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 2002 tii Turbo vs. BMW M2 vs BMW 1M

BMW 2002 tii Turbo vs. BMW M2 vs BMW 1M

During our incredible drive of the brand-new BMW M2, the Bavarian brand had some classics on hand to represent where the M2 comes from and give some perspective as to what it’s actually like. On…

Top Five current diesel BMWs

Top Five current diesel BMWs

Despite all of the stigma surrounding diesel engines in the past six months or so, thanks to Volkswagen’s dieselgate scandal, you’d think that companies like BMW might be pulling back a bit with diesel engines….

Top Gear tests BMW 535d vs Jaguar XF 3.0d S

Top Gear tests BMW 535d vs Jaguar XF 3.0d S

BMW’s F10 535d has been one of Europe’s most popular executive diesel “saloons” since its inception in 2010. In fact, it may be the most popular diesel exec in Europe, thanks to its wide breadth…

Drop drops to third place in luxury car sales

What's the best Valentine's Day Date BMW for 2016?

What’s the best Valentine’s Day Date BMW for 2016?

Come February 14, at least one half of every couple goes searching for flowers and chocolates and other typical romantic gifts for Valentine’s Day. Flower and chocolate shops are swamped on the days leading up to…

BMW i3 vs Opel Ampera-e

BMW i3 vs Opel Ampera-e

In Europe, the BMW i3 is doing very well. Maybe not so much in Germany, as the i3’s home country actually doesn’t buy many EVs, but everywhere else in Europe seems to like the BMW…

Alpina B7 vs BMW M760Li xDrive

Alpina B7 vs BMW M760Li xDrive

The moment we got word of the Alpina B7, fans were begging for some sort of BMW M counterpart. A 7 Series that had some M Division DNA injected into it. It’s not that the…

WORLD PREMIERE: 2016 BMW M760Li xDrive

WORLD PREMIERE: 2016 BMW M760Li xDrive

Ever since BMW fans received word of the existence of the new G11 BMW 7 Series, rumors of an M7 started swirling. Fans have always wanted a proper M variant to BMW’s flagship vehicle, but never…

WORLD PREMIERE: BMW 740e iPerformance

WORLD PREMIERE: BMW 740e iPerformance

BMW recently started making what it calls M Performance models, which are standard BMW models with some M Division DNA injected into them. Cars like the BMW M235i, X4 M40i and M760Li are all M…