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 118i vs Audi A3 Sportback vs Infiniti Q30

For the past decade or so, the Audi A3 Sportback and BMW 1 Series hatchback have duked it out for the title of best premium hatchback. They do things quite differently, with the BMW being rear-wheel drive and the…

Five coolest ways the BMW M4 GTS saves weight

Five coolest ways the BMW M4 GTS saves weight

Weight savings is one of the most important aspects of making a performance car. Weight is the enemy of all things automotive related. It makes cars slower, less efficient, handle worse and even ride more…

BMW using CPO Leasing to manage off-lease vehicles

Autocar drives the BMW M4 GTS

Autocar drives the BMW M4 GTS

Street-legal track cars are an interesting breed in the automotive world. They’re essentially track-only cars that are legally allowed to drive on the road. Their rock-hard suspensions, hyper-fast steering and lack of any real creature…

Top Five BMWs for Summer

Top Five BMWs for Summer

Well, summer is approaching and we’re all getting ready for the warm weather. Well, sort of, because the weather’s been so damn weird on the east coast that it felt like winter last week. So…

VIDEO: Car Throttle drives the BMW M2

VIDEO: Car Throttle drives the BMW M2

The BMW M2 is starting to get a serious amount of attention lately, as more and more fans and journalists drive it and review it. We recently took a look at a video review of…

Technical Comparison: BMW M2 vs M235i

Technical Comparison: BMW M2 vs M235i

We’ve asked the question before, if the BMW M2 was the best deal in the Bavarian lineup, as it doesn’t cost much more than an M235i and comes with a lot more performance. However, we…