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.
Top Five Cars at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show

Top Five Cars at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show

The 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show was a whirlwind of fascinating new cars and technologies. A lot of which we were already expecting, like the new BMW 7 Series and Audi e-tron Quattro Concept. But there…

Video: Matt Farah drive the BMW i3 for first time

Video: Matt Farah drive the BMW i3 for first time

If you needed a bit of a break from the swirling whirlwind of technical information that is the Frankfurt Motor Show, here’s a pretty interesting video for the people at The Smoking Tire. Matt Farah…

BMW 7 Series and others to get updates in Autumn

BMW 7 Series and others to get updates in Autumn

At the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, BMW introduced quite a few new drive and equipment variants of the BMW 7 Series, X1 and 2 Series Active Tourer. BMW will be offering a second diesel engine…

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV: Fastest sedan ever around Nurburgring

Frankfurt Electrifies our Future

Frankfurt Electrifies our Future

The 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show is upon us and there seems to be a growing trend that has emerged amongst almost all of the automakers. Electric mobility seems to be the trend in Frankfurt, with…

Porsche Mission E: Porsche's Tesla Fighter

Porsche Mission E: Porsche’s Tesla Fighter

When BMW’s i8 first debuted as the Vision Dynamics Concept, it shocked the world. Everyone stood in awe at both the shear beauty of it and the possibilities for the future. Well, something similar is…

Does BMW's sales increase hurt its brand image?

Does BMW’s sales increase hurt its brand image?

BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, all three German luxury car manufacturers are selling more cars than ever, with BMW becoming the best selling luxury car brand in the world. For the month of August, all three brands have…

Buy BMW M3 or tune a 335i?

There is a common philosophy amongst BMW enthusiasts that BMW’s M cars aren’t worth the money anymore because you can tune a standard BMW up to the same levels or performance, if not to a…