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.
Car and Driver finds issues with its BMW M3

Car and Driver finds issues with its BMW M3

Many automotive journalistic publications have what’s called a long-term test fleet. These fleets consist of a variety of different brand-new cars that the publications keeps for around a year to properly test each vehicle as…

Is the M760i the perfect performance 7 Series?

Is the M760i the perfect performance 7 Series?

The rumor mill has started churning out whispers of a BMW M760i variant of the latest 7 Series. This rumored M760i would be powered by the 6.6 liter twin-turbocharged V12 engine that comes in the…

Rinspeed Σtos is the most ridiculous BMW i8 yet

Rinspeed Σtos is the most ridiculous BMW i8 yet

Recently, Tesla, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi have all be working on their own autonomous car features. Tesla has been doing quite a lot of chest pounding over its latest Autopilot system as of late. To…

BMW 7 Series is a 2016 European Car of the Year contender

BMW's in winter: What to do to stay safe

BMW’s in winter: What to do to stay safe

Oddly enough, many parts of the United States are having a pretty mild winter. Here on the east coast, it was 73 degrees Fahrenheit yesterday, which is downright warm for December. But some parts of…

What should we expect from BMW in 2016?

What should we expect from BMW in 2016?

This past year was a good one for BMW. 2015 saw the debut of many very good BMWs. The all new BMW X1, BMW 340i and the flagship BMW 7 Series all debuted this year….

BMW M2 vs. E30 M3 Photoshoot

BMW M2 vs. E30 M3 Photoshoot

With the coming introduction of BMW’s newest M car, the highly anticipated BMW M2, there will be quickly be many comparisons drawn between it and BMW’s E30 M3. This isn’t surprising, though, as both cars…

Pick your BMW dream lineup

Pick your BMW dream lineup

Each and every BMW enthusiast has their own favorite iteration of each BMW model. For example, some people like the E39 5 Series better than any other 5er, while some people like the E34 or…

Video: Off-Road E30 makes it through Wheeler’s Pass

In this latest episode of /Driven, Mike Musto takes a very used, 250,000 mile BMW E30 325e off-roading. This sounds like a disaster waiting to happen, as the E30 is probably the least qualified vehicle to…