Chris Harris on... the future of the Porsche 911 and internal-combustion | Top Gear

Chris Harris and Top Gear Magazine Editor Jack Rix discuss the future of the 911. Will it even exist? Will it go electric? Is there a future for internal-combustion? Let's find out...
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[@oliverrugg3732]

They should probably just scrap Top Gear and replace it with 30 minute episodes of "Chris Harris on Cars" on BBC 1

[@0katmandude0]

keep top gear as is and add a 30 min segment just with these two talking about cars! like at 23h!!!

[@maximumtheandy]

Nah, get these two and Henry Catchpole as the next Top Gear cast.

[@jondrizzle4554]

He should do it on his own Sure the other 2 are good lads but just not feeling it with them

[@Milkydrummer]

100% agree.

[@jamie8037]

@@jondrizzle4554 paddy is annoying

[@Jim-op5fv]

I’m surprised his back hasn’t snapped from carrying the entire Top Gear ever since the big 3 left.

[@rhull3939]

He is the best of the current guys, but I don't understand why everyone is still so salty about the original trio leaving. You still have the original Top Gear. It's called the Grand Tour. It'll be nice when they start shooting more shows regularly, though. And if you take the current Top Gear and just judge it for what it is, you'll see it's a very, very good car show and nothing to complain about. It's the second best one there is, tied with Roadkill, in my opinion.

[@sethhuber25]

@@rhull3939 grand tour is gone

[@jamiewilkinsracing]

Chris Harris used to be 6'3" before carrying Top Gear

[@tylersimmons7105]

I think you mean the big two and the small one :)

[@nevarran]

I'm surprised people's fingers are not broken after writing so many times how Chris Harries carries Top Gear on his back...

[@craigyirush3492]

Porsche’s investment in synthetic fuels is the best news I’ve heard in ages.

[@alanmay7929]

Audi has been already doing that for years by using excess electricity from renewable to make hydrogen to then combine it with co2 at a factory that reject co2.

[@uclajd]

@@alanmay7929 Same company.

[@miamitten1123]

@@uclajd owned by the same company (VW). But still different teams/divisions.

[@Khan-ts2ji]

@@uclajd never seen a Porsche R8 or an Audi 911

[@uclajd]

@@miamitten1123 I am aware of that.

[@jacgol]

Why is it so relaxing listening to Harris talk?

[@brandonfromlondonuk3484]

I was just thinking that ! i could listen to him all day long

[@undrgrnd734]

asmr no homo

[@julrudbor]

Seeing him drive is also relaxing

[@allergictowoke]

Because he talks in a way which shows he knows what he’s talking about, very professional

[@ronan2064]

Nah Jeremy is 100 times better

[@mro9466]

6 minutes of Chris Harris is like a drop of fresh water in the middle of the Sahara.

[@ronan2064]

Nah Jeremy is

[@johnjuiceshipper4963]

@@ronan2064 yeah yeah, old top gear blah blah Now let us enjoy Chris Harris.

[@Lemma01]

If only it was... but it's not: it's that dismal Rix wittering. So, no thanks.

[@ronan2064]

@@johnjuiceshipper4963 whatever floats your boat I was just addressing my opinion

[@dirikudanalsoyou]

@@ronan2064 cool

[@-DC-]

Harris must have a spine of steel as he is carrying the entire show.

[@VRKyurem]

Nah the other guy sets him up perfectly every time

[@simon8089]

@@VRKyurem the other two are entertainers. Harris is a car guy through and through. But then again, Top Gear is just a family show now anyway.....

[@West4ea]

@@simon8089 yup and it works. Sit down on a Sunday and get car based entertainment, then for us car geeks we get the KZbin content. I’ll watch the Sunday with the mrs and we will laugh away then I can get a more car heavy fix here

[@FAT8893]

@@simon8089 Believe it or not, Paddy once hosted a car show on The Travel Channel back in 2016. Definitely worth to check.

[@kiwihame]

PLEASE let there be a lifeline for the ICE! But we all know that the current 911 has been designed with the capacity to go Petrol/Hybrid.

[@andyfielder2557]

can we have this as an hour long or so podcast every week?

[@thomasbrocatello1809]

Chris Harris does the collecting cars podcast, that's pretty good

[@andyfielder2557]

@@thomasbrocatello1809 yeah love that podcast as well. The more Chris Harris the better tho!

