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Gabriel Nica

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Personal motto:

"You finally save up enough for your dream car and you get fired"

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Being born at around the same time as the Chernobyl disaster happened, Gabriel's addiction for cars was never questioned. His parents at first, and his friends later on, all thought that his addiction for everything that had 4 wheels was related to the toxic cloud of radiation that was circling the world at the time.

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.
Drifting BMW E30 M3 Scares Redhead
Drifting BMW E30 M3 Scares Redhead

7 Mar 2013, 14:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After we showed you the blonde Courtney going for a drift session inside an E30 M3 earlier today, we thought we'd show you how her friend and co-host at The Hazard Girls, Lauren, did in the same car and under the same conditions. Lauren is ...

 
BMWs That Will Be Missed: BMW New Class Coupe
BMWs That Will Be Missed: BMW New Class Coupe

7 Mar 2013, 14:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Following the success the 1500, 1600 and 1800 models had, BMW decide to launch a Coupe version of the popular sedan. The car was called the 2000C or the 2000CS and was a Grand Tourer. In 1964, BMW started thinking about releasing a coupe version...

 
BMW Powered Wiesmann Unveiled at Geneva
BMW Powered Wiesmann Unveiled at Geneva

7 Mar 2013, 12:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After teasing us last week with an interesting photo, the German sportscar manufacturer Wiesmann finally unveiled its latest creation at Geneva in Valencia Orange, a color also used by BMW. The new car is called GT MF4-CS and the "CS" ...

 
This Girl Thought She Was Hardcore Until She Met This E30 M3
This Girl Thought She Was Hardcore Until She Met This E30 M3

7 Mar 2013, 12:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Courtney is the blonde part of the group that calls itself "The Hazard Girls". They have a Youtube channel where they show some interesting stuff like shooting guns, wrestling or even killing zombies, but done while wearing short skirts a...

 
BMW M6 Gran Coupe in Detail at Geneva 2013
BMW M6 Gran Coupe in Detail at Geneva 2013

7 Mar 2013, 12:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When we first heard about BMW releasing a 4-door version of the M6 we thought it could never work. "It will be a definite fail," said the voice inside our head. However we kept our hopes up, knowing that if anyone could pull it off, it wo...

 
Lumma Design's CLR 6M Unveiled at Geneva 2013
Lumma Design's CLR 6M Unveiled at Geneva 2013

7 Mar 2013, 10:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After teasing us with some photos last week, the German tuners from Lumma Design brought their take on the BMW F12 M6 to Geneva to show the world what they are capable of. Their view has a lot of carbon fiber in it. That's what hits you fir...

 
The Hybrid Sports Car from BMW Present at Geneva 2013
The Hybrid Sports Car from BMW Present at Geneva 2013

7 Mar 2013, 10:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In the BMW world there are 2 or maybe 3 hot topics at the moment: the new M3, the new M4 and the i8. All of those are keeping us curious and we end up spending hours searching the web for some new info about them. At BMW's stand in Geneva w...

 
BMW i3 Shows its Face at Geneva 2013
BMW i3 Shows its Face at Geneva 2013

7 Mar 2013, 09:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / As stated before the Geneva Motor Show even began, the Bavarian company brought its newest creations at the Swiss event, the BMW i3 and the BMW i8. The BMW i3 that was put up for display was in Coupe. We've already grown used to the i3'...

 
Spyshots: BMW i8 Shows New Details
Spyshots: BMW i8 Shows New Details

7 Mar 2013, 09:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW's new hybrid sports car is in the center of attention at the moment, especially after the German manufacturer decided to offer some editors the chance to take a ride in it. We got the chance to see how it sounds, how it feels but just f...

 
BMW Powered Roding is Dressed in Yellow at Geneva 2013
BMW Powered Roding is Dressed in Yellow at Geneva 2013

6 Mar 2013, 16:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW is well known for its remarkable enduring, viable and high-performance engines. That's why more than just one auto-maker is using one or two of them, even though they're not part of the BMW family. One of these is the Roding Roads...

