Chris Harris - Quick Steer | The Ferrari F50 | Living Up to The F40?
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- čas přidán 4. 11. 2023
- "I remain convinced this is the most ambitious car Ferrari has ever made." - Chris Harris
Following the iconic Ferrari F40, the F50 faced one of the toughest challenges in the history of the supercar.
With a 6-speed gated manual gearbox mated to its N/A F1-derived V12, working in harmony with the full-carbon tub that cradles it intimately behind the driver, the F50's drivetrain offers a mesmerising supercar experience, and is in no way any lesser than the F40's.
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Chris H here - of course it’s a 4.7 litre. I realised it the day after and then we forgot to fix it in the edit. Not good from me - apologies to all.
Harris.. that beard is HORRENDOUS!
It’s unkempt and it makes you look 15 years older than you are.
Get rid of it!! Now!!
You are forgiven, good sir. Keep up the stellar work.
Bro only 12yr old and Ferrari merch owners care.
Tsk Tsk Monkey. Now you owe me a F50
@HarrisMonkey - always good to see you behind the wheel, especially when it's ones of the best cars ever. We need a 20 min video of this.
Ten years ago I was sitting outside a hospital’s ICU awaiting news of my ill mother. The only thing that gave me a pinch of joy was watching Chris’s f40 v f50 review on repeat.
Oh God that was 10 years ago !
I hope your mom are healthy today🤞
That wasn't 10 years ago surely!!!!!!
@@ebbs0000it was, man how the days are long and the years are short.
No way that was 10 yrs ago
People forget this is Ferrari's only production manual V12 mid-engine flagship. Probably the most desirable Ferrari for me.
Still have Harris driving the F40 and F50 back to back saved on my watch list. Awesome vid
Great video that was
@@BangAverageRider Yup. Its saved next to Chris, Marino and the nut case thats Tiff Needell driving the holy trinity.
Wonder if CH will have a different outlook on the F50 as time has passed... looking fwd to this
@@neillaw9867near those, in my list, is Tiff vs Sutcliff in the MP4-12C and the Huayra.
Same here. I watch that f40/f50 video randomly time to time.
Ferrari F50 is my childhood car.
Also the car that made me a Ferrari fan when I was a kid.
same..I had a copy of Motor Trend or Car and Driver with a Yellow F50 on the cover. I stared at that car for hours.
Same.. Need for speed 2 made me fall in love with this car
Same. That Shell commercial from the 90's made the F50 my favorite super car even today.
All of my friends said the f40 was better. What did we know, we only drove hondas and Pontiacs?I always thought this one was the best. The look, the sound. Of all the Ferrari, this is the one for me.
Same had 3 F50 toy models
Chris Harris deserves all the success he is having right now. I've been following him since the beginning, I am so happy to see a talented and genuine car enthusiast gets to a place like this. Congratulations to all your success and wishing more to come.
We're glad you enjoyed it!
Love that the F50 is finally getting the praise and recognition it deserves. It is a stunning masterpiece.
I dont have much left from my late father, but his F50 model sits proudly on the window. Thanks for making me such a car nerd dad ❤️
Many years ago the EVO guys did a test with the 288 GTO, F40, F50 and Enzo. The F50 came out on top. Says it all.
Read that article more than once. Just one of the best car stories ever put on paper.
If you think about it from a driver's perspective, it's just a given.
An amazing old school Ferrari V12, lightweight chassis, pure and analog, engine mounted as a stress member so you can *feel* the revs, targa roof panels so you can *hear* all of that exhaust, spiritual evolution of the near-perfect F40 with a better engine and better overall build and finish. Plus some fitted luggage so it has the ability to do a weekend trip or something.
The 288 and F40 I love so much but they're compromised and no where near as visceral. The Enzo I love but it's full of dated tech and has a let down of a gearbox.
@@Emira_75 F40 nowhere near as visceral as the F50? Com'on man, I'll give you the other stuff, but not that.
@@overbuiltlimited
Turbos really do muffle the drama..
V12 manual gear box Ferrari. 80s, 90s, and early 2k is the golden age of automobiles. Traditional yet still modern.
Exactly. After that it all went downhill fast
You took words out of my mouth...
I was born in 2000, and for me the 90s and early 2000s were the Greatest Era of automotive world.
I grew up with
Lamborghini Murcielago, Diablo GTR, First Gen Viper, McLaren F1, Ferrari F50, Porsche carrera GT, Pagani Zonda F, Bugatti Veyron...
Not to mention Original top gear show and the Beautiful age of Formula 1. Along with racing games like Need for speed. IT WAS THE GOLDEN AGE.