[@mgraham1985]

Check out his Collecting Cars podcast. He's more doing the interviews, but fantastic. Gordon Murray, Tiff, Damon Hill are some of his guests. He's as good an interviewer as he is interviewee.

[@Theferrariguy]

His guest appearance on the carthrottle podcast is very good

[@TheG60528XiJinPing]

Chris Harris podcasts remind me that there are still some sane people in a world over run by car vloggers

[@raphymartinez]

I’m a Tesla owner and I agree 100%. All “regular” vehicles can be electric. But cars like the 911 should remain gas cars. I can’t imagine a GT3 that doesn’t scream as it crosses 8,000RPM

[@btk7520]

Amen there buddy finally a ev guy that appreciates a screaming engine

[@gigadonis8684]

The amount of Tesla's we see on the road today is simply frightening. The fact that people want to be possesed by a 2 tonne, moving iPad is mind boggling. Some features on the car are outright stupid and somewhat dangerous. For example, how can the "Magic steering" possibly know where it is. What if, say, an Audi brake checks you (I say an Audi because 1 in 1 Audi drivers are rude, narsicsstic businessmen trying to invade space... Kind of like what a Austrian Painter did to Poland in 1939). How will the "Magic steering" possibly know whats going on? And then the charging... Imagine a Tesla racing a Nissan Micra for 24 hours... It would have no hope! Imagine the things you will miss while charging. But the owners will say "It's got loads of POWER!!!". But a wise man once said "Speed AND Power. Always both. Never one option". The Tesla has the power, sure, but it takes 15 minutes for it to heat up to go into race mode. So a Ford Model T CAN and will beat it in a drag race. HOW IS THAT SPEED! Then there is the price... Look at all the things in the car that are totally useless. A drawing pad, dancing doors, a horn that can sound like a chicken or a cow. It's almost like they forgot that the people buying the car will be 18 years, not 18 months old. Then finally, the windows. Yes, that man on that video threw a hammer at it and didn't break, but what if the car is drowning??? What are you meant to do??? Cut a neat little hole in the door with a chainsaw convinientley placed in the back seat? In short then, the Tesla is a car for people who think their iPads are too small, and have a strange obsession woth water

[@abulazad1668]

@@gigadonis8684 don’t forget the quality is awful

[@karlhurn]

I could listen to Chris Harris all day. I thought I was a petrolhead, but he's forgotten more about cars than I know 🙏🏻

[@MarSer3]

If synthetic generates same sounds as petrol, then holy grail!

[@magnustan841]

It’s still petrol, just made to be more sustainable. If it burns in an engine and the engine runs, it will make that same sound.

[@insayn7995]

It will, It’s going to be fully compatible with all the petrol engines, hence the sound generated by those engines will be the same.

[@ucevrim]

if so, we are back baby

[@enginerev1108]

The combustion characteristics of e-fuels may be little different from regular ones. So there may be some difference in sound but not too much I guess.

[@tomhill2497]

Well durgh! It is identical to normal petrol, just sourced in greener ways

[@paulbaradi6368]

Really enjoy these vids of "Chris Harris on". Keep them coming please :)

[@eSysmanSuperYachts]

...and 997 GT3RS prices start heading up again!

[@khimaros]

They’ve been going up for a while, I think Chris lost about £200k by selling his a year too early...

[@lukeydukeyz]

Yea man...

[@jc87930]

For sure! And the sweet thing about the water pumpers flooding the market is my 965Turbo appreciates even more! But there is some truth and sadness about how fast is enough. Were I live speed limits are so low and we have vehicle impoundment. Can't get out of first... But can get to the speed limit in 2sec... ;)

[@Askgeez]

Hope the “regular” 3.8 gt3 goes same way 🤪

[@ravirajyaguru5905]

I wanna listen to James May talking with this man. Probably could make a 4 season series out of that.

[@Zygrene]

There goes any shot of me affording a 997 GT3 in the near future. Thanks Chris :'(

[@yoghurt9111]

i had the exact same thought 😅

[@johncarlofernandez2698]

It shoots up in price years ago

[@thedon897]

Become an engineer or doctor, you’ll be able to afford any car you want

[@mak23997]

@@thedon897 I'm a doctor, and I have a 997 turbo. I can't afford a GT3 after Chris Harris made this comment :)

[@LoverOfTech]

This format Top Gear UK having going is really good

[@lanmastersassistant659]

do other countries have top gear? what the point ? :D

[@tomfield8766]

I love listening to Harris talk about cars, he’s great at what he does! I know people say he moans a lot, but it’s for a reason, he understands cars properly and understands what makes them good! 😁😁

[@stevecox5012]

Jack Rix reminds me of Sebastian Vettel. It's been bugging me for a while and it has finally clicked.

