The BAC Mono: 280hp, 540kg. Wet and Drifty. - /CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS

The BAC Mono is a carbon-bodied piece of sculpture with the innards of a Formula 3 car: 540kg, 280hp. The handling is astonishing, in the wet.

[@videouploaduser1]

This is the best car I've had the pleasure of driving, I tested this for 4 laps and came away in love with it.

[@megamax888]

I wish all these episodes were longer, just pure pleasure listening to Chris Harris talking about these beautiful cars.

[@TWISF1987]

Really wish to see Chris take this Mono out again in the dry, but please take a white one!

[@AJTalks]

+TWISF1987 With the new engine as well

[@dartagnanx1]

Chris Harris... you rock! Oh to have your driving skills, appreciation of driving pleasure, oratory craftsmanship and an uncanny ability to communicate all that you experience. Hat's off to you sir.

[@Howefan339]

I was just watching a video on another youtube channel dealing with cars.... and I thought to myself, why isnt this channel more like Drive? This channel has all I could really want in my car news and more. factory tours, real drivers doing what they do best, and spectacular production values directed by the most talented crew i have seen this side of Topgear. No higher praise!!! Snagging chris harris was the best thing you could do.PLEASE HAVE A FERRARI TOUR LIKE YOU HAVE WITH THE PAGANI ONE!.

[@allensaunders449]

seems like all reviews of cars in England happen in the rain

[@MysterDaftGame]

I wonder why...

[@truemenimprovedaily]

It drives me nuts because they get some expensive cars to drive and can’t show it off at all so it feels wasted

[@phil3038]

@@truemenimprovedaily our roads are wet most of the time. So its good to see how it performs under genuine British conditions. 😉🙂👌🇬🇧

[@bullmkts]

The fact that Chris is able to get this many "likes" with this crappy audio is a testament to how good he is and how much we appreciate his reviews. Great work as usual!

[@TheShihab1]

But yes this one is a really beautiful looking machine. Thanks, Chris Harris.

[@pilzpop]

Chris Harris on Cars is the only reason I am subscribed to Drive. Great vid as always!

[@AlexOliver555]

I've started to like Chris's video's before they even start playing. Great review!

[@BlueFatalis]

I think this car would be so much cooler if it had a fighter style cot pit with a see through plastic dome to protect you from the elements, it could be hinged at the back above where your head sits.

[@petermuller161]

The only downside to that would be losing the open cockpit.

[@RogueVigilante]

would add more weight and you wouldnt want to drift it around like that on public roads would hit an oil patch if in the wet;) and if not in the wet I see no other reason to have a cockpit unless the noise bothers you although wouldnt it be nice to have a passenger or two to be able to scare in that sense the mclaren f1 is king for being able to scare 2x people sad well problably never drive one of these cars;(

[@boothegoopc8417]

So how do you get out when you roll it?

[@jesusfierro5436]

boothegoo pc errr

[@miyasteiman5454]

You only have to think about that idea for 5 seconds to realize how stupid it is

[@rafaelcalha]

That is by far the best driving journalist world has ever seen! Thanks CHRIS!

[@shannonlevett]

Industrial artistry. Stunning.

[@JoshuaC0rbit]

It's stunning. Wow. The engineering that went into it is staggering

[@xevious2501]

This car is immense!, its the best looking trackday car of them all, and amongst the best looking street cars ever made. (IMO) Fantastic. certainly a collectors car. And its design is yet another thats defining the look of future vehicles. BAC MONO,Ariel atom,Crossbow,Aventador all have that same F22 raptor design language. but this one really sets the tone for the perfect drivers car. Great job Chris, unfortunately the UK has bad weather.

[@sw1000xg]

Don't know why not! It looks fantastic, and is a true track day car I would love to own one and go the track every weekend!

[@shahulhusman]

Wish we got cool cars like that... Loving drive with Chris Harris and Matt Farrah

[@pepemorales9560]

Wow. I hadn't read that article. Thanks for the heads up. Mr. Harris has definitely earned my respect.

[@z400racer37]

... How have I not seen this video like 7 times yet?

[@banksyman87]

Chris tells it like it is. Some of Ferrari´s business practices are despicable. He's the only auto with the presence of mind to point it out instead of licking arse and drinking the cool aid like the rest. I think his perspective is invaluable. Brave stuff, I respect him for it

[@bottomlayer]

Another awesome video with Chris Harris

[@Thoughmuchistaken]

Looking forward to seeing this in the next series of Top Gear. It certainly joins the open air cars in my dream garage: Atom 3, 2 Eleven, Superlight R500, and the Morgan3.

[@donaircooleone]

Brilliant video showing a truly magnificent British car in some traditional weather drifty fun :D

[@brianrosado]

I like how they put the caption of his onboard review underneath the video...it kind of looks like an old NES game...LOVE IT!

[@thebossisheretostay]

the shot from 2:10 to 2:18 (maybe because it reminds me of top gear, or a video game) has made me think of an amazing idea, compile all drive network shows (bar shakedown as it talks about current events and road testament) into a DVD and sell it!!!!!

