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.
When BMW Tuning Goes Wrong: Gulf Lotus X12
13 Feb 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Some new breed of a car made its first Youtube appearance today. It is called Gulf Lotus X12 and it's stunning... ly bad. There isn't a person in the world that doesn't know about Arab money. Dubai, Qatar, Doha are places to be if...
BMW F12 and F13 M6 Vorsteiner Preview
13 Feb 2013, 12:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Vorsteiner, an American tuning company, is currently working on a brand new kit for the BMW M6 Coupe and Cabriolet models. Today we got a first glimpse at how it might turn out. The first stage of the tuning program will consist of new aero part...
BMW 3 Series E36 Clutch Replacement DIY
13 Feb 2013, 10:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Replacing a car's clutch is not as hard as one may think. The actual replacing of the clutch takes around 10 minutes. The hard part is getting to the clutch and taking all the other stuff that goes around the car's transmission out of the...
BMW M3 GT to be Replaced by Z4 GTE in ALMS
13 Feb 2013, 08:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It's official: BMW will start a new chapter in its motorsport commitment in North America. After four successful years with the BMW M3 GT, the BMW Z4 GTE will take its place as head of the manufacturer's campaign in the 2013 American Le M...
BMW E30 M3 in Frozen Tungsten Looks Mesmerizing
12 Feb 2013, 16:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It's been more than 20 years since the E30 M3 has been pulled out of production but we didn't forget about it for a second. This car represented the pure BMW spirit before all the gizmo'd versions came out. The E30 M3 has everythi...
BMW 1M Coupe in Irie Green from Schwaben Folia and Veight
12 Feb 2013, 16:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The 1 Series M Coupe was almost an in-house killing machine, closely matching the M3 in performance. Even if the 1M has been pulled out of production after only 6,300 cars were made, the angry little brother attitude is still there. This model h...
BMW E90 Homelink/Temp/Compass/Anti Dazzle Mirror Retrofit to E46
12 Feb 2013, 15:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In case you own a BMW E46 3 Series and were wondering if you could get the new features of the E90 rearview mirror on your car, the answer is yes. Here we have a DIY guide posted by a forum user from E46 Fanatics. This is achievable just by chan...
Active Autowerke Didn't Forget About the BMW E60 M5
12 Feb 2013, 14:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Even though the E60 M5 has been pulled out of production for nearly 4 years, the car is still very popular and attractive, especially for tuners. The E60 M5 Signature Exhaust system has been released this year by Active Autowerke. The American c...
xDrive Coming to BMW 3 Series Touring This March
12 Feb 2013, 12:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Following a press release by BMW on Friday, we can now confirm that the 3 Series BMW Touring will be available with the xDrive system starting with March 2013. According to BMW, we'll be seeing the 320i, 328i, 335i, 320d and the 330d in xDr...
BMW 3 Series Touring Gets New Diesel Engines in March
12 Feb 2013, 10:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW has just released a new list of the BMW 3 Series Touring diesel engines that will be available starting with March 2013. The new engines will be the ones on the 325d Touring, the 320d EfficientDynamics and the 330d xDrive Touring. The 325d w...
BMW 3 Series Touring Gets New Petrol Engines in March
12 Feb 2013, 10:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW released a new list of the BMW 3 Series Touring specs for fresh engines and drivetrains that will be available in March. The new petrol engines for the Touring version of the 3er will be the 316i and the 335i. These versions will now also be av...
New Way of Dealing Cars: BMW Adapts the Apple Genius Model for Dealerships
12 Feb 2013, 10:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW has always been a trend setter. In order to helps its customers understand new technologies they intend to create a new 'species' of employees. They will have to be young, tech-savvy almost geniuses, in order to handle questions from ...
Will Autonomous Driving Take the Sheer Driving Experience out of BMWs?
12 Feb 2013, 09:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This is an interesting question, that all BMW fans are asking themselves these days. BMW already announced that this option will be available on future cars, but how will it add up to the expectations Bimmer fans have? Herbert Diess said this we...
The BMW i3 - A Brand New City Car for BMW
12 Feb 2013, 09:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Herbert Diess, Development Chief for BMW recently said that BMW acknowledges the need for a city car, especially in this current day and age, and that his company will not disappoint its customers. In a interview for Auto Motor und Sport, Diess ...
BMW New Front Wheel Drive Cars Officially Confirmed for 2014
12 Feb 2013, 09:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / According to Herbert Diess, Development Chief of BMW AG, there will be 22 new BMW models on the market by the end of 2014, 10 of the without predecessor. Unfortunately for the BMW fan, some of these models will have front wheel drive, as Di...
BMW X4 Confirmed for 2014 by Herbert Diess - Development Chief at BMW
12 Feb 2013, 09:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Auto Motor und Sport magazine had the chance to talk to Development Chief of BMW, Herbert Diess. And because of that, we got to find out that this year will be full of surprises. BMW will introduce the X4 in 2014, following the huge success of t...
New BMW Z4 to Share Platform with Toyota GT86 and Supra?
12 Feb 2013, 08:44 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We already know that Toyota and BMW recently signed a deal to share fuel cell, lightweight technology and sportscar tech in the coming years. However, we didn't expect such a move from the Bavarian manufacturer. There's no doubt about ...
Real Life Test: BMW F13 M6 vs Nissan GT-R
12 Feb 2013, 08:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Now, we know what you may think. By the videos that have been going around, the M6 stands no chance in the face of the GT-R. It's not without reason that the GT-R has been called the 'Supercar killer' but wait before passing judgemen...
Official: Hartge Releases its Own Interpretation of BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe
11 Feb 2013, 17:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / One of the oldest and most respected BMW tuners, Hartge, has just released its own F06 Gran Coupe. There are a lot of new options available for the 6 Series and most are impressive. First of all, the specialty of Hartge is engine tuning. For thi...
BMW F10 M5 on DPE CSR 05s in Matte Black
11 Feb 2013, 15:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The F10 M5 already has a couple of interesting choices for wheels, right out of the factory. I'm sure those will prove to be enough for the random user but, for the BMW fanatic, the options are never enough. Further along this line of thoug...