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 MINI Cooper to Be Unveiled Soon
11 Feb 2013, 15:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Later this week, at Helsinki, Finland, the MINI dealers will get to see first hand the new Cooper hardtop. Even though it is planned to go on sale in 2014, the first showing of the model will be done in February 2013, according to Autonews.com, whi...
Almost 4,000 BMW X5s Recalled in Canada
11 Feb 2013, 14:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW Canada announced Thursday that 3,912 E70 BMW X5s will be recalled to their local dealers in order to check for a faulty valve in the brake vacuum pump. If the valve is defective, a small amount of lubricating oil might leak and contaminate t...
Re-Styling Brings Out a New Color for the BMW E60 M5 - Yellow Metallic Matte
11 Feb 2013, 13:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / If you're looking for new ways of refreshing your car's look you should go to Lithuania. The guys over at Re-Styling have a new batch of colors. One of them being the yellow metallic matte, with which they also did a photo shoot to show u...
BMW E12 Shows Youngsters How it's Done
11 Feb 2013, 12:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We all know that along with age comes experience. That is usually true when talking about people. When it comes to cars, most drivers prefer the newest edition just because they automatically presume it is the better one. That is not necessarily...
So You Think You Can Drive - Georgian Edition, Featuring BMW E34 M5
11 Feb 2013, 12:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / There are a lot of videos going around the web these days. Unfortunately most of them show Russian crashes, or unfortunate events. Some of them, though, are pretty impressive and are a majestic display of skill, courage and a tiny bit of craziness....
Breathing Life Into the BMW X5 - Carlex Design
11 Feb 2013, 10:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW X5 has been a part of our life for some time now and a lot of people enjoy it on a daily basis. This isn't a surprise, as the X5 is one of the best SUVs around. There are some people that can say "I made my own X5, it's di...
Carlex Desing takes the MINI Countryman to a Whole New Level
11 Feb 2013, 10:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Polish tuner's new creation really is impressive. They call it the MiniRoy and boy oh boy is it Royal?! The new finishes now include a dark burgundy interior, a lot of gold incrusted elements and the use of silk, wood and wool carpets. ...
BMW M6 vs SL63 AMG - Chris Harris Doesn't Take Sides
11 Feb 2013, 09:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW M division and Mercedes-Benz's AMG have been going at it for around 40 years. Even so, in the early days, the competition wasn't so fierce. But over the years, some models have easily beaten their competitors, through remarkable d...
BMW E92 M3 Competition Goes Around Magny-Cours Circuit
11 Feb 2013, 08:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Motorsport Magazine took a competition equipped E92 M3 on the Magny-Cours circuit this week and the results were pretty impressive. The M3 finished in 1'24''90, well above the Audi RS5 with its 1'26''40. That's...
Tuningwerk’s Take on the BMW E89 Z4
11 Feb 2013, 08:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / There are few, if any, tuners out there that actually care about you and your safety on the road. Most modify your car’s specs, get their cash and leave, sometimes, making you wonder if you did the right thing. However, some tuners, take extr...
Facelift BMW 5 Series to be Launched Along with Plug-In Hybrid Version
11 Feb 2013, 08:20 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This year, the BMW F10, F11 and F07 5 Series (the Sedan, Touring and GT) will turn 4 years old. That means, according to BMW’s four-year life cycle, that they will receive a facelift. New spyshots showed that the German company is already ...
New BMW 2 Series to Start Production in November
11 Feb 2013, 08:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / As our own spyshots prove, BMW is currently testing brand new entry-level luxury two-door models, in both coupe (F22) and convertible (F23) forms. But while we know the new 2 Series BMWs are coming soon, the wait is killing us Bimmer fans. The 2...
Cherry Red Matte Metallic Wrap Looks Amazing on BMW F11 5 Series
8 Feb 2013, 17:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The German expert in car wrapping, Schwaben Folia, doesn't cease to impress us. Their latest creation is a mesmerizing F11 5 Series Touring dressed up in Red Matte Metallic foil. The car already looks the part but, wearing this color really...
MINI Cooper S Comes in Ooze Green
8 Feb 2013, 17:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The MINI Cooper S is a hot hatch that still makes us drool after all this time. We're saying "all this time" because the MINI has been on the market since 2007 but we never got tired of it. It really inherits the legendary MINI�...
Second Generation BMW X6 to be Sportier and More Aggressive
8 Feb 2013, 16:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The current BMW X6, that has been in production since 2008, is about to be replaced by a lighter, sharper and more aggressive successor, over the next 18 months. This new X6 will be the "half-brother" of the third-generation X5 that wi...
ADAC's Gelber Engel Award Goes to BMW 520d EfficientDynamics Edition
8 Feb 2013, 15:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club, the biggest auto club in Europe, with over 18 million members, has an annual award ceremony in which the best cars get recognized. The Gelber Engel prize is given every year in five different categories:...
DIY: How To Change the Cabin Air Filter on Your BMW 5 Series
8 Feb 2013, 14:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW did an excellent job with the sixth generation of the 5 Series, also known as F10 for the sedan and F11 for the station wagon. However, its maintenance is not paid in pennies, so if you want to save some money, do a few things yourself, such as...
New Bilstein Suspension Available for BMW E92 M3
8 Feb 2013, 13:30 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / German company Bilstein already has world renowned status and, for most of the BMW fans, is one of the best alternatives to the OEM suspension. This year, they released a new suspension kit for the BMW E92 M3. The latest version of the versatile...
Great Start in 2013 for BMW Sales
8 Feb 2013, 12:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The sale figures for January have just been released, and at the start of this year yet another record has been broken. A total of 123,276 BMW group automobiles have been sold, summing up to a 9.9% increase. This is just the tip of the iceberg. ...
BWM M135i Goes Head to Head with the Subaru WRX STi on AutoExpress' Test Track
8 Feb 2013, 11:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / These two cars are, on paper at least, amazingly close to each other. Both of them have around 300 HP and 450 Nm of torque coming from their turbocharged engines. The differences, however, become evident once the rubber hits the road. First of a...