[@JanMichaelFranklin]

Chris Harris is the man! That car is cool as hell too! Formula Ford for the street! Europe and Japan get all the cool stuff!

[@TheJsHep]

Welcome back Mr. Harris. You've been greatly missed.

[@NadirLazTl]

I second that, Tuned and Big Muscle are really, really good.

[@1throrugh9]

That's only 1 reason my friend. The 7 and the atom are available here. After being driven through the mountains of California in my friends Caterham 7 Roadsport, then driving it myself down the PCH, I can definitely say it's worth every penny!

[@207Richy]

Flipping lovely, love cars like this.

[@chimuscletv]

Before I talk crap about testing cars in the rain. Question, what makes you have to do a test drive in the rain? your budget? your schedule? The cars shedule? I would think the owner of the car would rather a dry test. Another good Chris Harris video though, i just wish it was in the dry

[@IronKnok]

Pls again...but in the dry and on some back roads. always lovely though, thanks again Chris

[@JonasSilius]

Just saw this car reviewed on Top Gear and in my opinion - Chris Harris does it far better justice, good job Chris!

[@alexpeak16]

Exactly! You've hit the nail right there my friend!

[@Buttnut105]

This is such a cool little toy. They should design a glass cockpit thing for it to complete the scifi exterior. It would look awesome.

[@133maxiboy]

@ 2:08 ... are they Commodores in the back ground?

[@momouppa]

Jackie Chan certainly does

[@colejones6312]

That's what I thought.

[@charliefm826]

Strayyaaaa mate

[@yitboy11]

that view of the shift levers is sooo cool

[@RaeMachiavelli]

not to mention that it is made incredibly well.

[@Shmazeturuz]

Me too, imagine all the carbon fiber and needed craftmanship to built this thing... A couple of years ago something like this wouldn't even been affordable at all.. (Don't want to say that I could afford one right now... sadly ^^)

[@at4EversEnd]

If slip angle is measured by the amount the tire is sliding as opposed to rolling forward, and if slip angle is greater in the rear then the front, then the rear will be sliding out more then the front tire. And if oversteer is the rear sliding out more then the front. Then oversteer is a byproduct of slip angle, yes?

[@interphase]

Cracking video, would love to see a followup on dry roads. Could we please lose the teletype-style subtitles though? Having them in the border is great, but the spindly font and constantly shifting lines are a pain and take too long to scan over a traditional 'one line at a time' style.

[@N33myE]

Beautifully done!

[@pvultureb8341]

2:53 he came already

[@JavaRacingCo]

MORE DRIVE CLEAN, please!! Thumbs up

[@MugenST]

Good review. Quite happy to hear Ford - Cosworth engine sound :) I like the approach of Chris's reviews. If i may, i think it would be quite interesting to do a test of bit tuned car vs stock one - on a track. So viewers can see if the spent money on they're upgrades is really making sense or if you do something that wasn't done before: lets say you test a Fiesta ST mountune (190bhp) or the MR200 Fiesta ST against a Clio 200 cup. Would be very interesting to see. Keep up the good work!

[@robkamanda]

Chris Harris is.......The Boss!!!!

[@grandlotus1]

The BAC Mono is my dream car.

[@allyc85]

I want one of these sooooo badly!

[@tanner1ie]

While i don't think most of us care about the bike show, as you say there are plenty of reasons to watch Drive other than Chris, but of all the things you listed you missed Leo with Shakedown - he was the best thing on FLD and he's one of the best things on Drive :) .

[@89subaruman]

More and more like Top Gear every day! That's a good thing.

[@mzondi1970]

couldnt even imagine driving this...way to much fun

[@at4EversEnd]

I think you guys might be arguing over slip angle. In a sense the fastest way around a track requires sliding, or slip angle if you will. 5-6 percent slip angle is about average for most cars. F1 cars will slide evenly if they got the balance right, big fat tank slappers upsets balance by having way to little rear grip and the power is being put down inefficiently. So in a way webbyman is right.

[@juicyjuice743]

I wish Chris would do a dry test of the Mono and see how the times stack up against some of the other track day cars.

[@Shmazeturuz]

That's a good point. ^^ Btw. I adore the Atom as any other car that achieves to be as light and agile. In this case I was just thinking about the appearance.

[@Dr_Xyzt]

This looks like a lot of fun. The subtitle business gives me an idea of how engaging this is.

[@drunkinmaster1]

Im really liking these car reviews from Chris Harris. He seems much more knowledgeable and skilled as a driver than Jeremy Clarkson.

[@superchargedturbo]

awesome tool

[@acetdsx]

Especially the Formula Ford he just tested a few weeks ago. I want to know how the BAC Mono stacks up to that thing.

[@ShadowLancer128]

is anyone else cracking up at the guy trying to reach the pedals with his hands. "Guys I'm stuck!..... Guys?..... guise. ....FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!"

[@danielbeard2656]

I would love to see the outtakes from this video.

