My dad had the 6.9 in high school back in 83' he said it was literally beating every car he matched up..he blacked it out and sold it for 5k in 95..he deeply regretted it.
OMG I hope Michael Bay remakes this!!! it would be so tight! There could be bullet time slow motion with a camera panning and sweeping around the car and then into the car with badass head shot of justin timberlake with a pimp smile. More explosions, more driving past bikini clad chicks, 20's on the rims, mazeratis, hoopties, & all the phattest whips. Of course lil wayne and cee lo on the beats instead of this wack shit. Throw in some flaming ninjas and helicopters too while we're at it.
This is very good car chase and great movie but I just cant't watch that Audi being hited like that by some Citroen. There is something special about Audi S8. It's like a gentle giant, brute power in nice polite body.
I met a gal who named her son Ronin. I cocked my head, to which she replied, "not like the movie, but R-o-n-a-n. To which I asked, "like the barbarian?" She wouldn't return my calls after that. Can I help it I'm a red-blooded American male? Beotch!
The Mercedes W 116 is a awesome car, high class quality plus that powerful engine! Back in the 70,s, that car was voted as the best 4 door car n the world. I own a 350 SE from 1975 and its still in best shape! The quality is awesome! There is no other car, not even the Audi or BMW. Those cars where best! The Audi and BMW are more modern cars, there is no way to compare with that Mercedes!
Wow. That is amazing stuff. But you guys dissing Bullitt have to remember that Bullitt was made in 1968, when they didn't have all of the editing trickery and CGI stuff they have now. McQueen really did drive that Mustang and Bill Hickman really did drive that '68 Charger.
@paktype I'm with you! The REAL chases of old...Bullitt, The French Connection, Vanishing Point, The Seven-Ups, the original Gone in 60 Seconds...will always be my favorites.
@paktype Uh huh. And actors like Matt Damon, Nick Cage and Tom Cruise do their own driving stunts now. Tricks, cuts and stunt drivers are nothing new (and certainly existed in the '60s). CGI isn't used half as much as people like to pretend and it certainly isn't the reason we have fantastic modern car chases.
Just search for "MATT DAMON DAREDEVIL CAR CHASE" for an interview with him about the French Connection inspired chase in Bourne Ultimatum.
Such a good film. Cracks me up though. Their so intent on shooting each other they don't realise they've killed nearly every poor bugger on his way home from work. It's like Family Guy when Peter has his fights with the chicken. If it was like this I don't think I'd ever drive in Europe EVER!!!!
@laffyta2 you are right i just used the (illegitimate) DVD chapter marking. Unfort I could not edit it any better. Sorry for my bad skills :( hope you enjoyed it though
I could never work out why they overlaid some really naff CGI smoke when the Merc does the J-turn just after the firefight. Ruins the whole shot, haha!
best car chase film. Audi S8 are just sublime. Nothing as good as. Not even ferrari or the supercars have what it takes in comparison to that audi. Its a masterpiece in car design
De Niro gets in the back seat at 5:10, then crawls over (under ?) to the front seat -- in the middle of a high-speed car-chase -- now THAT's talent :)
Also, the words "system activated" at the beginning of the clip (at 1:03) had me wondering which particular system he is talking about :P
The Smoke from the tire in 5:20 ,are extremely digitally altered . In fact ,it's the same animation E.A. Games used to show to how the tires burn while a car is pilling out, drifting , or stopping really hard.
I don't understand why every character in the movie is using a sedan, not that there's anything wrong with that cause there isn't, but I just can't comprehend.
I'm a fan of this movie and seeing this many times especially the chase scene I noticed some time ago that one can see I believe the camera's shadow appearing on tire's front right tire or some rigging anyway. ^^
This is my personal favorite car chase. No computer enhancement which IMO makes more modern chase scenes lose all credibility. Of course, as the owner of a D2 model Audi S8, I am a little prejudiced.
@JDSFLA If you watch carefully there are actually quite a few digital tricks going on in this sequence... including a very fake smoke enhancement at 5:20 and painting out (then revealing) premade bullet holes in the cars to save practical pyro work on set.
@HeliVis You are likely correct. However, what I meant about computer enhancement was the kind of use where completely illogical scenes are enacted - like cars flying 100 feet through the air while doing a 360 degree flip and landing upright and continuing the chase. That kind of obvious computer use just makes me think "how stupid". I don't expect real bullets to be used. So it is a case of degree - is the use to make things appear true-to-life or not.
