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.
WORLD PREMIERE: The New MINI Seven

WORLD PREMIERE: The New MINI Seven

Ever since BMW took over MINI, the small British automaker has always been about heritage and has stuck to its roots more faithfully than nearly any other brand on the market. Their compact size, quirky…

Top Gear drives the Alfa Romeo Giulia QV

Top Gear drives the Alfa Romeo Giulia QV

Back in the ’60s and ’70s, the rivalry between BMW and Alfa Romeo was very much alive, as they both produced some of the best sports sedans the world had seen. Fast forward 40-50 years…

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One of the BMW M2’s biggest competitors is the Mercedes-AMG A45/CLA45, and the two cars couldn’t be more different. The BMW M2 is a rear-wheel drive coupe with a six-cylinder engine and the option for…

What do you want more: BMW M1 Successor or BMW M2 CSL?

This is currently a very exciting time to be a BMW enthusiast. We’ve got cars like the M4 GTS, M2, M3/M4 Competition Pack and the M760Li xDrive. Right now, there are more high-performance, enthusiast-driven BMW’s…

What’s the best BMW Z car?

We’ve recently seem some spy shots of BMW testing out its latest Z Roadster, the upcoming BMW Z5. But the Z5 is just the latest in a long line of great BMW Z cars. The very…

BMW M2 continues to be everyone's favorite BMW

BMW M2 continues to be everyone’s favorite BMW

It’s almost getting ridiculous, how much praise the BMW M2 is getting. It’s shocking how many people are absolutely falling in love with BMW’s smallest M car. It’s almost as if people are happy to…