Which other classic cars should we drag race?

@KINGVONFRM063

Жыл бұрын

Toyota

@niki123bxd

Жыл бұрын

Bmw

@Galtebo56

Жыл бұрын

Tuned Volvo 242 turbo

@okithdesilva129

Жыл бұрын

More Japanese classic cars and chevy classic cars!

@TheFauzand

Жыл бұрын

ꂵꏂꋪꉔꏂ꒯ꏂꇙ

The E39, in almost any variant is one of the greatest cars of all time, without a doubt. Great video.

@Presto_001

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you. The E39 is a 🐐 for sure.

@Raphael_Switzerland

Жыл бұрын

The e30 too

@1111EKA

Жыл бұрын

Even one with 15-inch alloys still looks good today.

@SuperCatbert

Жыл бұрын

e39 530d manual is my daily. worth about 1500, and has 200k on the clock. 41mpg

@Jinsun202

Жыл бұрын

E39 M5 = peak car

The aerial shots of the cars racing are just awesome. WE NEED MORE OF THEM

@Tom-ol6cu

Жыл бұрын

Prefer the sharkfin shots tbh

@akshitsharma4400

Жыл бұрын

@@Tom-ol6cu both are dope anyway. But anything new is more dope

@peoplehear

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!5.37 😊

@Flowsho

Жыл бұрын

Agreed 👍🏾

@iam_elroy

Жыл бұрын

totally agree, looked so epic

Yesssss quality again, same as the last video, love the mixing up the races and braking challenge, keep progressing and switching it up guys, I was watching the old drag races the other day and you've come a long way since then, but keep it coming and keep it fresh. Another 10/10 drag race video 👌👌👌

Love the aerial shots!! Great job as always!

Super disappointed that the M5 driver did not release the DSC system. You can clearly see the M5 drop / fall on its face with every gearshift as a DSC system muted the throttle due to wet pavement. As an e39 M5 owner, my M5 records a 1/4 mile of 13.2 @ 108mph - STOCK. Love the video of older sports sedan getting live - ty. Do more of these, but make sure drivers know the quirks of these cars.

@paulharper4196

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I had one 10 years ago and that traction control was so savage in a launch situation, it basically slams the brakes on for you and cuts all power for at least 1 second.

@Laxa82

Жыл бұрын

Only way to launch E39 M5 is DSC off.

@MrPizzaman09

Жыл бұрын

yep, sounds about right. When I had mine, you could easily spin tire in the 2-3 shift. Turning DSC off was mandatory. Also, it seemed like all 3 of these cars needed to be maintained a bunch and not be garage queens. I replaced 10 sensors on mine and it was like night and day.

@MrPizzaman09

Жыл бұрын

*and it could spin the tires in the dry on the 2-3 shift. This is in the wet and on unknown tires.

@superchargedman

Жыл бұрын

Only way to drive the m5 in anything but sheets of black ice is dsc off. That thing would have been destroying the group.

One of the best sounding drag races I've heard in a while

@TheofficialDeen

Жыл бұрын

Facts

@dragospahontu

Жыл бұрын

Honda sounds better

@gytispranskunas4984

Жыл бұрын

Idk what is wrong with your ears... But it sounds average at best...

@rylandbrown8874

Жыл бұрын

@@gytispranskunas4984 clearly you never heard at e39 with an exhaust system in person. Far from average

@tsaki_titan

Жыл бұрын

Nah bro your ears are broken for sure

This is... a Classic drag race. Thanks for sharing it with us.

This gave me all of the feels!!! First car was a E39 540i and have been chasing that thrill ever since! Thanks Matt!

@LCOF

Ай бұрын

You won’t find it. It happens once for each car…usually when you’re a young whippersnapper.

@AmaanHussxin

24 күн бұрын

Nah it was similar but it wasn’t the 540 would be nice tho

Good to see the Stig. The E39 is one of the greatest cars ever made, truly a timeless design.

@dillanmistry

Жыл бұрын

EXACTLY

@bzilla1090

Жыл бұрын

@@dillanmistry even today I can tell you the build quality on these E39's are better than the F10's, I had a E39 530d, currently have a 550 F10, and the sheer effort BMW put into those machines is astounding, even the E46 compared with it's predecessors just feels so much more solid, especially compared to the E90 series.