@JDSFLA O ya I gotcha, well if you're getting picky ehehe you'd have to create a long list of things we 'expect' to see in film that doesn't really match up with reality like certain pyro effects vs real etc. The tradgedy here is that young 'filmmakers' rarely if ever look to someone like Frankenheimer anymore or even know who he was or what he is known for.. like his 'signature' compositions or his mastry of car sequences. I personally think this sequence blows "Bullitt" right off the stage.
@Grimmvald Oh that's probably real pyro and real produce, we're talking about a 'mix' of things here. The comped-in smoke seems to be something they wanted enhanced perhaps. If Frankenheimer were still around he was approachable. If you had an eMail and din't come of flakey he'd talk to you. He was a proponant of old/new mixed like T2 style. See the best night gunfire anywhere in "Ambush", that's half/half.
@McLarenMercedes The DS's self leveling hydro- pneumatic suspension was a technological wonder. It's no wonder that limousine makers like Rolls Royce would incorporate it into their massive cars.
You are correct that Rolls used the citroen system under license, but Mercedes made their own improved parts and did not use Citroen parts like Rolls/Bentley. This of course makes parts extremely hard to come by.
Citroens are cool cars though, shame we don't get any here in the States. You see the odd DS around, but thats extremely uncommon.
@McLarenMercedes and now guess why they dont do that anymore.Citroen themselves said,over the years the citroen badge got smaller and smaller and the smaller it got the less cars they sold
(btw,no clue why the suspensions only worked really well in citroen,in the mercedes´ they keep braking down)
For your info Citroen pretty much revolutionized the car industry back in 1955 with their ID (later known as DS model). The whole front panel with instruments was formed from plastic in a single piece. Later this method was copied by all other major manafacturers. The styling was aerodynamically advanced at a time most other cars were shaped like bricks.
And how the hell do you explain all the Paris-Dakar rally wins? They hardly have dirt roads in the African wildside.
What was that? Insanely high scores for the EuroNCAP crash tests? That is safety. Hey did I mention Front Wheel Drive was used by Citroen in the 30's long before the rest of the world realized it made sense for anything but supercars.
I have some bad news for you. You are clearly an idiot. Idiots don't last. Karma is a bitch and ignorance is death. Wanna bet?
@SpeedingStudent ah ah ah , learn about french cars and maybe after we can think about talking together... french cars wan 14times the WRC. US cars? 3 times ;) let me laugh
@SpeedingStudent be quiet , be silent little nerd show some respect to your french idols , now log off youtube and go fast to the next burger king , increase your fat a bit more , thx fattie.
My grandfather's got a 1975 450 SEL, bright green. Not sure whether it's a 6.9 or not. It's been sitting in the woods for 20 years and had a tree limb fall on the trunk, smashing the right tail light and putting a huge dent in the trunk lid. The hood's also rusted shut. But damn, I wanna fix that car up more than anything!
@josemanuel599 I don't get it. Yes, the Audi has a bigger and badder engine than the Citroen, so? He caught up with them and attempted to bring them to a stop, that was the point of the chase.
Great film, I dig the film and this scene is cool too but I just can't help but say it it... 5:20 = worst CGI'd photoshot spraycan tool 'tyre smoke' evar
They are chasing Howie Mandel from Deal or No Deal because he cheated and took the million dollar case away from the contestants mid show. Robert Deniro, Jean Reno and Stellan Skarsgard happened to be watching at the same time.
What I liked about this movie was that it was honest: during EVERY action scene or chase scene in it, about 50 innocent bystanders apiece get run down or shot up.
It puts its money where its mouth is, this movie.
Great Action film from the 90's. Robert De Niro's character was smart and so quick-witted. Loved him very much. Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone and others did a great job too. Car chase scene was brilliant. Our modern Actions are horrible. Even B-grade films & Made-For-TV movies in the 90's were 100x better than modern so-called "Blockbusters" from Hollywood.