Now it's just....
"Better" in a practical way, but there are no emotions
I remember back in the 90's ( 1998 maybe ? ) when we stopped in Germany in a petrol station. August, beautiful weather. There was a red Ferrari standing there, a few ppl around it , admiring it. The owner comes out of the shop, steps into the car. Starts it up and slowly at idle almost starts driving away from the petrol station. Once he was clear of the cars, he absolutely hammers it trough 3 or 4 gears, sprinting towards the autobahn. Most glorious thing I've heard in my life.
I lost everything in my life and Chris Harris really brings me joy and back to the automotive world. His videos you could say helped me survive.
I hope you're doing better now pal
Keep strong, my friend.
Hope you make it through bruv
I hope things are feeling better, little by little.
The original test done with the f40 and f50 you did 10 years ago was the best comparison done for these cars EVER, Your enthusiasm and joy testing them was legendary! There is so little information out there for real world tests between these cars ( thanks Ferrrari) That video was the beginning of watching everything you produced. A little late perhaps but thank you for that video!!!!!
We're glad you enjoyed it!
Those back wheels are perfection 👌🏻
Just watched the vid. Lol
This was BY FAR my favorite car in the mid-90's. I would just stare at pictures of it all day long. As Chris was rattling off the specs, I still remember all the numbers from when I was a 10 year old kid.
We're glad you enjoyed it!
Chris’ first video on the F50 vs F40 made me fall in love with the F50. Made me love the noise more than anything else.
Anyone disappointed by this video, because he can't stick it to a car that's for sale, wanting to see Chris actually drive a F50 (and a F40) like they should be driven, should look that video he references in the end up. It's called "Ferrari F40 v Ferrari F50. Like You've Never Seen Them Before /CHRIS HARRIS ON CARS". Go watch him have fun in cars that aren't up for sale, and where he's told to give them the big one. It's a fantastic video.
Came here to say the same thing. A little bit too much talking while at 2k rpm and not at much higher. You can't ignore the value of the car though...
He has stuck it to cars that are for sale. Never trashed a car that's for sale but if he feels like saying something, he will. He is Chris Harris.
We've got a more coming up from Chris giving it the 'big one'. Stay tuned.
The F50 has always been my absolute favorite car since I was 5yo when it released, and as time goes by, my appreciation for it only keeps growing. It's one of the ultimate naturally aspirated screamers, it's pure and raw but still refined at the same time. And those lines, the way the wing integrates into the profile, nobody topped that yet.
F50 GT is even more impressive
His shoe game is on point.
Always loved this over the F40. The engine just screams differently unlike any other V12.
Same. Plus it looks way better imho. Even that lateral black line/recess is fantastic, Not to mention how the wing flows into the bodywork.
F40 is overrated, that is why u and i liked F50.
Actually, mostly status conscious people or newrichs who didn't know wealth, class, taste and cars liked F40.
Looks for me won me over as kid back in 1989 when I discovered the F40
@@ALPacinoGuy I wouldn't say the f40 is overrated - it's still a great generational car. It's moreso that the f50 is underrated.
@@ALPacinoGuyand the award for the most pretentious comment goes to you!!
Ironic as you’ve tried to target the only people who like the F40 as being pretentious and unknowledgeable!
"that film" was one of the best motoring moment EVER thanks to Chris Harris and his team
Thought the F50 was ugly when it came out. How wrong I was. It's beautiful!
Got to admit the same, except I still think it’s ugly.
This has to be one of the worst looking Ferraris imo.
@@nintendive, the F40 and the F50 are some of the most polarizing designs Ferrari has ever made. For me, the F40 is the ugliest (thanks to its depressed looking 'face'), and the F50 is one of the prettiest.
@@flyingphoenix113 man check your eyes wtf the f40 is literally the perfect design lol
@@lucasocanto58you cray, the f50 way better looking, f40 isn’t ugly imo but if someone thinks so I also don’t disagree
You thought it was ugly because you're a media fan boy. Only now that the media says it's not ugly, you change your opinion. Try thinking for yourself.
Theres no better car journalist and vehicle hooligan than Chris H. I rewatch his videos from 13 years ago like it dropped yesterday.
Y'all remember when Chris got to hoon an F40 and an F50 on the same day, because the owner wanted him to drive them like he drives everything else?
Still one of the best videos on CZcams.
Watch the bit at the end of the video
Hi Chris. Please go back to making videos like this full time. I miss you ❤❤❤
It’s an advertisement not a video
Remember when our man did that legendary video with an f40 and f50? Couldn’t believe that a track test like that was possible. Only Harris, our messiah!
I used to adore the F40.
