Chris Harris On… Maserati | Top Gear

[@sbenn6917]

Chris Harris. The only man on top gear that actually knows what he's talking about. Big fan from the U.S.

[@RastaSaiyaman]

James May praised the New Top gear from having done "A good job" and most of it comes from Harris being involved.

[@heartless604]

Its called being polite

[@RastaSaiyaman]

@@heartless604 In the Sabine Schmidz tribute, James said that he knows Harris "from the olden days" betraying that Harris had been involved with Top Gear prior to becoming a host. He was giving his buddy a leg up. That special also drove home the fact that Sabine barely appeared on the Clarkson era Top Gear, but was a regular on the Harris-era Top Gear.

[@Its-Just-Gizmo]

I was a Chris Harris fan before top gear. His videos on drive and other channels were always stand out. A fantastic driver, great at describing what he says and feels, and has a fucking fantastic knowledge of what he’s talking about. He carries top gear now

[@micumatrix]

Agreed

[@NANOG-P8]

when he said that he was " LYING "

[@Knightwez]

This has a great tone to it - Jack and Chris are spot on, and it oozes the love for cars!

[@MAN-20]

My dream review is Chris testing the GM T50 and the Valkyrie side by side....❤️

[@abelluque8611]

Man I would love that

[@allensaunders449]

Very different cars the Valkyrie is crazy and meant to be that the T50 says it wants to be an easy car to have

[@teteakhiangte6015]

this is just a sound obsession

[@einautofan6685]

T.50 for the Road, Valkyrie for the Track!😎👍

[@mcspikesky]

Just putting it out there haha

[@wr3ckt4ngl3]

I remember seeing how Maserati had the Alfieri concept, and Ferrari had the 296, feels like they swapped, and Ferrari got the Roma, and Maserati got the MC20.

[@einautofan6685]

Yep!👍

[@TC-lk2ev]

yeah i was very confused when i first saw the Roma.

[@diegoaponte8512]

I still think that the Ferrari Roma would have been one of the greatest Maserati’s ever made if their was just a badge swap. But Ferrari would have never let that happen because it was/is so good. It’s quite a shame.

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@TC-lk2ev Ferrari Roma seems like a throwaway Ferrari car.

[@jonathancollard3710]

Spot on analysis chap!

[@js002003]

This is a really good format: just 2 dudes talking shop about a topic they are very knowledgeable and passionate about.

[@devanman7920]

Man I love these vids! Could listen to Chris and Jack for hours.

[@oreo4339]

your not a top gear og shame

[@raisinnotnice]

@@oreo4339 someone can appreciate both the original trio and this.

[@portman2396]

Chris needs a knighthood. National treasure 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@lukemallory7832 for me LoveLive Treasure!

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@SaxmanBW91 Top gear Treasure!

[@zakr1187]

*Jeremy Clarkson

[@russellarchambault5454]

He gets knocked for being a largely unknown car reporter, but in car reporting circles, he's very well respected and a skilled driver and he conveys his knowledge in a truthful, enthusiastic way. I usually seek out his opinion first on new cars.

[@Tony11442]

True. The other guy though, very lame.

[@DDd-hr6mz]

Maserati had no choice but to make sedans and SUVs. Almost nothing else sells, and as good as the MC20 is, that won't guarantee the brand's survival. The Levante and the Grecale will. I'm looking forward to the new GT, but again, that model won't pay the rent. The market is what it is, and the good old days of Grand Touring cars are gone.

[@jaquevius]

I agree. I have a Maserati sedan and love it. Would I like an MC20? Of course, but in the price range I feel there are better options. It may be a flagship, but I hardly feel it will sustain the finances for the company. Yes, it's good for the brand name, but at the end of the day you have to supply what the consumer wants.

[@Chic-A-Dee]

The fridge market could do with a Maserati; Smegs are getting a bit stale.

[@Roadjull]

I'm old enough to remember that around 2018-2019 the "MC20" was rumored to be a new Alfa Romeo supercar, a successor to the 8C. Then it was moved to Maserati, because it probably fit better from a marketing perspective. It's was Alfa's time to give back I guess, since everything about the 8C was taken from Maserati (including the GranTurismo skeleton).

