Doug is the type of guy to compare everything's size to a Volvo XC90.

@YesIAmSmarterThanYouPleaseCope

Жыл бұрын

And he comes out favorably.

@GhosT8747

Жыл бұрын

Multiple times within a few minutes, too.

@cavemanvi

Жыл бұрын

New standard of measurement

@Mionwang

Жыл бұрын

Especially the D

@Extratone

Жыл бұрын

I think for europeans, especially, this makes a lot of sense. More relevant than using a Suburban as a yardstick, I'd say.

So NASA measures asteroids in tuna and Doug starts measuring literally every length in Volvo XC90s. What has the world come to?

Жыл бұрын

Americans will use anything but the metric system to measure things.

@jasonandrsen

Жыл бұрын

How much GT3RS watering cans is a Volvo XC90?

@burninghamon6575

Жыл бұрын

anything but the metric system. God Bless America

@NickM-qi4sq

Жыл бұрын

Americans will use anything but the Metric system

@k.r.99

Жыл бұрын

Here's something else to worry about: German TV shows and youtubers started to measure volume in "bathtubs" and area in "soccer pitches" xD

This is the kind of car where even now, 22 years later, a 4-speed auto is probably the right transmission.

@eleyasbtseamlak9102

Жыл бұрын

I agree, enough of the 8 and 10 speeds. 5 speed or less is good.

@detonater1348

Жыл бұрын

5 speed manual shouldve been an option or standard. The only way one can get the most out of that engine. The 4 speed is an unreliable dog that steals half of the power.

@kingargon

Жыл бұрын

@@eleyasbtseamlak9102 5 speeds or FEWER

@Polychromophilia

Жыл бұрын

@@detonater1348 “Bentley” and “5 speed manual” don’t belong in the same sentence

@JakeSelkirk

Жыл бұрын

@@detonater1348 manual 1990s Bentley? Pffff! 🤦‍♂

That was my uncle’s car for a while! He owned it between Jon Claude and the next owner but used a dealers license so I don’t think he was ever a “registered owner”. He’s the one that put all the money into the convertible top before Hoovie had it and that windshield latch really is SO loud when it unlatches in person. Sounds like a gunshot 🥴

@invisiblemaninvisibleman2097

Жыл бұрын

JEAN….Claude…sorry

@emfraza7953

Жыл бұрын

There you have it folks, the original owner was actually Jonathon Claude, not Jean-Claude Van Damme 😂

@invisiblemaninvisibleman2097

Жыл бұрын

Ah I see….apologies… I’m just gona go wash the egg off my face!!

@ferdsan9025

Жыл бұрын

My uncle also owned it

@mychalbelcher9243

Жыл бұрын

Jean Claude bought it from me

It was WIDEBODY! 5 of 5! Ther was only five of them wider than a normal Azure! It is pretty special!!!

@Linuxpunk81

Жыл бұрын

I love how Doug didn't even bother to try and find out just dismissing it outright 🙄

@pauljr.harrington1905

Жыл бұрын

@@Linuxpunk81 It's really that subtle

@tailsneon556

Жыл бұрын

This isn't correct. There are way more then 5 wide body Azures. I've had more than 2 at my shop at the same time. When Bentley says it's a specific number. Take that with a grain of salt. For instance the Bentley Arnage T-24 Mulliner has a placard that says it's X of 24. Yet there were 40 produced.

@germancavallo8277

Жыл бұрын

actually 14 widebodys were built (at the very least, but hey may be even more)

I think the Min Oil is telling you minimum engine oil level rather than mineral oil. This is a gauge that has been in many Bentley and Rolls Royce vehicle to serve the purpose of checking the engine oil level.

@Ian.Murray

Жыл бұрын

Came to say this too. Other cars Doug has reviewed have also had gauges that perform double duty, so it was funny to me that he literally thought the car used mineral oil instead of just conventional motor oil 😄

@gebe8978

Жыл бұрын

Minimum Oil, that's it

@collincotter1007

Жыл бұрын

So I have tried to find information on this, and its a little hard, but Doug may actually be right. I can see Bently people talking about checking their Mineral Oil level in the car, and how it slowly returns to the tank, so you need to check when the car hasn't been running for a while etc. It seems its used for either brake fluid or suspension components. Its very weird and not very clear.