[@Mike-1000]

Haha good point.

[@johnjuiceshipper4963]

I could listen to Chris talking about just about anything.

[@mgraham1985]

His Collecting Cars podcast is a great way to get the Chris Harris fix when he's off air.

[@erlanggaadhi3130]

Porsche never built 911 electric, porsche now has develope future combustion engine and syntetic fuel Long live combustion engine

[@magnustan841]

I don’t think the 911 will ever go electric. Porsche employees know how much that car means to their brand and how dearly their customers like it. Part of that identity is the flat-six engine. In fact, I think Porsche has decided to invest in synthetic fuels, just so they can keep the 911 going in its “pure” form for as long as they can.

[@porschespeedstergt]

Amen

[@aussie2uGA]

Look at it another way, it’s taken over 60 years of development to get a 911 to the performance levels where it’s at today. It’s taken Porsche less than 5 years of development to make the Taycan Turbo do the equivalent. Where do you think the future for performance is? Gasoline engines won’t die due to mandates, they’ll die because people will be choosing to ditch heavy maintenance 600hp gas engines for no maintenance 1500hp electric...

[@simonsandvik7367]

Why would anyone spend money on a worse technology when you can just make it electric, 1500hp, four individual motors and a 500 mile range. Just because of the sound? Come on…

[@magnustan841]

@@simonsandvik7367 Apparently, sound is everything for petrol heads. In fact, they can mention all the reasons they want as to why they won’t want to switch to EVs in a hurry. Not a lot of them do a 200-mile journey, that’ll hurt your average affordable EV, every week, not a lot of them do that kind of journey where they need to charge it constantly. They don’t want to make that switch because, “there’s no lovely combustion engine making a noise for us to enjoy.” I think they’d happily take a 1.0-litre VW Polo over a Porsche Taycan.... I get your frustrations man, EVs do make sense for a lot of people, but because people do want to give up their lovely noise, they won’t make that switch. It’s their loss at the end of the day, because there are so many things EVs do better than combustion engines and taking everything into consideration, EVs are better for the environment in a lot of countries, especially in countries that rely heavily on green ways to generate electricity.

[@subgull]

Thank you Chris. You voiced what we want to hear.

[@jealva]

Chris is so right about the 997 generation of Porsches. It’s the sweet spot in terms of modern but still analog P cars and it has the last generation of the legendary Mezger engine.

[@siviter]

The 911 can become a plug-in hybrid and be fine for sale after 2030. On the synthetic fuels. I think they will be used alongside electrification and on historic models.

[@sparky4878]

Only until 2035 then not even hybrid, unless the government change their minds with synth fuels as Chris hopes for.

[@alanmay7929]

Yeah just like koesnigsegg already making fuel with volcano based in Iceland.

[@rohanbanerjee_]

That’d be a neat solve tbh

[@carreragt8516]

Synthetic fuels will be readily available by then. I genuinely think ALL performance cars will have ICE engines in 2030 and they’ll be legal with synthetic fuels

[@siviter]

@@carreragt8516 the tricky bit is ensuring only synthetic fuels go in them, to make the case. Regular unleaded will still be available for another 20 years.

[@cmartinez1012]

BBC needs to give Chris his own show, "Chris Harris on Cars" would be epic!!

[@AliasHSW]

Love that CH and a few others out there are advocating for the fun to drive factor over max power.

[@prasad530]

I can't believe people are so stupid about this. A 700hp monster that you can't take out of 2nd gear without going 150 miles an hour is useless. Fun to drive = exploring a cars limits, and thats impossible with a track monster. Give me a Boxster GTS and I will definitely be having more fun than your 765LT.

[@drdoomgoat38]

@@prasad530 BS.Just learn some drivinng skills and take the LT to the track and rip it.

[@prasad530]

@@drdoomgoat38 So for the couple times a year you tracked it you would have fun, and then the 363 other days of the year it would be garbage.