[@cemcantekin]

Actually it was more than a rumor. There were Alfa Romeo teaser posters. I don't understand why everyone in the industry acts like this has never been existed.

[@einautofan6685]

Truth is: The Maserati Alfieri turned into Ferrari Roma, the Ferrari Dino turned into Maserati MC20...😉

[@andrewweltlich4334]

Maserati/Alfa Romeo technician here... fun fact: it was actually Maserati that produced the 8C, not Alfa Romeo

[@ivarmarkusson382]

old enough to remember something from3-4 years ago? you dont need much age to manage that

[@Roadjull]

@@ivarmarkusson382 it's a figure of speech. From time to time, it may be worth pausing YT vids and reading a book.

[@alekspen]

Those style of back and fourth conversation between the two is terrific!

[@jolness1]

Chris Harris is a national treasure. I like Jack but without Chris, I wouldn't watch Top Gear personally.

[@NANOG-P8]

without jeremy , richard and james i wouldn't watch top gear .

[@xVIPER94x]

Could you guys just make a podcast already? Could listen to Chris’ thoughts for hours I swear

[@Adam-M1]

“KZbinr influencers” disagree. Enjoyed this video with the two of you. I’m a big fan of the MC20.

[@lucaspastichi1954]

3200 GT with the last genuine Maserati engine (up to Neptune) had around 420 hp in dynamometer test, but due to the power output of the Ferrari 360 (390/400 hp), Maserati was forced to advertise 370 hp… whoever drove the car knows what i'm talking about

[@jamesrobert4106]

Was that the Boomerang 3200GT?

[@vix121]

I could sit here and just listen to these two talk about cars all day long

[@MrZotteltier]

Jack: makes fun of the weirdness of Maserati making saloons, etc. at the beginning Also Jack: Says his favorite Maserati is a Quattroporte

[@lestercombs1871]

Chris Harris should be PM. Tolerates zero bullshit.

[@lucwijngaard8413]

Best brand ever, unbiased opinion

[@boostav]

6:40 Agreed, they really should have left more luggage space though.

[@englishmaninfrance661]

I had a Quadriporto gurgle past here in town a couple os days ago . First I've ever seen

[@jamesrobert4106]

They sound incredible.

[@danyb97]

Chris is a legend 🙌🏼

[@gpurkeljc]

The MC20 is one of my favourite supercars. It looks and sounds amazing and I don't even care if it isn't the fastest car in a drag race or around Nurburgring.

[@mattbowyer6865]

Sounds amazing? Sounds crap to me.

[@BMBShah]

MC20 is utterly gorgeous

[@dickeyseamus]

I think it's the best-looking supercar out of all of them.

[@NJRD977]

The talking heads videos between these two are fantastic - more please

[@manishpatel2525]

I really want a Maserati Ghibli Trofeo but everyone I know who's had one or currently has one tells me that they just aren't that reliable. I love the way they look and how they sound.

[@R-Tap]

I like MC20, but the 90's Shamal SS would be up there on my Masser list.

[@Blanc777]

It’s not that the 4C couldn’t have double wishbones at the back it’s that it’s the front half of a Giulietta QV turned 180° and shoved in the back. The Giulietta has macpherson struts, so the 4C also gets them. Plus the MC20 isn’t a transverse 4 cylinder so it has more space. The MC20 was meant to be a prototype 6C, with the Giulia V6 and the Giulia’s double wishbones. But they obviously decided that Maserati as a brand was likely to sell more cars than Alfa.

[@williammarchant2920]

The Nettuno engine is entirely new. I visited the Modena factory in early 2020 and went round their engine development area. It was made clear that it was an entirely new design and their first non Ferrari designed engine for 20 years. I went again in Sept 2021 and saw the MC20 being built and the engines being hand built in the engine centre, where they had been designed. Also, the original 4200 Spyder had a serious flex problem but Ferrari solved that in the 2005 model year by adding some massive underbody stiffening. This was done alongside the GranSport Spyder development and they used it on both cars. For a GT, the 2005-2007 cars are astonishing on a track!

[@bobdobbs69]

Sure, buddy! You got all the imprints of the sand castings? Pics or it diidn't happen!

