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.
VIDEO: BMW's fifth-generation of electric architecture

VIDEO: BMW’s fifth-generation of electric architecture

BMW may not have been the first automotive company to develop electric vehicles. Actually, it certainly wasn’t. It also might not be the most popular most beloved company, in terms of electric powertrains. Tesla has…

What do we know about the upcoming 2019 G80 BMW M3?

What do we know about the upcoming 2019 G80 BMW M3?

Now that there are several new competitors in the segment, the BMW M3 has become desperate for a replacement. The Mercedes-AMG C63 S, Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and Audi RS4 are all brand-new cars that…

VIDEO: Carfection takes BMW X3 through Morocco

VIDEO: Carfection takes BMW X3 through Morocco

We recently talked about the BMW X3’s trip through the Moroccan desert, a trip that would normally never have been associated with the X3. However, it handled the difficult terrain with surprising competence. Admittedly, it…

VIDEO: Volvo XC40 is a stylish BMW X1-competitor for youths

VIDEO: Volvo XC40 is a stylish BMW X1-competitor for youths

Premium automakers are currently, seemingly, obsessed with attracting millennials and more youthful buyers. BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and everyone else are all trying to attract a bit of a younger audience, so as to get people…

The BMW 230i evokes the spirit of the BMW 2002

Autocar drives the FWD BMW 1 Series Sedan

Autocar drives the FWD BMW 1 Series Sedan

To most BMW enthusiasts, the looming release of the upcoming front-wheel drive 1 Series Sedan is something to dread, for it means the death of the current, and much-beloved, rear-wheel drive 1 Series Hatchback. Not…

VIDEO: 2018 BMW M2 LCI top speed run

VIDEO: 2018 BMW M2 LCI top speed run

The hottest car in BMW’s lineup at the moment is the BMW M2. It’s the car that most enthusiasts feel best harkens back to the good ole days of BMW M. The M2 is the…

BMW 530e might be worth buying over 530i

BMW 530e might be worth buying over 530i

Such a sentiment is heresy to most car enthusiasts. “Buy a hybrid over a normal combustion engine? Madness.” However, at least in the case of the BMW 530e iPerformance, the hybrid variant might actually be…