[@anshumanbhattacharyya828]

Chris Harris. Great driver, even more eloquent speaker 🙏🏻

[@PhilT993]

"Perfectly fast enough for any lunatic". I like that :-)

[@markbucknell1]

Massive respect for Chris Harris. Words of wisdom from a down to earth legend 👍

[@derickroman3306]

....why would they portray A DIFFERENT IMAGE OF "CHRIS M. HARRIS", / SEATTLE BASED......ON BRAVO'S, YACHTING-MEDITTERANEAN????

[@derickroman3306]

Season5 ep 1&2

[@joelhalliday9252]

Chris is extremely qualified to comment on cars ! I will always listen

[@jlo6388]

AP said he's going to keep the GT3 NA as long as possible. Even if it means Porsche has to come up with its own fuel. Love it! Keep it up Porsche.

[@GT3Marine]

I can feel the value of my 997.2 GT3 rising by the second.

[@Emira_75]

These sit down chats are the best new top gear content

[@tuanvo2601]

0:53 Love this moment

[@brandonfromlondonuk3484]

i could listen to Chris Harris all day long

[@nealp885]

If you think about it the previous Top Gear we all love from 2003 to 2015 was made in the absolute peak car enthusiasts love. After the mid 2010's is when things became less exciting and just a bit bland.

[@truetothegame2928]

crap show !

[@LDwiggs]

The lighting design in this scene is absolutely spectacular.

[@EvilCreedy]

I could listen to Chris talk cars all day 🤘

[@user-zz6iv2ou6f]

As a mechanical engineer knowing and having some experience with the pollution of electric cars and synthetic fuel research, internal combustion engines aren’t going away. The energy use through the entire product lifecycle of an ICE car vs an electric car isnt favorable and the manufacturing and disposal of electric car tech is quite dirty, but it’s out of sight of the consumer. Synthetic fuels could be much more economically friendly since they use existing gas stations and can work with current ICE tech in a sustainable way. If sustainable fuel production can be cleaner than electric car technology, which it can be fairly conventionally, then the potential is massive. Particularly for heavy industry, shipping, and aviation, synthetic fuels could cut emissions enormously.

[@maxpowers6768]

Im sure an EV nut will be along with his google and wiki facts to explain to you that your wrong.... but I agree with you.

[@user-zz6iv2ou6f]

@@maxpowers6768 Wiki facts and working with those are the forefront are quite different. One takes your thumbs, the other takes your brain and hard work. Complex problems have complex relationships. Hopefully we solve this problem together as human beings 👍🏼

[@maxpowers6768]

Top man top reply.

[@mohammedmughal6644]

Chris Harris is ALWAYS interesting to watch. Whether he’s sideways at opposite lock in a Mclaren, or sitting on chair in a studio talking about the future of the internal combustion engine. Never stop, sir.

[@maxmoose8476]

This is an amazing video, even though it’s sad but happy top gear were taken over! :)

[@richardlehoux]

I just love that the close captioning read : they sold a boat load of Tai Can. LOL

[@carlosbrazao6039]

Chris is the man. Very well spoken and intelligent. My petrolhead (synthetic) kind of guy.

[@117johnpar]

If theres one thing we know about policies and bureaucracy is that its always fast adapting and always ahead of the technological curve.

[@JoeBlo2]

Environmental regulators are the main driver of electrification.

[@jamesengland7461]

Is this comment sarcasm?

[@billdexhart5179]

@@JoeBlo2 And they are making us run before we can walk.

[@miklu26]

Haha yep!

[@jaimehernandez4962]

that's only in Europe. here in the US, we still use a 100 year old infrastructure.

[@jonmayhew4468]

These conversations on motoring topics are better than the actual top gear episodes.

[@devanman7920]

Man I love these videos. Keep them coming as much as you can please!

[@derickroman3306]

Is he Seattle based ?

[@pic18f452]

Thank you Chris, now you just bumped up the prices on all the 997s we've been waiting so long for them to drop in price!

[@arapaimagold8088]

Oh if you understand the pain of waiting used 991 price to drop again like before 991.2 was released.

[@alexisniz7873]

911s are like rolexes, you gotta jump on them NOW because they’ll only go up in value.

[@Inazuma68]

So that means in his eyes, that I made a good choice, when buying a 996.2 GT3 recently... 😁

[@Donolotti]

This is exactly what we’ve been waiting for.

[@classiccarssp]

Harris mentions José Manuel de los Milagros with the awesome video of the New M3 on the snow in Jarama Circuit last January2021.. Must see!!!