But the more i think about F50 the more I say that F50 was THE ultimate Ferrari.
All time peak of road cars.
Natural Formula 1 V12, manual, open top, hand made by real people from most distinguished company.
I just love watching videos, made by Chris. I can't really put my finger on what makes his videos standout from others. One thing I do know is that his narration is easy to understand and a delight to listen to.
First memory of this car was as a 13 year old playing Need For Speed 2. Obviously the F50 had to live in the shadow of the legendary F40 and that led to unfavourable early reviews, but it is equally as good a car. Nice throwback to your old video at the end there when you got to drive both cars hard on a circuit that day.
It's too bad they didn't build the new top gear around Chris Harris. He's the only one since the trio left that has been worth watching. Love this guy
They should bring in the guys from Throttle House.
Nice. I just rewatched the F40/F50 the other day. A masterpiece.
I’ve always thought the F50 was superior to the F40 and I’m glad others are seeing how great the F50 is.
It’s aged beautifully 😍 it’s absolutely gorgeous! Stunning to look at and sounds epic. Those wheels 🤩
I truly admire Chris Harris, you can feel his passion for cars just by watching his videos. He’s an all time great and i genuinely appreciate him. Thanks for making awesome car videos that guys and girls can watch to feel sane!
When I was a kid, somewhere in 1997 I had a poster of an f50 and I thought it was the best looking thing I have ever seen. Later that year my uncle bought me an RC f50... good times
My childhood dream and it is still today. That engine sound is just godly.
Chris Harris is just fantastic at presenting great cars - especially Ferraris!
We couldn't agree more!
Finally, someone with a good reputation giving the F50 the recognition it deserves. I could always sense it was the best, ever since I was 10 years old. To hell with the F1 or F40, I'd still have more fun in this. "It shits on all of them."
When I was 24 I had a beautiful Red F40. I could literally just stare at it for hours it was so beautiful.
One early morning before the sun had come up we had a major earthquake. A 6.9 to be exact.
At some point during the quake my F40 was destroyed when it had rolled off my desk and one of my large Infinity stereo speakers fell on it. I was devastated 😢
This channel is criminally under-viewed. Some of, if not the best automotive content coming out lately. Thank you guys
It has always been and always will be my favourite. The number 1. Everything about it, for me is beautiful 👌
Absolute dream car of my childhood. I once even saw a real F50 in a garage in Northern Italy. Unfortunately, I could only afford the 1:18 scale model from Bburago which i still have at home 😀
I have been watching your videos for over 15 years it seems if not more. I started my sports car journey many years ago and i still love all of your videos.
Always love when Chris Harris pours out his enthusiasm!
Beautiful piece of engineering indeed.
Hoping for more videos!
Didn’t Chris Harris already film an F40 vs F50 comparison video on his personal channel?
Had the pleasure of driving and looking after one in the early 90’s a true masterpiece….such an event …the Diablo roadster was fun too ….great vid …..
We're glad you enjoyed it!
I think I've seen the F40 v F50 video more than 20 times over the years. Chris is a hell of a Driver and and a master journalist true to his craft. Thank you Chris!
I know it's gonna flash back that legendary video, 10 years anniversary of that, good job.
Chris never disappoints, amazing content
Better than the F40 in my opinion
I will NEVER forget the video with you Chris drifting this model AND the F40! Thank you so much to do that for us!
Love you for this vid!
This was always the best Ferrari for me! Yes, I also prefer the F40 looks, but the combination of carbon fibre tub, N/A V12 and a manual gearbox just makes it perfect!
NA v12 derived from an f1 block.....this is a very special car. The f40 was much more of a 'race car', lighter and with boost, more raw. I think the idea was to bring all the engineering prowess from racing into a road legal car, the f50 was more of a refinement and less about outright performance.....despite being insanely quick still 😅
The F40 was lighter, but like you said less refined. The F50 is more aerodynamic and more rigid, thats why they were able to make it Targa.
Good to see you!And we need more of your content.
Bar none, my absolute fav Super Car of that era.
Simply sublime…the sound, the lines, the understated interior…every last detail.
This car just screams ‘purist’, in every imaginable way.
It says a lot that it competes with cars of this day and age, and outperforms still in many respects.
Gorgeous.
The main reason why a big fuss wasn't made when the F50 came out wasn't because of the F40, it's because in the previous year (94) the most insane supercar came out that did 240mph with three seats.