You can see John Frankenheimer was a true car connoisseur so use a 6.9. He really knew how to capture the thrill of cars and fast driving better than anyone else - even his 60's classic Grand Prix has the most intense driving scenes that blows modern crap like fast and the furious out the water
No, i dont know Citroens. But I know something about that MB. 450SEL 6.9 produces 286 horspower and 550 Nm torque. It have Hydropneumatic suspension with automatic level lowering device and controlled damping. The system automaticly makes suspension harder for more stablility driving. That MB have powersteering and power assisted brakesystem with 4x discbrakes. Yes, it is massive car but i would still say its not so bad at curvy road as it looks like. And besides its way more cool than Citroen?
I love this car chase. The Audi is cool, but I like the other car the Citroen Xantia much better. Did anyone else notice that when the convoy leaves the mansion that the third car back ( The blue Peugeot 406 ) is the same car Robert De Niro and Jean Reno drive in the second chase?
@ufofan1980 Yeah I thought I saw a 406 there. But wasn't it 3 605's later in the chase? By the way it wasn't a Xantia in the chase. It was a Citroen XM. Although they look very similar. Mind you, the 405 looks very similar to the 605.
Mercedes 450SEL 6,9 probably the best car all categories in the 70's. Back in 1976 road testers couldn't believe such a huge luxury car could behave like a racecar and survive any kind of abuse.
Frankenheimer loved it as did many famous people that owned one of those.
I think the Citroen XM slid too much as it caught the dirt, if you watch carefully at 7.20 you can see the frames jump as the car is instantly straight again, lol, other than that this chase is MAGnifico. Ronin is amazing.
The Citroen XM is earlier in the scene an older one and after that is facelifted.
Artstopgear 2 days ago
My dad had the 6.9 in high school back in 83' he said it was literally beating every car he matched up..he blacked it out and sold it for 5k in 95..he deeply regretted it.
Rjjr510 4 days ago
5:20 CGI smoke ??
93sipusz 2 weeks ago
@RedGrant: Are you mad? :P
Notarzt1996 2 weeks ago
OMG I hope Michael Bay remakes this!!! it would be so tight! There could be bullet time slow motion with a camera panning and sweeping around the car and then into the car with badass head shot of justin timberlake with a pimp smile. More explosions, more driving past bikini clad chicks, 20's on the rims, mazeratis, hoopties, & all the phattest whips. Of course lil wayne and cee lo on the beats instead of this wack shit. Throw in some flaming ninjas and helicopters too while we're at it.
benkatz80 4 weeks ago
@benkatz80 Don't forger, all the good guys have to be driving GM'S!
Redgrant80 3 weeks ago
I love the rearview mirror on the XM that repairs it self looool
psanto13 1 month ago
This is very good car chase and great movie but I just cant't watch that Audi being hited like that by some Citroen. There is something special about Audi S8. It's like a gentle giant, brute power in nice polite body.
ardvark84 1 month ago
8:24-8:27 - Best bit! :D
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I met a gal who named her son Ronin. I cocked my head, to which she replied, "not like the movie, but R-o-n-a-n. To which I asked, "like the barbarian?" She wouldn't return my calls after that. Can I help it I'm a red-blooded American male? Beotch!
Sincopare 1 month ago
the only bad thing about car chases is that the fuck up good cars ^^
AndyG123456789123456 1 month ago
It´s Stellan Skarsgård
Biltokig123 2 months ago
old lady still in shape......i mean mrs. mercedes 6.9
hejdiklump 3 months ago
I really like that chase. You can't compare this Chase and the bullit chase. They're both really cool.
Notarzt1996 3 months ago
Eight people are stuck in a traffic jam in their puny Nissan Micras.
IbnShahid 3 months ago
I want an S8 already, and whats in damn case?
peaceonhotdogs 4 months ago
I am sorry but the case in Ronin does not even come close to the Bullit, or the Driver.
I think it is a rather mediocre one.
slonamu 4 months ago
I Have 1994 2.0L Turbo Citroen XM Prestige, what a brilliant car !! Also love the chase's in his super film.
dogsnoses 4 months ago
This ain't it!! It was an older BMW 5 series & a Citroen.
