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.
BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage - World Debut

BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage – World Debut

BMW just took the wrapping off of its latest concept car at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, a gorgeous and modern interpretation of the classic BMW 3.0 CSL of the 1970s, the 3.0 CSL Hommage….

How many gears is enough

How many gears is enough

The days of manual gearboxes being the performance oriented choice are gone. Manuals are still great fun to drive, and should be available for as long as possible, but the automatic gearbox is the far…

Flashback: BMW Z07 Concept

Flashback: BMW Z07 Concept

We’ve been talking about BMW concept cars quite a bit lately, because of the most recent 3.0 CSL Hommage concept haunting our dreams with its possibilities. We’ve discussed how it could become something more than…

Could The New Camaro Contend With The 4 Series?

Might The 3.0 CSL Hommage Become Something More?

Might The 3.0 CSL Hommage Become Something More?

I’m sure by now you’ve all seen the stunning looking tease BMW gave us of the 3.0 CSL Hommage, based on the incredible 3.0 CSL racing car from the 1970s. BMW will be officially displaying…

New 2016 Chevrolet Camaro with 455 hp

New 2016 Chevrolet Camaro with 455 hp

Chevrolet has taken the wrapping off its newest iteration of the Camaro. Engulfed in a holy war between the Mustang, the Camaro has always been a bit of an underdog. The original Mustang wiped the…

BMW’s Designworks Studio

In the first episode of TIME Magazine’s look into BMW, we took a look at the history of BMW and how, as a company, BMW is keen on keeping the traditions of the past firmly…

BMW M1 Hommage - Spiritual Precursor to the i8

BMW M1 Hommage – Spiritual Precursor to the i8

When BMW debuted the M1 Hommage concept, back in 2008, the Internet exploded with the staggeringly high expectations of what a futuristic BMW M1 would be like. Understandably so, as the original BMW M1 is…