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 E30 w/ S54 E46 M3 engine

Let me start off by saying that I don’t particularly like engine swaps in cars. I feel as if you lose the entire soul of the car when you take its engine out and replace…

Is BMW playing catch-up to Mercedes-Benz?

Is BMW playing catch-up to Mercedes-Benz?

Mercedes-Benz is currently on a roll, pumping out one successful new model after another and slowly increasing both its model portfolio and its profits. There’s no doubt that Mercedes-Benz is currently on the rise and…

Car and Driver pits the BMW M2 vs Death Valley

Car and Driver pits the BMW M2 vs Death Valley

There aren’t many places to better test a performance car than on desert, mountainous roads. Not only do they provide a great mix of long straights and hairpin turns, but they’re often untraveled by fellow…

BMW i3 surviving an uphill battle

BMW i3 surviving an uphill battle

With gas prices being an an unexpected low point, currently, and other automakers continuing to push the bar forward, in terms of EV technology, the BMW i3 faces a tough uphill battle moving forward. For…

BMW X3 vs Mercedes-Benz GLC vs Land Rover Discovery Sport

What do you want the see from the BMW X7?

BMW just gave us a tease of the upcoming X7 SUV, which will be BMW’s flagship SUV once it makes its debut. The X7 will slot above the X5 and X6, competing with the Mercedes-Benz…

VIDEO: Auto Express drives Rolls Royce Dawn

VIDEO: Auto Express drives Rolls Royce Dawn

A Rolls Royce is the ultimate automotive symbol of opulence and excess, a rolling middle finger to hybrids and economy cars. And, for reasons that are hard to explain, convertible Rolls’ just seem to add even…