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.
Convertible Controller for BMW F13 6 Series
25 Mar 2013, 17:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Since summer is approaching rapidly we thought you could use one of Mods4Cars' controllers for your 6 Series Convertible. The one we're looking at today is called SmartTop Convertible Controller and allows you to remotely open and close t...
Russians Know Their BMWs: Met-R's X6 Interceptor
25 Mar 2013, 17:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Launched in 2008, the BMW E71 X6 was launched as a Sports Activity Coupe. Since then a lot of tuners took a shot at creating the ultimate body kit for the impressive Bimmer and one of them is the Russian company Met-R. Their creation is called &...
BMW Z4M Supercharged by EAS
25 Mar 2013, 15:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / European Auto Source got its greedy hands on a BMW E86 Z4M and decided to turn it into a proper race car with the help of the guys from ESS, who are obsessed with forced induction. When it first rolled onto the dyno track, the Z4M put out 278 WH...
How BMW Creates Its Sounds
25 Mar 2013, 15:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When talking about a BMW, most people admit that one of the best features of a Bimmer is its sound. Few of us know the extent to which BMW goes in order to make sure that their cars have the perfect soundtrack. BMW published a video on its You...
2014 BMW 6 Series Models Will Receive iDrive 4.2
25 Mar 2013, 15:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW's newest navigation system, the iDrive 4.2, will feature a revised design and improved operating system. New functions have been added and the graphics now feature 3D elements. Furthermore, the navigation maps will now display additiona...
2014 BMW M6 Will Be Available with Manual Transmission
25 Mar 2013, 15:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW's US division announced today that starting from June this year, the 2014 BMW M6 Convertible, Coupe and Gran Coupe will be be available with a optional manual 6-speed gearbox. In addition, all the future M6 cars will be offering M Car...
BMW Introduces New Frozen Brilliant White 6 Series
25 Mar 2013, 14:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This week, BMW announced that it will be releasing a 100-unit limited edition Frozen Brilliant White 2014 BMW 6 Series Convertible that will be produced between April and May 2013. The starting price for this Convertible 6er will be $106,695 (&e...
BMW Receives Kelley Blue Book Brand Image Award
25 Mar 2013, 14:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Today BMW received the Kelley Blue Book Brand Image Award for Best Overall Luxury Brand for outstanding achievement in creating and maintaining brand attributes that capture the attention and enthusiasm of the new-vehicle buying public. The awar...
AUTOCouture Presents: Lime Rock E92 M3
25 Mar 2013, 14:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Limited Edition Lime Rock E92 M3 is already a beast, due to its lightweight technology and carbon fibre body kit, making it a truly one-of-a-kind street legal race car. AUTOCouture and Mode Carbon decided that what BMW did with the M3 wasn'...
MINI Clubvan Priced at $25,985 in the US
25 Mar 2013, 12:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Based on the MINI Clubman, the Clubvan is the British company's stylish alternative for larger commercial vehicles like the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Ford Transit Connect and Mercedes Citan. Starting with 2013 the Clubvan will be available for s...
MINI Paceman JCW Priced at $58,600 in Australia
25 Mar 2013, 12:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / MINI's latest model, the Paceman, was just released in Europe creating somewhat of a big buzz. The Australian market will be receiving the new MINI in May and pricing has already been announced for the JCW version. The John Cooper Works MIN...
BMW Pondering M3 GT
25 Mar 2013, 12:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The newest model in the BMW line-up, the 3 Series GT, seems to have a totally different path ahead of itself, compared to its bigger brother, the 5er GT. BMW will even consider launching a full-on M Version of the Tourismo, if the market will deman...
BMW 3 Series Touring Configurator Available on BMWUSA.com
25 Mar 2013, 09:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 3 Series Touring has been a favorite amongst the preferences of European BMW customers for decades now. However, things are a bit different on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, where the Tourings were never too popular. This year though, we...
BMW F84 M4 Rendering Released
25 Mar 2013, 09:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Last week we had the incredible luck to see the new BMW 4 Series Coupe driving down the street completely undisguised. It was love at first sight and now everybody started to imagine how the new M4 will look like. Today, we're bringing you a r...
BMW F06 6 Series Gran Coupe by 3D Design
25 Mar 2013, 09:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The new BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe was officially revealed at Geneva, almost one year ago. Since then, few tuners dared to take a shot at redesigning the flawless body of the Gran Coupe. 3D Design decided to create some unique add-ons in a daring atte...
Roberto Cavalli Designs Unique MINI Paceman
23 Mar 2013, 10:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For 20 years, the Life Ball has been a partner of the worldwide battle against HIV and AIDS. MINI joined the battle and became its official partner in 2001. This year, the event that will take place on the Rathausplatz, in front of Vienna&rsq...
BMW F30 335i vs Cadillac ATS 2.0T by TFLCar.com
23 Mar 2013, 10:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from The Fast Lane Car did another mash-up video with the BMW F30 335i. However, this time they did compare it with the wrong car. We're talking about their last episode, where they compared it to the Lexus ES350 not exactly a sports ...
BMW F34 3 Series GT Review by Autoexpress
23 Mar 2013, 10:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’ve been seeing a lot of reviews and first drives of BMW’s newest car, the 3 Series GT. As always, everyone has his own opinion and sees pros and cons of the new car. Today we’re looking at what the guys from Autoexpress t...
MINI JCW GP Has Some Fun on a Wet Track
22 Mar 2013, 08:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The MINI JCW GP was released in 2012 at the Paris Motor Show and everyone loved it from the first moment. It takes you back to MINIs roots, giving you that hardcore feel when you're behind the wheel, as you'll notice in this video made by...
Alpina XD3 Biturbo Gets First Commercial
21 Mar 2013, 16:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The first SUV from Alpina was released this month at the Geneva Motor Show. It features an upgraded 350 HP diesel engine with 700 Nm (516 lb-ft) of torque and today just got its first commercial. The Alpina XD3 SUV is not showing just impressive...