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.
Production 2016 Alpina B7 Spied Wearing Little Camouflage
22 Oct 2015, 09:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It was about time Alpina got its new B7 model out to play, and our spy photographers were right there to snap some shots of the beautiful limousine. As it turns out, this is the first time the car was spotted in full production guise. How can we...
Manhart Racing Previews Its Own 450 HP BMW M2
22 Oct 2015, 08:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s pretty clear that the interest tuners have in the new BMW M2 is high, to say the least. The advantage this car has over its brothers or competitors is that it comes with a more than decent price tag that brings incredible performance for...
This BMW X6 M Versus Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe Comparison Is Just Right
22 Oct 2015, 08:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Yesterday, we were showing you a comparison done by the Russians from DragTimesInfo of the Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe and the new BMW X5 M. There was a trick involved as well, as you might’ve guessed, the two models being tuned. Well, the ...
30 Years of BMW All-Wheel-Drive Cars: Going from Mechanical to Hybrid Systems
22 Oct 2015, 07:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This year, BMW is celebrating 30 years of xDrive models, but truth be told the all-wheel drive system wasn’t always offered under this name. As a matter of fact, the first all-wheel drive car from the Bavarian manufacturer was called BMW 325i...
BMW Apparently Helped Volvo Choose South Carolina as Its New US Plant Location
21 Oct 2015, 15:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Back in 1994, BMW was opening the Spartanburg plant in the US, a move that would prove to be, further down in history, a game changer. That’s because, over the years, the South Carolina facility grew exponentially in size and is now about to ...
80-Year-Old Woman Pulls a Side Wheelie with Her Fiat Panda by Accident
21 Oct 2015, 15:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / I don’t know if you knew this, but doing a wheelie with a car is a damn hard thing to do. Just getting in the right position is a tricky business, but keeping your balance is even harder. Well, this 80-year-old granny has pulled it off recent...
2 Million Toyotas Recalled for Fire Hazard
21 Oct 2015, 14:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / So you thought that the days when cars were being recalled for potentially setting themselves on fire were gone, right? Well, it turns out Toyota wants to keep that candle lit (pun absolutely intended). The company has just announced that it will r...
Drag Race Between BMW i8, Cayman GT4, Lexus RC F and M4 Has Surprising Result
21 Oct 2015, 14:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Anyone that’s up to speed with the specs of the cars listed above would be tempted to say that there should be an obvious winner in case they go up against each other, right? Well, real-life conditions and drivers might prove you wrong, and t...
The Real BMW M2 GTS Will Come from Alpha-N Performance and Is in the Works
21 Oct 2015, 12:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from Alpha-N Performance definitely didn’t waste a moment after the BMW M2 was unveiled, and they are announcing officially today that an RS version is in the works as we speak. The German tuner even provided a couple of photoshopped...
Peculiar Comparison Review Pits Tuned Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 Coupe Against BMW X5 M
21 Oct 2015, 12:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We get to see rival cars compared against each other every day or so, but we rarely get to see the same thing done using tuned versions of the things. Well, the guys from DragTimesInfo are not representing any random YouTube channel and if there wa...
2014-2016 BMW i3 and MINI Hardtop Models Recalled for Passenger Airbag Malfunction
21 Oct 2015, 11:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Last time we checked, the Takata airbag recall was still active, a considerable number of cars still rolling on the street with faulty passenger airbags installed. Considering the size of the mess the Japanese manufacturer created, it will take a w...
AC Schnitzer’s BMW X6 M Has 650 HP
21 Oct 2015, 08:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When BMW launched the new X5 M and X6 M models, it turned them into the most powerful production cars ever to roll out of their plants, without being limited in numbers. Of course, we didn’t forget about the BMW M5 30th Anniversary edition...
Hamann Is Already Working on a BMW M2 Tuning Kit
19 Oct 2015, 16:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Only a few days passed since the M2 was released and tuners around the world are already interested in it. One of the first to do so is Hamann, who has just published a photo on its Facebook page, showing the car on a set of custom wheels from its ...
BMW’s South African Plant Will Be Partially Powered by Manure
19 Oct 2015, 14:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW is apparently dead serious about cutting back on wasting energy and using electricity from anything but clean sources. In a dashing move, the company decided to buy electricity generated by cow manure for its factory in Rosslyn, South Africa. ...
AC Schnitzer ACS4 Sport: The Perfect BMW M4 GTS Alternative on a Budget?
19 Oct 2015, 13:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Let’s set one thing straight from the beginning: there’s no substitute for the BMW M4 GTS right now on the market. No matter what some people will tell you, there’s a reason why that car costs as much as it does and why it is so d...
BMW M2 GTS Rendered, Makes Us Wonder About the Possibilities
19 Oct 2015, 10:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We have been writing our fingers off these days with news from BMW. The German brand is apparently looking to bring in as many customers as possible, and they plan to do so not only with MPVs but new M cars as well. Last week, we caught wind of ...
BMW Celebrates 30 Years of All-Wheel Drive
19 Oct 2015, 09:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / 2015 is proving to be a year full of celebrations for BMW, and today we’re going to take a closer look at its xDrive all-wheel drive system. Believe it or not, it’s been 30 years since the first all-wheel drive car built by the German b...
2015 DTM Manufacturers’ Championship Won by BMW in Heated Finish
19 Oct 2015, 08:15 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The winner of the 2015 DTM Manufacturers’ Championship was decided by a difference of just 7 points this year, and the title was claimed by BMW ahead of Audi after 18 races. The final DTM stint took place in Hockenheim and saw the best-placed...
BMW i8 Drag Races Aston Martin V8 Vantage and Claims Another Trophy
18 Oct 2015, 07:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Last week, we showed you how the BMW i8 held its own against an Audi R8 at a special drag racing event where supercars were as common as MPVs are in Germany these days. This time, we’re looking at yet another 3-cylinder hybrid versus an atmos...
This Heavily Tuned BMW M3 Is Someone’s Daily Driver
18 Oct 2015, 06:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / If there’s one thing M cars are most loved for it’s their dual character. People have come to expect them to perform more than decently on the track and then be completely ok to live with on a daily basis. There are few cars on this...