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.
BMW 2 Series Convertible’s Top Can Now Be Remotely Operated
8 Oct 2015, 12:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The guys from Mods4Cars are known in the industry for offering all sorts of neat devices that allow you to make your ride into a semi-transformer. Be that an Autobot or a Decepticon, they’d still be extremely cool. The latest model to rece...
The History of BMW M3 Special Editions or The Long Road to the BMW M4 GTS
8 Oct 2015, 11:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW unveiled their fastest car ever built yesterday, without too much fuss or a special event as some manufacturers seem to prefer these days. The M4 GTS however, comes last in a line of special edition models that were trailblazers back in the day...
BMW M4 GTS Will Be Available in the US
8 Oct 2015, 08:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / If you’re an enthusiast and one of the people that have been waiting long and hard for BMW to unveil its GTS version of the M4 and just happen to live in the US, then you might’ve had a hard time in the last few months. That’s ...
BMW M4 GTS Officially Unveiled with 500 HP and a 7:28 Nurburgring Lap Time
6 Oct 2015, 22:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW M4 GTS was finally officially unveiled today after a waiting period that seemed to be never-ending. Millions of spy photos, enticing Nurburgring testing videos and a general feeling of excitement surrounding the new GTS model made this one ...
Check Out How this 1,001 HP BMW M6 from G-Power Accelerates from 200 to 350 km/h
6 Oct 2015, 13:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Remember the original Bugatti Veyron? Remember how much power it used to have? 1,001 HP if I remember correctly, and the auto industry’s heart stopped for a moment. Back then it was a number that just boggled the mind but when you read about ...
Spyshots: 2017 BMW X3 Rolls Into View on Public Roads for the First Time
6 Oct 2015, 13:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Next year we’re bound to take a look at the new BMW X3 but before that happens, we’re going to be making all sorts of guesses based on spyshots, aiming at understanding exactly what the Germans will bring out before it actually happens....
Dinan Releases 700 HP Tune for 2016 X5 M Models, Finds them to Make 647 HP Stock
6 Oct 2015, 12:08 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The fact that certain manufacturers purposely underrate their car’s horsepower outputs shouldn’t surprise anyone by now. BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi do it all the time, but we have a hunch others are involved in this scheme as well. ...
Volvo Showcases Auto-Pilot Feature that Takes Over when You Don’t Feel Like Driving
6 Oct 2015, 10:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Earlier this year we had not one but two encounters with the new Volvo XC90. While we were disappointed in how it handled itself off the road, we absolutely fell in love with the tech on board. That being said, the Swedes are apparently not going t...
BMW SUV Deliveries Could Be Delayed Due to South Carolina Floods
6 Oct 2015, 09:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Watching the news from halfway across the world you wouldn’t consider South Carolina’s record-breaking rainfall recorded these days as something to worry about. However, if you have BMW SUV on order, you might have to reconsider. In ...
BMW’s Car Sharing Program Will Be Pulled Out of San Francisco Due to Parking Permits
6 Oct 2015, 08:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Bad news for people that were actually enjoying BMW’s car-sharing service, DriveNow in the US. At the moment, the program is only available in San Francisco but not for long as the Germans announced they will be pulling out of the California ...
Remus’ Cat-Back Exhaust System Actually Improves How the MINI Cooper S Sounds
5 Oct 2015, 16:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / A lot of tuners come out with new parts for your car every day and all of them claim that their products are the best you can possibly get. As a matter of fact, if we’re to believe them, we shouldn’t even try to look for something else,...
This Man Owns the Original BMW 6 Series Shown in the Back to the Future Movie
5 Oct 2015, 15:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Fans of the Back to the Future franchise know that in less than two weeks Marty McFly is supposed to show up in 2015 by accident and notice a thing or two about the future. Apart from the hoverboard that everyone seems extremely excited about, he&r...
Plug-in Hybrid BMW X5 Poses as the Family BMW i8 in Latest Commercial
5 Oct 2015, 14:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / With the hype surrounding the gasses diesel cars from Volkswagen are really emitting in real-life conditions (you might know it as Dieselgate as well), the compression-ignition engines are, once again, entering a cone of shadow. The popularity ...
More BMW Gran Turismo Models Coming, Future 5 Series GT Will Get More Luxury Features
5 Oct 2015, 12:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / If you’re one of those guys that just hates the 5 Series Gran Turismo for the way it looks then you’d better stop reading this article before a blood vessel pops somewhere in your head. News coming in from Munich sources claims that the...
2016 MINI JCW Faces Miata, Clio RS 220 Trophy and GT 86 in Interesting Shootout
5 Oct 2015, 12:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / People are always saying that the Miata and the Toyota GT86 are the ‘affordable’ cars that will get you the most bang for the buck but if we’re serious about this, that’s not even remotely true. Statistics show that payin...
New BMW X1 Commercials Are Both Funny and Suggestive
5 Oct 2015, 11:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / In today’s PR and marketing world commercials seem to play a very important part. However, unlike several years ago, the ones we’re watching on TV these days are more complicated and suggestive than you might think at first. The new ...
BMW’s New X4 M40i Model Shows Us what Engine the M2 Will Be Using
5 Oct 2015, 07:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It was June 2014 when we were breaking the news that the BMW X4 will be getting an M Performance version and more than a year later the Germans decided actually to confirm our suspicions. It was also back then we were telling you that the SAC will ...
BMW i5 Rumored to Come Out in Crossover Guise, Not as a Sedan
25 Sep 2015, 13:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / With all the madness surrounding diesel engines these days, it’s pretty obvious that certain alternatives will be soon offered. In the case of BMW, most of the effort will probably fall in the hands of the i sub-brand. The reasons are quit...
Driving Through the Valley Fire in California Looks Like a Post-apocalyptic Movie
25 Sep 2015, 11:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / At the beginning of September, California faced one of the worst fires ever recorded, torching no less than 76,067 acres of forest so far. To some people, it may not seem like a big deal but living in the Golden State and near one of these calamiti...
How To Tell BMW’s Navigation Systems Apart
25 Sep 2015, 09:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Nowadays we’ve grown so accustomed to being guided to our destination that we simply can’t seem to use a map anymore. Use one printed on paper and the world might call you a ‘damn hipster.' However, it’s rather astoundi...