[@weed46]

The engine block is too similar to the Alfa giulia, there’s an article about it somewhere. head and everything around it (probabily internals too) are different. But the block is either the same, or a very close evolution of it. And absolutely nothing wrong with that

[@bobdobbs69]

@@weed46 Exactly, all new engines are not exactly what I would call reassuring. There's a reason why Toyota has the same engine with different tunes spread across both Toyota and Lexus cars.

[@SinkhuisieAntiques]

Fully agree 3200gt is the best!!

[@rjfaber1991]

Absolutely. As somebody who grew up in the late '90s, it was my childhood dream car. Would love to have a 3200GT one day, but I fear Chris is right and they are going to become véry expensive collectors' cars.

[@Lio2coolPlays]

@@rjfaber1991 I just boughtine for 38k AUD

[@roshansrinivas8729]

Always fun to see these two talk

[@Schmitzelhaus]

Chris comment on the breaks of the MC20 getting quite hot is giving me alarming memories of an unusual high amount reports of spontaneous self-ignitions of a lot of Ghiblis... Even one that i configurated for a customer randomly just burned to the ground while he was driving through the city. 😬

[@stevenclark7409]

The 4C is a marvelous car. I LOVED driving it.

[@samieb155]

When we were at Portimao recently at the end of May '22. Over lunchtime we'd see an MC20 running on Track. Although a little quieter than a Ferrari/ Porsche 911, Still it's no Slouch and you could hear it round the track itself. Looked good tbh in it's White/ Blue livery.

[@richardmortimer8147]

The Bora has to be the Maserati to get. Still a reasonable price. Looked tame alongside the Miura and BB, but as beautiful as the former and as fast as the latter. Otherwise, the Ghibli (from the 60s). My Dad'd cousin had one and said it was the best car he ever owned. Worth 10 x what he sold it for and he made a (good) profit on it!

[@lucaspastichi1954]

Love both of them. Khamsim, Indy, Mistral and Mexico are also great Maserati cars to own with still very reasonable prices

[@spitfirekid1]

I still love my 2004 Maserati Spyder. The chassis flex is not terribly noticeable on good American roads and it is a hoot to drive.

[@jozoslovac]

Old Top Gear was very good. Good day from The Czech Republic 😁

[@geraldkottler3014]

that ending is just perfect.

[@andybroer651]

The fact that Maserati and Aston Martin were born within a year of one another both in 1913! is another great coincident

[@martinboulden4388]

The company Chris Harris is associated with - I wouldn’t buy anything off collecting cars without viewing the car in person before bidding. The description of the car I bought an Alpina B3, was total fabrication and Collecting Cars took no responsibility for the false description they published on their website. The car in question was 50 bhp down on power, had a cracked spring, door seals hanging off, throttle pedal needing a new cable, air con not working, one electric window not working and in total it needed £4k of mechanical servicing work, a torque converter/gearbox rebuild £3k and was missing its spare wheel and service history which it stated it had in the write up. Do not part with your money before seeing the physical car and getting it checked by a specialist. Their write ups on vehicles are very, very grey at best !

[@TML34]

Welcome to car auctions! Buyer beware.

[@iMANTlS]

It's always a classic to watch Brits downplaying Italian cars, while they see them outsell and outshine.

[@MrRyanTrott]

Ha I think they actually cut out the name mentioned at @3:54.

[@chrisyarwood7851]

Top gear this is your show right here, a proper car show.

[@francoisbalavoine1316]

I love my Levante GTS, 1 of 1 in my country.... love it and the brand shut the sell of new cars, mine was the last one sold by the store!

[@ADVRaiderKTM]

For a moment I was fooled thinking it was Chris Harris on Cars. 😩 please bring it back!

[@automotiveaffairsshorts]

My favourite Maserati of all time, not that anyone asked, is the Shamal. Gorgeous car, and goes well, too!

[@heidelbergaren5054]

Best part about Maserati is the massive depreciation, in two years we can all afford a used MC20 :-)

[@martinsimek]

No you won’t. These won’t come down in price. Wait and see. it’s no McLaren as they have the worst depreciation in supercar field out of anything.