[@PCayMan]

Chris Harris is a driving god amongst men. Top Gear is so lucky to have him

[@39PSIOnTheDaily]

The 997 is the quintessential modern 911. It really does have all the flavour of the old 911’s mixed with all the fervour of the new.

[@CGCTV]

Very true! It was considered the last proper 911 for a while since the 991 ditched HPAS for an EPAS system.

[@magnustan841]

@@CGCTV All these things petrolheads consider “pure” like hydraulic steering, do you complain about these things been taken away because, “it isn’t there like it used to be”?Even if the 991’s electric steering delivered the same level of steering feel and driving engagement as the 997’s hydraulic one, will you still pick the 997, because “it has hydraulic steering, which will always be better, and that’s what I want.”?

[@jochem1986]

@@magnustan841 I think what we want is maximum engagement and connection with the car. If the 991 would do that better than the 997, that would be the one to have. But it isn't. The 997 isolates you less from the tires, which is what you want.

[@hayashishark7378]

@@magnustan841 It's not just steering, although everyone saying EPAS is as good, driving back to back 997 and 991 do quietly admit hydraulic is still better. Anyway. Porsche themselves say 911 should be very driver friendly (aka moron friendly, those not adjusting to the advantages and disadvantages of rear engine layout). That means they are going to extreme lengths to engineer their way into being friendly. They are extracting the 911 out of the 911 with constant widening, moving the engine, playing with the weight and, finally, PASM and PADM. So quite a lot are saying base cars are more 911 than the high end ones, excepting the GT cars (which are totally other topic). I personally just don't like how unnecessarily fat they became. Sooo, I am jumping on the 997 train as well. But what do I know

[@magnustan841]

@@hayashishark7378 So you’re another one of the “all 911s in the 992 range being widebody.” haters? I thought people would love that widebody look that all 911s now share, not just the GT products, because it makes them look like the old 993 models with the huge flared wheel arches. If you’ve seen a 993 Carrera, you know what I mean.

[@DoubleDeckerAnton]

Chris is great to listen to...so knowledgeable.

[@piperbob2]

Driving an electic car is like performing in an orchestral concert with no strings in the string section, no wires in the piano, no reeds in the woodwind section, no mouthpieces in the brass section. The sound of silence.

[@error404blah]

Synthetic fuel to the rescue!!!

[@tretchroots9803]

🙏

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

I doubt it. They've been saying this for years. I remember hearing about LPG and all that and nothing materialised really. Only bio fuels but those were still pollutants. It was a niche then and it will remain a niche now. I feel like the ship is sailing on that. EV's will be outperforming combustions as well. They should have moved on this years ago, when the talk the emissions clamp down thats now happening. Synthetics haven't a hope filling in the gap that they need to to keep combustion mainstream now because it's too late, it hasn't matured enough and manufactures and companies like Shell, only have themselves to blame.

[@planespeaking]

Snake oil to the rescue

[@theempires5]

@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks EV still has a long way to go and ultimately, it'll not become the answer to the future of vehicular propulsion system. The battery technology hasn't evolved much and it is still a limiting factor about whether electric vehicle can cope with the demand that a petrol/diesel powered car used to face. Long distance journey, top up fuel and off you go again. An EV is more limiting in terms of how you conduct those journey, with time consideration about the range and whether the electric motor can run at a high demand without any shortcoming.

[@JWL-UK]

I look forward to it! Would love to see the whole pollution-saving EV scam being exposed and thrown back to the drawing board. 300K miles/average required to offset the pollution it causes while being produced, it's madness! Plus the "throw your dirty 8-year-old ICE car EURO 6 away or anything in between and get a shiny new EV" message being championed by the government and funded by the taxpayer should be totally scrapped and the public purse reimbursed IMO. It will take generations for all owners who made the stupid decision to replace a new-ish car with an EV to clean their conscience of the pollution created in the manufacturing of Teslas and all other EVs. See the UN's report on the impact lithium mining alone is having on poor countries unctad.org/news/developing-countries-pay-environmental-cost-electric-car-batteries

[@alexcarolan8825]

Politicians aren't Scientists. But they do pay Scientists. Sometimes they pay even multiple Scientists until they get the political answer they wanted from the get go i.e. move to electric instead of petrol, because money.

[@xavcore]

i love the porches adn 🧬 never forget where they come from ❤️

[@pruett89]

Is this just going to become a podcast? It should be! This duo is quite good in my opinion and I’d love long form discussions from them

[@Bongalicius]

We stopped using horses for transportation and mobility but there's still horse racing, so I'm sure there's somehow a future for the internal combustion engine.