Thunderchicken1997 4 months ago
i love that all the engine noise and every shift is exactly where it should be. one of the best chase movies ever
FxOxAxDx 5 months ago
The Mercedes W 116 is a awesome car, high class quality plus that powerful engine! Back in the 70,s, that car was voted as the best 4 door car n the world. I own a 350 SE from 1975 and its still in best shape! The quality is awesome! There is no other car, not even the Audi or BMW. Those cars where best! The Audi and BMW are more modern cars, there is no way to compare with that Mercedes!
olds1978 5 months ago
though i have to admit the movie righteous kill was like a comeback for deniro
his presence at themovie as should be. hope to manage to keep the stick high from now on...
chikos1989c 6 months ago
de niros last decent action movie together with the first class action thriller, "heat".
afterwards gained weight changed his style and turned to comedies, light action movies such as "the score" and 15 minutes, shame really....
here deniro at his best......
chikos1989c 6 months ago
This is rubbish. I had a 450 se and I think films like this are bullshit.
75amoeba 6 months ago
Classic hardcore DeNiro here....
LRASS2009 6 months ago
Wow, Real Smoke!
zZZzzzSnooze2nd 7 months ago
Thriller? No, that's praise for cars!!
tk0400 7 months ago
What I love about this movie is the bystanders never get out of the way to safety in time.
mammoth321 7 months ago
poor french people
DontKnowMyName 8 months ago
I'm sure a lot of French cars are quick and handle well, but they're so damn uglyyyyyyyyyy!!!!
quirpco 8 months ago 2
Wow. That is amazing stuff. But you guys dissing Bullitt have to remember that Bullitt was made in 1968, when they didn't have all of the editing trickery and CGI stuff they have now. McQueen really did drive that Mustang and Bill Hickman really did drive that '68 Charger.
paktype 8 months ago
@paktype I'm with you! The REAL chases of old...Bullitt, The French Connection, Vanishing Point, The Seven-Ups, the original Gone in 60 Seconds...will always be my favorites.
quirpco 8 months ago
@paktype Uh huh. And actors like Matt Damon, Nick Cage and Tom Cruise do their own driving stunts now. Tricks, cuts and stunt drivers are nothing new (and certainly existed in the '60s). CGI isn't used half as much as people like to pretend and it certainly isn't the reason we have fantastic modern car chases.
Just search for "MATT DAMON DAREDEVIL CAR CHASE" for an interview with him about the French Connection inspired chase in Bourne Ultimatum.
theeponym 7 months ago
car scene as good as bullet and the music is as tight as fuck
tankman1962 9 months ago
ZA JE BI STE!!!!!
termodynamikon 9 months ago
2:27 french Terry Tibbs
DonkinDChannel 9 months ago
@globalste the turn was real, just all the computer-generated smoke that came off of the tires was fake as hell! Wouldnt you agree??
grosas84 9 months ago
Excellent drivers i gotta say.
feder890 9 months ago
Yeah but...... whats in the case?
tzsteve33 9 months ago
Such a good film. Cracks me up though. Their so intent on shooting each other they don't realise they've killed nearly every poor bugger on his way home from work. It's like Family Guy when Peter has his fights with the chicken. If it was like this I don't think I'd ever drive in Europe EVER!!!!
orbazel 10 months ago
that 180 turn the benz took was fake as FUCK
grosas84 10 months ago
@grosas84 are you referring to the 270 reverse handbrake turn? How is it fake?
globalste 9 months ago
Dude are you kidding me? Fucking kidding me? you cut out the best part dude!!!!!!! The end where DeNiro has the Minimi!!!! cmon man
laffyta2 10 months ago
@laffyta2 you are right i just used the (illegitimate) DVD chapter marking. Unfort I could not edit it any better. Sorry for my bad skills :( hope you enjoyed it though
777jones 10 months ago 16
@777jones Ahhhh its ok. I did like it :) The part with the H&K 69 and the Sig 551 was pretty cool... although the end is the best part of the movie.
dude can you put the scene with the FN Minimi that DeNiro has on here??
laffyta2 10 months ago
Dat tire smoke
Knifegash 10 months ago
I don't know what it is but there's something about this movie that irritates me, it's too cheesy.
KiloByte69 10 months ago
@KiloByte69 may cuz of your cheddar teeth
snailarmpits 10 months ago
@snailarmpits
hah touche!
KiloByte69 10 months ago
What can you do in an Audi?
One word: Ronin!
Awesome movie!! Thanks for uploading!
tellurye 10 months ago
Is this better than the chase under the river later?Don't think so, but opinions vary.
cosmicdingo 10 months ago
HOLY FUCK WHAT A (almost) 360DEGREE HE DID WITH THAT MERC!!!
mikealanzo 10 months ago
I could never work out why they overlaid some really naff CGI smoke when the Merc does the J-turn just after the firefight. Ruins the whole shot, haha!
