8 Apr 2013, 16:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since everyone is calling the new 3 Series GT a "bigger and rather useless" version of the Touring, the guys from Auto Motor und Sport decided to test the 2 cars at the same in order to decide which is best and how they differ from one an...
BMW M6 Gran Coupe Introduced in Australia
8 Apr 2013, 16:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This week, BMW Australia announced the introduction of the third model from the M6 line-up, available at dealerships all around the country starting at AU$299,500 ($311,372 €239,239). The new, luxurious Gran Coupe will bring the Australian ...
2013 MINI Paceman S ALL4 Test Drive by Autos.ca
8 Apr 2013, 15:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When the Paceman was announced by MINI, the world stopped for a moment. Everyone thought that the brains at MINI must've gone mad or something. Why would you want a Countryman with only 2 doors? Well, that was exactly what Peter Bleakney from ...
Future BMW-Brilliance Car to Be Powered by N20 Engine
8 Apr 2013, 15:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Recent rumors from the People's republic say that the BMW-Brilliance joint venture will enter a new stage this year and that the German manufacturer will help the Chinese company establish itself as a worldwide presence. However, nothing is...
Custom 2011 BMW E92 M3 Review
8 Apr 2013, 13:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We're used to seeing professionals take cars out for a spin and then sharing the results with us. Most times, the information provided is extremely useful, especially for potential buyers (not just for fans). Today, we're in for a tre...
BMW EfficientDynamics Showcased in Promo Video
8 Apr 2013, 13:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Ever since the first EfficientDynamics car was introduced on the market by BMW, the E90 3 Series, everyone wondered what was so special about this car, except the fuel consumption. Looking at the video below you'll find more info about this...
Watch the BMW DTM Drivers Go Around the Jerez Circuit
8 Apr 2013, 13:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW drivers for the 2013 DTM Championship had a training stage in Spain, last weekend. Four BMW Teams covered more than 7,000 km over four days. The main stage took place in Barcelona and allowed drivers their team to focus on different area...
1000 HP BMW E34 M5 Showdown
8 Apr 2013, 12:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from M5Board.com got their hands on a couple of interesting BMWs. One of their latest videos features a showdown between two 1000 HP E34 M5s. Yes, we know, 1000 HP seems a lot for a car built between 1989 and 1995 and it is. The first g...
BMW 1M Coupe Goes Against a C63 AMG
8 Apr 2013, 11:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW M3's little 'mad' brother, the 1M Coupe is one heck of a beast. Ask any of the 6,331 owners out there and they will tell you this is one of the best cars ever to come out of the BMW M division's assembly lines. The mixtur...