Five BMWs You've Never Heard Of! Deep Dive with Kennan

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  • Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
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    In this video, Kennan Rolsen, Managing Editor of Cars & Bids, takes us on a deep dive into five special BMWs that are rarely discussed. Including the E34 M540i, which Kennan gets to drive and experience first hand.
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    CHAPTERS:
    00:00 Introduction
    00:29 CARS & BIDS!!!
    00:40 Car 1: The BMW E46 M3 GTR Strassenversion
    03:22 Car 2: The BMW E90 M3 CRT
    06:22 Car3: The BMW E60 M5 CSL
    08:12 Car 4: The BMW M6 CSL
    09:18 Car 5: The BMW Z3 V12
    10:44 THIS E34 M540: The Design
    12:46 The Unique Braking & Suspension Systems
    13:53 The Glorious V8 Engine!
    15:06 Some Cool Interior Features
    16:52 Driving the BMW E34 M540
    21:46 Outro
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 277

  • @ihatekpeng
    @ihatekpeng Місяць тому +591

    Kennan must have a lot of time to research these BMWs now that Emily kicked him out of the house.

  • @DUNEATV
    @DUNEATV Місяць тому +215

    Man Kennan is good at these videos! Great delivery!

    • @AI.Overlord.X
      @AI.Overlord.X Місяць тому +14

      It's not delivery, it's DiGiorno.
      I'll see myself out.

    • @floyd27860
      @floyd27860 Місяць тому +3

      ​@AI😂.Overlord.X

  • @Opqosite
    @Opqosite Місяць тому +57

    Kennan’s ability as a presenter has improved so much. Dude is pretty great at it.

    • @JDMEVOVIGSR
      @JDMEVOVIGSR Місяць тому +2

      Just looks like a university presentation where he just scraped in a low Credit.

  • @agrippa1234
    @agrippa1234 Місяць тому +70

    The biggest chuckle I've ever gotten from an owner's manual (a true source of jokes and laughter) was for a '80's seven series BMW which a family friend had (he brought it to my attention). There was a whole chapter devoted to how to deal with long trips and a whole subsection telling to to pull off and go through a series of stretching exercise (each explained and pictured) so that you could remain fresh. Add in a poor German accent while reading it was truly funny.

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 Місяць тому +1

      Haha, that's pretty goofy to find in an owners manual!

    • @BLX187
      @BLX187 Місяць тому +7

      Thoughtful addition to a driving manual tbh. The good old days

  • @Evy_SX
    @Evy_SX Місяць тому +124

    Kennan: the BMW connoisseur!

    • @RomainSandt
      @RomainSandt Місяць тому +3

      Connaisseur 😉

    • @phucm1282
      @phucm1282 Місяць тому +11

      Kennansseur*

    • @hreb
      @hreb Місяць тому +1

      Überraschung, Überraschung!

  • @amazingjason455
    @amazingjason455 Місяць тому +49

    Men want to be him and women want to be with him. Kennan, the ultimate man.

  • @grunkohlaktionar7474
    @grunkohlaktionar7474 Місяць тому +76

    No mention of the South-African BMWs? The 745i SA with the M1 engine (related)?
    Great video though!

    • @jus__gra
      @jus__gra Місяць тому +6

      One thing I’ll never forget is the flamethrower you could buy from BMW dealers in South Africa

    • @SpartanHighKing14
      @SpartanHighKing14 Місяць тому +2

      Or the South African exclusive, BMW E92 M3 Frozen edition.....

    • @lakeelmpine5351
      @lakeelmpine5351 Місяць тому +4

      Or the 333i

    • @alexsaffamerica
      @alexsaffamerica Місяць тому +1

      To be fair, Doug DeMuro and Kennan prefer making videos for American audiences, since a majority of Doug's viewership is based there.

    • @ndivhorambau1149
      @ndivhorambau1149 Місяць тому +1

      eish i was disappointed

  • @user-w29-vfwh59vd
    @user-w29-vfwh59vd Місяць тому +65

    Kennan is sounding less like Doug like he used to when Doug first introduced him on his channel.
    Well done Kennan

  • @Piercebelton
    @Piercebelton Місяць тому +25

    Wow, I haven't watched a kennan video since one of his first. Dude has come a LONG way in front of the camera in a short time. Well done, keep it up!!

