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.
BMWs That Will Be Missed: BMW 303
21 Mar 2013, 16:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In 1933, BMW introduced a new model that would mark the brand's history like no other. It was called the 303 and it was the first BMW fitted with a 6-cylinder engine and the legendary front kidney grilles. Even though the 303 stayed in prod...
BMW Canada Reminds Us of Awesome M5 "Bullet" Ad
21 Mar 2013, 15:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When it was first released in 2011, BMW's new monster sedan, the F10 M5 was met with a bit of controversy. Being the first BMW M car to have a supercharged engine most fans were skeptical but this didn't stop the German company from promo...
The 02 Series: BMW's First Sporty Sedan
21 Mar 2013, 15:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In the history of BMW, few numbers have been as important as "2". This number stood on the boot lid of one of BMW's most successful cars, one that brought them back to life after being nearly bankrupt: the 1600 model. The 02 Serie...
1981 Alpina 318i Is the Most Fuel Efficient BMW Ever Made
21 Mar 2013, 14:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In July 1981, Auto Motor Sport and Shell organized a weird event called the Kilometer Marathon. It's main goal was to see which car could get the best fuel efficiency on a 1 km (0,6 miles) test course. This proved to be a matter of pride fo...
Slow BMW F25 X3 Sales Due to Plant Limitations
21 Mar 2013, 14:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Ian Robertson, BMW Sales Chief talked with Autonews reporters Tuesday, after the annual BMW Annual Accounts Press Conference, held in Munich and he might've said more than he should have. Amongst other interesting things, like the record ye...
BMW F10 M5 Takes a Serious Tumble in South Africa
21 Mar 2013, 14:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Every once in a while we get to see wrecked high-performance cars. However, the faster these cars go, the bigger the damage is in case of an accident, as it happened with the F10 M5 that we're talking about today. Unfortunately, while looki...
BMW Group Extends Research in Asia via Shanghai
21 Mar 2013, 12:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After opening development centers in Beijing and Shenyang, BMW China is extending its research capabilities with a new powerhouse for ideas located in Shanghai. The Shanghai location has been the host of the ConnectedDrive Lab since March 2011 a...
iND Atlantis BMW E92 M3 Spells Ambition
21 Mar 2013, 12:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When the Individual program from BMW was released everyone wanted to get a piece of it. That created outstanding waiting periods for anxious BMW fans that ultimately almost ruined the joy of getting a new Bimmer. That's why one Bimmer-head tur...
Clean BMW E46 M3 Receives EAS Suspension
21 Mar 2013, 12:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We love clean E46 M3s - the shape and feel of the E46 makes it a cornerstone in BMW history. The guys from European Auto Source did some minor tweaking on an Alpine White E46 M3 and documented the whole operation to share it with us. The clean M...
Manhart Racing BMW M6
21 Mar 2013, 11:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After introducing the so-called "World's Fastest F10 M5" the other day, the guys from Manhart decided to take a shot at the new M6 too and we're here to show you what they've prepared. The new M6 has already been tuned b...
BMW F30 335i vs Lexus ES 350 by TFLCar
21 Mar 2013, 09:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW 3 Series has always been the best seller in the German company's line-up. The Lexus ES also holds the best-seller award for the Japanese company so today we're looking at the two most sold cars from Lexus and BMW in a showdown. ...
BMW Manufacturing Wins Duke Energy Power Partner Award
21 Mar 2013, 09:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Wednesday, during an official ceremony, officials from Duke Energy presented BMW Manufacturing (represented by its President, Mr. Josef Kerscher) the 2012 Duke Energy Power Partner Award for its individual efforts in energy efficiency, sustainabili...
iPhone 5 Adapter Cradle for BMW Now Available
21 Mar 2013, 09:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Earlier this year we told you how you could create your own iPhone 5 cradle in case you bought the new phone and wanted to use it on your new BMW, while waiting for an official cradle adapter to come out. BMW just released an official iPhone 5...
Frankfurt Motor Show to Host Production BMW i3 Unveiling
20 Mar 2013, 17:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The revolutionary all-electric city car BMW has been preparing for quite a while now, the i3, is going to be unveiled (in production form) at the Frankfurt Motor Show, in September this year, according to Autoweek. BMW has revealed the i3 has an...
Carlex Design Releases MINI Paceman Painter Works Concept
20 Mar 2013, 17:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After creating 2 incredible MINIs (the MINI Steampunk Countryman and the MiniRoy), Polish tuner Carlex Design decided to create yet another exquisite British car, named MINI Paceman Painter Works. For the moment these pictures shw a car tha...
MINI Paceman and Countryman Reviewed by Skiddmark
20 Mar 2013, 16:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / All the hype around MINI focuses on its latest creations: the Paceman and the Countryman. Skiddmark took them both for a ride and did a side-by-side comparison. The first thing they noticed was that both cars had the same dynamic feeling, even t...
Guiness Drift World Record Challenged by BMW Instructor
20 Mar 2013, 16:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The current Guinness Book World Record for the world’s longest drift was set by Adbho Fenghali, Red Bull's racing driver, just a month ago, on February 18, 2013. He drifted almost two times more than Wang Qi did, for the previous record ...
BMW E38 7 Series Has the Soul of an E9 New Six
20 Mar 2013, 16:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Back in 1995 BMW, released the E38 7 Series. It was ahead of its time, as usual, but most intriguing was that they claimed the new 7er inherited the DNA of the New Six models. The German company even released a commercial showing an old E9 being...
BMW E64 M6 by iND Distribution
20 Mar 2013, 14:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Almost 14 years after the original 6 Series was pulled out of production, BMW decide to release a new model, named E64. Only 2 years later, in 2005, the new M6 was introduced, becoming the Barian company's fastest car. However, that wasn&...
This Is How You Open a BMW in Russia
20 Mar 2013, 14:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Locking yourself out of your car requires some special skills these days, especially since a lot of new cars use the keyless-go system. However, there will always be someone who can do it, like the Russian gentleman in this video. Unfortunately ...