1990 BMW 850i | Retro Review

Подписаться 464 тыс.

Просмотров 46 тыс.

50% 1

Power, luxury, and timeless elegance. BMW definitely reached a high water mark with the 850i.
Show 1027 | Original Airdate 03-30-1991
Want to help keep our weekly Retro Reviews alive? DONATE NOW: mptevents.regfox.com/motorweek
Find airdates on your local PBS station HERE: motorweek.org/watch/
Want to watch full episodes of MotorWeek? Download the PBS video app for FREE or watch here: www.pbs.org/show/motor-week/
Stay connected with MotorWeek on social media!
Twitter (X): / motorweek
Facebook: / motorweektv
Instagram: / motorweek
MotorWeek, PBS' award-winning weekly automotive magazine provides unbiased, consumer-oriented car news with feature stories on related topics.
To license this video or any content from MotorWeek, please visit:
www.parsintl.com/publications...

Авто/Мото

Опубликовано:

11 ноя 2023

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 228

@andreasausmuc 7 месяцев назад

23 years later it's still a breathtaking beauty. I'm not sure if current mega-grilled cars will age as well as this 850.....

@tall_dude1233 7 месяцев назад

33 years.... trust me... I still think of the 90s as 20 years ago.

@andreasausmuc 7 месяцев назад

@@tall_dude1233 Ahahahahahahahahahahaha - same here. Obviously!

@_leopold_butters_stotch 7 месяцев назад

33 years holms

@coreydillard2469 7 месяцев назад

@@tall_dude123333 years ago in 2023

@stukoviak 7 месяцев назад

@6:40 Can we all take a moment to appreciate those subtle front grilles?

@netowork3d 7 месяцев назад

I think there was an editing error at the time of not showing the headlight open...

@ftr911drvr 7 месяцев назад

Let it go smh

@roddydykes7053 7 месяцев назад

@@netowork3dI think they realized how much better it looked with them down compared to up

@evorider3689 3 месяца назад

Yes, they were designed before BMW started hiring talentless designers who are also legally blind!

@kz1000ps 7 месяцев назад

It's almost vulgar how beautiful and stunning and lustfully gorgeous this thing still is. Still on the bucket list!

@ftr911drvr 7 месяцев назад

Same here definitely a beautiful car perfect proportions

@oreally8605 7 месяцев назад

And I believe it had quality back then too.

@piotrmalewski8178 7 месяцев назад

Definitely one of the cars they could recreate with exact same look and it would sell like freshly baked buns.

@carlasghost656 7 месяцев назад

At the time it was new it's one of the few cars I ever aspired to own. Unfortunately I couldn't even pretend to afford one at that time either.

@poomped53 7 месяцев назад

Particularly compared to the actual vulgarity of modern BMWs

@jeremiahgaskins9127 7 месяцев назад

I loved this cars styling. Even looks great today!

@fernandorocha901 7 месяцев назад

Very nice and beautiful the BMW 850i, best styling and fantastic performance

@82_KID 7 месяцев назад

This is one of my favorite cars, to be honest. I'd love to have an all black V12.. this car looks good even standing still.

@lotsoftorque3632 7 месяцев назад

hell yea

@roddydykes7053 7 месяцев назад

Pretty sure cars don’t have to be moving to show their good design

@palebeachbum 7 месяцев назад

I've said it before and I'll continue to say it when relevant, so many beautiful cars came out in the early '90s. The 850i is no exception. You know design is good when people still drool over it 33 years later.

@roddydykes7053 7 месяцев назад

They had the perfect lack of safety requirements vs chassis design technology at the time

@ke228 7 месяцев назад

I will never get tired of just looking at the E31. A true machine.

@wackaircaftmechanic2312 7 месяцев назад

I’m so glad that MotorWeek still reupload their old videos..

@boss12 7 месяцев назад

Still looks fresh after all these years.