  • @Nick-qi8de
    @Nick-qi8de Місяць тому +56

    Rookie of the year Kennan

  • @jacksonhumphrey2293
    @jacksonhumphrey2293 Місяць тому +83

    Emily wishes she was a BMW so Kennan would pay attention to her

    • @justkai9060
      @justkai9060 Місяць тому +1

      My girlfriend says this

  • @davidkrumwiede446
    @davidkrumwiede446 Місяць тому +90

    Cars you’ve never heard of, from the guy who can’t car spot a Ford Maverick. 😂

    • @sbs-0055
      @sbs-0055 Місяць тому +23

      Only BMWs and Ferrari’s exist in Kennan’s world.

    • @xaviergl
      @xaviergl Місяць тому +8

      Kennan is relatable for me. Once had a friend send me a picture with 7 pixels of a car in it and i could tell the model (it was an older SL Mercedes) but i couldn't name most new cars

    • @WarriorsPhoto
      @WarriorsPhoto Місяць тому +4

      What's a Ford Maverick?
      Wasn't that an old coupe? 😆 😂 🤣

  • @SpartanHighKing14
    @SpartanHighKing14 Місяць тому +9

    Hey Kennan. South Africa has quite a few BMWs which were only produced and sold here. The most famous examples include:
    1) The iconic BMW E30 325is
    2) E92 BMW M3 Frozen edition - only 25 were built. The E92 M3 GTS was not sold here, so BMW South Africa developed this car as a substitute.

  • @TPD
    @TPD Місяць тому +21

    aw what a great video. please keep these up. they will gain traction for sure.

  • @gtv6chuck
    @gtv6chuck Місяць тому +12

    Regarding rare BMWs, a customer of my mechanic had an L6 years ago. It was a US only 635 with a luxury interior made of buffalo hide, offered for only 1 year.

  • @threeer02
    @threeer02 Місяць тому +8

    Seeing an E39 reminds me of just how far BMW has fallen when it comes to timeless style

  • @joleynik
    @joleynik Місяць тому +6

    kennan your videos rule! happy to see you hosting more videos

  • @hilium6730
    @hilium6730 Місяць тому +10

    How could you miss mentioning need for speed most wanted !? That’s how most people our age (late 20s and above) know the m3 gtr from !

  • @MikeBMW
    @MikeBMW Місяць тому +2

    I've had three old BMWs - a 1990 525i 5 Speed (gone) a 1990 750iL (gone) and, now, a 535i Auto.
    As far as the steering, there is an adjuster nut to recenter the steering but one can only readjust so long before a new steering box needs to be sourced.
    Either way, love this e34, and all of 'em, thanks, Kennan! :)

  • @danieltackett4089
    @danieltackett4089 Місяць тому +3

    Nice video! As a fellow BMW nerd, I knew about all of these except the M6 CSL.
    1995 was a special year for BMW NA. They sold three interesting single-year models: 318ti Club Sport, M3 Lightweight, and 540i M Sport (in the US).
    I agree that the E34 is probably the best-looking 5 Series of all. And this M540i is very special.

  • @brianaust8897
    @brianaust8897 Місяць тому +1

    Great job Keenan. This one strikes my core passion as I have 2 E34s and one is one of the 205 US 540i Sports. I and another friend manage a FB registry group with all these special E34s. One little note- Those US cars were not technically called “MSports” by BMW ever. The package was just that- a package called the sport package and it was a 7,500$ option! But the name , It just became a thing over time, especially now that MSport is splattered all over so many BMWs.

  • @jeffcullen6573
    @jeffcullen6573 Місяць тому +2

    We got a short run of '94 E36 M3s with the legit S50b30 euro motor here in Canada. 45 cars, if memory serves.
    I ran into one of the other 32 M540is at the shop once. So rad.

  • @snupermoto723
    @snupermoto723 Місяць тому +3

    Good for you Kennan, this must be a BMW nerd dream for you.

  • @MulchMan88
    @MulchMan88 Місяць тому +3

    The biggest surprise of this video was learning Kennan is under 30 years old

  • @frankierodriguez8661
    @frankierodriguez8661 Місяць тому +1

    Hi Kennan, This is a very special one, then, this is not weird or so in terms of usability, you could go everywhere with this an all, then, this is probably one of the golden eras of car manufacturing in terms of quality building. these cars in this time were not only subtle and beautiful but every place, every piece, every knob you touch, buttons, etc, exude quality. Really cool and fantastically made. I wouldn't hesitate to boy one if I could ❤❤

  • @armadillolover99
    @armadillolover99 Місяць тому +3

    As a big M3 enthusiast I knew about the E46 M3 GTR Straßenversion and have been lusting after them since I first found out about it as a teenager, but it was great learning about all the others mentioned!