So Proud South Africa had a hand in that wonderful 3 seater
The only brand I compare to Ferrari is Alfa Romeo by the way they dominate in races, after so many years I can accept Porsche (even if they cook same burger from decades) or understand Bugatti's hypercars cause her heritage, I can derail with Corvette an american (cheap) myth, but I can't tollerate McLaren, Lamborghini, Koenigsegg and the others just for (supposed) performance without any background !!!
When persons have ideas and values BMW learned the hard way with M1.
Countach was a fantastic poster car that in real life try to fly the front end after 230 Km/h like did it before the Miura, so pushed to the limit no match fore Ferrari Daytona or BB, not to mention that they descend from farming equipment as Jonh Deere...
@@robertopiedimonte2078 Mclaren? Performance without background??? The founder raced in formula 1 in the 60s and then made his own team. It's one of the most successful teams in Formula 1 history! They then used their knowledge to build arguably the defining hypercar that held the top speed record for nearly 2 decades, until a car with almost twice the horsepower came along to brute-force it. (oh, and it was originally styled as a Seat prototype race car, look it up!)
Lamborghini? Enzo wouldn't sell him a ferrari, so he made his own! The Muira and Countach are some of the most iconic cars around. It's very existence is a middle finger to Ferrari, which I kinda love...and that V12 is legendary, especially in LP640 guise in the Murcielago!
Alfa are very much a shadow of their former selves. Anyone who still idolises them is stuck in the past. Ever since the 80s, they've struggled to produce decent cars. They may have the odd flash-in-the-pan moment of brilliance (Giulia QV, 8C competizione, 156 GTA, 164 QV etc) but their hey-day is long gone. They haven't competed in motorsport for decades (their current F1 outfit doesn't count as it's just a badging and commercial exercise with Sauber)
Looking forward to this one!!
I remember when I was a 5 year old kid that I had 2 hotwheels cars. A Mercury SUV and a Ferrari F50. I loved playing with it. I just thought it would be amazing to see a real one and think of what it would be like being behind the wheel of it. I’m lucky that I have (thanks to amazing people) and driving it around town. I can confidently say that this is the car that made me love cars growing up, and it’s the reason I love cars today.
Glad you mentioned the interior, one of my favourite super car interiors- beautiful in it's simplicity.
This will always be one of the best supercars ever made 🔥
Thank you! Finally someone says it! I have always loved the F50 more than the F40.
f50 is too ugly
Agreed. Much more
I fell in love with cars in 1995. The cover of Road and Track had the Ferrari 550 Maranello, 355, and F50 on it. Damon Hill wrote the review. Life was never the same for me after that.
For me cars went to shit after 2010s
I LOVE IT!!!! SO BEAUTIFUL AND BADASS!!!! GREAT VIDEO AND THANKS FOR SHARING. I LEARNED SO MUCH.
Had the pleasure of seeing (and hearing) this at Goodwood SDC in July and its a stunning machine! Glad they finally detailed the engine and hope they replaced the 13yo tyres. 😬😅
This used to be my favourite car once upon a time because of NFS 2!! I was obsessed with the game and the F50 and always preferred it over the McLaren F1 (and still do. Both in-game and IRL), and I genuinely can't fathom how anyone would ever think this was a disappointment compared to the F40, even though I've seen several people thinking exactly that. And I am so happy that my childhood hero car has in the last few years, started to finally get the praise it always deserved.
Yes! It was even featured on the cover of the game. So Iconic
Same here bro. NFS II is the game that injected me with Car Love
F50 was my first scale model, NFS hot pursuit 2 made me love McLaren F1, and just growing up in early 2000s made me adore Porsche carrera GT.
These 3 are my favorite cars of all time ❤
Mr. Harris, this video was very enjoyable. Thank You Very Much.
I'd love you to drive a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT on this show, as it may be the closest direct competitor to the Ferrari F50. After all, the Ferrari Enzo did not have a manual transmission.
Simply pure Art!!
Everything else looks at the numbers, lap time, top speed etc etc....
Then there is Ferrari and a heart in symbiosis!!!! ❤
I’d take an F50 over a F40! Love them both tho.
Same, F50 is more special car.
F40 looks better, inside and out, but the F50 is the better car.
@@boostav no it doesn't. F50 look better and the interior didn't aged like the F40.
F50-GT1 >
Harris is having a Dave Letterman phase
I had F50 bedsheets as a kid so for me this has always been the peak Ferrari. If I ever manage to make the money to buy one I think I'd drive it everywhere
Awesome video!!!
It came out in the shadow of the F1 and didn't seem to know what it wanted to be. It really needed to be smaller, about 200 kg lighter, and much more visually tight to really be a worthy successor to the 40. Still, I'd have one of these over a 40.