LashoutUK 10 months ago
best car chase film. Audi S8 are just sublime. Nothing as good as. Not even ferrari or the supercars have what it takes in comparison to that audi. Its a masterpiece in car design
23chilled 11 months ago
One of my favorite films, great chase scenes and its partly responsible forme being an Audi fan since my childhood years.
Soprano313 11 months ago
I bet stunt man had enormous fun chasing Citroen and not worrying about S8 and its suspension
prontoklasik 11 months ago
@prontoklasik I believe DeNiro hired the actual retired rally drivers to film chase scenes in Ronin...
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De Niro gets in the back seat at 5:10, then crawls over (under ?) to the front seat -- in the middle of a high-speed car-chase -- now THAT's talent :)
Also, the words "system activated" at the beginning of the clip (at 1:03) had me wondering which particular system he is talking about :P
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gen2view 11 months ago
Notice how the headlights on the S8 popped out and during the near end of the chase miraculously shifted back in?
csihardfan111 11 months ago
Easily my favourite car chase movie of all time. Not just one epic chase, but two!
HuDaFuK 11 months ago
i love the sound of the citroen on rev limiter.
youngb1ood 1 year ago
The Smoke from the tire in 5:20 ,are extremely digitally altered . In fact ,it's the same animation E.A. Games used to show to how the tires burn while a car is pilling out, drifting , or stopping really hard.
Djcrazykidd 1 year ago
@Djcrazykidd Well, it's a decently old movie.
TraustiGeir 1 year ago
@TraustiGeir True , indeed
Djcrazykidd 1 year ago
Jean Reno rocks !
CaptainFullAuto 1 year ago 2
5:06 hilarious deaths of innocent bystanders, i feel so bad for them
zacuh17 1 year ago 12
5:21 , fake smoke???
HughJass125 1 year ago
I ♥'s this film as a kid for the car chases alone, but it is a great movie.
CassettePlaya1 1 year ago
Interesting, I had not noticed until now, but around 5:20 you can see the smoke has been digitally added.
VincentandCoBxl 1 year ago
@VincentandCoBxl You're right, I never noticed that O_O
TheCarismaGT 1 year ago
After Bullit,best film chase scene ever! Terrible editing @ 7:20!
effmunee 1 year ago
@effmunee They forgot the Audi! Never noticed that until now. Nice one.
TraustiGeir 1 year ago
After Bullit,best film chase scene ever!
effmunee 1 year ago
340 ks on audi....lol
TheTtomo 1 year ago
I don't understand why every character in the movie is using a sedan, not that there's anything wrong with that cause there isn't, but I just can't comprehend.
QRXenomorphs 1 year ago
@QRXenomorphs
What else would they use? Those Citroens are heavy, a sports car would not be able to muscle them around.
sherman3211 1 year ago
@sherman3211 I was thinking they could use cars like Lotus Elises for cornering, but what you said about muscle them around makes perfect sense.
QRXenomorphs 1 year ago
Wow... That Audi is a BEAST!
TraustiGeir 1 year ago
Hah! At 9:53...you GOTTA love a gal who can handle an MP-5!
nickmitsialis 1 year ago
5:20 super fake smoke
Chompyt 1 year ago
I'm a fan of this movie and seeing this many times especially the chase scene I noticed some time ago that one can see I believe the camera's shadow appearing on tire's front right tire or some rigging anyway. ^^
5:52
junk11111111 1 year ago
Wow! The Citroën´s sound at 04.42 it´s like the Nonda NSX´s from "Getaway in Stockholm 3". Search the film and heard it! Are the same!
poisnonsei 1 year ago
The actor who plays Larry actually did a lot of the stunt driving himself.
CambotSOL 1 year ago
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energymc22 1 year ago
that mountain road... it's got to be the same one at the beginning of goldeneye, the bond film! anyone else agree?
JackyRowe 1 year ago
Old special effects on smoke... lovin' it!
Cobra11NitroStunter 1 year ago
lol at the fake smoke! although great chase
Pentagon1311 1 year ago
Ronin is one of the best movies ever!
