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.
Almost X6M Falcon Spotted in South Africa
14 Mar 2013, 15:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / AC Schnitzer stepped up shortly after BMW launched it's furious X6M and created a complete package for the Sports Activity Coupe from the Bavarian manufacturer. As usual ACS created a completely reworked version of the X6M and also gave it ...
BMWs That Will Be Missed: BMW 502
14 Mar 2013, 15:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW started developing its first post-war car, the 502, at a time when the whole world was still recovering from the disaster, in 1951. The first 502 prototype had a barely adequate engine and Chief Engineer of BMW at the time, Alfred Böning, ...
BMW Upgrading Parking Spot Finder App
14 Mar 2013, 13:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW always offered its customers the latest in connectivity options and is constantly working on creating the best support for the newest apps available, recognizing the growing importance of smartphones in our lives. BMW is aware of the growing...
BMW Confirms Rumors: Audi's Sales Chief Changed Sides
14 Mar 2013, 13:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Yesterday we reported that the ex-Sales Chief from Audi, Peter Schwartzenbauer, might join the BMW's Top-Management team this month. Today, BMW confirmed this rumor and welcomed Schwartzenbauer to the team. This is not the only top-manageme...
Record Sales for BMW Group in 2012
14 Mar 2013, 13:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Last year proved to be the best in corporate history for BMW. With a total of 1,845,186 units delivered in 2012, the groups profits increased to €76.8 billion ($99 billion) and the group profit rose to €5.1 billion ($6.6 billion). The ...
BMW Crashes Into Coffee Shop
14 Mar 2013, 11:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW X1 has been around for a while now and it's available with both manual and automatic gearboxes. Most people these days go for the automatic transmission because it more comfortable around big cities and easier to use. The one in thi...
New BMW F82 M4 Coupe Spyshots
14 Mar 2013, 11:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The new BMW F82 M4 Coupe will have a gruesome job ahead of itself: it will be the replacement for BMW's most loved car, the M3 Coupe. However good this new car will do, the shape, feel and character of all the previous M3 Coupes will never be ...
New BMW F32 4 Series Ordering Guide Leaked
14 Mar 2013, 11:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW will release the new 4 Series this year, in order to replace the 3 Series Coupe and Convertible versions, filling up yet another niche on the market and making sure that Audi's A5 gets a hard time. The new F32 BMW has been keeping ...
BMW Named Second Largest Green Power Partner by US Government
14 Mar 2013, 09:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW Group has several plants around the world building the "ultimate driving machines". Such plants can be found in South Africa, India, China, the United States and, of course, Europe. Lately BMW started working on changing its ma...
The BMW E46 M3 Is Always a Head Turner
14 Mar 2013, 09:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The reason why we're all together as a big BMW community is the way these amazing cars make us feel. Of course, looks matter too, as it is the case with everything in this world, but the most important thing is how a BMW makes you feel. Tha...
Toyota GT 86 Chief Engineer, Tetsuya Tada, Talks BMW
14 Mar 2013, 09:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The collaboration between Toyota and BMW produced some interesting new technologies and will continue to be fruitful. The 2 car manufacturers signed a first deal to collaborate in 2012 for "joint development of a fuel cell system, joint develo...
BMW to Offer Conventional Powered Vehicles Along with the i3 for Extended Autonomy
13 Mar 2013, 17:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The new BMW i3 all-electric city car will be released later this year. After showing up at the Geneva Motor Show along with it's bigger brother, the i8, BMW made it clear that the official release of the new electric vehicle is not too far awa...
BMW E70 X5 Party Limo
13 Mar 2013, 17:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW SAV might not be big enough to consider it a proper limousine. We all know that limousines are pretty long and offer accommodation for up to 12 people and the X5 definitely can't cater to such needs. That is not a problem for some i...
Audi's Sales Chief to Return to BMW this Month
13 Mar 2013, 16:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The fight for the first place in the premium car segment is tightening. BMW managed this year to retake the first place by a mere 407 cars after settling for second place since 2008, the year Peter Schwartzenbauer became Audi's sales chief. ...
Eye Candy: BMW F10 M5 from Velos Designwerks
13 Mar 2013, 16:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The new Individual paint colors seem to fade away every time we lay our craving eyes on a Bimmer wearing the breathtaking Space Grey Metallic paint. Even though it may look like the car is wrapped in chrome vinyl foil, you musn't let yourself ...
BMWs That Will be Missed: BMW Isetta
13 Mar 2013, 15:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Today, everybody is talking about small town cars that are both fuel efficient and cosy enough to make you want to drive them around town while doing your chores. BMW's current take on such a car is the new i3 whilst other manufacturers are of...
BMW X6 Comes With Matte Black Wheels from Strasse
13 Mar 2013, 15:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW X6 has gathered both fans and critics over the years, but even those who belong to the latter category have to admit that the unconventional nature of the Sports Activity Coupe makes it an interesting proposal. However, certain owners feel ...
BMW F20 1 Series Comes in Matte Black in China
13 Mar 2013, 15:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When it first came out, the new 1 Series was a complete surprise. Usually, BMW surprises its fans in a pleasant way but this time most of them complained. The new exterior design of the F20 looked, let's say different. The new car got bigge...
Spyshots: BMW F34 3 Series GT Testing in China
13 Mar 2013, 15:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Even though the BMW 3 Series GT was already unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, the German company is still testing the car in China. That could mean that the Chinese market might receive a special model, like it was the case with other BMWs that ar...
New BMW F15 X5 Caught Testing on Public Roads in China
13 Mar 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 7 year old BMW E70 X5 (yes, it is 7 years old even though it received a slight facelift) is about to enter its last months of production. The replacement, called F15, is already being tested and in 2014 we'll be seeing it on the road...