[@tsport100]

Syngas is a hail Mary... it has 1/2 the energy density of Natural Gas... which itself when compressed to 250 Bar has 1/4 the volumetric energy density of petrol.

[@4literv6]

Exactly right, and how much energy does it take to produce a single gallon of synthetic fuel? Petrol fuels right now require over 8kwhs on average of energy per gallon to find, extract, transport, refine, transport again, store in the ground, then pump back up into a tank just to get burned giving off heat&poisonous fumes. How far can an average electric go right now today on that same amount of energy without the noise heat and fumes? 🤔

[@AuslanIz]

I loved the Chris Harris alone reviews! Just pure Chris cut on cars!

[@AE-jk9tu]

we need this to be longer

[@spaulagain]

Boxster and Cayman need to remain ICE as well, or at a minimum be hybrids.

[@westpalmdoc]

dont think they have ever sold well. they need to go down a different road. once they went v4 it was really downhill

[@spaulagain]

@@westpalmdoc the Boxster and Cayenne saved Porsche. So at least the Boxster has sold well. It's was the flat four that caused the decline.

[@cityboycountrystar1]

I take the RS Chris!

[@MitEast1]

Podcast form please? Excellent stuff.

[@ac24z]

And GT3 prices go up again. Thanks Chris😃

[@Fearthewhite]

Why did Chris not consider the 911 R in his 911 to keep?

[@warboyrb]

Man speaks some truth - if emissions are net zero, then let me drive my petrol powered, manual sports car for the next 50 years.

[@zsb707]

Emissions can't be net zero if you keep making ICE cars, but due to many BEVs in their offering, they can keep the ICE 911 alive.

[@appleblueragcrip]

I could literally sit there all day and listen to Mr Harris talk 🤣

[@ApothecaryTerry]

I still reckon mild hybridisation is inevitable for a simple reason- brake and tyre emissions are also significant, so decelerating by regenerating energy instead of wearing pads reduces that issue. Hybrid NA engines sound nicer and respond better than turbos too.

[@adithyaajith8239]

Key word being.....alternate combustion fuels ....please God please more internal combustion

[@mannyfox8089]

now lets talk about getting rid of speed limits :)

[@NanaGlover]

The British public can't be trusted with that leave that to the Germans

[@CaptHotah]

We got speed limits? Wouldn't have guessed so by the way some are driving here

[@maxpowers6768]

I think Chris is the voice we need in uk the change these proposed bans to allow synthetic.

[@Skidz1818]

picked up my brand new 992 911 turbo S a few weeks ago. Best car in every aspect i've ever owned.

[@isnitjustkit]

Chris drove every single nail with a single stroke, he's an absolute genius

[@derickroman3306]

Like Kanye ?!

[@jitohamnath3909]

I would happily listen to chris Harris talk for 12hrs rather than listen to my girlfriend for 20 mins.

[@zsb707]

Have you told your GF about this comment? 😊

[@ElroyMcDuff]

Just tell her you don't care who said what to who at her job. She'll appreciate the input. :-P

[@PL-fh8cz]

In fairness, Chris Harris is easier to 'pause' and listen to later. 😁

[@penpaper7614]

I love chris harris and love reading comments about him even more

[@SChapps]

Only straight facts from Chris like usual. He speaks for all of us.

[@harshsonawane6076]

Please Porsche , figure out synthetic fuels fast! Pleaseeeeeeee

[@davidmccarthy6061]

I assume you mean get the price down to at least the current gasonline level? It also isn't magic so while it may help with tailpipe admissions it may still be as bad for the planet as regular fossil fuel.

[@matthewwood3000]

@@davidmccarthy6061 the synthetic fuel that Porsche is developing will work in any car and reduce emissions by up to 85% and is produced using wind and solar power etc. Making that fuel and putting it in used cars is alot less damaging than building s new electric car

[@christopherayala4619]

Mazda are on this as well so it mostly likely get cheaper in no time

[@broadblast3141]

I agree with jack on the looks of the new m3/4. Looks mega in black or a nice grey colour.

[@actuallypaulstanley]

I agree, as these colours hides the imo hideous front end. The engine and chassis dynamics as shown through multiple YT videos have shown that BMW have engineered a masterpiece.

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

The only colour I like it in is a jet black, phantom black or a chared grey. Something that disguises the ugly front.