I think it's perfect. The thing nobody talks about with the F1 is that it's quite understeery thanks to how much power it has. The car had more power than its 90's tires could handle, so McLaren softened the rear suspension to make the car more manageable (and in so doing, unfortunately, ruining the handling balance). The F50 has the perfect balance of power and grip. It could be a bit lighter, yes, but otherwise, it's perfect.
@@flyingphoenix113 that's the reason why I said I'd have one over a 40. It's just not how the supercar game was played. Really, it still isn't. Who's got the biggest "knob"? If the 50 had matched the size and weight of the F1, along with being properly pretty, there would have been no question as to it status.
@@flyingphoenix113imagine the trouser painting you'd make after experiencing some unexpected understeer in an F1 at their prices
@@R03333, I think that's why they're rarely driven hard unless it's on a track with lots of runoff. It's just too valuable to risk an accident. That said, the mixture of sudden onset understeer and snap oversteer have mated quite a few F1s with the nearest compatible tree. 😬
Can we get like 110% more Chris Harris please, its the only reason why I'm here
Thank you Andy, Thank you Chris.
The f50 is almost getting up there with the f40 for me. I was gutted when it first came out that it wasn’t faster than it’s rivals and took a real dislike to it. When the f40 came out and hit 200mph it blew everything else away. But the xj220 and mclaren f1 soon had it beat on top speed. I was so looking forward to the f50 to put Ferrari back on top again. But it was only about 1 mph faster than the f40 and I was gutted. However time has passed now and none of that matters and I can appreciate the f50 now for the masterpiece that it is. Better than an f40 though? Hmm maybe give me another few years to appreciate it more
topspeed is only for bragging rights. the feel on the road and the theatre is what really matters. hardly anyone hits topspeed in these sort of cars
@@briangriffith3985
Yeah but when your a teenager bragging rights mean a lot. Especially when Mclaren and Lamborghini fans wind you up about it
@@hugoagogo9435 yes true. then later in life you perspective change. when i was small i loved the Diablo from the first time i saw it. nobody does supercar like lambo
A curiosity that few people know is that with a few adjustments every F50 can produce more than 700hp like the GT version and with this it has an even higher top speed than the GT! Still take the F40 but the F50 is close!
F50 is also more rigid and has room for larger tires. The car just has more potential.
Yes.. please explain how a "few adjustments" can extract an extra 200hp+ from a relatively small NA 4.7 L motor? How would you do it?
@@papa_pttwin turbo
@@papa_pt Camshaft, pistons, forced induction. But it would cost $20k
@@ByronWWW yup...small adjustments lol
F40 vs F50.... GOOD OLD TIMES... I keep rewatching that once in a while... 🤘🤘🤘
Brilliant! Loved the F40 v F50 vid (F50 FTW!) and great to see Dunsfold again!
Not seeing much of Chris these days, sadly.
Love it Chris,we need more❤
I rememeber that film brother. Could never forget, that's why I'm here writing this comment now!
This was my absolute favorite car in Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2 on PS2!!
In my 7 grade,my school agenda have a sticker of a F50 all over the front cover,still one of the most beautiful car ever made
brilliant review
Ooh! So good to see Dunsfold again! ( which is a weird thing to say for an F-50 video) What a great looking and sounding car! I think there might be another V-12 supercar lurking around there. Anyway, Someone is going to be very happy with that F-50!
Chris you're the real deal. thanks for your great insight and reviews.
love how the F50 looks, just very iconic and insane and a great take on the previous F40.
This was my first model, and the rain why i love cars, the color red and Ferrari. Absolutely gorgeous.
Anything With Harris Driving is a Must See 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Being born early 90s this was the car of my dreams growing up, so happy to see some love where it mostly lies in the shade of the F40!
I watched that video of you drifting an F40 and F50 10 years ago and thought you were just a prat. I recognize now that you’re amazing talent at driving and presenting and there’s no appearance of the negative qualities I assumed you had.
That noise is something else 😍👌🏻
We need more Chris Harris videos,your the best.
I was fortunate to not really know much about the F40 when the F50 came out. I was just getting into cars at 8 years old, and got a miniature 1:18 F50. Still have the model, and along with the Lamborghini Diablo, it's the car that made me fall in love with the Italian supercars. Still absolutely thrilled to see the F50 in real life, while the F40 doesn't do all that much for me.
I also remember that film you directed with both F cars and its still awesome today
As many have said before, Chris driving the F50 and F40 remains the BEST car video on CZcams. Period. Glad to see him drive it again.
F50 isn't just my favorite ferrari. It's my favorite car of all time.
THX CHRIS
I love the F50. This is the first time I've seen Chris Harris with a beard. Thank you.