Bloodcrowe 1 year ago 6
I've probably watched this film more than 10 times, but the poor cut shown at 7:20 still bothers me. Best car chases ever though.....
sweetride01 1 year ago
Weird how in different scenes the cars have damage and then dont in other scenes , cool how they fix themselves lol.
akribela 1 year ago
This is my personal favorite car chase. No computer enhancement which IMO makes more modern chase scenes lose all credibility. Of course, as the owner of a D2 model Audi S8, I am a little prejudiced.
JDSFLA 1 year ago
@JDSFLA If you watch carefully there are actually quite a few digital tricks going on in this sequence... including a very fake smoke enhancement at 5:20 and painting out (then revealing) premade bullet holes in the cars to save practical pyro work on set.
HeliVis 1 year ago
@HeliVis You are likely correct. However, what I meant about computer enhancement was the kind of use where completely illogical scenes are enacted - like cars flying 100 feet through the air while doing a 360 degree flip and landing upright and continuing the chase. That kind of obvious computer use just makes me think "how stupid". I don't expect real bullets to be used. So it is a case of degree - is the use to make things appear true-to-life or not.
JDSFLA 1 year ago
@JDSFLA O ya I gotcha, well if you're getting picky ehehe you'd have to create a long list of things we 'expect' to see in film that doesn't really match up with reality like certain pyro effects vs real etc. The tradgedy here is that young 'filmmakers' rarely if ever look to someone like Frankenheimer anymore or even know who he was or what he is known for.. like his 'signature' compositions or his mastry of car sequences. I personally think this sequence blows "Bullitt" right off the stage.
HeliVis 1 year ago
@JDSFLA How do you explain the exploding produce then? I'm just curious.
Grimmvald 1 year ago
@Grimmvald Oh that's probably real pyro and real produce, we're talking about a 'mix' of things here. The comped-in smoke seems to be something they wanted enhanced perhaps. If Frankenheimer were still around he was approachable. If you had an eMail and din't come of flakey he'd talk to you. He was a proponant of old/new mixed like T2 style. See the best night gunfire anywhere in "Ambush", that's half/half.
HeliVis 1 year ago
@Grimmvald It grows that way!
JDSFLA 1 year ago
good old days with no CGI
tsrdesign 1 year ago 6
Does anyone else notice how fake the smoke looks at 5:20?
Jorgese7en 1 year ago 4
German cars over all
TransAmDrifter 1 year ago
Man, you can really hear the engine in that Citroen working hard.
Grimmvald 1 year ago
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@Grimmvald They all do. Citroens are crap, even by French car standards.
SpeedingStudent 1 year ago
@SpeedingStudent Dickhead
EuropeanUK 1 year ago 2
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@EuropeanUK Cry more, bitch.
SpeedingStudent 1 year ago
@SpeedingStudent You are a crap.
Serpentus1981Pl 1 year ago 12
@SpeedingStudent
Yeah, that's why they Sebastian Loeb has 7 straight WRC (Rally Cars) titles driving for Citroen.
That's also why they almost all score 5 stars in the EuroNCAP crash tests.
Not to mention why Rolls Royce and the old Mercedes S-classes used the gas suspension made by Citroen.
You know NOTHING.
McLarenMercedes 1 year ago 29
@McLarenMercedes The DS's self leveling hydro- pneumatic suspension was a technological wonder. It's no wonder that limousine makers like Rolls Royce would incorporate it into their massive cars.
Grimmvald 1 year ago
@Grimmvald Well it's not even a DS in this chase, it's an XM.
RoadRunnerDrummerJD 1 year ago
@RoadRunnerDrummerJD ; Exact, my father had the same, with a 3.0l V6. Good car, but a little heavy...
Yan00004 1 year ago
@McLarenMercedes
You are correct that Rolls used the citroen system under license, but Mercedes made their own improved parts and did not use Citroen parts like Rolls/Bentley. This of course makes parts extremely hard to come by.
Citroens are cool cars though, shame we don't get any here in the States. You see the odd DS around, but thats extremely uncommon.
sherman3211 1 year ago
@McLarenMercedes and now guess why they dont do that anymore.Citroen themselves said,over the years the citroen badge got smaller and smaller and the smaller it got the less cars they sold
(btw,no clue why the suspensions only worked really well in citroen,in the mercedes´ they keep braking down)
LukeLamping 6 months ago
@SpeedingStudent
For your info Citroen pretty much revolutionized the car industry back in 1955 with their ID (later known as DS model). The whole front panel with instruments was formed from plastic in a single piece. Later this method was copied by all other major manafacturers. The styling was aerodynamically advanced at a time most other cars were shaped like bricks.
