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.
MINI Goes MAXI with a 5.7-liter V8
28 Feb 2013, 10:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / If you ever drove an original MINI Cooper and though that you were being pushed around by all the other, bigger cars around you and wanted to grow bigger and show them who's boos, here's your chance. For sale on eBay, we found a parado...
Eisenmann Released the Official Exhaust System for the F12/13 6 Series
28 Feb 2013, 09:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / One of the best aftermarket exhaust manufacturers in the world, the German company Eisenmann has long been regarded as a favorite by the BMW enthusiasts. A lot of M3s, M5s and M6s had their "vocal cords" replaced with something from Ei...
MINI And Burton Snowboards Will Bring You Joy for at Least 3 More Years
28 Feb 2013, 09:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When watching the MINI backflip a couple of days ago, some of you might've wondered what does MINI have to do with skiing. However, those of you passionate about snowboarding and MINIs already knew that the 2 of them (MINI and Burton snowboard...
Coming to Geneva: AC Schnitzer BMW 3 Series Touring M Technik
28 Feb 2013, 08:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / As usual, German tuners didn't wait too long before releasing a complete package for a new BMW. The F31 Touring got the AC Schnitzer treatment for the M Sport version before Geneva. The Aachen-based company already released a couple of engi...
AC Schnitzer Confirms Gran Coupe for Geneva
27 Feb 2013, 17:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The German BMW tuner confirmed this week that it will show the official ACS interpretation of the F06 Gran Coupe at the Geneva Motor Show which will take place this March. For the Bimmer's engines there are 2 upgrade options: one for the 64...
Looking for Someone to Help You Tune Your ECU? Why Not SIMON?
27 Feb 2013, 16:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / ActiveAutowerke offers the ultimate Software Programmer for only $350. No, it’s not a person, it’s a hand held tool that is so simple to use, you’ll never need anything again. Conventional ECU tuning requires the unit to be shi...
BMW F06 Gran Coupe 650i Track Tested by Edmunds
27 Feb 2013, 16:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / At first you might say that BMW has gone bonkers releasing a 4-door version of a 2-door car inspired by a 4-door saloon. Actually you would be wrong. Everybody thought that the Gran Coupe will be a failure. Today, after receiving such positive r...
MINI Paceman JCW First Drive by Top Gear
27 Feb 2013, 16:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The MINI Paceman JCW Edition made its debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It is the most powerful MINI Paceman, developing 215 HP and 280 Nm of torque, all of those coming from a turbocharged 1.6-liter petrol engine. ...
Another Rare Find: a BMW E24 M6 on Craigslist
27 Feb 2013, 15:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / One lucky forum member found a mint condition E24 M6 this Sunday while browsing the Craigslist ads for California. At first the ad sounded to good to be true, but he decided to give it a shot. The ad said that the car posted for sale had almost ...
BMW F12 M6 vs Ferrari 458 Italia
27 Feb 2013, 15:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Let's say you're driving down the road in your brand new M6. All of a sudden there's this guy next to you at a red light. He's driving a supercar. Not just any supercar, a Ferrari. And let's say this Ferrari is a 458 Italia...
The THING by RGM : An Exclusive BMW M3
27 Feb 2013, 14:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When it comes to BMW tuning, most of the world renowned tuners come from either Germany (AC Schnitzer, Hartge, Alpina, etc.) or the United States of America (Active Autowerke, Akrapovic, etc.). This time we were surprised to find out that South Afr...
BMWs That Will be Missed: BMW M1
27 Feb 2013, 13:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Probably the most exclusive car BMW ever made was the M1. This was BMW's only supercar, developed in a joint-venture with Lamborghini and designed by the one and only Giorgetto Giugiaro. Even though the agreement between the 2 companies was dr...
BMW and Continental Work Together to Design Self-Driving Cars
27 Feb 2013, 12:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Following the statement that Herbert Diess gave Auto Motor und Sport a while back, BMW fans can calm down a bit. Self driving cars will not take the sheer driving experience out of BMWs. This feature will only be used when the driver is in peril or...
The First Video Taken Inside a Front Wheel Drive BMW
27 Feb 2013, 11:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We know some of you might say that the i8 is not a front wheel drive car. That would be partially true. The i8 is all-wheel drive when it needs to and front wheel drive when it's on the all-electric eco mode. A lot has been said about the i...
BMW X1 vs Volvo XC60 by TFLcar
27 Feb 2013, 10:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This comparison might not be the best, if you ask us. The better comparison would've been between the X3 and the XC60. That is because the 2 cars differ quite a lot and are in different categories. Anyway, the guys from TFLcar decided this ...
BMW 1M Coupe vs BMW M6 Coupe
27 Feb 2013, 09:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We all love the 1M Coupe. Unfortunately the last one of the limited 6,331 units produced was delivered just earlier this month. That means you can no longer buy a 1M from BMW. You might get one though, if anyone is crazy enough to sell it. We lo...
Having an Old Car Doesn't Mean You Lack Power, Especially When It's a BMW
27 Feb 2013, 08:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Just yesterday we saw a pretty amazing clip showing what you can do with your BMW despite age and weather conditions. The video below shows a BMW E30 drifting on ice. That might be an image that we're accustomed to. After all the E30 didn&#...
The World's Fastest LPG Powered Car: G-Power Hurricane GS
26 Feb 2013, 17:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / With a top speed of 333 km/h and a 0 to 100 km/h acceleration time of 4.6 seconds, the monster created by G-Power managed to take the throne away from AC-Schnitzer's E92 3 Series Coupe GP3.10 which held the top spot for nearly 4 years with a t...
Manhart Racing Rear Silencer for the New M6 Released
26 Feb 2013, 17:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 25-year old German tuner released this February a rather peculiar exhaust kit for the M6. We have to admit is sounds like the German and the French army are going at it when you press the pedal above 2,000 RPM. The Manhart custom rear silenc...
Hartge F21 M135i xDrive Engine Upgrade
26 Feb 2013, 17:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The German BMW tuner Hartge just released a new video on its Youtube channel showing the improved performance of the N55 engine after the Hartge upgrade has been installed. The upgrade kit takes the M135i's engine from an already impressing...