@CarHunterFast

Жыл бұрын

Perfect

@mistamaog

Жыл бұрын

​@@collincotter1007 Just looked it up too, seems it was used instead of traditional brake fluid

This is one of the best and most honest reviews of the 01' Bentley Azure. Hats off to Doug De Muro and Tyler Hoovie for being so transparent on the pros and cons of this turn of the century land yacht.

9:41 hood is not British English for roof. Roof is British English for roof. They're analogizing the car's retractable top with a hood on a coat. Both go up and down to cover your head from the rain, as needed.

The Azure is really a really cool-looking luxury convertible. I don't know anything about Bentleys from this era, so it's cool to learn more things about them

@stevenwilliams1805

Жыл бұрын

I'd have to agree, it is a grand looking car. I'd even say it's better looking than the Rolls it shares a platform with.

@phantombru

Жыл бұрын

This is the era when rolls Royce and Bentley were one company

@fsvideos2585

Жыл бұрын

There's another video from DeMuro I'll recommend you then, the Bentley Brooklands that's my favorite one: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dqh7lLuJY8S_faQ.html

@felixs7596

Жыл бұрын

One word: Leaks

@godumb6038

Жыл бұрын

Facts

10:52 Min.oil stands for minimum level of engine oil, it's the feature of all Rolls Royce cars of that time... Press the button prior to cold start...

@RubyRoks

Жыл бұрын

Even funnier is this isn't the first time he's reviewed a car with this feature. He's done a few bentleys and rolls from this era.

@jooei2810

Жыл бұрын

Was looking for this comment.

@reverbandchill3425

Жыл бұрын

Just theorizing, but he almost certainly knows that and said this to encourage folks to comment to feed the algorithm.

@saurannuraliyev1695

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/laJ1t9CAmrDKZbg.html

There’s this Polish guy (Patryk Mikiciuk on youtube) who restored a wrecked one recently, the nice thing about it is, that it was a limited edition wide body 1 of 5. They’ve done a nut and bolt renovation and found how imperfect it was made at the factory (especially that wide body), it looks perfect now.

Small trivia: as well as the hard top Continental and full convertible Azure, there was also a Continental Sedanca Coupe, which had a lift-out roof panel above the front seats.

@torranceowens5644

Жыл бұрын

Correct it was called continental SC

Doug the kind of guy who says We're pregnant!

@matthewbowen5841

Жыл бұрын

Johnnycakes?

@BrkaKuronja

Жыл бұрын

Dough type of guy to say Baby as intended

@superfried9550

Жыл бұрын

@Pastoor Anderson In Het Nederlands LMFAOOOOOOOOOO!!

@paulie-Gualtieri.

Жыл бұрын

@SuperFried95 It's 2023, Anything is possible in Joe Bidens America 🇺🇸

@alanmastilak5366

Жыл бұрын

@@paulie-Gualtieri. the fact you brought up politics on a car channel, speaks everything we need to know about you

The roof folding up near your head would drive me nuts and would have to be fixed but otherwise, pretty impressive shape. I’m sure someone will have a blast with this cruiser.

@mattman953

Жыл бұрын

Came here looking for someone else saying the same before I posted my own comment.

@DSFerreira

Жыл бұрын

Same here. That folding was driving me nuts!

@claytonstrong6851

Жыл бұрын

it probably just needds to be pulled out of the mechanism. it was bothering me too

@Borkybn

Жыл бұрын

It is the exact same mechanism of the Mercedes sl r129

@theranter

Жыл бұрын

I couldn’t stop looking at it…

The navy blue with tan or brown interior is the perfect combination. Honorable mention would also be dark green with caramel guts also. 😂

@hellocar123

Жыл бұрын

yes yes yes

1 minute and 16 seconds in and I'm already wondering how long I can cope with Doug pronouncing 'Azure' with a J in it!

