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.
New Taxes in India Will Hurt BMW Sales
4 Mar 2013, 18:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The recent Union Budged approved in India may turn out to be a bit of a headache for luxury brands. The Indian Government just agreed to increase the taxes on luxury cars from 75% to 100%. This 25% increase will do quote some damage to the high-...
BMW E63 M6 Fired Up and Taken for a Spin
4 Mar 2013, 16:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Today, the F12 M6 is in the center of attention. All the hype surrounds this BMW sports car and what new record has been broken by the all-impressive S63 engine. But what about the last one? We didn't forget about the E63 M6. After all this...
BMW E30 320is Taken for a Lap Time by Patrick Orth
4 Mar 2013, 16:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This video has been recorded during a run on the Bergrennen Mickhausen Event in Bayern, Germany. It features the driver Patrick Orth and an amazing BMW E30 320is, as you'll come to notice. What is most impressing though is not the car itsel...
1992 BMW E34 525i White Goes With Everything
4 Mar 2013, 15:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After three years of continuous work, Ralph Ruiz can say he got what he wanted, an E34 made to his own liking. His project went through serious changes over the years and few parts are still from the original E34 he bought a while back. The fini...
Another Amazing E30: Frank Tore's BMW E30 325 Twiturbo
4 Mar 2013, 15:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A thing of beauty, that's how you could describe Frank's Bimmer. It is beautiful by every known criteria but above all it is also powerful, able to destroy you on a highway run. That is the worst kind of beauty. The one that charms you...
Hartge BMW M5 Gets a Burnout Launch
4 Mar 2013, 14:38 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / If you ever wondered how does a Hartge prepped M5 stack up to a standard M5er, now's your chance to find out. The guys from M5Boarddotcom published an interesting video Saturday recorded inside a Hartge M5. There are a couple of differences...
BMW E34 M5 Drifts Around the Nordschleife
4 Mar 2013, 13:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When talking about the Nurburgring, most people mention record lap times and performance taken to the limit. Most cars that go through the Nurburgring are trying to beat some sort of a record, or even a personal best. However, sometimes some of ...
A True Classic: Riley Stair's 1986 BMW E28 535i
4 Mar 2013, 13:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We're not bias when saying that this car is a classic. The E28 5 Series was, and still is, a benchmark in the car industry, along with its brother, the E30 3 Series. When these cars were made, the level of electronic parts present on the produ...
BMWs That Will Be Missed: BMW 2002
4 Mar 2013, 12:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW 2002 was produced between 1968 and 1975 by the Munich based car manufacturer. It was a 2-door coupe version of the previous 1600 sedan model. At the time, BMW named its cars almost exclusively by the capacity of the engine they had, sinc...
BMW X5 M vs Jeep SRT vs Porsche Cayenne GTS by TFLCar
4 Mar 2013, 12:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from TFLCar got the chance to test the BMW X5 M, the new Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT and the Porsche Cayenne GTS on the same morning. Of course, the traditional test that the cars were put through was the 0-60 mph time attack. Before they g...
BMW at Its Finest: BMW M5 E34 vs Porsche 911 GT3 RS
4 Mar 2013, 10:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This seems like another useless drag race. The GT3 RS, with its more powerful engine and newer technology ,will surely blow the E34 out of the water, even though it's an M5. Oh, but you're in for a surprise as these cars are not stock....
Honest John's Tips for Buying a Used BMW E90 3 Series
4 Mar 2013, 10:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / For quite a while now, the BMW 3 Series has been a top 10 seller in the UK. That is why, if you want a good, maybe sporty, saloon, you are definitely looking for a 3 Series. The E90 generation was built between 2005 and 2012 with a slight LCI facel...
BMW Creates a Commercial Using Photos From Real BMW Drivers
4 Mar 2013, 09:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Car and Driver Magazine recently made the BMW 3 Series the first ever car to win the 10 Best Award for 22 years in a row. In honor of that distinction, BMW created a commercial using only photos from real BMW drivers. The photos were picked up f...
BMW Sales in the US Register a Slight Decrease in February 2013
4 Mar 2013, 09:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW North America published the sales results for the previous month showing a slight decrease in demand for the Bavarian company. Overall BMW Group in the US (that is BMW and MINI combined) reported 25,613 vehicles sold, a 2.2 percent decrease ...
Special Edition MINI JCW Countryman All4
2 Mar 2013, 13:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In order to celebrate their back-to-back Dakar Rally win, MINI built a special edition JCW Countryman All4 Dakar edition in collaboration with their drivers, Stephane Peterhansel and Jean-Paul Cottret. Only 11 (It was Peterhansel’s 11th win) ...
Brand New Multimedia Specialist for Your BMW 3 Series
2 Mar 2013, 12:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Swiss manufacturer Zenec offers an impressive solution to those who want an alternative for the standard BMW dashboard. The E>GO Z-E3215 is a multimedia specialist, tailor made for your BMW. It’s customized shape and styling makes it b...
India to Receive LCI 7 Series
1 Mar 2013, 17:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After the recent launch of the 7 Series Bimmer in Malaysia, the Indian market is expecting a similar release in the following months.BMW had the same approach with the X1 when the Indian market received the face lifted SUV soon after the Malaysian ...
BMW X3 xDrive35i F25 Test Drive with HARTGE Engine Upgrade
1 Mar 2013, 17:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After releasing the official engine upgrade for the 3-liter 6-cylinder turbocharged engine that powers almost every x35 Bimmer (from the 135 1er to the X3 xDrive35i SUV) Hartge thought it would be a good thing to also release a video showing off th...
Australian BMW X3s Get New Options for Base Versions Starting with April
1 Mar 2013, 17:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW sold 2,500 X3s in 2012 recording a 18.9% increase on the previous year. That made the X3 second on the plus-medium SUV segment, just short of the Audi Q5. The rankings might be changed this year due to this AU$8.000 dollar value increase for th...
The BMW Guggenheim Lab: Developing Solutions for Urban Traffic Problems
1 Mar 2013, 16:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW proves once again that they are concerned more about their customers' well being than just selling cars. This is a global project which aims at raising awareness of important urban challenges and inspiring an ongoing conversation in crowde...