@blancA4blanc

Жыл бұрын

Only wish he could drive stick :(

@bzilla1090

Жыл бұрын

@@blancA4blanc stick? You mean manual? That M5 has some drivetrain issues. Wonder if that gearbox and clutch have actually been serviced. My 330d doesn't even bog down like that, just shows there's some shoddy maintenance going on there

@dillanmistry

Жыл бұрын

@@bzilla1090 So true! the 530i out weigh all of the ones above, even after 200k miles they still purr like a bird but these f10s cant go a century of miles without a new timing chain , you can trust an e39/e46 for long term and when you jump in one of them after being in a newer bmw, even if its slower, it feels miles better, more fun, cool and timeless!

It looked like Ben stuffed every gear shift up.

@AlzhinSon

Жыл бұрын

I was looking for this, car looks like it's gonna flip over on every shift. "I feel pretty handy with the clutch" my ass

@Rentta

Жыл бұрын

I suspect there is some issue with gearbox or clutch in that car.

@matthewslabber372

Жыл бұрын

It's quite an easy explanation. The traction control was still on. See 5:25 , that is the m5's speedometer. You can see the little yellow light flashing. In those cars, there is no launch control, the computer just pulled the power if there was spin. Kind of on off system

@keepsoulfree

Жыл бұрын

That Ben guy cant drive that M5 for sure!

@cmoullasnet

Жыл бұрын

@@matthewslabber372 Yeah I have an E39 M5 and the traction control is completely unusable. It's practically like an on/off switch in this generation of BMW. If they did indeed leave the DSC on during these races in the wet, it's no wonder the car was lurching like that.

The v8s is more expensive not just because of the extra cc and hp but because it's a very limited edition car being one of only 88 built so it's a collectors item if you're into Alpinas. The holy grail for alpina collectors is the B6 3.5S which was an E30 m3 body with an alpina 3.5 straight 6 shoved in it mated to a manual gearbox only 62 of those were built if I remember correctly. B10 V8S is a gem.

So happy Matt finally did the E39s in a drag race, have been waiting for ages !!!!!

The air footage! 🔥 with all that happened, the e39 M5 is still the winner in my books 😍

@yerrie1908

Жыл бұрын

The M5 is boring, the Alpina is thumbs up everywhere

@snapwithchance

Жыл бұрын

@@yerrie1908 yeah no doubt the Alpina’s are sick.. but the sound that the M5 makes 😭🔥 you have to admit that it’s crazy 😅 and it’s manual 😩🔥

@yerrie1908

Жыл бұрын

@@snapwithchance I like to hear the engine, exhaust noice does nothing to me, but that’s why we have Alpina’s and M’s so there is a choice for everyone 😁

@snapwithchance

Жыл бұрын

@@yerrie1908 couldn’t agree more bro 😄👊

@rikwarren3999

Жыл бұрын

@@yerrie1908 never driven one I would guess. Besides you have to drive a stick, it's too much for Alpina fan boys

Some say he once baked a cake using nothing but engine oil and a refrigerator, and that the only thing that terrifies him are the curtains at James May's house.

@arbrimehdija5821

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@lesibamokobane8136

Жыл бұрын

... all we know is, he's named "The Stog"

@stevennazar2102

Жыл бұрын

Split arse!😂😂

@purwantiallan5089

Жыл бұрын

@@lesibamokobane8136 Stog? Thats more like downgraded The Stig. 😂

@lesibamokobane8136

Жыл бұрын

@@purwantiallan5089 🤣🤣 its what Clarkson once wanted to call him on this Grand Tour clip 👉kzread.info/dash/bejne/aauH0qiLksy6XZM.html

I enjoy these videos. Three guys edging each other over and over, but nobody really wins or loses. Peak content.

I love how the brake tests always show how well a car has been maintained over the years

@michalpalka1000

Жыл бұрын

E39 have specific front axle geometry and its prone to wear lower control arms joints, which leeds to vibration while braking. Joints doesnt have to be loose and noisy, they are just worn and can rotate with even slight force. Great steering, but it has some disadvantages.

@skylined5534

Жыл бұрын

​@@michalpalka1000 I agree! All suspension bushings in the control and thrust arms need to be replaced front and rear too as replacing some only can exacerbate issues in worn bushes and bearings. I also assume the recirculating ball steering boxes in the V8 cars makes an already sloppy feeling front set up feel just that much worse.