@alexandermclaughlin3978

Жыл бұрын

Thank god, i thought i was the only one!! And the confidence with which he blasts it out every damn time 😂

25 years ago I was walking around Monaco checking out the cars, yachts and everything else I couldn't afford. A biker looking guy wearing a marijuana leaf bandana drove by in one of these with the top down. I always wondered who that guy was.

@Joseafrica

Жыл бұрын

van damme

@neneshubby

Жыл бұрын

Tommy Chong

@drunkenhobo8020

Жыл бұрын

A car thief.

@jdore8

Жыл бұрын

The valet

@arminpetschelt8127

Жыл бұрын

The mechanic

My grandfather (and later I) had a 1972 Buick Centurion convertible. This Bentley reminds me a lot of that land barge, including the GM transmission and noisy automatic roof. :) It also had the power rear quarter-window silliness. It really feels like Bentley didn't bother to do anything to modernize the luxury convertible experience thirty years later.

@musicauthority7828

Жыл бұрын

The700R4 GM transmission is a piece of shit.

@andrewnorris5415

Жыл бұрын

You are going way back there. That is a proper land barge. It's all relative. This Bentley will feel like a powerful and nimble sports can in comparison!

@musicauthority7828

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewnorris5415 They were available in1991, because my father had a 6.2 L diesel Blazer with a 700R4 transmission in it. and it was a piece of shit.

@turtle2448thomas

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. My 03 Expedition has an LCD screen in the gauge cluster AND cooled seats (heated as well). How did a nearly $400k Bentley not have those things. Yet my $46k 2 year newer Expedition did?

@Kryojenix

Жыл бұрын

Bentley has no money to modernise because their number of sales was so low because of their price. Until they got bought up by Volkswagen.

The interior under the sunlight is a masterpiece, the beautiful leather combined with the high quality shiny wood and chrome pieces shining is so beautiful to look at.

My neighbour down the road has a 2009 Bentley Brooklands and it’s the coupe successor to this car, obscenely long like a Cadillac DeVille. It’s a joy to spot, so rare in today’s world for people to want to own something like it.

This was a really classic Doug review - quirky and funny. Keep them coming Doug!

I love 1990s cars. Definitely quirk friendly & interesting to take a look at.

@joost6994

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's really funny to look back at the introduction of features we now take for granted

@macbook802

Жыл бұрын

He should do a review of jean clods damn van

Azure already reviewed by Dough for once before but never mind because for me personaly Azure is THE MOST MAJESTIC CAR of them all ever.....absolute TOP image cruiser for summer wofty ride around countryside...owning such status wheels describes "I don't care....because I don't have to anymore...I am just cruisin'"

@theotherchannel2279

Жыл бұрын

That was the more modern version. He wanted to do this one because it was an early one.

Coupe version of this (the Brookland) is for me the greatest Bentley ever built. It’s so beautiful

Poor Hoovie having to liquidate large parts of his collection. Thanks to Doug for supporting him.

@altergreenhorn

Жыл бұрын

Divorcing is a shity thing. 😳

@TheGerudan

Жыл бұрын

@@altergreenhorn If that is what is going on (and it certainly seems that way)...yes, it sucks. He even mentioned he will lose his garage soon and considering that is attached to his house...

@Neopumper666

Жыл бұрын

Is it really the divorce?

@andrewnorris5415

Жыл бұрын

@@altergreenhorn I heard that was Tvarish, or are they both at it? Maybe their wives are lesbians and ran off together?

@Womendontexist

Жыл бұрын

​@@andrewnorris5415 wild theory 😂

Fascinating fact: the front seats are taken from BMW 850. Inside they’re identical, they’re just upholstered differently.

The drinking Game to this video is: Take a sip whenever Doug says “Adjoore”, take a shot whenever he says Jean-Claude Van Damme.

