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.
Road & Track drives the BMW M550i xDrive

Road & Track drives the BMW M550i xDrive

The new BMW M550i’s time in the spotlight is gone. Now that the new BMW M5 is here, the M550i loses its title as the fastest 5 Series of all time. Still, it’s an impressive…

BMW M5 Drifting record almost foiled by...bluetooth

BMW M5 Drifting record almost foiled by…bluetooth

By now I’m sure you’ve heard of BMW’s new drift record, which was set by Johan Schwartz drifting a brand-new BMW M5 for about eight hours straight. It was an incredibly impressive bit of driving by Schwartz…

VIDEO: BMW M2 vs Porsche 718 Boxster GTS

VIDEO: BMW M2 vs Porsche 718 Boxster GTS

The BMW M2 has been compared to almost every single possible rear-wheel drive sports car on the market since its debut. It’s taken on the Corvette, the Jaguar F-Type, the Porsche Cayman and even its…

VIDEO: Carfection drives the BMW i3S — Can it be a proper hot hatchback?

SPIED: BMW X4 M caught winter testing

SPIED: BMW X4 M caught winter testing

The first-generation BMW X4 was a bit of an oddity. On one hand, it was actually a pretty good car, with surprisingly good driving dynamics, decent performance, solid ride quality and a high-performance M40i variant….

SPIED: BMW X5 caught with a bit less camo

SPIED: BMW X5 caught with a bit less camo

This current-generation BMW X5 is still a very good looking car with a great cabin and a wonderful ride. So just imagine how good it’s going to be when it’s built on BMW’s new rear-wheel…

Auto Express tests BMW 7 Series vs Mercedes-Benz S-Class

These two German luxury-yachts have been competing against each other for decades and they’re closer than they ever have been. They’ve always been pretty distinctively different from one another but this is the closest they…

2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class will be tough to beat

We recently saw some teasers from Mercedes-Benz of its new A-Class hatchback that will become the newest entry into the premium compact car segment. Current, the Audi A3 is the A-Class’ main competitor, as it’s…