The 1991 BMW M5 (E34) Was a 1990s Sport Sedan Icon 

It's 1AM time to sleep now. "THIISS is the 1991 BMW E34 M5"

To me the E34 is one of the most beautiful cars BMW ever built.

Timeless design ✔ Advanced Engine ✔ Great Chassis ✔

Doug: " I think this car is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL " Doug score: 7

When i started the video it was on mute, but i could still hear the "THIS" 🤣🤣

I just wanted to point out something... 315 HP today may not be that much in a luxury sports sedan, but a year after this car was produced, the original Dodge Viper “only” got 400 HP from an 8-liter V10 engine. This BMW engine had 60% of the cylinders and 45% of the displacement, and still made 79% of the horsepower of the Viper. Power-per-liter in this BMW was *EXTREMELY* impressive for its day!

22:04 "When you get into a world where even a Camry is doing zero to sixty in five point something, being the fastest starts to matter less and having something special matters more." -- Well said Doug. I love my stupid, slow, and clunky 88 volkswagen cabriolet.. because in spite of how bad or rough looking it is, it's so different that people are always looking and others compliment it.

I remember having lots of fun with the windows control in the middle, people were always looking for a switch on the doors and when they didn't find any and asked me how to roll the window down, I said "You have to clap your hands"... And while they were claping I quietly pushed the button and they just stared and was like WTF xD Good times.....

I've been waiting for this one for a long time. My all-time favorite car.

13:45 "And individual ashtrays so that your kids can smoke" Had to laugh at that.

LEGENDARY. I'm a 14 year old boy and I got myself on of these for my first car yesterday, it was someone else's project car before this and the original owner never finished, so he game me the car for free. There was about $8k - $14k value of parts already put in. The project car sat in a garage for 3 years. Put in the battery, fired right up. Some of these mods included HAMMAN body aero kit, adjustable coil overs, a sound system, a tac welded $300 radiator, new headlights, and an exhaust job. This was probably the last cool classic BMW model before it changed. Not saying newer models are bad, but if it were me to choose between a front opening hood and safety technology, well.... It's I great car to have. Doug Demuro is the first RU-vid channel I searched for a review so I can possibly get in touch with some controls and some data. Thanks daddy Doug!

Doug's parents: "say mommy" Baby Doug: "THISSSS!" Doug's parents: "........ say daddy" Baby Doug: "QUIRKS AND FEATURES!"

2:33 ''A mandatory manual transmission'' - how times have changed...

Those light up keys were everywhere in Europe in the 80's and 90's. I miss them.

The 90s- to 2000s bmws are just special, All around!

Doug's the type of guy to knock on his own door before entering his house

6:03 what do you mean "germans from that era"? we still make fun of you for cupholders.

As someone who used to work for BMW I can smell the leather interior of this car

Plot Twist: Doug actually never gave back the cars he was done reviewing

“Nothing strange or unusual in here.” “Although...”

That’s gotta be the longest explanation of a key light ever

"Germans from this era constantly made fun of Americans for wanting cupholders in their cars" Actually I have never seen anybody using them for the reason they have been designed and so I can't disagree with those Germans

"1991: "All E34 M5's had manual transmission". 2020: "What's a manual transmission?"

I remember long ago when these were new, being passed on the highway by a BMW while the driver was on the phone... A corded one no less. I thought it was so cool...

I bet Doug ever told his wife "Let me get into your interesting quirks and features" as a joke during foreplay

“You never see this and it’s exciting” gives it a 6 in cool factor..

Those wheels are the same as the turbine wheels. Interesting fact and you can rock 3 different looks with the same wheel. Turbine, throwing stars and plain 5 spoke. All the same wheel!! Never done before or after. I’m surprised you didn’t mention that amazingly cool fact!!

Awesome! One of the greatest cars all time. Doug, please get your hands on a B7 RS4. I know you also love that car.

This car is special (i'm biased since I own one). A few things to note on this car. The steering wheel is a 93 wheel, it was not offered in 91. The side mirrors on this car were upgrades. The white on white (vs white on black two tone was an option on white cars). The throwing stars did not come with this car originally in 91. This car is one of the first sedans to offer dual climate control. Finally, they are still super expensive to maintain, correctly. Parts are rare.

Something that I'm sad Doug didn't know, but that honestly almost nobody seems to anyway, there's a way to hit a certain button combo on the driver information center next to the radio and see various information about various stats on the car that aren't displayed by the buttons that are there. If I remember right, you could push the 1000 and 10 buttons at the same time and enter a code to get it in to that mode. There were things in there like language setting, current fuel consumption in L/100km and Liters per Hour, fuel range, current speed, and a few different sensor outputs for troubleshooting. Really cool stuff!

I'm still scratching my head when Doug puts focus on cupholders in literally every video. I'm German.

Kanye West has entered the chat “Damn, they don’t make ‘em like THIS anymore”

Was waiting for him to start drifting it around Moscow

I still have one of these, it’s still going strong

Among all the words I never expected to hear from Doug, "Clout" is one of them

Still looking good 29 years later.

