Nico DeMattia

Nico DeMattia is a Senior Editor at BMWBLOG. He’s a bigger fan of classic cars than new ones, especially BMWs and the quirkier the better. Cars that are weird, unusual or unwanted, those are the cars Nico likes. He also enjoys covering news from across the auto industry and performing test drives aboard new and old BMW cars. Throughout the years, Nico co-hosted a podcast featuring interviews with industry icons such as designer Chris Bangle. He started writing about cars in 2015 before joining BMWBLOG in 2016. Nico is also a News Editor for The Drive. Fun Facts: Nico is a massive NFL fan and has a love/hate relationship with the New York Giants. He's also a Marvel nerd.
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Typically, the BMW that competes with the Audi RS7 Sportback is the M8 Gran Coupe, considering both are four-door “coupes”. However, Audi’s Bavarian neighbors have just dropped a hardcore, track-ready version of the M5 and…

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Without question, the most fun Bavarian product on sale is the BMW M2 CS. While you can get 80-percent of the fun from an M2 Competition, the CS is the pinnacle of what the M…

MINI Yours Customised Service is No Longer Available

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A few years ago, MINI launched a program called “MINI Yours Customised“, which was an oddly name way of saying that you could order customized, 3D-printed parts for you MINI. Certain things like dash trims,…

VIDEO: Is the BMW 128ti Better Than the M135i?

VIDEO: Is the BMW 128ti Better Than the M135i?

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