Gabriel Nica
7,692 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.
This Rusty Old BMW E28 5 Series Is Actually a Race Car
7 Nov 2015, 19:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This year’s SEMA might be over, but its memory still lingers in our mind, especially since we got to see so many interesting creations from all sorts of tuners. One that was particularly interesting was this rusty old BMW E28 5 Series that st...
The Versatility of the Clubman’s Barn-Style Doors Showcased by MINI
7 Nov 2015, 18:49 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The new MINI Clubman is reaching showrooms around the world as we speak, and to emphasize what makes it a special vehicle, the British brand decided to post some videos of its unique features. The most important one probably lies in the back. Ev...
Celebrities Take Turns Posing with the BMW M4 GTS at GQ Men of the Year Awards
7 Nov 2015, 19:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The German edition of the GQ Men of the Year Awards ceremony was held at the Komische Oper in the historic center of Berlin last night, and saw a plethora of celebrities from around the world flock to it, all coming in BMW cars. Yes, the German ...
BMW M4 GTS Sounds Underwhelming in the First Online Footage of Its Exhaust
7 Nov 2015, 18:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’ve seen the new BMW M4 GTS out testing on the Nurburgring a couple of times before the car was unveiled, but we couldn’t get a good reading on how it sounded back then. After many people had called the exhaust of the M3 and M4 underw...
Let Randy Pobst Show You How to Heel and Toe and More
8 Nov 2015, 11:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It’s pretty obvious that if you want to have fun on a track, you need to drive a manual. Having three pedals and a proper clutch that allows you to keep control of your car can offer you one of the best feelings you can have behind the wheel,...
Lamborghini Huracan Takes on McLaren 570S Coupe in Acceleration Comparison
7 Nov 2015, 10:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Earlier today, McLaren announced that the production of its Sports Series models had begun in Woking, with its new 570S Coupe. This prompted us to take a closer look at this new Porsche 911 Turbo S rival. Looking at the spec sheet, you quickly l...
Michael Jagamara Nelson’s BMW Art Car Shown in Detail
6 Nov 2015, 16:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW Art Car project might’ve started as a daring endeavor back in the 1970s, but today it is much more than that, since it proves what can be achieved when massive amounts of passion are involved. Over the years, no less than 17 such cars...
Chelsea's Winger Willian Wants Us to Believe His NFS-Inspired M3 Is Remotely Controlled
6 Nov 2015, 15:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The latest Need for Speed title is now out on shelves around the world and you’d be a fool not to play it. All the reviews coming in seem to be favorable and even high-profile stars appear to have fallen in love with it. The latest name on th...
Alpha-N Performance Proposes a 790 HP Ferrari 488 and a 680 HP California T
6 Nov 2015, 16:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / It seems like moving to turbocharged engines in Maranello was good not only for the brand but for the tuners as well. The guys from Alpha-N Performance just revealed a couple of upgrades for the prancing horse brand, and they are impressive, to say...
Swiss Tuner DS Automobile Introduces a 530 PS BMW M4
6 Nov 2015, 13:52 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / You may not be very familiar with the DS Automobile tuning company, but that shouldn’t get in the way of checking out their work. Such is the case with the BMW M4 in front of you, created by the Swiss in collaboration with Hamann Motorsport. ...
2017 BMW X2 Spied in Munich, Dressed in White
6 Nov 2015, 12:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Even though most of us didn’t believe BMW would actually launch an X2 anytime soon, as a coupe alternative to the X1, it seems that we’ve all been wrong. The car was spotted in prototype guise out testing for the first time back in Octo...
McLaren Kicks Off Production of Its Sports Series Models
6 Nov 2015, 16:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When McLaren announced its intention of launching even cheaper cars than we’ve been used to expect from the British brand, the world stopped and reflected for a while. That’s because Porsche’s iconic 911 Turbo and Turbo S models w...
2016 BMW X4 M40i Pricing to Start at $57,800, Aims at the Porsche Macan S
6 Nov 2015, 09:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The BMW X4 M40i was unveiled a while back, and although we were impressed with its straight-line performance, we still wondered what kind of price would be asked for it. According to recent info, the pricing for the M Performance automobile will st...
BMW M4 with M Performance Parts Wallpapers: The Thirst for Performance Is Real
6 Nov 2015, 08:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We never expected the 2015 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, which is currently taking place in Las Vegas, to bring some serious news from BMW. However, the Germans surprised us by bringing some exciting M Performance Parts to the...
This BMW E60 M5 Has 630 HP Without a Supercharger or a Turbo
5 Nov 2015, 20:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / If you’re into cars and know a thing or two about them and their engines, you probably also know that naturally aspirated units can’t be easily tuned to make more horsepower. Funnily enough, we had Steve Dinan tell us why that is, a whi...
M Performance Power Kit for the BMW 340i to Offer 360 HP and 369 lb-ft of Torque
5 Nov 2015, 16:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / As we told you a long time ago, the new BMW 340i will get a different M Performance Power kit that should kick things up a notch and allow it to compare to the Mercedes-Benz C450 AMG Sport model. While we’re waiting for an M Performance model...
BMW Shows the Versatile Character of the i3 by Turning It into Different Emergency Vehicles
5 Nov 2015, 16:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / BMW has been making emergency vehicles for over half a century, so you could say that it learned a thing or two over the years. All that experience is being showcased now, as the Germans have unveiled a new concept - a BMW i3 Fire Car. We’...
This BMW Z4 sDrive35i Has 400 HP and Can Be Yours
5 Nov 2015, 12:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Usually when we meet a heavily tuned model on the Internet, the owners are extremely proud of their cars and less willing to part ways with it. Us being petrolheads ourselves can easily understand where they come from. Once a car is built, not boug...
V12 LAF License Plates Are Up for Grabs in the UK
5 Nov 2015, 10:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The fact that customized license plates are extremely expensive these days in the UK is no longer news. As a matter of fact, figures reaching 7 digits have been around for quite some time now, but that definitely doesn’t mean that interest in...
Bulletproof Automotive’s BMW Z4 GT Continuum Isn’t Actually Bulletproof at SEMA
5 Nov 2015, 10:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When we first read about this BMW Z4 over at the 2015 SEMA, we thought it may actually be bulletproof. That lasted only for about half a second as the armor hidden in the doors or hood or even the trunk of the car couldn’t save you in the cas...