I can totally get the feeling of just enjoy that you're driving the car instead of speeding or something. Me and my family rented an insane luxury rooftop with ocean view for like, 1/3 of the value for 4 days, cus the costumer that would stay have cancelled and already paid. And most of the time I spent there, I was just chilling, having a drink and enjoying the view while contemplating that luxury moment. I'd probably never get bored of this vibe if I could afford a car like this 😅

I own a '53 Bentley R-Type Drophead coupe by Parkward. The fuel gauges look nearly identical. To this day, I always thought the MIN printed in red meant 'minimum' oil level. Silly me.

@tonybell4447

Жыл бұрын

It does, silly Doug !

@benofbrown

Жыл бұрын

It does, just as it does in my '96 Turbo R. I even re-read the manual to confirm. Doug got it wrong, though strangely enough got it right when he reviewed a Turbo R a few years back... I knew they were like that in the Silver Shadow/T series, I didn't know it went back even earlier than that though. Enjoy your R-Type!

$340k in 1990 is about $792k today. Insane.

@dth2brny121

Жыл бұрын

This vehicle sold for $340,000 in 2001, not 1990.

@benjaminrobinson3842

Жыл бұрын

@@dth2brny121 Even so, it still wasn't a bargain. According to US Inflation Calculator, that's $579,797.97 in 2023.

@dth2brny121

Жыл бұрын

@@benjaminrobinson3842Whatever point in time, Bentleys were never a bargain. Lol

We live in a simulator. I was just watching Dougs video with his old DuPont Registry mags talking recession era prices. So last night I got to thinking and looking at my old DuPonts. I stumbled across an old Bentley Azure. I tell my friend, I really only like 90s Bentleys. Boom today wake up to Doug and this classic!!! 🤯

You"ve really been cranking these vids out and doing so much big stuff this year, and we love and appreciate you Doug

@BadPhD777

Жыл бұрын

Actually he's 6'3" 6'4"

Been enjoying all the content lately from the channel. Hoovie's Garage Clearing House is really taking off

This was my absolute favorite car back in the day, and it’s still one of my all-time faves. It really was an amazing car with incredible presence and prestige. I remember when I first saw one in person parked outside an AJ’s Fine Foods in Scottsdale and I was in absolute awe of it. I couldn’t believe someone would park a $400k car next to all the other peasant vehicles. 😂

@apurugganan

Жыл бұрын

I just put the right emphasis on the word *peasant* while reading your comment

At Bentley, we understand our clientele can't be seen opening a door for someone else, such activities are referred to as "Employees Only". The Azure includes a door handle for the person sitting behind you. You can have them open the door for you by issuing a verbal command, or exit the vehicle and close the door so they can do it themselves!

that power top had me in tears laughing. i know Doug said "violent" but I lost it watching those sharp jerks and unpredictable jolts as it went up. great video.

@ozymandias7777

Жыл бұрын

I was like "yeah, that's loud." and then it got louder!!! hilarious

I love how he said it was being live auctioned live at cars and bids and also mentions its price tag of 300 chatters😅

I remember when this came out and I saw it at the Geneva autoshow. Even as a 13 year old around crazy cool cars, this thing had presence. Actually now that I think about it, this might be the car that started my love affair with dark blue cars…

@apurugganan

Жыл бұрын

Do you remember if they had the roof down while on display?

Fun fact, the Azure uses the same front seats that are in the 8-series BMW E31.

Almost as impressive as John Voight's Chrysler LeBaron.

Doug’s delivery on anything he talks about is legendary 😂😂😂

@kingvamp.

Жыл бұрын

​@negativeindustrial yes. yes it is

Doug really got the XC90 on his mind.

Keep doing old school car reviews Doug!

A friend of mines parents had an Eldorado Convertible. He got to borrow it from his folks from time to time. Man, Cloud like does not begin to describe the ride. Right up until you tried to turn, then it was all kinds of drama.

Can’t wait to see the Hoovie comeback

Watching this makes me appreciate the value of weighted wheel caps.

I'm usually impartial to those heavy super luxury cars, but honestly this and the Lagonda Taraf have a place in my heart. I have some hope to be able to one day afford this one at least.

