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.
BMW vs Daimler: Battle for the Electric Future

BMW vs Daimler: Battle for the Electric Future

Okay, so that title is a bit dramatic. However, that doesn’t make it any less accurate. It’s no secret that the electrification of the auto industry is upon us. Automakers are scrambling to increase their…

Jaguar F-Pace SVR to take on BMW X5 M

There’s one pretty SUV on the market. One. It’s the Jaguar F-Pace. Sure, there are other good looking SUVs on the market. The BMW X5 is handsome, the Range Rover is icy cool, the Porsche…

BMW looking to reinvent both its design language and marketing

If BMW M2 is last M Division manual, get one now

If BMW M2 is last M Division manual, get one now

We’ve recently learned that the BMW M2 may very well be the last BMW M Division product to have a manual transmission. The lack of customer demand and the increase in both performance and efficiency…

Canada was able to get a few Euro-Spec E36 BMW M3s

Canada was able to get a few Euro-Spec E36 BMW M3s

It’s pretty common knowledge among BMW enthusiasts that the North America-market E36 BMW M3 wasn’t as good as the Euro-spec model. The E36 M3 we got in America didn’t have the same 3.0 liter S50…

BMW CCA Members rescue vintage Bimmers from Wildfires

BMW CCA Members rescue vintage Bimmers from Wildfires

If you live in America, you’ve probably heard of the devastating wildfires that are destroying parts of California. Evacuations have been underway and families have to leave their homes. It’s really quite awful. One BMW…

World Premiere of the second-gen Audi A7

World Premiere of the second-gen Audi A7

Audi just recently revealed its second-generation Audi A7, a replacement for one of the most popular four-ringed cars in the brand’s history. The first-gen Audi A7 was a very good car, one that combined style,…