And how the hell do you explain all the Paris-Dakar rally wins? They hardly have dirt roads in the African wildside.
McLarenMercedes 1 year ago 4
@SpeedingStudent
What was that? Insanely high scores for the EuroNCAP crash tests? That is safety. Hey did I mention Front Wheel Drive was used by Citroen in the 30's long before the rest of the world realized it made sense for anything but supercars.
I have some bad news for you. You are clearly an idiot. Idiots don't last. Karma is a bitch and ignorance is death. Wanna bet?
Troglodyte cretin.
McLarenMercedes 1 year ago 2
@SpeedingStudent Well they can't be totally gutless if one can get away from an Audi S8. I was just saying it sounds a bit tinny.
Grimmvald 1 year ago
@SpeedingStudent ah ah ah , learn about french cars and maybe after we can think about talking together... french cars wan 14times the WRC. US cars? 3 times ;) let me laugh
docsharp00 11 months ago
@SpeedingStudent be quiet , be silent little nerd show some respect to your french idols , now log off youtube and go fast to the next burger king , increase your fat a bit more , thx fattie.
snailarmpits 10 months ago
Quattro AWD FTW
AWDfreak 1 year ago
Citröen XM *_*
popsracer18 1 year ago
My grandfather's got a 1975 450 SEL, bright green. Not sure whether it's a 6.9 or not. It's been sitting in the woods for 20 years and had a tree limb fall on the trunk, smashing the right tail light and putting a huge dent in the trunk lid. The hood's also rusted shut. But damn, I wanna fix that car up more than anything!
spencerific93 1 year ago
@spencerific93 Better have a huge pile of money somewhere--parts for Benzs, especially old ones, are outrageously expensive.
Embosan 1 year ago
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@spencerific93 what are you waiting for....
opelo 1 year ago
I love those rimowa suitcases
sunatnatas 1 year ago
My Dad had a silver 1979 6.9. Frickin' rocket sled.
searcherboy 1 year ago
HOLY SHIT!! robert de nero has a M60 heavy f**king machine gun!!
RawVSsamckdown 1 year ago
@RawVSsamckdown
no he doesn't that is actually a FN Minimi or as we americans know it the M249 SAW 5.56mm
ronin2172 1 year ago 2
@ronin2172
ah yes, thanks
RawVSsamckdown 1 year ago
at 5:20 the smoke is fake.
Jdub14000 1 year ago
Ronin
kizersozey 1 year ago
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what film is this from?????
SuperJoseppi 1 year ago
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SuperJoseppi 1 year ago
That guy at 5:50 is a stunt. Look the hair is darker that Niro's
josemanuel599 1 year ago
That guy in a A8 is an stupid. That car has a V8 4.2 engine that kick ass. The Citroen has a small v6. OK, all that is for the movie.
josemanuel599 1 year ago
@josemanuel599 Was there a point in that comment?
TraustiGeir 1 year ago
@TraustiGeir Its about how stupid are most scenes on movies. You see a Ford Mondeo chasing a Porsche 911 and reach it. All are bloopers.
josemanuel599 11 months ago
@josemanuel599 I don't get it. Yes, the Audi has a bigger and badder engine than the Citroen, so? He caught up with them and attempted to bring them to a stop, that was the point of the chase.
TraustiGeir 10 months ago
Great film, I dig the film and this scene is cool too but I just can't help but say it it... 5:20 = worst CGI'd photoshot spraycan tool 'tyre smoke' evar
BloodiedButUnbowed 1 year ago
Jean Reno ftw! :)
ralach 1 year ago
All french "cars" are totally shit.
huora5000 1 year ago
I love the pacing of this film and it's adult style film making. Not all flash, but substance instead.