  • @bzilla1090
    @bzilla1090 Місяць тому +2

    If you want to see really rare and unique BMW's you need to have a look at the South African BMW E30 333i, E23 745i powered by the M1 engine, the E12 530 MLE which is widely considered to be the first M car ever. Sout Africa has had its fair share of unique BMWs for racing homologation. There are more but these are the stand outs.

  • @gchetail
    @gchetail Місяць тому +1

    From the first video with Doug to this video, What an improvement from Kennan. It looks like you feel way more comfortable and it's a Great video.

  • @niveketihw1897
    @niveketihw1897 Місяць тому +3

    Love the format, going harder on the education.

  • @RickMHB
    @RickMHB Місяць тому +1

    Great video! I’m really starting to like his reviews, was a bit sceptical in the beginning but honestly they’re great

  • @6cmh3
    @6cmh3 Місяць тому +4

    That is such a beautiful paint colour. It looks like a magma red

    • @Techjunkiero
      @Techjunkiero Місяць тому +1

      Gorgeous color. It’s called Hellrot Metallic.

    • @brianaust8897
      @brianaust8897 Місяць тому

      @@TechjunkieroHellrot isn’t a metallic color;) I have an MSport in Hellrot

  • @ajgago
    @ajgago Місяць тому +1

    kennan videos absolutely slap, i could listen to this man deep dive on cars all day

  • @Swordpoint69
    @Swordpoint69 Місяць тому +2

    Great Stuff thanks for the knowledge…

  • @dennisphillips9756
    @dennisphillips9756 Місяць тому +1

    Howdy from Germany. You're seriously stepping up your game! Great job.

  • @treywylie
    @treywylie Місяць тому +1

    Very cool video! Lots of oddball vehicles they experimented with.

  • @kermm03
    @kermm03 Місяць тому +1

    love u Kennan sweet vid!

  • @marleyobrien12
    @marleyobrien12 Місяць тому +1

    Love this video

  • @jskills
    @jskills Місяць тому +1

    Nice video Big K!

  • @patsyypatsyy6458
    @patsyypatsyy6458 Місяць тому +2

    This is good content!!!

  • @GrimReaper1773.
    @GrimReaper1773. Місяць тому

    New to the Euro game, don’t own any BMW…as of yet. I do have aspirations as any enthusiastic guy would, 98-00 E38 740IL this opens my eyes to new ideas. Your content makes it easy to learn and stay engaged. Not very bright with cars or parts but this teaches me a few things.

  • @mmahtnart8986
    @mmahtnart8986 Місяць тому +1

    Before you exit, turn off the rear seat map light cause it might drain the battery dead.

  • @theo.cary_5142
    @theo.cary_5142 Місяць тому

    It’s been awesome watching you grow as a presenter! it definitely feels like you have found your own voice and style

  • @shebyjlo
    @shebyjlo Місяць тому

    Great kennan 👍👍👍👍

  • @marshallhilfman
    @marshallhilfman Місяць тому

    I knew about all these except the M540i and the Z3 V12. Interesting!

  • @mykola_konyk
    @mykola_konyk Місяць тому

    Shout out to Kennan. Man is noticeably better and is growing into his own gloves. Appreciating that. Well done

  • @richardh3587
    @richardh3587 Місяць тому

    I remember being a kid and watching motorweek when the e34 first debuted. I thought it looked amazing and still do. One of the best looking sedans ever made

  • @TheToronto122
    @TheToronto122 Місяць тому

    I worked at Downtown BMW in Toronto back then and I actually sold one of the M540i cars. 6 speed manual Orient Blue. It was stunning. I actually got to drive it a couple of times.

  • @-POISON-
    @-POISON- Місяць тому +1

    Here I was hoping for obscure BMWs like the BMW-Glas 3000 V8 or something. Instead, it opens with the NFS poster car since Most Wanted.

  • @Pickchore
    @Pickchore 28 днів тому

    E30 333i from South African market always overlooked in these Rare BMW vids.