[@NXT_LVL]

Aston is tied to a Spy and being British, expect for the times it's a BMW or a Jag in a 00 film or has a biTurbo AMG drive train. In regards to Maserati, the Qu-bang (the sound it makes when the warrantee goes out) as Clarskon put it back when it was a concept, basically ended up being an expensive FCA product. Kinda like how the Alfa ended up with a California T to power the Gulia but as a V6. The summary is, car companies will do whatever it takes to stay afloat. Sales figures etc will drive them. In regard to the MC20, has the air of Marussia B1 in looks, just like the B2 looks like a Lykan.

[@tonys1636]

Maserati, the stealth supercar, they have always been understated, rarely get a second glance as they drive along the street. Just how it should be.

[@mrbig1022]

Not all that super though lol

[@tonys1636]

@@mrbig1022 Not in terms of ponies or speed but still a supercar, back in the early 70's park a Maserati 4 seat coupe and an E Type coupe behind each other and the E Type would get the crowd around it. The Maserati was about 2 grand more than the E Type but I know which I would have taken on a European tour, the Maserati, more space for her luggage and more comfort for us both. The company was over 50 years old before it built its first road car and it built that legendary 16 cylinder double V8 engine, two V8's sharing a single crankshaft. 4 banks of 4 cylinders to fit their race car chassis.

[@rlambert7773]

Just an observation but.... that shadow on the back wall behind them honestly appears a bit obscene once you actually notice it, you can't "unsee" it once you have. Granted, sure my mind may dip in to the gutter on occasion but I honestly just noticed it at random. A bit of "spread eagle" about it....

[@Littlegreenlightweight]

I saw one of these in the flesh in Mansfield of all places in a nice metallic burgundy colour. God it looked good. Didn't sound bad either.

[@revolutionday1]

Damn- #shotsfired @ Uncle Frank Stephenson, about the MC12 design.... LuLz

[@sprintermaximus]

Need more of this....

[@theroadblog2858]

That MC20 should have been an Alfa 6C. That would explain the Giulia inspiration in the cabin.

[@jonty50]

can we have this conversation as a regular podcast thanks

[@mikesamaro]

You can't just say the engine is based on an alfa romeo one when it is the first production engine with a combustion pre-chamber. Give them some credit for introducing a new technology on a normal production car.

[@leonardo3689]

This car was supposed to be the Alfa 6C, so the engine might as well be based on Alfa's

[@Schmitzelhaus]

It´s all Stellantis anyway, there have always been lots of cooperations between various manufactorers to save development costs. For my Ford Probe 24V i always had to buy Mitsubishi or Madza parts since it is the same V6 as in the MX6. And the pre-chamber combustion was already used in the Honda Civic back in the 70´s, they just didn´t have direct injection yet. 😉

[@chickenfriedrice5119]

These two are definitely on the gear

[@oreo4339]

id rather watch the grand tour with james jeremy and hammond.

[@myownsite]

My favourite Maserati is the Citroën SM!

[@shortfattoad7317]

This, I think it featured in a Burt Reynolds film, he played a US football player.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Oh dear, floaty Citroen handling with a powerful Italian "quality" engine.

[@theadventuresofred19]

Maserati 3200. He's right !

[@jono6379]

You need a new background it looks like someone sitting on a photocopier!

[@edwardfletcher7790]

I'll never unsee that now ! ☹️ LMAO Large Lady in dark brown yoga pants....

[@vellalarvivasayam2066]

An underdog

[@flavioc5389]

2:33 IT’S NOT THE ALFA V6! The MC20 has the turbos on the “hot V”, the Alfa has the turbos traditionally on the sides.

[@Ktmzqw]

same bank angle, same capacity, same firing order... chris said it's the same engine with a different head and your point doesn't change that

[@jobselebron5835]

2:25 Turbos are on the sides, not inside the V.

[@benmpearson1]

I really don't understand the need to have a bespoke tyre for each supercar.

[@thatonenigeriansformula]

the mc20 reminds me of 90s and 2000s lotus's

[@oscarsanchez1327]

Everybody in the world hasn't got a Ferrari Chris!!. Everybody in your world has a Ferrari!!. In my world we look at videos to see Ferraris, and if you get bloody lucky and the mrs. buys you a ride in one for your 40th you can be flipping happy!!. Montmelo. 2011. 430. I'll never forget!!