[@alexpeak16]

Great review Chris, soo much better than Top Gear. I bet the Mono will feel even better in the dry. 7:40 for this video isn't long enough

[@Malteser3535]

A Chris Harris on Cars Comparison between, the Mono, KTM X-Bow, Ariel Atom and maybe a Caterham CSR260 would be awesome. But this time in the dry, please.

[@MrBipito]

As good as usual! I don't think it's a pointless car in the wet just because it slides so much but it sure is a handfull! ... though that is fun... :) Also, anyone knows the name of the song playing along the 4.00min mark? ;)

[@shahulhusman]

Man... Love this car, the new ktm xbow rr, the Ariel's etc.. This is the track car will be when cars with number plates have to be 40mpg and autonomous

[@aboessam123]

about time chris!!!

[@CJAEY]

My god that car is beautiful

[@Warpedguitar28]

they should raise the intake a little higher and then could put a removable canopy on it so you can drive in all conditions

[@bmancodgta4]

Awesome video but too short!!!! love the 15 min + chris harris stuff

[@xieper]

I know Matt Farah already drove the Hennesy Venom on tuned, but I'd really like to see Chris Harris review it :)

[@ThatCrazyGu]

He was the one who wrote the original article that Jalopnik published about the Ferrari press car debacle.

[@TJJJJJJJJJJJ]

That thing looks like a tonne of fun in the wet

[@wizardsmokey]

Drifting may not the fastest way around a corner, but it is the most fun.

[@DZoneMotorsportTV]

Chris is no longer allowed to test drive Ferraris. See the article that started it all; "How Ferrari Spins" on Jalopnik.

[@weejitwill]

they are finally starting production on the Red Bull X2011 Prototype

[@RaeMachiavelli]

This is what a car show should be. Less jokes, more driving.

[@Jesticles85]

that is one awesome and expensive go-kart...I WANT IT!!!!

[@25Celtics]

Thats why any DRIVE viewer in Europe with a notable Ferrari should lend it to the team to use!

[@at4EversEnd]

Can you point out where I defined oversteer?. I just said it's a byproduct of slip angle, and as you stated "oversteer IS when your SLIP ANGLE is increasing", so can you have oversteer without slip angle? If yes, then how so? You should also add is "increasing more then the front". But for the most part I agree. Yes when the rear slip angle increases more then the front, you get oversteer.

[@Lolzilol123]

Yes, oversteer is only possible with slip, but I don't get why you felt you had to point that out when my statement was that slip angle isn't the same as oversteer. You need water to boil an egg but that doesn't mean that the words 'water' and 'egg' mean the same thing, does it?

[@miltqllama]

I love it when Chris calls things "mega"

[@srrtbb]

I wonder how it would do against the Arial Atom with the 300bhp supercharge Type R version. This things you can see that the body panel will produce down force. That would be cool to see the comparison!!

[@bullshittin]

Great review as always.

[@dorge141]

thats great and all, but what would you rather have this or a ford fiesta 1.9 diesel???

[@dartagnanx1]

Nice car too!

[@tres311]

I love how no matter what month or day it is the weather is always shit in England.

[@ross46x]

Cool car

[@dabrula]

They should've had a racing series for this car.

[@pootube45]

Harris, what is it like, in terms of handling that weird hexagonal steering wheel, to get a handful of opposite lock and unwind it? I imagine it to be rather strange and possibly difficult to use for the twirly bits...

[@TheJsHep]

Thanks for the info. I must have missed it.

[@舞美姫]

Is a formula3 in the road,feels very good

[@NZsarge1]

Good video, the BAC Mono is an impressive machine but for the price so it should be.

[@89subaruman]

7:21 CRAZY EYES!!!!

[@PoppinbottlesMr]

on a next episode, Chris should talk about what Ferrari does to their press cars and his take on this. Thumbs up if you to want this.

[@turboroman]

No, it really shouldn't. The all wheel drive keeps the car better in the corner when going sideways because it fights the inertia and makes the car able to go faster even without real traction. The tracks are very different too, you can't really compare it like this.

[@LucasJonasch98]

at 0:03 you can just see through the suspension, thats cool.

[@DmanHein95]

how does the BAC Mono compare to the Caparo T1 from a few years ago; cause they both have very similar targets in the way they deliver speed.

[@alexpeak16]

Fair enough I get your point on entertainment. I understand that perspective but I stick to my own opinions

[@c0c0asauce]

This car doesn't have a transversely mounted engine, so a K20 is out. F20C would be closer. They probably chose the Duratec because its a cheaper engine to start with and its aftermarket is huge, especially in Europe where the Honda movement isn't as strong as the US. The Duratec with ITBs and a more aggressive cam should be able to push 320-340. Flat 4 sucks Naturally aspirated. I would have used the engine from the ZX14-R. Don't really need reverse on something the wind can push. My opinion.

[@jacobzepol]

That steering wheel looks dope

[@TodHunterGD]

I'm looking outside atm, there is a lack of rain. But is has snowed, rained, hailed etc in the last 3 days.