  • @TPD
    @TPD Місяць тому +5

    love this guy

  • @RYves-dd4ky
    @RYves-dd4ky Місяць тому

    Thanks for your contents, do your know the E30 333i?

  • @StacheCam
    @StacheCam Місяць тому

    E34 on the thumbnail 🤩🤩

  • @jcat96
    @jcat96 Місяць тому +1

    Kennan and obscure Bavaria, name a better duo. Always wanted a V8 swapped E24, so a V8 E34 is music to my ears

  • @2prize
    @2prize Місяць тому

    Kennans favourite subject

  • @C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13
    @C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 Місяць тому +2

    I wish people would stop telling me what cars I've never heard of... They should put "probably" in the title. Because I've usually heard of them.
    I dunno, it's a nitpicky thing, but I just hate that headline.

  • @MKIVGTI1.8
    @MKIVGTI1.8 Місяць тому

    Usually when I watch videos like this I know basically all of the cars but Kennan really pulled out some deep cuts for this.

  • @jay-rk1ve
    @jay-rk1ve Місяць тому +1

    You missed a couple of fun 1 offs built for laughs the E90 work truck and Mclaren F1 powered 1st gen X5

  • @exoroxx
    @exoroxx 13 днів тому

    I didn't know about the M540i (never sold in Germany), but I already knew the rest.

  • @MattThompsonST
    @MattThompsonST 16 днів тому

    i love kennan

  • @filipw3251
    @filipw3251 29 днів тому

    my favorite bimmer by far has to be the 3.0 csl group 2

  • @adisabreham8638
    @adisabreham8638 Місяць тому

    Another cool thing on the m540i. For the US there was an option to have a factory equipped LSD. I believe this was available in Europe and Canada too but I haven't been able to confirm that. As far as I know only two cars for the US ever got an LSD from the factory. One is with a friend in northern California and I believe the other is in D.C. the last I've checked.

  • @JakobHighRoller
    @JakobHighRoller Місяць тому

    Is the interior C-pillar light on behind him on the test drive?

  • @chaimshamza5850
    @chaimshamza5850 Місяць тому

    I was reminded of the e34 but didn't know about the other's, great additions from the Motorsport factory.

    • @johnhopkins4920
      @johnhopkins4920 Місяць тому +1

      Others is the plural of other, not other’s. Please stop abusing the apostrophe. Thank you.

  • @arutezza
    @arutezza 21 день тому

    so upset the E90 m3 crt didnt stand for cathode ray tube, thats truly the epitome of performance

  • @DomWayne
    @DomWayne 23 дні тому

    The E90 M3 CRT was the only one I didn’t know about, the rest I did, guess that makes a real Bimmer fan huh?

  • @notDonaldFagen
    @notDonaldFagen Місяць тому

    As a Canadian, that M540i is pure bewilderment. Why??? 😅
    Fkn awesome. Never knew this existed.

  • @corywhy19
    @corywhy19 Місяць тому

    finally someone shouts out the e34, W car fr

  • @fleghel
    @fleghel Місяць тому

    Nick just casually left that reading light on, not to mess with Kenzoil at all!

  • @quochoang1967
    @quochoang1967 Місяць тому

    E46 M3 GTR ❤❤❤

  • @michaelcondon8286
    @michaelcondon8286 Місяць тому

    Kennan, the Rick steves of BMWs

  • @markjohnson5250
    @markjohnson5250 Місяць тому

    Next Cars & Bids video: THIS is my new E34 M540i - Kennan

  • @floyd27860
    @floyd27860 Місяць тому

    Kennan has definitely fiund his stride. I had my judgment about him, but he's winning!

  • @joshharrison1160
    @joshharrison1160 Місяць тому

    why is the rear map light illuminated (17:30)?

  • @blxk_child
    @blxk_child 13 днів тому

    Love seeing my fellow SAns represting the E30 333i and 325is, which in my opinion were probably better the the M3

  • @brianiswrong
    @brianiswrong Місяць тому

    Keenan is legit a teacher and informer.
    Add the fact he gets through the ladies like i get through mcdonalds, its no wonder Doug pays him $8 million a year and the use of the bunker shower and washing machine when ever the mood takes.
    Did they choose the new james bond yet?

