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: Watch a BMW 650i rally car get muddy

Rally racing has always been my favorite style of racing. More so than even Formula One and Le Mans. The reason is that the cars aren’t pretty and the work is dirty. Its just cool…

VIDEO: Carfection drives the new BMW G30 5 Series

VIDEO: Carfection drives the new BMW G30 5 Series

There’s been a lot said about BMW’s new G30-generation 5 Series as of late. With journalists from around the globe doing test drives in Portugal as we speak, there are several reviews making their way…

New BMW M6 GT3 Art Car to be part of history

BMW’s Art Car history is a special one for fans of the Bavarian brand. For forty years, BMW has hired famous artists to design and paint special BMWs. Some of the most famous BMW Art…

BMW M2 vs Ford Focus RS on CNET’s Roadshow

Yes, this duel again. Ever since these two cars have debuted, they’ve been duking it out to see which is the best affordable sports car on the market. The BMW M2 and Ford Focus RS…

Car and Driver drives the new BMW G30 5 Series

Top Gear drives the new BMW G30 5 Series

Top Gear drives the new BMW G30 5 Series

BMW’s upcoming G30-generation 5 Series is causing quite a stir as fans hope for an improvement over the lukewarm F10-generation. Based on BMW’s new CLAR (Cluster Architecture) modular platform, the same one the underpins the…

Auto Express lives with the new BMW i3 94 Ah

Auto Express lives with the new BMW i3 94 Ah

Even though BMW recently just upped the battery capacity for its famous electric car, the BMW i3, the Bavarian brand still gets heavy criticism. Electric car fans point to other EVs, such as the Tesla…