[@oftengone]

Maserati did a great job with that MC20 imo.

[@robertlockwood866]

Why are the 2002 -2005 spyder and coupe totally forgotten ?

[@heavymuseum]

If Maserati made a refrigerator would it be like a fast refrigerator?

[@Jayrod411]

Maserati is for people who think things that cost more are better.

[@dalexa]

Wait, no Shamal on the picks? Weird.

[@eichler721]

Love the Maserati it's great looking. I would pick the 296GTB over it but it's a cool offering

[@vasantos-re4hb]

Shared bits can mean RELIABLE. Nothing wrong with that.

[@maltainu3621]

Aston is the spy car but Maserati is the mafia

[@charlesgrigson6436]

The new lambo huracan sto also has bridgestone tyres although they are supposedly bespoke to that particular car

[@yuriyardashev9313]

Harris is the best on the whole internet.

[@sadoukiladjal7291]

My dream car

[@brodieloftus7511]

Please bring back the real top gear

[@bebarnwell3280]

The background is distracting 😎🇬🇾🧘

[@The_journeyy]

*A couple of car companies are clearly unkillable the man is not wrong* 👀

[@GregSalazar]

Beautiful car, no doubt!

[@reymindo]

No Clarkson, Hammond, or May, No Top Gear!!!!

[@ryancarey766]

Got the coolest logo in the game

[@unjustkatana]

I think it's gonna be the best Maserati ever made and a long lasting one !

[@ukiyo5283]

Love Chris!

[@darrensmith13]

Harris is the new top gear

[@tariqsailan4740]

So good

[@labitcoineragt3596]

I can’t wait to get my MC20! 😍😍😍 Maserati does sound so sexy 🤩🤩 I love my grandturismo! It is an automatic smile every single time I turn it on 😍😍😍💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

[@markhilton4920]

These are better than actual show now I’m afraid At least on here they all know what they are talking about it

[@jonathancollard3710]

I am annoyed that given it’s clearly “parts bin plus” in many areas they have priced it close to Macca and Aston. Seriously, if was back down at the £120k price point ( a la 911) they would sell a lot of them…ergo, re-establish the brand and ramp up volumes > brand recognition and loyalty … aghhh 😡 maddeningly crazy. I’ll be keeping my 570 spider and await delivery of my Emira thanks… 🤨

[@elnyoutube123]

Maserati actually said recently they're going to be scaling down production and not focus as much on mass produced cars 😂

[@elnyoutube123]

@@justinbennitt835 the Alfa is also a proven engine and will be more reliable in the long run than making something totally new.

[@Schmitzelhaus]

@@elnyoutube123 I agree, i´m not quite sold on the reliability of Maserati´s pre-chamber combustion system. Since it´s passive there won´t be fuel or air passing through the pre-chamber, so carbon build-up in it could turn out to be a problem over time. Also i think there have been recorded cylinder peak pressures of like 100 bar/1450psi during studies. So let´s hope they used a proper high-strength alloy. 😅

[@shakesnbake]

Find someone who looks at you like Jack looks at Chris 😅

[@RonsRides]

I'm taking those comments you said about the MC12 personal Chris lol 🙄🙄

[@barryvyner1161]

I hate talking heads stuff - unless it's these two talking about cars.

[@ianminter7822]

Taking out a loan for my new Maserati refrigerator right now.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Chris Harris's precious property: ENGLAND'S NATIONAL TREASURE.

[@Rickladdy]

Don't watch the new top gear anymore (sorry not my cup of tea) but could watch this for hours.

[@Akkbar21]

Will we ever get what we want from you? Chris Harris drives. That’s all we want. Is it that hard to deliver? No silly sports ball people.

[@harshittahlani4684]

Please do test drive videos track videos please please at top gear track.

[@logandehaven8537]

Yeaaaah more topgear

[@alianshasi6187]

I can surely relate just by remembering the stunning Shamal of the 90s , can't think of a sexier car , I'm an AMG fan BTW.