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.
Photo Comparison: BMW X5 M50D vs Audi SQ7 TDI

Photo Comparison: BMW X5 M50D vs Audi SQ7 TDI

Monster diesel SUVs occupy a very small niche market, one so small, in fact, it makes cars like the BMW X6 M seem mainstream. However, despite their rarity, big performance diesel SUVs actually make a…

VIDEO: 1966 BMW 1600 Neue Klasse

VIDEO: 1966 BMW 1600 Neue Klasse

The fine folks at Petrolicious always seem to make great videos about older obscure cars that don’t seem to get the love that they deserve. This 1966 BMW 1600 is one of those cars. The…

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2016 Geneva Motor Show: Audi Q2

2016 Geneva Motor Show: Audi Q2

It seems as if all premium German automakers are trying to gain a younger audience. The idea is to get young buyers into the brand who will then move up in the world and buy…

2016 Geneva Motor Show: Porsche 911 R

2016 Geneva Motor Show: Porsche 911 R

When Porsche announced that its newest iteration of the 911 GT3 and GT3 RS were going to be PDK dual-clutch manual only, fans were incredibly upset. It was almost as sacrilegious as when Porsche switched…

VIDEO: Auto Express drives BMW M4 Competition Package

VIDEO: Auto Express drives BMW M4 Competition Package

We recently saw a review, from Top Gear, of the brand-new BMW M3 Competition Package. According to Top Gear, the Competition Package added massive improvements for little money, making it a must-have package for the M3/M4….

Top Gear drives the BMW M3 Competition Package

Top Gear drives the BMW M3 Competition Package

The current F80 BMW M3 is considered to be one of the better driver’s cars on the market and one of the best BMWs currently on sale. But if there is a criticism of the…

Electric Car Revolution said to begin in 2022

Electric Car Revolution said to begin in 2022

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