LeBigMoneyShow 1 year ago
the MB smoke is fake at 5:21
IPanonymous 1 year ago
@IPanonymous dag I didn't even know that thanks for pointin that out i woulda never seen it
QRXenomorphs 1 year ago
@IPanonymous
thanks genius
subasurf 1 year ago
@IPanonymous Good catch. yes, is digitally done.
josemanuel599 1 year ago
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perdahlberg 1 year ago
The Citroën XM changes between being a mark I and a mark II depending on if it is driving in the city or in the countryside. Amazing car.
perdahlberg 1 year ago
great movie and great car
pe6obutilkata 1 year ago
Damn! That 450SEL looks so good. Real Old School class
janknuckey 1 year ago
They are chasing Howie Mandel from Deal or No Deal because he cheated and took the million dollar case away from the contestants mid show. Robert Deniro, Jean Reno and Stellan Skarsgard happened to be watching at the same time.
ufofan1980 1 year ago 5
look at the audi in 7:42 and look at 9:25 that was a not the same car at 7:42
raji2pac 1 year ago
@raji2pac Or they could have filmed the 2nd scene first, but yeah the headlights fix themselves.
TheJoePepper 1 year ago
@TheJoePepper hhhh
raji2pac 1 year ago
What I liked about this movie was that it was honest: during EVERY action scene or chase scene in it, about 50 innocent bystanders apiece get run down or shot up.
It puts its money where its mouth is, this movie.
terratrema 1 year ago
It's too bad that car chases now are all special effects. Get back actual people doing actual things with actual cars!!!
alaj222 1 year ago 3
Great Action film from the 90's. Robert De Niro's character was smart and so quick-witted. Loved him very much. Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone and others did a great job too. Car chase scene was brilliant. Our modern Actions are horrible. Even B-grade films & Made-For-TV movies in the 90's were 100x better than modern so-called "Blockbusters" from Hollywood.
Magnolia296 1 year ago
You can see John Frankenheimer was a true car connoisseur so use a 6.9. He really knew how to capture the thrill of cars and fast driving better than anyone else - even his 60's classic Grand Prix has the most intense driving scenes that blows modern crap like fast and the furious out the water
desmonds22 1 year ago
No, i dont know Citroens. But I know something about that MB. 450SEL 6.9 produces 286 horspower and 550 Nm torque. It have Hydropneumatic suspension with automatic level lowering device and controlled damping. The system automaticly makes suspension harder for more stablility driving. That MB have powersteering and power assisted brakesystem with 4x discbrakes. Yes, it is massive car but i would still say its not so bad at curvy road as it looks like. And besides its way more cool than Citroen?
sinaputkiacc 1 year ago
I love this car chase. The Audi is cool, but I like the other car the Citroen Xantia much better. Did anyone else notice that when the convoy leaves the mansion that the third car back ( The blue Peugeot 406 ) is the same car Robert De Niro and Jean Reno drive in the second chase?
ufofan1980 1 year ago
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ardas1 1 year ago
@ufofan1980 Yeah I thought I saw a 406 there. But wasn't it 3 605's later in the chase? By the way it wasn't a Xantia in the chase. It was a Citroen XM. Although they look very similar. Mind you, the 405 looks very similar to the 605.
lukerobin01 1 year ago
Mercedes 450SEL 6,9 probably the best car all categories in the 70's. Back in 1976 road testers couldn't believe such a huge luxury car could behave like a racecar and survive any kind of abuse.
Frankenheimer loved it as did many famous people that owned one of those.
McLarenMercedes 1 year ago 3
They should make a Ronin remake, but than with the 2010 models BMW M5, Audi S8 and Mercedes CLS AMG
kaankoc58 1 year ago
@kaankoc58 i think these 90s german cars were made for this kind of movies. so i disagree
rydermethod 1 year ago
I think the Citroen XM slid too much as it caught the dirt, if you watch carefully at 7.20 you can see the frames jump as the car is instantly straight again, lol, other than that this chase is MAGnifico. Ronin is amazing.
IntroAnimations 1 year ago
the audi and the citroen sound really good
badman1997 1 year ago
Agreed, this movie is awesome and one of the best car chases ever. I just wish they had revealed what was in the case!! :)
Gamezalot 1 year ago
the best car is the audi S8 6.0 v12 from 1997 with 22's
juankair1 1 year ago
@juankair1 D2 S8 only was available with a V8 4.2. You mean the A8 W12.
MrJayzee101 1 year ago
this movie is a classic!
bradvswild 1 year ago 4
I drive my 300SD like that in the parkade
pittapitta 1 year ago
I love old German cars. They all look the same now.
PressAltF4OrElse 1 year ago 49
@PressAltF4OrElse I know. The BMW in this movie can still blend into the city if it was well kept. So is the Audi.