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 BMW make a diesel hybrid?

Should BMW make a diesel hybrid?

We all know that hybrids are the future, whether that’s good news or bad. Fossil fuels are becoming more and more disliked by the majority of the public and hybrids and EVs are looked at…

BMW Concept Compact Sedan: What it means for BMW

BMW Concept Compact Sedan: What it means for BMW

Quite a lot of hype is floating around the internet about the world premier of BMW’s Concept Compact Sedan. This concept shows a future design for BMW in the premium compact sedan segment, currently populated by…

FIRST DRIVE: 2015 BMW X5 xDrive40e

FIRST DRIVE: 2015 BMW X5 xDrive40e

The future of our automotive mobility lies in electricity, not fossil fuels, so they say. This is an unfortunate truth that we must all accept as automotive enthusiasts, as there’s simply no denying the crossover any…

BMW M235i makes Car and Driver’s 10Best

US-Bound Alfa Romeo Giulia hits 2015 LA Auto Show

Alfa Romeo’s parent company, Fiat, has recently delayed the Alfa Romeo Giulia’s production until the 2017 model year. This was sad news when we heard it, but now that the Giulia has hit our shores in…

Jaguar XE to attack BMW 3 Series on US soil

Jaguar XE to attack BMW 3 Series on US soil

Debuting at the L.A. Auto Show will be the all-new Jaguar XE. We’ve seen the Jag XE before, however, and it has been said to be the closest competitor to the BMW 3 Series on…

Five BMWs to drive before you die

Most of us have bucket lists. A bucket list is a list of things that you want to do before you kick the bucket. It’s also a movie with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman about…

BMW, as well as others, dragged into diesel scandal

BMW, as well as others, dragged into diesel scandal

Ever since Volkswagen’s diesel scandal, in which the German auto giant installed cheating devices on many of its diesel-engined cars which allowed them to produce up to 40 percent more nitrogen oxide than is allowed. Since…

Which BMW could be the next James Bond car?

Aston Martin is the current car of the most famous international spy. James Bond, the greatest spy in history, is a man of class, taste and violence. So it makes sense that Aston Martin is…