Expertise
German cars, Wrenching, Electric vehicles
- Nico interviewed Apple TV's prop masters about their car choices for the show "Severance," learning these casting decisions are made to keep the audience unsure about the series' timeline.
- He got the true story behind the infamous "Bangle Butt" BMW design—one of the most criticized modern car designs—from Chris Bangle during a podcast interview.
- An angry car designer once told Nico that his opinion about a very expensive car's controversial design didn't matter since he couldn't afford it anyway.
Experience
An automotive writer for over a decade, Nico got his start at BMWBlog so he could blog about his beloved 1996 BMW 328i. That only fanned the flames of his irrational love of German sports cars and even gave him the chance to finally visit Germany and drive a BMW M4 Competition on the Autobahn. After eight years there, he moved to The Drive, where he worked in a fast-paced newsroom. Nico's time at The Drive came with unique opportunities, such as driving on the storied Vallelunga Circuit in Rome. A former contributor to Autoblog and How-to Geek, Nico brings Jalopnik readers entertaining and informative car stories that probably aren't as funny as he thinks they are.
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Planelopnik
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