I miss when "M Sport" didn't exist at all and either you had an M whatever or you didn't, the end.

Doug the type of guy who makes us all voluntarily watch a 26 minutes advertisement for an auction

Judging by the vast amount of knowledge to be gained simply by reading the comments, Doug really didn't know that much about the car.

Remember opening the hood and seeing an engine? I miss those days.

The car chase scene in Ronin is what did it for me, it was love at first sight. After that I was into e39's because of Alex Roy. I'm always on the lookout for another techno violet e34 Euro spec 👀

*doug in a job interview* THIS, is a doug demuro and today I will be reviewing its quirks and features

Owning an E34 Touring, even tho it's a 520i, just feels so great now that its getting more and more iconic

"It's absolutely beautiful! The best looking M5, so it gets a 7 out of 10..."

13:45 love how Doug casually says "individual ashtrays on either door, so that your kids can smoke!" then immediately moves on to his next quirk

We germans back then: We‘re gonna build a fast, luxurious car with insane quality and attention to detail. German cars now 10km after warranty: Hahaaa engine go boooom.

“They are the most popular and most attractive wheel for this car” Style 37s: am I a joke to you

This car reminds me of Giorgi tevzadze

*My uncle had 1 and to me the E34 is one of the most beautiful car BMW ever built.* 😍

The sacred act of driving is exactly the way to perform on the Autobahn

I’ve always loved this model. Especially, as an estate (wagon). This was a perfect tribute video to an iconic legend. Thanks.

You forgot to mention the biggest thing about the E34 M5: the sound. The melody produced by that S38 is absolutely beautiful.

It’s amazing how beautiful their cars were back then, compared to how they look today.

11:30 - BMW had been tilting the centre console in that way from the mid - late 70's onward.

"You musta felt pretty boss having a phone in your M5 back in the day." - real talk by Doug

E34's are my favorite looking BMW'S.

"being the fastest starts to matter less & having something special matters more".... now a days yes

Finally a E34, Im so happy, nicelly done Doug, had to make a pause at work just to see this!!!

Oh my throwing star wheels ! Prettiest wheel design ever fitted to a BMW.

“Clout” is the last word I’d expect Doug to say in his videos lol

One of the most beautiful BMWs ever built.

As a German who had several American cars from this era I have to admit that ALL of them had cup holders AND cigarette lighters as well as ashtrays 😉

A cigarette lighter and two ashtrays in back "so that your kids can smoke" lmao

14:35 I've read somewhere before that the seatbelts being in the middle was a safety feature. It helped preventing the rear seated passengers to bang their heads to eachother. Kinda interesting these old skool simple yet effective features

I've owned Ms and AMGs and am now and AMG guy but I will give MAD respect for anyone who has one of these. Beautiful car.

The E34 is my favorite sedan ever. In fact I own a 525i for 6 years now and I did some M5 upgrades to it. Sadly, the prices for an M5 even in Europe are too high to make them worth it for me. Doug, you should really consider reviewing Alpina cars. The E34 Alpina Bi-turbo is a very special car, on par with the RUF Yellowbird and it was the fastest production sedan at the time. A truly mad car.

I wonder how Doug feels because every other car RU-vidr calls him “daddy Doug”

If you pull the front bumper trim (the black stuff) you may find a signature from the team that hand built your car on the bumper. The E34 has a notoriously bad interior...If you can find one with the all leather option it will be better but the door panels have a bad habit of de-laminating. This particular M5 is unusual as the back seat is an actual bench like a normal E34. Usually the M5 had what we call the "bread box" which was a fixed box between the two seats, the two seats are then configured like mini bucket seats with the box in the middle serving as a arm rest. The box also held a sliding spring loaded drawer. I know he mentions that it's fast for it's time. Actually the E34 M5 was the worlds fastest 4 door sedan at the time of it's production. As mentioned the it's fairly similar looking to a "regular" 520 or 535 E34. The only differences you can tell from the outside are: 1. Rims, both the style as the turbine and "throwing star" are unique to the M5 as well as the size 17" 2. Badges...duh. 3. Car is a little lower to the ground and has different front and rear effects along with a slightly different side skirt. 4. Rear exhaust is stainless and slight larger if memory serves. 5. The rear truck license plate. Notice it has a plastic surround and you push the truck switch into it? Regular E34's don't have that. If you're looking at one to buy the one I had for almost 20 years served me well and generally had preventive maintenance issues. I could get parts and turn a wrench which made it affordable until i had to move to an townhome with no garage and that eventually killed me keeping it. I got my parts from BMA auto which sold OEM parts...sometimes you got the BMW part with their bmw logo scrubbed off lol. If anyone has questions about this car check out M5Board.com it has a E34 M5 forum that has tons of great info. Or ask a question here and i'll see if my foggy memory remembers.