@mcwolf4255 7 месяцев назад

The BMW 850Csi and the Lexus SC400 of the late 90s era were Beautifully made and built

@jameswillard1 6 месяцев назад

I agree, I think the SC400 was just as good looking if not better even…..both stunning designs

@omidnamin9004 7 месяцев назад

the golden era of BMW. oh how times have changed

@Gr8thxAlot 7 месяцев назад

BMW has lost it's way multiple times since then, and it keeps on going deeper into the woods.

@landyachtfan79 7 месяцев назад

ANOTHER one of the most beautiful cars ever built, the BMW 8-Series coupe. George Carlin had one that he bought new, & kept until his passing in 2008. You probably wouldn't know it from the way he spoke of his cars in his stand-up, but he apparently was a Bimmer fanatic.

@JRB41 7 месяцев назад

Gorgeous car, SO much better than any new BMW. This will forever be a classic GT!

@chriscornelius2518 7 месяцев назад

The interior is so clean with that monochromatic design

@noseefood1943 7 месяцев назад

10000x better looking than current hideous bmws

@acadm 7 месяцев назад

Such a beautiful car, especially the 850 CSi version. Driven by Robert De Niro in the old movie, "The Score". Glad I have the CSi version (as a 1 to 18 scale model)

@kowalski5599 7 месяцев назад

He also drove one for only one scene in Heat (1995) and we see another 8 series in action at the start of the 1997 film Excess Baggage - put thru its paces by Benicio Del Toro.

@cdldriver2348 7 месяцев назад

I always thought this design was 10 years ahead of its time, always looked cool & the good ol' days where a manual was "standard" and the automatic was considered "optional."

@joebrito2066 7 месяцев назад

One of the most beautiful BMW designs

@ftr911drvr 7 месяцев назад

Definitely one of BMWs best looking cars if not the best looking. A 12 cylinder manual BMW GT definitely wont happen again

@skip741x3 7 месяцев назад

Gorgeous,Very expensive and advanced for its time...A manual With a v12 is just insane and almost impossible to get these days...That stopping power from 60 in 108 ft for a car of this weight was Outstanding by any standard...Being a bmw, God only knows what reliability issues lurk in these cars.

@sonnyblack0870 7 месяцев назад

I think it is impossible to get these days. Unless Ferrari or Aston is making a manual V12, I really can’t think of one.

@thetechlibrarian 6 месяцев назад

@@sonnyblack0870Aston is probably the last and I think they are gone now within the last year.

@jeremyb4493 3 месяца назад

@@thetechlibrarianand they're now using merc engines I believe

@BabyBugBug 7 месяцев назад

I normally don’t like BMW, but I LOVE the old ones!

@ys_a1659 7 месяцев назад

100 comments in 6 hours. That alone shows how great this car was and is all over.

@pmafterdark 7 месяцев назад

Always thought they were pretty cool looking cars. Love the Radio Shack sound meter 😄

@fernandorocha-dx1wv 6 месяцев назад

Beauitful the BMW 850 CSi 1991, i love the design and excelent perfomance

@briang70 Месяц назад

34 years later, the exterior design still looks fresh.

@jessesward9429 6 месяцев назад

It’s always cool to see the average cars on the roads in these videos. Not a single cross over on the road, just trrucks, suv, vans, station wagons, cars, coupes. Alll have that 80/90s boxy looks, so cool

@poomped53 7 месяцев назад

That OBC betraying the 16 mpg average 😮‍💨

@j.m.5995 7 месяцев назад

Not too shabby for a V12

@P.Galore 7 месяцев назад

I have owned both an 850i and a 840ci....wonderful driving cars and the most beautiful coupe BMW has ever created.

@american1476 7 месяцев назад

most beautiful bimmer ever built

@johngennace4045 7 месяцев назад

Beautiful. New Bimmer designs are ghastly.

@dallisb1047 7 месяцев назад

And how! If you took off the badges nobody would believe that they were made by the same manufacturer.

@BabyBugBug 7 месяцев назад

They’re absolutely hideous, especially those electric monstrosities.

@sammyt3514 7 месяцев назад

I remember that I didn't warm up to that BMW model when it first came out since it was a sharp departure from how BMWs looked at the time, but it didn't take long for me to fall in love with the looks of it and I still love it 33 years on!