[@Mw2_OG]

I’ve gotta say, Chris Harris IS Top Gear. I’ve never watched it since the main 3 left neither but I could literally listen to him speak about cars all day long and not get bored.

[@millsey7991]

Chris is the only reason why I still watch top gear on a Sunday. Just think of the ratings if you could replace the other 2

[@shalvami]

I don't thing cars like 911 or some hight end sports cars are the main polluters because they sell in very limited numbers, should leave those cars with ICE, and other 99% which is the main polluters go for electric. That would be wise decision

[@magnustan841]

As long as governments see a tailpipe, they’d want to get rid of it, not matter how limited production it is. That said, I’m looking forward to the EV revolution. By the time I can drive (20 this year), I could have some very interesting EVs in my hands.

[@shalvami]

@@magnustan841 yeah sure but completely throwing away 100 years of engineering I don't think it's right. I'm a big supporter of the idea: leave whats the best, get rid of the others.

[@magnustan841]

@@shalvami Sure man, that sounds great to me too! But better still, look towards other forms of transport, why don’t I see cargo ships pursuing something greener like natural gas for propulsion? Most still burn diesel and that’s is like a whole population’s worth of vehicles (including trucks and buses) in terms of emissions....

[@shalvami]

@@magnustan841 sure, everything, even planes

[@brandonfromlondonuk3484]

is the new Porsche Boxter Spyder the best looking Porsche ever made ?

[@metaljonesy]

Well said Chris!

[@JKS62B50]

Yes more videos like this...

[@christianfloehr]

997 GT3 RS is peak 911. Peak Porsche.. like the 430 Scuderia for Ferrari. That Chris chose from the Challenge Stradale and 458 Speciale.. 👍🏻Completly agree.

[@nealp885]

I think late 90s early 2000's to about 2015 was the best time for cars

[@christianfloehr]

@@nealp885 Oh yes. NA engines that sounded great, gearboxes that were manual or felt analoge, and cars that the driver had to learn.. not computers that we use to get from a to b.

[@nealp885]

@@christianfloehr Cars also looked better IMO

[@Fahad05]

911s need to be ice cars

[@mr_c.i.c]

Why read the Top Gear magazine when you can see and listen to Chris? Sweetest short podcasts currently

[@Lentlebeanify]

I could listen to these guys talk for hours

[@genemounce8302]

The ICE will NEVER go away. End of story.

[@planespeaking]

Yes it will, along with Generation X. The kids dig electric.

[@AndorRadnai]

Yesss! Not if we can help it!

[@reneseuret6271]

Once upon a time Diesel was the way forward. As batteries degraded with time, what will happen with all those cars with batteries not been able to hold the charge?

[@waxy954]

Brilliant little video. Also rather than designing a new engine, Porsche should focus on bringing the weight down. Therefore the power can remain the same but the bhp per kg goes up, improving performance, handling and economy!

[@mikecurtis8891]

There will only ever be one Top Gear, the original team but Chris Harris is a star in his own right.

[@geoffshilton6998]

Make this man Secretary of State for Transport and make Graphs Pants go stand in the corner - forever.

[@GenuineFlolie]

One simply cannot have combustion without local tailpipe emissions

[@ocalaeyeguy]

Just saw a new 911 992 today in central Florida.....I swear I looked at least 3 times.... beautiful beautiful car.

[@AlexBurns86]

Is there anyway for KZbin to only notify me when a "Chris Harris On..." Video is uploaded?

[@hussaingahlot2318]

I'm hating the electric future 😐

[@EDGEDAZZA]

When we walk into an all electric dealership in 2035.. we won’t

[@insayn7995]

Lol

[@WasabiBoyNZ]

Chris Harris is a purist and I for one 100% appreciate that. Original Gang of 3 was awesome, they brought motoring to the people with humor and their own motoring passion with an accent on humor. Lets just appreciate them all, and long live the combustion engine for its raw mechanical vibe and respect the punch of electrons. That said, I think Porche has it right. How can a 1.9 sec 0 to 60 be anything like safe on a daily drive!!! Were at the edge of speed right now...desperate for what's next even if its the "I want my mummy button" Lets hope we can appreciate the feel of a beast between our hands and pedel for a few more years before the autonomous drive is the norm!

[@speedrepublic5270]

Chris Harris on Cars needs to make a return! And the Collecting Cars podcasts need to be more frequent. Glad to hear Porsche are investing in alternative fuels.