Chris Harris on Cars: The Perfect Petrol Heads Antidote to Top Gear.

After a brief spell behind a paywall Chris Harris on Cars is back and is shaping up nicely to be the perfect petrol heads antidote to Top Gear.
In his latest film, which is 40 odd minutes long (& a welcome departure from the usual 8 or 10 minute pieces) Harris and a few mates drive very fast in a selection of very fast cars, around a race track and talk about them.

...and that's about it. There are no gimmicks, no explosions, no fancy graphics, no staged 'comedy' routines and no plot. They set some lap times, shred some tyres and clearly have a great time doing it. Don't get me wrong, I love Top Gear, but it's not really a car show anymore and hasn't been for a long time, it's an entertainment show that has some cars in it..and that's just fine. This is just better, or at least I think it will be before too long.

Chris Harris, The McLaren P1 Some Powersliding & Some Very Cool But Very Nerdy Stuff

If you're more interested in the nuts and bolts of how a modern hypercar works than repeated, gratuitous slow motion shots of a perfectly executed powerslide coupled with copious amounts of whooping from the hack behind the wheel then the first video here is for you.

Chris Goodwin, the chief test driver on the McLaren P1 gives a fascinating insight into how the P1 works

 

If the powersliding and whooping is more your bag then the 2nd video here is for you.

Chris Harris, by far the best powersliding hack in the business gets behind the wheel of what is the best hypercar in the business......for now. when's that Ferrari out?

Mercedes SLS Electric Drive. Can Volts Ever Match Pistons? - CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS

In the latest episode of CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS @Harrismonkey ponders the Mercedes SLS Electric Drive. Can Volts Ever Match Pistons? The numbers are significant: 750hp, 737lb ft, 2200kg. But can you actually enjoy driving it?