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 Welt Turns Into DTM World in April
28 Mar 2013, 16:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Almost one month before the official kick-off of the 2013 DTM Championship, the 8 BMW drivers will present their cars in a special event held at BMW Welt, in Munich. Just before going to the Hockenheim for a 4-day test session, the BMW Motorspor...
PP-Performance F10 M5 Takes Down Ferrari 458
28 Mar 2013, 15:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 458 Italia seems to be an easy target for BMWs these days. After seeing what a stock M6 did to a Ferrari a couple of days ago, it's time to watch it's bigger brother M5 take a shot at it. Although the video is kind of shady, you ca...
BMW E92 M3 Gets Akrapovic Exhaust at EAS
28 Mar 2013, 15:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / With over 20 years of experience, Akrapovic creates world class exhaust systems used in high-performance vehicles around the world. Thinking they have to be on to something, the owner of this M3 decided to take his car to EAS and see what they migh...
Prodrive's Delivery BMW Rides on Modulare Wheels
28 Mar 2013, 15:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Thailand's tuning market options are limited to few respectable companies. One of them is Prodrive, the official dealer for Hyperforged, 3D Design, ADV.1 Wheels and many others. That's why their delivery car had to be wearing something sp...
BMWs that Will Be Missed: BMW 700
28 Mar 2013, 15:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Towards the end of 1959, BMW was going through some of the worst periods in its history. Heading for bankruptcy, the company had to develop cheap cars that were also entertaining. Enter the 700, the only rear-engined production car ever made by the...
Abandoned BMW E32 7 Series Spotted in China
28 Mar 2013, 12:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Lately, China surprised us with some of the most non-conventional BMWs we've ever seen, like the mint-green M3, pink Z4 and Jesus-wearing 5er. Unfortunately, today we're looking at an abandoned 7 Series. Found in an extremely far ...
BMW 335i vs Audi S4 by Sportauto.de
28 Mar 2013, 12:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After seeing the new F30 335i compared to wrong cars so many times, it's actually refreshing to watch it going head to head with a long-time rival, like the Audi S4. Taking both cars to the track, Sportauto.de came up with an interesting concl...
BMW DTM Teams Prepare for 2013 Season Debut
28 Mar 2013, 10:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 2013 DTM Season will be kicking off on May 5th at the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg, in Germany and will be featuring crews from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. BMW teams are currently preparing in Barcelona for what promises to be an exci...
BMW M Performance Kit Brings More Power than Advertised
28 Mar 2013, 09:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Rumors about BMW underrating its engines on purpose have been going around for quite a while. Yesterday, famous tuner and race engine builder, Steve Dinan put the new N55 engine upgrade from BMW to the test in his company's headquarters. Af...
Classic Mini Breaks Parallel Parking World Record
28 Mar 2013, 09:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When talking about city cars, one name always pops in one's mind immediately: the Classic Mini. So, it shouldn't surprise you when you'll find out that this was the car used for breaking the World Record for the tightest parallel par...
A True Survivor's Story: 1984 BMW E30
27 Mar 2013, 18:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We all know a true winning DNA can overcome even the hardest challenges of life. This is the case with the unique BMW E30 we're looking at today that belongs to Justin Good, a BMW aficionado, well known around the Bimmer forums. Its story...
BMW E92 M3 on ADV.1 Wheels
27 Mar 2013, 18:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Wheel expert ADV.1 knows that when talking about changing a car's appearance, there's nothing more important than a new set of wheels. That's how this Alpine White M3 came to life. Featuring a set of ADV6.2.1SL wheels from the Sup...
BMW Shows Potential for 2013 Says Former BTCC Champion
27 Mar 2013, 17:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Colin Turkington, 2009 BTCC champion joined British Touring Car squad WSR this year and, after a couple of runs inside the new BMW 125i M Sport car, said the season looks promising. This is an optimistic forecast, as Colin finished 10th in the o...
MINI USA Teams Up with Miles Ahead for Driving Program
27 Mar 2013, 16:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / As we reported a while back, MINI takes its teen driving program even further this year. The company transforms the initiative into a performance enhancing course for drivers aged 18 to 21. The program will take place at Indianapolis Motor Speed...
BMW F31 3 Series Touring Review by Caradvice.com
27 Mar 2013, 15:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Touring version of the most popular BMW car ever sold is currently a relative niche model in Australia. Just like the Americans, Australians prefer getting SUVs instead of Wagons. The guys from Caradvice.com took an entry-level 318d Touring for...
CEC Presents: BMW E92 M3
27 Mar 2013, 15:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Being a 23-year old tuning company, the guys from Claus Ettensberger Corporation probably create custom cars on a daily basis. This month they released another unique project into the urban jungle: an E92 M3. Given the fact that the 4-liter V8 p...
Baby Blue BMW E92 M3 Spotted in China
27 Mar 2013, 15:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When it comes to unique color combinations, China takes the cake. The weirdest and most non-conformist painted BMWs you'll ever see will definitely be from the Asian country, like today's Bimmer. This one comes with a unique Baby Blue ...
BMW Unveils New 1.5-liter Engine
27 Mar 2013, 15:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This week, BMW decided to offer some lucky US Journalists the chance to experience their newest engine, a 1.5-liter 3-cylinder turbocharged unit that will be powering the German company's new hybrid sports car, the i8. Having to deal with i...
BMW F10 5 Series Aero Kit from 3D Design
27 Mar 2013, 15:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It's hard to create a complete aerodynamic kit for the 5 Series without taking away some of its elegance. The guys from 3D Design were perfectly aware of this when they created the 5er Aero Kit and this is what they came up with. The 5 Seri...
572 WHP BMW E92 M3 from EAS: Overkill?
27 Mar 2013, 15:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / VF Engineering launched a new supercharger system for the E9x M3 a while back and European Auto Source decided to see what it was capable of. The end result is a mean 572 WHP Alpine White monster. The list of changes done to this car is huge so ...