Gabriel Nica
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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.
The Closest You'll Get to the New M3: Prior Design Aero Kit
8 Mar 2013, 17:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The F30 3 Series from BMW already has some interesting aerodynamic kits available on the market from different tuners. However, Prior Design has recently become known as one of the best in the field so BMW fans will definitely be interested in what...
BMW Groups Sales in February: The Best Ever for the German Company
8 Mar 2013, 15:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In February 2013, BMW reported the best sales numbers ever in the company's history, with an increase of 4.7% on last year. Over the first 2 months, the BMW figures increased 7.1% to 256,929 vehicles. 133,630 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce autom...
Innotech Limited Edition E92 M3 on Forgestar Wheels Sounds Great
8 Mar 2013, 15:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / There are lots of M3s around, that's for sure. That means that if you want a unique M3 you really have to do a lot of research to find the best solutions. The one we're proposing today comes from Innotech. It's a Limited Edition B...
BMWs That Will Be Missed: BMW 3.0CSL
8 Mar 2013, 15:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Following yesterday's story about the 2000CS today we're talking about the car that replaced it and it's variants. In 1968 the 2000C and 2000CS were replaced by the 2800CS, the first of the E9 Coupes. This new model had a longer w...
G-Power M6 Hurricane CS: Worthy of Supercar Status?
8 Mar 2013, 15:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Probably the best BMW tuner out there, G-Power, has yet to release a tuning kit for the new F12/13/06 6 Series. However they did an amazing job with the previous 6 Series and we should all congratulate them. Today we're taking a look at the...
2013 BMW F10 5 Series 528i Sits on Rennen Wheels
8 Mar 2013, 13:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We've seen a lot of beautiful F10 5 Series so far. Most of them were extremely well tuned with custom everything on them. That doesn't mean that a standard 5 Series cannot look good. "Keep it plain and simple" seems to be wha...
MINI Cooper Paceman Will Start at $35,900 In Australia
8 Mar 2013, 13:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / MINI recently launched its 7th variation of the Cooper, the Paceman. This one will also be revolving around the 1.6-liter engine and will have a similar exterior design. The Paceman will be available in 2 models: the Cooper and the Cooper S. The...
Hamann at the Geneva Motor Show 2013: Summary
8 Mar 2013, 13:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In case you missed out on our coverage of everything BMW at the Geneva Motor Show, Hamann published a new video showing what you might've overlooked. This year at Geneva, Hamann brought 2 BMWs: the F12 M6 and the F10 M5 of course, reinvente...
BMW E90 M3 Goes for a Mountain Run
8 Mar 2013, 10:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Vossen Wheels put together a video featuring an impeccable E90 M3 riding on their VVS-CV4 wheels. They got a little help from Need4Speed Motoring too but keep it on the hush. The M3 was wrapped in Matte White vinyl by Elevated Auto Concepts in o...
Valencia Orange Looks Good on the M5 Too
8 Mar 2013, 10:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from AE Performance did it again. They got their hands on a brand new BMW F10 M5 and decided they won't let go until the car looked better than ever. The F10 M5 already looks great and distances itself from the "Bangle Butt&qu...
BMW 1M Coupe in Valencia Orange Spotted in China
8 Mar 2013, 10:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / China is really starting to enjoy the newly-found freedoms that their communist government is promoting these days. Even though in the '80s and '90s the Chinese market was closed to luxury items like BMW cars, today the Asian country is c...
Game On! Sportec Releases its Own Tuning Program for the F20 M135i
8 Mar 2013, 09:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After showing you yesterday what Hartge released for the F20 M135i, today its time for the Swiss tuner Sportec to step up and brag about what they offer for the same car. Their take on the M135i is a 2-stepper in case you don't want the ful...
Two BMW Legends Return to DTM
8 Mar 2013, 09:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 2013 DTM Season will start at Hockenheim on May 5th 2013. However, at the starting line, there will 10 BMW cars instead of 8. How is that possible? BMW decided to offer its fans a chance to experience a race from inside a DTM car. The classi...
BMW i Ventures Signs Partnership with Life360
8 Mar 2013, 08:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW i Ventures is a Venture Capital Company based in New York founded by the BMW Group. Its main purpose is to make Mobility Services more efficient, smarter and more flexible, that's why it aims for strategic, long-term partnerships in the ar...
BMW and Brilliance to Develop a new Sub-Brand in China
7 Mar 2013, 17:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / According to Chinese automotive media, a new brand was registered in China by the BMW-Brilliance joint venture. The new sub-brand is called "Zhi Nuo" which roughly translates into "The Promise". The Chinese automotive media i...
BMW E64 6 Series Comes in Diamond Black Matte from Schwaben Folia
7 Mar 2013, 17:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The E64 6er was the first car in the 6 Series family after almost 15 years. The first 6 Series Bimmers were based on the E24 chassis and were produced between 1976 and 1989. After the E24 6 Series stopped production the Bavarian company decided ...
Hartge Releases Homologated F20 M135i Engine Conversion
7 Mar 2013, 17:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW tuner Hartge released its official engine conversion kit for the new F20 1 Series M135i this week. This conversion kit has been released rather fast considering that the M135i was just recently added to BMW's line-up. The M135i'...
The World's Fastest 1M Coupe Put to the Test on the Sachsenring
7 Mar 2013, 15:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The ACS 1M Coupe was already deemed the fastest road-legal 1M BMW on the Hockenheim circuit but the guys from Autobild though they might give it a try on the Sachsenring and see what happens. Fortunately they recorded the lap. The 1M Coupe by AC...
The Best of Two Worlds: The New BMW Plug-In Technology
7 Mar 2013, 15:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Today, following the Geneva Motor Show presentation of the i3, i8 and Active Tourer Concept, BMW released a video on its Youtube Channel in which it explains how the 1 Series GT Active Tourer Concept works. The new, front (partial) wheel drive c...
G-Power Titanium Exhaust System for the 1M Coupe
7 Mar 2013, 14:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW 1M Coupe is already special, without having to change anything about it. The car's limited production made sure of that even before anyone could drive it. Being built in only 6,331 units, the 1er M is one of the most exclusive cars ...