Author name: Nico DeMattia

A few days ago, we saw a video from Hagerty in which the BMW M5 CS took on the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing and the Tesla Model S Plaid. Admittedly, it was mostly about the Bimmer and the Caddy (because the Tesla is about as interesting as a lecture of phone book alphabetization), but the three […]

Testing a Rolls-Royce from 0-60 mph is a bit like making the Queen of England run a 40-yard dash — interesting but pointless and also kind of hilarious. However, that’s exactly what we did in Miami, Florida and, ironically, it was Rolls’ idea. During our trip to test out the new Rolls-Royce Ghost Black Badge,

Well, we’re back. The BMWBLOG Podcast took a break for a little while, as Horatiu and I were both extremely busy with trips and test drives that we couldn’t record any episodes. However, now that life has slowed down a bit, we’re back with another episode and it’s one worth listening to. In this new

BMW and Tesla aren’t exactly buddy companies and they don’t let their rivalry go unnoticed. Tesla’s Elon Musk always takes shots at BMW’s performance models whenever Tesla launches a new one of its own and BMW’s brass are always taking their own shots at Tesla. Just recently, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse decided to fire off

I’m not a Corvette guy, never really have been. To me, Corvettes were cars for middle-aged men with beer guts having mid-life crises. However, this new C8-generation Corvette had my attention when its switch to a mid-engine layout was announced. Then I drove it and it completely convinced me, with its outstanding mid-engine balance, excellent

YouTuber Joe Achilles is in an interesting position when it comes to testing many cars, as he personally owns a G80 BMW M3 Competition. So when he tests the new M3 Competition xDrive, his opinion is more interesting than most because he drives and lives with the standard rear-wheel drive car on a regular basis.

Anyone that knows of the TVR Sagaris knows it isn’t a very subtle, restrained vehicle. Built in Blackpool, England, TVR was a small sports car maker that went through several periods of financial turmoil. During its later years, it developed some truly unruly sports cars; outlandish designs, big horsepower, and snappy handling. The TVR Sagaris

One very smart owner decided to swap the 3.2 liter naturally-aspirated inline-six out of their E46 M3 and swap it with an S85 5.0 liter naturally-aspirated V10 from the E60-gen BMW M5. The engine-swapped M3 began making the rounds on the interwebs a few weeks back and for good reason. Not only is it much

Nürburgring taxis are quite popular among enthusiasts, as they allow us mere mortals to get a taste of what it’s like to properly lap the ‘Ring in something very, very fast. The most famous ‘Ring taxi driver was Sabine Schmitz (RIP), who was a legend of the Nürburgring, but there are other ‘Ring taxis you

This new BMW M4 is properly fast. To be honest, it’s far faster than we expected it to be, especially with xDrive all-wheel drive. Fans wondered why BMW would use such heretical technology in the new M3 and M4 and, after seeing the performance figures, it now makes sense. With xDrive, the new BMW M4