Doug is the type of guy who changes his shirt to review a Bentley, straight after he reviews a station wagon in the same parking lot on the same day 😂😂😂

I really love the style of this era of Bentely and Rolls-Royce. I prefer the Bentley Arnage, and the Bentley Brooklands. I personally dislike the headlight assembly of the Rolls-Royce Corniche. This two sets of rounded headlights are my style! Nevertheless, this Azure, with its color combination, and the roof down, is just gorgeous!

I can't believe it's "a foot and a half inches" longer than a Volvo XC90. 😉

This gen of Azure and the last run of the Arnage and Brooklands are some of the most beautiful cars ever made imo.

17:05 I had a Cavalier convertible from 1993. Had similar windows. They worked great for allowing someone to light a cig or the like in the back seat while the roof was down and going down the highway. Useless for anything else and you had to make sure they were down before putting the roof up, then roll them back up.

Really enjoying the reviews on classic cars that are too rare too get this level of detail and insight

it appears that Doug had to remove the 'Can I film a video with your car?' with the advent of indefinite Hoovies cars supply

17:00 greatest Doug clip of all time lmaooo

22:10 that’s the same noise my grandma would make when me and my cousins acted up when we were little 😂

The boxiness is so right, what I don’t like about current Bentley styling is it’s too swoopy and curvy. Looks more sporty than stately which isn’t really befitting of a car in its price bracket, the Mulsanne was the last boxy Bentley and I miss it.

Weight of this car is totally insane. Almost 6000 pounds and only two doors. But I really like this old school luxury where only the sky was the limit.

Your closing animation makes me laugh.Thnx.I would think 'Sport mode' would change shift points so it did give a kick into moving,like passing or just for fun."Ponderous" is a great feeling.I had a 77 Toronado and it floated but under hard moves would keep control,and it did weigh a hair Over 3 tons.Anyone who's looking at a 'comfort cruiser' would love this car.

@benofbrown

Жыл бұрын

I have a Turbo R from the same era and that's exactly what Sport mode does.

Doug helped Hoovie to sell his cars, a friend in need

So now Volvo XC90 is the golden standard of car length. Thank you Doug for making my ownership more special!

Ajure? Ajure? Bloody hell where did the Z go ? 😂

Cars & Bids must be the best thing to happen to Doug - easiest way to get cars to review!

Great vid thanks for sharing 👍

Only legends know that he is reviewing this twice🗿

Minimum Oil not mineral oil

Doug is so goofy. That growl when he was in the back seat and raising/lowering the rear side window... hahaha

That was beautiful. God bless you both. This was a great story of rebirth that I watched on Easter morning

"Slamming Bentley doors like we invented doors, 20 years ago we drove Bentley Azures..." - Jay Z

@RADIOTHEARTIST

Жыл бұрын

That album hard knock life vol 1 cover with this car is a classic

This is one of my all time favorite cars. Would love to cruise around a twisty coast road in this badboy while smoking a havanna 😊

@slowery43

Жыл бұрын

and no one cares at all, this isn't about you no one came here hoping to find out about Eric's favs

@erickohncke2051

Жыл бұрын

Touché

@bwofficial1776

Жыл бұрын

I'd like to do the same, minus the smoke. 90s Bentleys are good looking and I love a soft, comfortable ride. This car doesn't scream "look at me!" like a Lamborghini but it definitely has presence.

Doug Demuro: Thank you for this one. Waiting some time for a review on this rariety.

10:30 the roof lining stuck in the folding roof frame is just pricelss 🤣🤣

Missing how Doug used to make sarcastic fun of the luxuriousness of a car against plebian peasants 😂 just like how he used to do on his old Rolls Royce videos

@jwalster9412

Жыл бұрын

Well now he's part of the demographic who buys Luxo barges, and he's to afraid to insult himself.

@user-ke1gn3ql1g

Жыл бұрын

​@j Walster Uhh no?

@MatthewUrso

Жыл бұрын

Once he stopped getting into back seats you knew he was anti pleb

Doug laughing at the Azure's roof procedure is my favorite thing of 2023

I was in my late teens when this car debuted. I was in awe of how beautifully elegant yet sporty it looked. I still love these things.

