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.
Future BMW 760Li Will Use a Detuned Version of Rolls-Royce’s V12
26 Oct 2015, 10:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Once BMW launched the 7 Series, the whole world stopped to ask about the top of the range model that was supposed to be the 760Li version. That’s what we’ve been getting used to and the smoothness of the 6-liter V12 under its hood was s...
Call Your Friends: This Guy Has Four E34 M5s for Sale, but It’s Only a Package Deal
26 Oct 2015, 09:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / If you dreamed of owning a BMW E34 M5 at least once since you started driving, this might be your chance to finally own one, especially since the price seems more than decent. That’s if you split it four ways as what you’re about to see...
BMW 3 Series Touring Styling Edge Edition Revealed in Japan
25 Oct 2015, 11:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The special edition models for Japan from BMW just keep pouring in. The Germans decided to bring out the new 3 Series Touring facelift model in the land of the rising sun with a limited version that will only be available in 200 units: the Styling ...
This Lego E30 M3 Can Become Reality, but It Needs Your Help
25 Oct 2015, 11:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Out of the hundreds of cars that BMW created over the years, the E30 M3 probably has the biggest following out there. People just go crazy over it and there’s a good reason for why they do so. It was the first M3 in history and proved that...
$18,500 BMW E39 560i Is Tempting but Dangerously Cheap at the Same Time
24 Oct 2015, 10:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’ve probably said it a thousand times, but hell, one more time won’t hurt anybody, right? The BMW E39 5 Series is the best looking 5 Series ever made, and we just can’t be persuaded otherwise. It has the typical proportions a Bi...
BMW M2 Coupe Rendered in Base Spec: Doesn't Make Sense
24 Oct 2015, 10:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We get it, people want high-performance cars for next to nothing, but that doesn't mean that what we're about to show you makes sense in any way. The guys from X-Tomi Design put together a rendering of how the new M2 would look like in ba...
BMW CEO Claims Dieselgate Didn’t Affect His Company’s Diesel Sales
23 Oct 2015, 16:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW CEO, Mr. Harald Krueger, said in a recent interview that his company’s diesel sales were not affected by the recent dieselgate scandal started by Volkswagen. The statement came after his company’s stock value dropped more than 5 per...
Three Mechanics Chase Down Volvo S60 Stolen from One of Their Customers
23 Oct 2015, 15:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It was a rather interesting afternoon in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the other day, at least for three mechanics who were just going out to have lunch. While driving to their favorite restaurant, Joseph, Gabe and Kenneth noticed a black Volvo S60 that looked ...
Go for a Lap Around Salzburgring with Augusto Farfus Inside the BMW M2 - Interactive Video
23 Oct 2015, 14:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It would appear that, before the BMW M2 was launched, some of the DTM drivers from the German company were already given a shot at it from behind the wheel. One of them was Augusto Farfus, who is now offering to take you around the Salzburgring abo...
BMW Is Developing New Batteries, the i3 Will Have Longer Range Starting with 2016
23 Oct 2015, 13:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW i3 is the cheapest i car you can get right now. Considering that the only alternative is the i8 that starts at well over $100,000, it’s not all that surprising. An intermediary step will be the i5 in the future, as we’ve learned...
BMW CEO Confirms New i Model, Bigger than the i3
23 Oct 2015, 11:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / After months of guessing and rumors coming in from different sources, the current BMW CEO, Mr. Harald Krueger, has come out to confirm that the i3 and i8 models will get a more practical brother. The news came during an interview with German magazi...
Here Are the Five Most Exciting Colors for the 4 Series Gran Coupe According to BMW
23 Oct 2015, 11:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s becoming blatantly obvious that BMW is trying hard to push its Individual range forward as much as possible. The profits to be gained here are huge and all you need to do to realize that is check out how much one item from the Individual...
Only Three Engine Choices Available for the 2016 MINI Convertible at Launch
23 Oct 2015, 09:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Now that we finally know what the 2016 MINI Convertible looks like, it’s time to take a closer look at the technical details behind it. The British manufacturer decided to offer just three engine choices at first and that range goes down to o...
2016 MINI Convertible Launched in Caribbean Aqua Paint Ahead of Tokyo Debut
23 Oct 2015, 08:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / MINI finally decided to take the veils off its new Convertible model, ahead of its debut that is coming next month, on the floor at the Tokyo Motor Show. If you remember, the MINI hatch was also launched in Japan at the same time with premieres in ...
Jaguar F-Utility Coupe Is a Three-Door SUV We’d Like to See Become Reality
22 Oct 2015, 16:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Even though I’m not a fan of Jaguar in particular, I can’t deny that I absolutely love their latest models. The F-Type is the one car I’d buy in a heartbeat, the XE might give the 3 Series a run for its money, while the F-Pace is ...
Steve Dinan Explains Why ECU Tuning Naturally Aspirated Engines Is Useless
22 Oct 2015, 15:51 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Tuning is a growing business these days, even though it has become harder and harder to do. That doesn’t mean that people won’t be looking for the ultimate performance bargain to improve their cars’ performance. The thing is no...
BMW India Shifts from Sheer Driving Pleasure to Sheer Owning Pleasure in New Ad
22 Oct 2015, 15:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW’s motto for a long time has been “The Ultimate Driving Experience,” but lately they changed things around and started to sell their cars using a new one: “Sheer Driving Pleasure” in particular markets. Well, India ...
Is This What the Future BMW 3 Series Will Look Like?
22 Oct 2015, 14:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW’s best-selling car over its long-standing existence has been the 3 Series. There are a couple of easy-to-explain reasons for that seemingly unbreakable record, but it depends on whom you ask. Go over to BMW’s HQ and you’ll ...
Widebody BMW M2 Already Rendered by Bengala Design
22 Oct 2015, 12:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW M2 is definitely fascinating for a lot of people in the industry. Its curvaceous design and wide hips have undoubtedly caused plenty of lips to be bitten. Hard. Well, for some that’s not enough. The guys from Bengala Design put tog...
This 530 WHP BMW E92 M3 Might Be One Perfect Mix
22 Oct 2015, 11:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When the new BMW M3 and M4 models were launched, thousands of people complained that the main issue with them was the sound they made. While they probably didn’t get to wrap their heads around the fact that this was an inline 6 cylinder engin...