@overdosedaniel6025

Жыл бұрын

@@michalpalka1000 Yup, gonna be changing all of that in my 520 pretty soon, at least is cheap to do

That camera view from the top (5:30) is stunning. Its like an action movie. Well done🤩

@sunnyd5944

Жыл бұрын

I 100% agree I was about to comment this

@Barthoization

Жыл бұрын

YES ! Money shot right there. More !

@deemonbl4

Жыл бұрын

I'm with you on this!

@benlecluyse

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's absolutely insane !!

@purwantiallan5089

Жыл бұрын

@@sunnyd5944 SunnyD, i belive the M5 E39 without TCS has 510bhp.

Good to see ben onboard. we like to make similar content!

@Messag__me_Reina_delcid

Жыл бұрын

Hit me up 🎉🎉

@benlecluyse

Жыл бұрын

😉

@sumithran1

Жыл бұрын

This Ben needs to learn how to change gear and turn the dsc off lol. How was he the stig?

@darenzy

Жыл бұрын

@@sumithran1 could be something wrong with trans/clutch for all we know.

@Maximilianboenicke

Жыл бұрын

@@darenzy But the DSC was definetly on. You can see the yellow warning light blinking in the middle of the tachometer as he launches. So he probably could have launched a lot better.

Best sounding drag race till now

loved the new camera angle mat. ive been subscribed for 3 years and this is the best drag race yet

The sound of that M5... pure heaven

It's great to see Ben! Haven't seen him in a while. I have complete faith in his driving skills.

@mrksbrasco1655

5 ай бұрын

Ich habe noch nie einen besseren Fahrer wie ihn erlebt. 😉😉 Vielleicht sollte Ben Leuten Fahr Unterricht geben....

The aerial shots is so dope 🔥🔥🔥

The sound was incredible ⚡

@MrMuz99

Жыл бұрын

You can literally only hear the M5, love it!

BMW e39 M5 is my favourite car, ever. My late father had e39 530d and I was always in love with the way it looked, how it felt to drive the car and especially after driving the M5 version - I was in love. So yeah, thank you Carwow & Matt, this was an awesome video for me to remind how much I love this car.

@patriciovivas2270

Жыл бұрын

The BMW Serie 5 is better than BMW M5.

I'm a big fan of Mercedes Benz, but honestly I'm really crazy about BMW E39 M5. It's just amazing

Matt did it again. A dragrace we didn’t know we needed until he brought it to us.

Before watching the race itself and without caring for the result, just a massive thank you. All your videos are great to watch but this one really hits where it counts! Thank you

Mat we want more classic car drag races like this one with more classic cars!

@emjay1249

Жыл бұрын

+1 to that

@thespalek1

Жыл бұрын

Those are real thrill! not just who presses the pedal the fastest👍👍

The noise of the M5 ! Omg. The Ariel shot. Omfg ! 😊

Thanks for having me on Mat - lovely car but she could do with a little er.. tuning :) hope you all enjoy the races, they run a tight ship on CarWow

@paulsachs9983

Жыл бұрын

Curious, why you did not turn off the DSC on the M5? (button on the dash next to the seat heater) Very aggressive traction control system. 🍻

@BenCollinsDrives

Жыл бұрын

​@@paulsachs9983 the DSC was unusually unobtrusive on that one - I tried with it off on a practise run and it was the worst of all worlds. To overcome the dead spot in the engine's power curve I needed more throttle than normal to launch the car and was getting wheelsman, followed by no power. With DSC on I was able to get away with using more throttle and keeping the rpm in a better power band but the engine was still struggling a bit.. It was unusual I agree

Good to see Ben onboard, a talented professional driver 👍

@Rbz2

Жыл бұрын

🙃

@goldie8501

Жыл бұрын

He's not called The Stig for nothing!

@jcat96

Жыл бұрын

He is one tame racing driver. Some say that his heart ticks like a watch, and that he’s confused by stairs...

@goldie8501

Жыл бұрын

@jcat96 Some say he always clips the apex, and that he's touched every single member of the Untouchables

@stoyanstefanov5460

Жыл бұрын

Those shifts didn't seem too professional though...or maybe something was wrong with the car

I love the aerial shots...we need more of those in future videos.

Been watching Matt for years now. I know for a fact he made this one for me 🥺. I shed a tear during the Customary Car Wow sound-check. Matt Watson, you sir, are a man amongst men 🙌

@zanemiller9096

Жыл бұрын

The guy driving the M5 is the worst shifter on the face of the planet!!! 🥴 Never seen a car jerk so badly between gears. All he has is excuses 😒 what car "drops" power after a change up.