 
2012 DTM Champion Bruno Spengler Does a Q&A Session with Karim Habib
2012 DTM Champion Bruno Spengler Does a Q&A Session with Karim Habib

6 Mar 2013, 16:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW invited the DTM BMW Champion of 2012 Bruno Spengler to do an interview with Karim Habib, the Head Designer of BMW in order to answer some of the questions the fans asked on BMW's Facebook page. Bruno starts off by asking about the new ...

 
BMW F12 M6 Taken Around the Virginia International Raceway
BMW F12 M6 Taken Around the Virginia International Raceway

6 Mar 2013, 16:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The new beast from BMW, the V8 powered M6 gets pushed to the limit by the guys over at Car and Driver magazine in order to get the best lap time around VIR in their own Lightning Lap special. The Lightning Lap is a just their American version of...

 
Hamann Mi5Sion and Mir6r Filmed at Geneva
Hamann Mi5Sion and Mir6r Filmed at Geneva

6 Mar 2013, 16:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The German tuner Hamann released tuning options for the BMW F10 M5 and F12 M6 a long time before the Geneva Motor Show started. However, this year Hamann decided to unveil 2 new, more aggressive versions of the same cars. The M5 turned into a be...

 
Alpina XD3 Biturbo Launch Press Conference at Geneva
Alpina XD3 Biturbo Launch Press Conference at Geneva

6 Mar 2013, 15:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Alpina picked the best venue to launch its first ever SUV, the XD3 Biturbo, the Geneva International Motor Show. Anyone that knows a thing or two about Alpina also knows that the German tuner has been modifying BMWs for more than 40 years and th...

 
The BMW F06 M6 Gran Coupe Interior Showcased at Geneva
The BMW F06 M6 Gran Coupe Interior Showcased at Geneva

6 Mar 2013, 14:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW stand in Geneva has a rather small number of cars on display but they are nonetheless extremely interesting. The guys from M5board got to film the interior of the M6 Gran Coupe and shared it with the Internet community through their Youtube...

 
AC Schnitzer Shows Off with Brand New Clip from Geneva
AC Schnitzer Shows Off with Brand New Clip from Geneva

6 Mar 2013, 14:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 83rd Geneva International Motor Show was the event where AC Schnitzer decide to unveil its take on the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe and the 3 Series Touring. They just published a video taken inside Halle 6 at Geneva showing off their creations: ...

 
First Video with the Alpina B3 Biturbo
First Video with the Alpina B3 Biturbo

6 Mar 2013, 14:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 40-year-old German tuner Alpina picked the Geneva Motor Show to unveil its latest creations and celebrate its age and wisdome. Amongst them, the best and most powerful F30 3 Series you can get while you're waiting for the release of the ne...

 
Carlex Design's MINI Cooper S Custom Interior
Carlex Design's MINI Cooper S Custom Interior

6 Mar 2013, 13:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The MINI Cooper is the most successful MINI sold since BMW took over the British company. Its small size and sporty feel make it a favorite for all hot hatch enthusiasts. The MINI hot hatch has a 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine with 122 HP and 160 ...

 
BMWs That Will Be Missed: BMW 1800
BMWs That Will Be Missed: BMW 1800

6 Mar 2013, 12:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After BMW launched the 1500 in 1961, in 1963, just 2 years later, the Bavarian manufacturer released the 1800. This new car from BMW also had 4 doors and was the second member of the New Class family. It shared the M10 engine the 1500 had with s...

 
G-Power G1 V8 1 Series Wins First Place on Evocars Poll
G-Power G1 V8 1 Series Wins First Place on Evocars Poll

6 Mar 2013, 12:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The most powerful and exclusive 1 Series in the world, the G1 V8 Hurricane RS from G-Power was voted the best „Tuning Sports Car of the Year 2012“ by the Evocars' subscribers. The monster created by the guys from G-Power has a &...

 

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