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.
Randy Pobst Shows You How to Overtake on the Track Using an M4 and a 911 GT3
13 Oct 2015, 15:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Pro driver Randy Pobst recently started his own internet show, hosted by the MotorTrend channel, in which he wants to share some of his wisdom and experience on the track. Being a proper racing driver for all these years must’ve come in hand ...
2017 BMW G31 5 Series Touring Spied Showing Huge Body Roll on the Nurburgring
13 Oct 2015, 13:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s no longer news that BMW is already working on the new 5 Series, and the first prototypes have already been spotted out testing, even in production guise. As far as we could tell, the new 5er will follow closely in the footsteps of the 7 ...
VW Announces AdBlue Diesels, More Hybrids and the Future Phaeton to Be Electric
13 Oct 2015, 12:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A while back we were telling you that the Volkswagen Group made a rather controversial decision to continue the development of the new Phaeton model and yet drop the successor of the Bugatti Veyron, even though the latter is close to being finished...
BMW M2 Rumored to Cost $51,000, Nearly $25,000 Cheaper Than a Comparable Porsche
13 Oct 2015, 12:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In the wake of the unveiling of the BMW M2, people are already starting to wonder how much the new M car will cost. We did an analysis on that subject a while back and arrived at the conclusion that it should be priced under $55,000. Well, we were ...
BMW M4 GTS Visualizer Goes Online, Allows You to See the Car in Detail
13 Oct 2015, 09:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In case the exhaustive photo gallery BMW offered once the M4 GTS was unveiled wasn’t enough, you can now take a closer look at the performance model via an online visualizer. At the moment, it isn’t available on the US website but the U...
BMW X6 Based Lumma Design CLR X 6 R Revealed in Production Guise – Photo Gallery
11 Oct 2015, 14:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Once the new BMW X6 came out, tuners around the world started looking at it with a magnifying glass, trying to see where they could bring improvements. One of the first that brought a take on it on the internet was Lumma Design. Initially ...
McLaren 675LT Spider Reportedly Confirmed
11 Oct 2015, 11:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Ever since the McLaren 675LT was initially launched, the media has been reporting that a Spider version should come out. While initially saying a stern ‘NO’ to such a proposition, the people over in Woking seemingly changed their minds....
Second Hypercar Trio Clash Video Is Coming, this Time with Chris Harris and Tiff Needell – Video
10 Oct 2015, 10:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The hypercar trio that is making the rounds these days is made up for three incredible cars that sit at the top of the food chain for now: McLaren P1, Ferrari LaFerrari, and Porsche 918 Spyder. Unfortunately, we’ve never seen a proper showdow...
BMW i8 Drag Races Audi R8 and It Does Not End Well for the Supercar – Video
10 Oct 2015, 10:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW i8 can be called a lot of things but a supercar it is not. It’s a plug-in hybrid sports car alright, but it still has a lot of work to do until it can actually enter the exclusive segment the Audi R8 is part of. The R8 is the crown...
MINI John Cooper Works Clubman Rendered, Proves JCW Name Is Just a Trim Level Now
9 Oct 2015, 15:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The MINI Clubman was revealed in full a while back and while we did like what we saw (as we met it in person) we’re wondering where the British brand is heading these days. This rendering of a John Cooper Works variant proves that things aren...
800 HP BMW M6 Drag Races 700 HP Mercedes C63 AMG and Stock Audi S6
9 Oct 2015, 14:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We know you guys told us time and time again that having a stock car going up against a tuned one is not fair but it’s not our fault that owners still go at it, is it? We can’t deprive you of awesome drag races, now can we? In the vi...
BMW F87 M2 Spotted Testing on the Nurburgring in Production Guise, Sounds Good
9 Oct 2015, 13:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’re definitely coming close to the official unveiling of the new BMW M2 and if the teasers the Germans are releasing aren’t enough for you guys to believe us, here’s something else. Prototypes on the Nurburgring are now sport...
Japan Gets another Special Edition Model: MINI Jermyn
9 Oct 2015, 12:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Ok, we’re getting more and more convinced that the key to success in Japan is to offer as many ‘limited edition’ versions as possible as BMW and MINI are offering one of these every month apparently. The most recent one to be offe...
Volvo Will Pay for Damages in Case Its Self-Driving Cars Crash
9 Oct 2015, 10:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Volvo promised that their cars will be death-free by 2020 and this is probably the most ambitious goal the Swedes set for themselves ever since the brand was brought up. However, if there’s one company out there that would reach such an achie...
Maserati Production Paused for a Week Next Month as Popularity of Cheap Ghibli Fades
9 Oct 2015, 09:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Maserati definitely made a good move to launch a cheaper model in the shape of the Ghibli but as it turns out, the niche they were trying to take over has already been saturated. At least that’s what recent info coming in from Italy suggests....
The 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Sounds Ludicrous without Its Mid Mufflers
9 Oct 2015, 09:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In today’s automotive world, there are a couple of V8 engines that are writing history. And what more obvious example could we offer other than the one that helped coin a new world record? We’re talking about the 6.2-liter V8 used on th...
BMW Hams Hall Plant Investment Is Complete, New Age Engine Production Kicks Off
9 Oct 2015, 08:37 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW has been investing heavily in its new family of engines that are supposed to be cheaper to make, less thirsty and more powerful at the same time. Sounds too good to be true then, eh? Well, it may very well be but to our knowledge, so far things...
BMW M4 GTS Shines Bright in First Videos, Tearing Rubber on the Anglesey Circuit
8 Oct 2015, 15:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We know that you’re interested in everything related to the M4 GTS and we’re here to quench that thirst. After telling you all about the technical details and looking at photos of the hardcore machine, it’s time to watch it in mot...
BMW Will Have a World Debut and 4 Asian Ones on Stage at the Tokyo Motor Show 2015
8 Oct 2015, 14:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The Tokyo Motor Show 2015 is going to open its doors on October 30 and will keep going in full swing until November 8, 2014, celebrating the various world and local debuts. The BMW Group will, of course, attend this event, the biggest in Japan and ...
BMW M4 GTS Will Be Priced from €142,600 in Germany, 30 Units Reserved for the UK
8 Oct 2015, 13:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Now that we know all there is to know about the new M4 GTS, it’s time to take a closer look at the more .... earthly side of things. Yes, I’m talking about money and how much the fastest BMW ever made will cost. Just as we suspected,...