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.
Why do Americans buy so many SUVs?

Why do Americans buy so many SUVs?

At the moment, the car-selling industry in the United States is booming. With near record-breaking projected numbers of around 17.5 million cars for 2015, industry sales are up nearly 70 percent from 2009. It seems as…

U.S. life would be so much better with Diesel

U.S. life would be so much better with Diesel

Emissions regulations are tightening to the point that the gasoline engine is starting to suffocate. Life for performance cars is becoming more and more difficult, especially in the United States. It’s becoming so difficult for the petrol-powered…

BMW M3: Journey to Transformation

BMW M3: Journey to Transformation

The current F80 BMW M3 underwent a massive change from the norm for the M3 family line. Instead of featuring a high-revving naturally aspirated engine, the F80 M3 sacrilegiously switched to turbocharging with, not one,…

Used BMW: Best bang for your buck

Used BMW: Best bang for your buck

Yesterday, we discussed which BMW would be the best starter Bimmer, meaning which BMW would be best as someone’s first. Cars like the E30 3 Series and E34 5 Series were discussed as being excellent…

Best Starter BMW?

Motor Trend’s long term BMW M3 verdict

Motor Trend, one of America’s oldest automotive publications, has the privilege of driving some of the world’s best cars for a year. Their long term test fleet, for which they keep cars for a year…

Is now a better time than ever to buy a BMW 335i?

Is now a better time than ever to buy a BMW 335i?

We all know that the BMW 335i will soon be replaced with the post-LCI BMW 340i. Along with the numeric name change comes a new, more powerful engine from BMW’s new EfficientDynamics engine line. There…

When do car watches become too gimmicky?

There are many fans of cars who are equally as passionate about watches. I just makes sense, as both cars and watches are ingenious pieces of mechanical engineering. Though, I find that there are two…

BMW i8 Safety Car could lead to BMW i8 S

BMW i8 Safety Car could lead to BMW i8 S

BMW has recently become the official vehicle partner for the 2015/2016 FIA Formula E championship. For this partnership, BMW has developed a couple of Safety Cars, one of which being a BMW i8. But it’s…

BMW won't rid the ICE within the decade

BMW won’t rid the ICE within the decade

There’s been some talk that BMW will be switching to fully electric or hybrid models only within the next 10 years. In a recent article by Nasdaq, the writer claims that in a decade, all…

The BMW X5 helped change BMW's course

The BMW X5 helped change BMW’s course

BMW is a company that seems to be transitioning a bit. It’s creating models that no one ever thought it would make, like front-wheel drive people carriers and electric hatchbacks. BMW is most definitely taking…