@Zelielz1 7 месяцев назад

Amazingly well equiped and beautiful!

@tim_gifford 7 месяцев назад

Amazing to see what was state of the art in accessories 33 years ago. Beautifully styled car inside and out!

@maureencora1 7 месяцев назад

This & Porsche 928 are My Favorite German 1990s GTs.

@Butchcub75 7 месяцев назад

GOD I drove one of these with the V12 and a manual.. so gorgeous but soooo fragile. Death Becomes Her car (Goldie Hawn's characters car)

@DougSmith-kd3en 7 месяцев назад

Very Beautiful and timeless car .❤These Retro reviews !!

@lotsoftorque3632 7 месяцев назад

Didn't realize this had so many of the same components that are in my 1995 740i, strangely enough though my car has a shorter stopping distance. BMW brakes from the 90s are still better than most performance cars today.

@carlasghost656 7 месяцев назад

In an earlier review I believe a 325i is one of the few to do 60-0 in less than 100' during their test.

@cflynn3684 7 месяцев назад

Especially the 90s m5. It has a stopping distance in just 95’ on motor week which is STILL the best braking distance I’ve ever seen on this show; even vs modern cars.

@lotsoftorque3632 7 месяцев назад

@@cflynn3684 Wow didn't know that! The younger generation today always talks about Brembo brakes as if they are the best. Not knowing BMW stock brakes were more impressive 30 years ago. The e34 M5 is debatably the most beautiful car ever made. But yea I had a 2009 Porsche cayenne GTS to for awhile, and the stopping distance on that was 107 feet. It was unbelievable to learn my more luxury focused, 14 year older BMW stopped faster.

@Porsche996driver 7 месяцев назад

I saw this introduced in Frankfurt IAA back in the day. Quite stunning still today when compared to the classic 635.

@roddydykes7053 7 месяцев назад

5:34 - 5:43 this has to be the record for longest John has spent complaining about the missing oil pressure and volt meter gauges

@DnaturalBreaux 7 месяцев назад

V12 and 6 speed manual!!! Those were the days!!! Now every GT Cruiser and stuper Car is autotradgic!!! Oh how we have fallen!!

@dallisb1047 7 месяцев назад

Top 10 of the Best looking cars ever!

@MForrester 7 месяцев назад

I've waited a few years to see this "Retro" video again. Thank you Motorweek.

@MitchGrooms 7 месяцев назад

I am a Jag guy but this is one of the best BMW ever did.

@mrlafayette1964 7 месяцев назад

73k was a lot of $ 30 years ago.. but it's a classic that's aged well.

@Gr8thxAlot 7 месяцев назад

$73k invested in 1990 would now be $1.2 million in 2023. It goes to show what a bad investment cars are. :-) But, it is beautiful!

@YOCOSMINMAX16 5 месяцев назад

@@Gr8thxAlotinvested in what?

@henryovalles1163 7 месяцев назад

I have this exact spec auto been refurbishing it as I use it ...but every time I drive the car makes me feel special ...

@DavidJCarrell 7 месяцев назад

Amazingly it still looks modern on the outside. Save the manuals!!!!

@acquire8658 7 месяцев назад

Probably the best BMW ever made

@nullispretiicollective 7 месяцев назад

the overlayed shot of the shifting and clutch action is one of the funniest things ive ever seen in one of these

@rodmunch69 13 дней назад

I've owned 3 BMWs, never once had a desire to check my oil pressure. Also I like that they went around the building to find the most yuppie looking person they could find to sit in the car, that made me laugh.

@Lucas-nh2mk 7 месяцев назад

80 and 90 Bmw ❤

@FrankRommerts-dr4yp 7 месяцев назад

I had a BMW 850CSi in burgundy red with Alpina wheels.

@j.m.5995 7 месяцев назад

I seen this car cruising the Hwy recently and man oh man what a beautiful car

@dd4886 7 месяцев назад

"Optional traction control"... what a time 😅

@Greatdome99 7 месяцев назад

and you have to turn it on!

@MarkCordell 7 месяцев назад

Love the pop up headlamps.

