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.

Rolls Royce Renderings show off wild ideas

There are very few specialized automakers anymore. Take BMW for instance. It used to be a brand that made premium sports cars and luxury cars. Now, BMW makes everything from entry-level hatchbacks to gargantuan SUVs….

MINI Cooper vs Audi A1 -- Top Gear Test

MINI Cooper vs Audi A1 — Top Gear Test

Small, premium hatchbacks are extremely popular in Europe. In the ‘States, they’re about as desirable as the measles, because us ‘Mericans are all about size (maybe, we’re compensating for something). But east of the Atlantic,…

VIDEO: BMW M2 Competition Review by The Straight Pipes

VIDEO: BMW M2 Competition Review by The Straight Pipes

BMW enthusiasts can’t seem to get enough of the BMW M2 Competition at the moment. It’s being tested and reviewed by almost every journalist and YouTuber on the planet. For good reason, too. It’s being…

Top Gear talks about living with the BMW M5

BMW M2 Competition takes on the Porsche Cayman GT4

BMW M2 Competition takes on the Porsche Cayman GT4

At the moment, the BMW M2 Competition is the media sports car darling. It’s the small, punchy, everyday sports car that everyone seems to love. However, a couple of years ago, that car was the…

VIDEO: Joe Achilles drives the BMW X5 M50d

VIDEO: Joe Achilles drives the BMW X5 M50d

This new BMW X5 is gaining a lot of fans among BMW enthusiasts, even those that prefer smaller sports cars. That’s not because it feels like a sports car, far from it, but because it…

Is the BMW 128i the new E46 BMW 3 Series?

It’s basically a no-brainer that if you’re looking for a cheap, fun-to-drive, practical, everyday sports car, the E46-generation BMW 3 Series is the car you should buy. The E46 is legendary and yet can be…