@chriso8485

Жыл бұрын

Zane, Matt says he hates you 😊

@zanemiller9096

Жыл бұрын

@@chriso8485 he's always been a hater! Yani can testify to the fact 😅

I love the MPG dial in the B10 V8s just dive for the floor. That is in equal parts the coolest and most depressing dial to watch swing that hard.

This might be one of the best looking race ever,those E39 look so damn good

E39 still my favorite 5 series 😍

The new drone shots are a real visual improvement. Keep up the good work.

More drone shots, please! Thank you for the E39 shootout. Even 20 years after the look great! Now you need to compare it to an E55 and and RS6 from the same era.

One of my great regrets is getting rid of my E39 M5....with a stage 1 Dinan package (god that sounded good!). Only problem with the car is I couldn't sneak back home...the rumble of the engine was like an early warning system!

That drone shot with all 3 was so majestic. Beautiful cars ❤

@Beastnappy

Жыл бұрын

Soooo majestic 🤣

I had an e39 m5 10 years ago, that car will always hold a special place in my heart. It also had the rear muffler delete and it sounded insane. This video doesn't do it justice just how good they sound.

@Messag__me_Reina_delcid

Жыл бұрын

𝙃𝙚𝙮 ☝️𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚 🎉⬆️⬆️

The sound of that M5 😍 Holy moly!

Protip to mr Collins, next time turn off tc so you won't bog down 1-2-3 gears on a damp track..

@edgarsbraze3935

Жыл бұрын

He was scared maybe to turn dsc off ;D

This time, the cinematography is superb. Even the coloured grain (maybe a byproduct of the late afternoon shooting because of the mechanical problems of the M5) is fantastic. Best drag race together with the one with Dani Pedrosa.

The alpina vs M variant dragraces need to continue, would love to see comparisons

@purwantiallan5089

Жыл бұрын

Yes. What about Corvette GT1 vs Chrysler PT Cruiser drag race??

@carmadblanty5262

Жыл бұрын

@@purwantiallan5089 whatever floats your boat bud

@patriciovivas2270

Жыл бұрын

The Chrysler PT-Cruiser is better than Chevrolet Corvette.

YES! THOSE DRONE POVS ARE ASTONISHING!

Never thought I’d see a B10 V8 on carwow, superb!

YES, YES, YES!!! FINALLY SOME CLASSICS! Continue with e34, please! 540, M5 and Alpina! Would be awesome!

@patriciovivas2270

Жыл бұрын

The BMW Serie 5 is better than BMW M5.

Amazing video, E39's are so classic, an M5 is a dream of mine. I have a 99' 540i 6 speed, 02' x5 4.6is, and 14' 550i xDrive (tuned to 700hp). Even though the 540i is the lowest power it is the most fun to drive. But it made me a bit sad that TC was left on, I know from experience it is so aggressive in that gen of car. Ben mentioned that even during the rolling race his gear changes had hesitation, I'd be willing to put my money on it flicker the TC on. As soon as it does that it just kills anything that was happening.

Simply beautiful!

We need more of Ben Collins and the car wow team thank you so much as always the starter keep on doing a fantastic job love the videos thank you

Ooh what a race!! Can’t beat an old bmw, they don’t make them like they used to, absolute beauties 👌 production quality is great

One of the Greatest mass production cars ever made. Matt can we please get this race done again but this time on a dry day and filmed in the "MORNING".

Finally you have got Ben Collins. Please have him on here more often. He deserves his own tv show - great presenter and refreshing to see him than Yanni. More Stig please

You killed it Matt , Car wow is the 🐐 of racing channels on KZread

I love the E39, Would also love to see a drag race with an E38 and the competitors like the A8/S8 and the S-Class

@patriciovivas2270

Жыл бұрын

1 Audi A8 2 Audi S8 3 Mercedes Class S

Love the drone footage!!!

I was super surprised. I thought the m5 was going to be a clear winner. Great video Mat 👏👍

It would be more interseting E39: 540i v M5 v B10.

This generation Is the real boss! Next drag with all m5’s generations pleaseee

Had a B10 4.6 a couple of years ago, loved it!

We need more older bmw races this was great!!!!💜

That drone shot was 🔥🔥!!!!