@brainkill7034 2 месяца назад

Gorgeous. The build quality of that generation of BMWs was phenomenal as well. One of the greats right here. I’d prefer the V8 though for maintenance reasons.

@BReal-10EC 7 месяцев назад

Two Escort Wagons on the highway back to back? I didn't realize those were that popular back then.

@MegaRetr 7 месяцев назад

Such a beautiful car)))

@hottub2249 7 месяцев назад

Wish I bought one of these years ago!

@Daniel28021991 7 месяцев назад

So beautiful

@akajimbo1 7 месяцев назад

My favorite BMW of all time and it had british green color

@laszlogaspar1244 7 месяцев назад

Still looks good 👍👑💪🏻

@dirkpitt34 4 месяца назад

I am on my third E31 and I love it. One 840 and two 850s. I am about to do an LS swap in my current one. The V12 is very smooth but she is tired.

@cardo1111 7 месяцев назад

Light years ahead of its time, one of Bavarian Motor Works best.

@marcosduarte1830 7 месяцев назад

Masterpiece of BMW of the decade 90 .

@sp4604 7 месяцев назад

what a dream GT

@Rayrard 5 месяцев назад

This looks good even 33 years later

@ericervin4778 7 месяцев назад

STILL one of the sexiest cars ever made!!!! Not sexiest BMWs ever made. One of the sexiest cars PERIOD!!!!

@DavidFriend-WV 7 месяцев назад

wow it has amazing technology where the windows go up and down when you close them :)

@ravipeiris4388 7 месяцев назад

This car fascinated me when I was a college student in 1990. I drive a 2011 Maybach 57s sporting a V12. I'm the driver that I am due to my 1973 VW Superbeetle that I drove during those college days.

@anibalbabilonia1867 7 месяцев назад

Man one of the most beautiful BMW ever made!👌😍👍and still holds up beautifully today! I never could afford one back then! But I bought a 1/18 scale model of that beauty that I still have today on display!

@Gr8thxAlot 7 месяцев назад

My high school brain tried to calculate how I could save up for one back then. :-) Some of these are pretty cheap now, but I'd hate to repair them.

@bghoody5665 7 месяцев назад

I just recently watched the TG episode where Hammond bought this (it was a '94) and Clarkson bought a Merc for the same price as the cheapest new car in the UK. A beautiful BMW with a V12, what more could you want?

@danielknight7256 7 месяцев назад

❤ You Motorweek

@netowork3d 7 месяцев назад

Carro bonito até hoje!

@ricardocorbie6803 7 месяцев назад

Loved 🥰 this one!! Look at 1 today,, which is rare to see, it looks modern and still relevant a testimony to its greatness!! I would buy one today given the opportunity and availability of extra cash 🤣🤣🤣

@jpadicecoffee9812 7 месяцев назад

Wheels are wider and bigger these days. Even the e46 coupe has larger tires and they also make great comfortable reliable long distance GT with 320+ miles range.

@AK-lw2jw 7 месяцев назад

This car was one of the very few manual equipped units that rolled off the line. The total number of similarly equipped cars is in the low double digits if I recall. Most test cars are pre production models, so it’s likely this car went into the crusher not long after all the journalists finished having their fun with it. It’s possible it survived. If it did, finding it would be very easy thanks to the registry.

@hoodye90 7 месяцев назад

847 “regular” 850i’s from ’91-’93 (in the USA). Not including the CSi. I own one of these (6-speed). This also looks like the same car that C&D tested in ’91 as well. Hopefully it was sold on after testing was completed…

@user-cj4sm8hv9y 7 месяцев назад

The Grand Tour

@TheCarCrazyGuy 7 месяцев назад

3:46 Well that's a blast from the past. Radio Shack, a Tandy Corporation.

@LMacNeill 6 месяцев назад

This car is very nice-looking, to be sure, but I still think the 635csi is the best-looking car BMW ever made, hands down. A friend of mine had one with a manual transmission and *WOW* was that a fun car!! If I were ever going to buy a classic BMW I'd have that over any of the others.