There were rare cars in the 90's, but not many had a V12 with a 6-speed manual. This choice 850CSi is 1 of 200 ...now that's rare! Show 1441 | Airdate 06-14-1995
And the fact that you can find one now at a decent price now, makes it even even better! Snatch them now because I’m pretty sure they will skyrocket in price soon!!
@Brian Lee dear Lord are the BMW's ugly these days. I saw a new seven series on my way to work today.....that thing is beyond ugly.....and it's a such a shame. I always thought that BMW designed some of the best looking cars. Their 90's line up was to die for.
My father wanted to buy an 850, but the local dealer wouldn’t send a tech to get trained on them, so BMW wouldn’t let the dealer sell the car. I still love the look of this car today.
As someone who worked for BMW, that SGM was smart. That car is a NIGHTMARE to work on with today's tools. I cannot fathom how talented you needed to be back in the day to work on one
I had the privilege of riding in one of these before my friend sold it. V12, 6 speed, black with an aftermarket exhaust. Man that thing had an addictive rumble to it. BMW should do some retro build and put this on the to'do list.
Now the 80's and 90's was BMW at it's best! They may have lacked the horsepower of today's BMW's, but today's seem no longer exclusive or dare I say as "special '? A modern BMW out on the road no longer turns my head as it drives by! I also thought the E38 was the best looking 7 series ever!!
I have the 850ci, bought it 10 years ago and it still gets tons of attention. I would love to buy the CSI but it was just too expensive when I was buying. Excellent car.
Back... when they built them. It is crazy the resale value on these things. They go for about 100k. Apparently the engine was going to be put in an m8, but then they made the CSI instead for some reason. I thoroughly enjoy my 95 e38, the quality and craftsmanship in this vintage of BMW is unbeatable.
Back when having an "M" badge anywhere on a BMW made it special and exclusive, as opposed too today where BMW just slaps the badge on everything it can get away with...and a few things they should be ashamed of giving the honour.
When BMW released the 8 series 840/850 I was amazed and said to my self ''that is a win'!!'' Recently when BMW releases a vehicle, I'm usually disheartened and murmor something like ''you ruined it, again!!''
Excellent looking car. Definitely the best looking BMW of the era. I'm surprised they didn't/don't do pop up lights more. It's also amazing how much more powerful cars are today. It seems like a car with 800hp is not unusual at all. I also forgot about those trunk CD players. That's incredible.
It’s one of my dream cars. Iv’e owned a low mileage e32 750 that I bought from a big wig in Tiki Island. Moved up to a newer e38 shorty sporty holding strong at 187k. Newer models have almost non-existent suspension travel, tire cupping, transmission 1-2 shift problems and drivetrain vibrations.
@@stratfordbaby again. Love to comment and dont read. I never said every car. I said theyre many cars that still doesnt have that power. U should be disgusted comparing a a new maxima to a 1994 car..madness
@@ACURACALABAR11 still, this 1994 car would won in the beauty segment compare to the new maxima. New maxima looks okay but this 90s 8 series is timeless.
I remember when black 850i came to my neighborhood in 1991., that was spectacular appearance. In those years my country was attacked by war and black 850i survived 4 years of war, it was here since 1991 up to 2002. Nowadays E31 is extremly rare
Eazy E! This thing was a beauty to look at. I love the pop up head lights and supercar/musclecar vibe I get from it. Big body coupe with a V12 & manual only!? Hell yeah! I’ve only seen 2 in person here in Utah. I dream of owning one….
That's because we've hit a natural limit. You can only apply a braking force equal to the static friction coefficient multiplied by your car's weight before you lose traction; given that deceleration is force divided by mass, this means that cars all generally have a similar "ideal" braking distance. With the advent of ABS, every car can execute an emergency stop that is close to ideal - the better the system, the closer. The big difference-makers nowadays are tires and downforce, because they act directly on that equation I referenced: downforce increases the effective weight of your car, whereas better tires (softer/stickier compound, wider contact patch to a point, etc) increase your static friction. The few cars these days that stop from 60 mph in under 100 feet are usually performance cars with huge track tires and aerodynamic downforce aids.
All the 6 and 8 series designs were the best looking BMWs to me. The newest doesn't pop like all the others but it's still growing on me. I much rather how the concept looked before it was released
As great as it is it wouldn't have been any faster on the street than a 94 Mustang Cobra or 94 Z28 Camaro, I had a stock 95 Cobra that would run a 14.5 everytime out. I don't think the person looking for a 850 CSI in 94 would be interested in the other two cars though, it wouldn't have been the same crowd.