Great video, nicely done. Correct horse power and torque figures... M5 - 394hp 500Nm B10 V8 - 347hp 480Nm B10 V8S - 375hp 510Nm

@slawensebl

Жыл бұрын

No!

Finally some Proper cars!!! Thanks Carwow

Absolutely love watching all of these videos awesome channel

The aerial camera angle looks cinematic. Would love to have more of those

@blackwersus

Жыл бұрын

The cars looked pretty fast from air too

Love the new side camera angle🔥

What a sight man seein them 3 epic versions of a legend absolutely bootin it like they should be driven

@Messag__me_Reina_delcid

Жыл бұрын

𝙃𝙚𝙮 ☝️𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙚 🎉⬆️⬆️

Love vintage bmw races♥️♥️

😍😍😍😍😍That M5 sounded orgasmic . What a great feast Matt thank you mate

Liking the Videos after 2 seconds because i already know it’s gonna be great

My 5 series from 2006 never lost a drop of oil or coolant. Its all about how you service the car and how much love (=money) you put in it. Driving it like a sports car is no problem, but expect is to cost like a sports car.

Now thats a drag race

Oh man this is perfection. The E39 Alpina touring is a dream car.

@v.s.727

Жыл бұрын

I prefer the M cars over the Alpinas. But M made only very few tourings, so the powerfull Alpina Tourings will always be special!

Love that Camera angle at 5:30 you can really see the gears shift.

Aerial shots yesssss Moreeeee

KEEP DOING THE AERIAL SHOTS, THOSE ARE REALLY GOOD!!!

That camera angle from 6:10 was awesome. Hope to see more in the upcoming videos.

I LOVE THIS!

When the E39 launched in December 1995 it was love at first sight. Truly one the most beautiful cars ever built. I remember the way it drove . I had a 540iA. It was so smooth and far ahead. I was so in LOVE with it and Girls where impressed by it 😁 A Mercedes can't be that sexy! No way!

That's one classy drag race right there.

as many others have pointed out please keep using more drone shots and gauge cluster cams, awesome drag race

@Messag__me_Reina_delcid

Жыл бұрын

Hit me up 🎉

Hey Matty love your videos but you should have more videos on the Autobahn.. Topping the speed😂😂

This is now the 3rd best sounded cars drag race we ever witnessed.

The drone shots were absolutely fantastic

My 1st car was a 2.8L E39 and I've got to say this drag race gave me a right old hard-on

@735337707

Жыл бұрын

Mine as well. Back in '04 I bought my first car: E39 528 manual from 97. Bought a E39 M5 in '08. I still own one E39. 530d m sport wagon. Not planning to sell it.

@mohis5664

Жыл бұрын

I got E39 as my first car too, awesome cars 💪💪💪

@kingGfour

Жыл бұрын

My first car was a 540i v8 auto i loved that thing but it was a problem filled i kinda want another one in manual tho

@v.s.727

Жыл бұрын

My first car is a manuel E46 330i M sport touring. BMWs of this era are awesome. Better than new ones!!

@_-Anthony-_

Жыл бұрын

You know you were born in the wrong generation when all these replies above me had some sick ass cars as their first cars

That S62 engine is a beast. The sound coming out of the exhaust is just wonderful

Had a B10 Alpina new back in 2001. Possibly the best car I have owned. Estoril Blue and looked stunning.

Mat thank you so much for this insane video!

Beamer boy checking in😍😍

@connorstubbs4087

Жыл бұрын

Fellow beamer boy 😎

@AMG63

Жыл бұрын

Are you watching it in the comfort of a recovery truck ?

that m5 is nuts! it spit fire in the gear changes when i was laooking at frame to frame.

This is the drag race we all wanted to see, but can you also make on of every e46 model?

I’m not convinced that the M5 here is necessarily a good enough example here, perhaps the exhaust system isn’t doing it any favours? And it probably needs the clutch delay valve taking out maybe some other associated work?

@billib1547

Жыл бұрын

Nope a driver mod is what was needed!

@tudorpopa3c85

Жыл бұрын

@@billib1547 Ben Collins the original Stig on Top Gear I don t think a driver mod is needed

Good old days…no one talk about that gear change

Great to hear v8s, see Ben and itcrowd cutscene 🎉

That shape M5 was the first beast of a motor I drove when I was in my twentys. I still remember the power was impressive as hell.

Start Race 5:24