YOOOOOOOOO THANK YOU DOUG I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD REVIEW THIS CAR, THE E34 is massively underrated

"For true driving enthusiasts only" ...who can't figure out the shift pattern at night

The outboard seat belt buckles was a safety and convenience feature: 1 Didn’t have to reach over an elderly or young passenger to attach or release the belt; 2 After a bad accident, rescuers could get you out easier and faster as the buckle was right there when you opened the door

The good ol days. Back when BMW's weren't just a gigantic grill with a car attached behind it.

Hey my dad had a 525i with the wire wheels in white in the 90's best car ever according to my entire family! I remember the window switches and stuff so much watching this

This car and the e36 if what made me love BMW forever.

I also like the E34 generation the most, even though I have E39 now.... E24 and E34 are the best looking BMW imho, but it's difficult to find one in a good shape.. Btw the rear seatbelts mounted on the middle was a good idea, it prevents the rear passengers from bumping their heads to each other in a case of crash from the side..

I remember driving an e39 M5 and thought this is the most amazing BMW ever. That's because I drove e36 and e46 M3 models. Then I drove an e34 M5 and was blown away with BMW inline 6, M engines. This is still my favorite of all the M5 models! The design, performance, and classiness of this car is unmatched. I agree 100% with Doug about all the reasons that this car was special. Oh and lastly don't drive this car too hard if you don't know how to handle oversteer. ;)

RIP Giorgi Tevzadze .. He pushed his baby E34 M5 OOM-500 to its limits ...

I see an E34 M5 every day on the way to work. It's the ONLY E34 I see....EVER! I owned an E32 735i (1990) about 25 years ago, and I miss that era SO much! I will own another someday, I hope. When the right one comes along.

In his coach door video when he was plugging Cars and Bids, I thought "Wait. I haven't seen an M5 video." Finally, best birthday present I've got so far

just goes to show you how young Doug is... Literally EVERY German car in the 90s had a mini light bulb built into the key, it was more of a standard equipment, not a feature

The interior of the M5 looks like it was taken straight out of a cop car lol

I wonder how many lotus carltons ae in the States. Th e 500 had an automatic transmission and was softer than the bmw in handling, the lotus was more hardcore than the bmw (fastest production saloon at the time). Would be great if doug managed to sniff one out and complete his 90's euro super saloons.

I owned a 1995 525I E34, I loved that car. White with black interior and a manual transmission. I LOVED IT.

When this came out my uncle was a Harrier fighter pilot stationed in Germany. They gave him a tax-free discount because he was in the RAF and didn't have to pay the sales tax in Germany if he got it from the factory. He bought one of the first batch of these, a red one. Also got a golf towel, and he told me someone from M Power, and some engineers came and said they had to show him how the performance upgrades worked! Such a different time, now they just use the computer to reel you in

I've driven the 3.6 and 3.8 and it's a night and day difference really. To bad US market didn't get the 3.8. Great cars nonetheless 🤘

Last 2 generations of M5 feel like a german dodge challenger huge and fast ,e34 feels much more sporty. I agree with Doug the interiors in these are so nice and well built, even the doors feel heavy and solid like a benz W124

but the turbine covers were removable and there was a twin 5 spoke wheel under it, suprised you didn't mention that, it's by far the most interesting thing about those wheels

Doug right before the new year: We would like to pause time to tell you about Cars and Bids

I worked for BMW in 1991 and sold one to a doctor in Pleasanton California. When I took him for a test drive in it, I did 145 mph on the freeway onramp, the guy just about shit his pants and later that day bought it from me. These are serious cars. Really were a super fast monster car in 1991. Cars are faster now, but it left its mark.

I had an 82 733i and its still my favorite car I've ever owned. That thing was so ridiculous with how many ash trays were in the damn thing lol its honestly kind of crazy how similar the set up was inside even though it was 8 years older

The trade off between cup holder and ashtray makes perfect sense in a M5 😁

Well done Doug this is definately an icon. This was the bench mark for all the super saloons/family cars we have to this day.

That light interior is amazing clean for being thirty* years old

I cannot believe how pristine it's interior is, no fading on any of the buttons or letters around them anywhere. Would be a dream to own and driver. Preferred over many modern day vehicles!

E34 is my favorite 5 series along with the E60 and F10... sure E39 and F90 M5s are cool but I just love the boxiness and simplicity of the E34, while still looking badass with some chrome wheels, and The headlights and tail lights of the E60 and the aggressive grill of the F10.

"You had to look very closely to see what it was you were getting beaten by"

Hey Doug! The ultimate iconic sports sedan was the Opel Lotus Omega in 1991-1992. The World's fastest sedan car at the time, faster than the Testarossa. Lotus took the original Opel's 3 liter, 24 valve, in-line 6 cylinder, normal aspirated engine making 204BHP stock and tuned it to a 3.6 liter, twin Garrett-snailed 377BHP monster doing 285km/h with the acceleration of 5.5 sec to 100km/h using a Corvette transmission. BMW M5, Merc EVO500, all others were nowhere compared to a Lotus Omega.

Random person: oh!! Hi Doug!!! Doug: WHOOOOOO ISSSS THISSSS?

This is my favourite looking saloon of all time, jointly with the E39 M5.

That was quite the sales pitch Doug. Bravo sir, well played.