The crooked hood lining at 10:37 is the cherry on top of the cake!

I remember and still seeing these all over the Place in Monaco in Summer (With Monaco License Plates) So i wouldnt be surprised a ton of them sold in this Area and the South-French/Italian Border Area by themselves. In Person they definitely have quite the Presence and i imagine them being a great Place to sit in when the Sun is shining! Prost & Cheers from the Bavarian Alps

I hate when my car is 460mm, can't drive it without breaking my body in half - 6 times!

The convertible roof going up was like watching an alien metamorphosis on a syfy movie

This is a family-friendly channel, Doug. It's "Jean-Claude van Darn".

Cool

@fhatuwaniglentonnetshivhul9202

Жыл бұрын

hey bro. wassup?

@lando8190

Жыл бұрын

Sir how does it feel to be first?

@matthewmoeller86

Жыл бұрын

​@@fhatuwaniglentonnetshivhul9202 all good here. How are you doing man

@matthewmoeller86

Жыл бұрын

​@@lando8190 just a normal thing

Doug is the kind of guy that pronounces azure like Ah, sure!

Well done, Doug. Very amusing.

I had a mercury grand marquise from ~’88. If you looked underneath the front of the car, there was about a foot of empty space between the front and the radiator, just to make the car bigger.

Doug the kind of guy who uses a Porsche Carrera GT as a coffee table.

@mortensenvick5711

Жыл бұрын

'cause it's useless, like all the vehicles without awd

@dwingles5936

Жыл бұрын

@@mortensenvick5711 so dumb.

Well Doug, your 2 for 2 now, you gotta compare every car’s size from now to the size of a Volvo XC90

That dodgy steering is called `play`. Love the detail with Doug!

Doug is the kind of guy to tell you multiple times a car is a foot and a half (460 mm) longer than a Volvo XC90, but actually not care about telling you the car's actual length is 17.55 ft (5350 mm).

Doug didn’t mention that Bentley DID publish a horsepower rating at the time: they described it as “sufficient”.

Doug is the type of person to make 10/10 reviews every time

@huzzzer6083

Жыл бұрын

Eh, I think the only time he had "10/10" reviews was 2019-2021. He's not as detailed now but still fun to watch.

dougs face when the roof is getting in place is priceless

The Volvo XC90! Now that's a unit of measurement!

The ownership of Tyler Hoover and his listing of it on *Cars and Bids* provides just the boost to JC VDs career that he desperately needed. The rather weak Doug Score has somewhat skewered it's chances of bringing top dollar. Bon chance, Hoovie!

So in case you skipped AWS23K it's probably the last thing which can fix stuff now for good. Nothing to ignore even when it looks spammy as fk

@huzzzer6083

Жыл бұрын

Stop buying likes loser

I saw one of these running around Lockport, New York a couple yrs ago. Nice ride.

Now when I sell my 2001 Camaro I can list in the ad “Same transmission as a Bentley Azure” 😂

Seriously AWS23K is something nobody expected and yet it's just breaking all existent rules to make the superior move

@mortensenvick5711

Жыл бұрын

scam

@jwalster9412

Жыл бұрын

​@@mortensenvick5711 I don't even know what this is supposed to mean lol.

@ShubhamYadav-bd6pr

Жыл бұрын

@@jwalster9412 Should google that word

@fanpoop3811

Жыл бұрын

Thing is definitely real even if not related to cars I think we deserve to know

@angelseda9823

Жыл бұрын

@@jwalster9412 .. lol.. I don’t think the person that posted it knows what it means !!!

Nah. That car is ugly inside and out, idk why people in the comments are saying its nice to look at. the gear stick is atrocious, looks SO off centre its falling off the centre console

Doug DeMuro, a true american who uses weird things as units for things. "This car is bigger than a VOLVO XC90"

I’ve got one. It’s great. I just drove 400 miles to South West France in a day. Pretty effortless apart from refueling twice!