  • @antecalic8881
    @antecalic8881 18 днів тому

    4:59 "One normal bench seat like you get in the E90 M3"...shows E92's bucked seats lol

  • @bedforthescraping
    @bedforthescraping Місяць тому

    i own an e39, and hearing that the steering in this e34 is vague was surprising: the heavy and dead accurate steering feel on my e39 is one of my favorite qualities about it. seems like BMW used to do a better job at learning from it’s own deficiencies.
    also, those round headlights were the BEST. it’s the lone style point i envy on the e34 vs my e39.

  • @drewswanson2701
    @drewswanson2701 Місяць тому

    540i msport was same as the m540i minus the brakes and wheels and sequencing. The msport got US spec m5 brakes and throwing star wheels. But it also got the same edc suspension and m5 steering box and sway bars etc and body kit.
    the confusion starts when they made msport suspension an option which is different than the mtech ( m540i/msport/m5) suspension. When you get a regular 540i and vin check the options it’s will come up msport suspension which sounds like it’s a real msport but it’s not.

  • @shadowline325isnkateko5
    @shadowline325isnkateko5 29 днів тому

    South Africa we had bmw e30 333i using a 3.2 engine straight six

  • @AustinTylerRogers1
    @AustinTylerRogers1 Місяць тому +1

    The reading light is on and it's sending my OCD into overdrive.

  • @joeljeffrey9139
    @joeljeffrey9139 Місяць тому +13

    What happened to Alanis? Is she stuck in a truck somewhere?

    • @_pooo
      @_pooo Місяць тому +1

      Apparently cars & bids let go of the "content team" and that didn't include Kennan

    • @dhalsim-1
      @dhalsim-1 Місяць тому +1

      My car's trunk is 2.2 Alanis's

    • @slowery43
      @slowery43 Місяць тому

      @@dhalsim-1 you're not at all funny or entertaining in any way

    • @dhalsim-1
      @dhalsim-1 Місяць тому

      @@slowery43
      Stop laughing then

  • @fasttoyo
    @fasttoyo Місяць тому

    the on center deadness probably has more to do with the e34 having a steering box and not a rack and pinion. even in the 90s that was outdated for a sports car.

  • @Kimsey47
    @Kimsey47 Місяць тому

    I haven't watched yet, but I would be surprised to see a reliable one on the list. 😂

  • @holyshititzjman4373
    @holyshititzjman4373 Місяць тому

    You should look into the E30 BMW 333i please🙂

  • @kevmagill5163
    @kevmagill5163 Місяць тому

    The coolest stealth is always IYKYK, it's hooning with class.

  • @williamtrout1547
    @williamtrout1547 28 днів тому

    Maybe it because I grew up an hour from the BMW building in Munich or because I am a huge BMW nerd, but I have heard of all of these cars. Got to drive and M3 GTR Straße one time.

  • @jdavis1215
    @jdavis1215 29 днів тому

    can we turn off the dome light on the back seat?

  • @goose4150
    @goose4150 Місяць тому

    Picture me (a BMW nerd) as Escobar in the meme after discovering I had never ever heard of the E34 M540i

  • @Lars-xl6lv
    @Lars-xl6lv Місяць тому

    Indeed. Have only seen m535s before.

  • @DannysGarage
    @DannysGarage Місяць тому

    I dunno man, I've heard of all these BMW's before. I guess I'm a bigger BMW nerd than I thought. The E34 chassis 5-series is underrated though, I will say that.

  • @ruk2023--
    @ruk2023-- Місяць тому

    When I was a kid some rich family who's kids were in the same club as me had a grey E34 540 which I thought was the coolest thing.

  • @ksteak27
    @ksteak27 Місяць тому

    Did this M540i have the nikasil issues?

  • @flavioc5389
    @flavioc5389 Місяць тому

    You forgot the M4 DTM Champion Edition. 👆🏻

  • @john_toss
    @john_toss 23 дні тому

    How much do these usually go for

  • @automotive.spotting3004
    @automotive.spotting3004 Місяць тому

    No mention of the E46 M3 wagon?

  • @mistreku
    @mistreku 27 днів тому

    the E28 was a peach on tight bends, tho.. more of an exception than the e60, imo.

  • @IH8AI
    @IH8AI Місяць тому

    Kennan in his wheelhouse with this one

  • @kingevanek
    @kingevanek Місяць тому

    Was hoping to see a 135is too

  • @CarsofGlasgow
    @CarsofGlasgow Місяць тому

    cool 5er

  • @noamit
    @noamit Місяць тому

    Honourable mention to the E30 333i!