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.
Should we be sad for the death of the manual BMW M5?

Should we be sad for the death of the manual BMW M5?

BMW recently announced that the BMW M5 would be losing its manual transmission, along with its M6 counterpart. The six-speed manual option for the BMW M5, introduced solely for the North American market, just isn’t…

Driving Comparison: 2016 BMW 328i vs. 2016 Audi A4

The Audi A4 and BMW 3 Series are two cars that have gone head-to-head for decades, dueling it out for ultimate sport sedan supremacy. It’s been one of the many great rivalries throughout history. Magic…

TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 328i xDrive Sports Wagon

TEST DRIVE: 2016 BMW 328i xDrive Sports Wagon

America’s disdain for the sporty wagon has been long documented by this publication, as well as countless others, over the years. We won’t get into it in detail now, as it’s been covered ad nausea,…

VIDEO: A look into the life of a Rolls Royce buyer

Is online ordering the future of car buying?

Is online ordering the future of car buying?

After Tesla’s recent unveiling of its brand-new Model 3, a car priced and designed to compete with cars like the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4, we learned that it had over 150,000 reservations accounted…

Will the E84 BMW X1 become a new cult icon?

Will the E84 BMW X1 become a new cult icon?

Whenever BMW introduces a new generation of cars, filled with newer technologies that are designed to improve the driving experience, fans inevitably flock to the older models of a previous generation. The reason is that…

BMW Z5 caught winter testing in Sweden

BMW Z5 caught winter testing in Sweden

BMW has been working on a replacement for the aging Z4 roadster for some time now, likely with the help of Toyota, but we’ve seen very little information about it. However, some spy shots have…

We get more details of BMW's Vision NEXT 100 Concept

We get more details of BMW’s Vision NEXT 100 Concept

When BMW unveiled its Vision NEXT 100 Concept, in honor of the brand’s 100 year anniversary, it stunned with its groundbreaking design and futuristic technologies. It was like something out of Minority Report, with flexible…