McLaren Senna was a Secret LeMans Car - ISSIMI Spotlight feat. Jason Cammisa - Ep. 04

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  • It doesn’t matter how the McLaren Senna looks to our eyes, it only matters that it’s beautiful to the wind. That’s because the Senna’s sole mission was to beat every other street-legal car around every race track in the world. To do that, it needed aerodynamic efficiency and downforce.
    Normal supercars have to be all things to its buyers - a multi-tool, if you will - but the Senna was so sharply focused on laptimes that it could forego things like sound deadening and fully opening windows.
    Insider information suggests that the P15 project was originally meant to become McLaren’s entry for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but changes to sanctioning-body rulebooks and speed bumps in the company’s financial situation derailed that goal. Instead, the P15 morphed into the Senna, which as the company’s most extreme street-legal Ultimate-Series car, would help recoup its development costs.
    As a specialized tool to perform one job - being fast around a track - this McLaren is a screaming success. Today, the Senna holds many production-car lap records.
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    ISSIMI’s “Spotlight” series gives automotive enthusiasts and collectors an in-depth look at rare, interesting, and important cars. “Spotlight” is an editorial wiki video that, first and foremost, provides context, answering the question “why is this car important?”
    With his trademark balance of insight and comedy, automotive journalist Jason Cammisa combines the facts with editorial insight, allowing the audience to walk away with a cursory understanding of each featured car. Wherever possible, Spotlight will include driving footage and acceleration footage with high-quality audio to provide a first-person experience of sight, sound, and motion that words alone never could.
    ISSIMI is an enthusiast-owned, full-service specialist offering sales, consignment, collection management, service, and consulting to discerning enthusiasts and collectors. Specializing in complex transactions that include international services for exceptional cars, ISSIMI’s San Francisco Bay Area and Europe-based teams of experts pride themselves on transparency and knowledge. ISSIMI also produces enthusiast editorial media, including “Spotlight,” “Jason Cammisa on the Icons,” “The Carmudgeon Show,” and “Proper Care & Feeding of Cars.” Some of the vehicles featured in these editorial products, including the subjects in this Spotlight video, may be listed for sale through ISSIMI’s platform. Please check ISSIMI.com for more information.
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  • @mathewhumvee
    @mathewhumvee Před 4 lety +944

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      @huseinamin8903 Před 4 lety +15

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      @mathewhumvee Před 4 lety +50

      Husein Amin nothing like crashing through the gates of heaven backwards in a flaming Lamborghini.

    • @Mashburn007
      @Mashburn007 Před 4 lety +25

      Yea , they admitted , faulty material above the fuel tank ☹

    • @MEOIT83
      @MEOIT83 Před 4 lety +1

      And current owners pocket books.

    • @osamabinladen824
      @osamabinladen824 Před 4 lety +3

      @@Mashburn007 Really? Proof?

  • @ludvignilsson9034
    @ludvignilsson9034 Před 4 lety +867

    This dude is the best car journalist that is BOTH entertaining and has insane knowledge about cars. Change My Mind

  • @TheRacingMonkey
    @TheRacingMonkey Před 4 lety +364

    8:20 Yup, can confirm. I once got trapped in an underground carpark because of those... Was filming the car and the owner left after a couple moments, telling me to meet him outside once I’m done. I eventually stepped inside the car (left my backpack and phone outside the car) and closed the door. Without a phone or the owners manual, I just couldn’t find the „door handles“. They are not even marked as something that opens the doors... Luckily the owner came back down after 40ish minutes

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    This channel is way too underrated

    • @harshgulzar8325
      @harshgulzar8325 Před 4 lety

      yeah man

    • @azzteek1
      @azzteek1 Před 4 lety +2

      Unfortunately it's a bit boring here . Jason please leave this studio and drive !!

    • @meetunclekopak6460
      @meetunclekopak6460 Před rokem

      i think they have two channels, bcos i saw jason cammisa on @hagerty channel also. and he even become more hilarious there talking about old cars 🤣👍🏻

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    @sebas0692 Před 4 lety +217

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      @TheChazas Před 4 lety +1

      You have to start somewhere.

    • @abalakrishnan4152
      @abalakrishnan4152 Před 4 lety +5

      This channel is only half a year old. It took hoovie's garage 4 years to get to a million subs, and apparently he runs the "dumbest automotive channel on CZcams", so I suspect it'll happen for Issimi much quicker. By the time i get my first car, 3 years, I think Issimi will have a million.

    • @DieselDan09
      @DieselDan09 Před 4 lety

      Agreed this channel should be exploding

  • @JasonCammisa
    @JasonCammisa Před 4 lety +371

    The first person who comments on me being old, fat, and sweaty gets a pipe wrench to the gullet. 🤪

  • @peta60
    @peta60 Před 4 lety +279

    this channel is so underrated you guys should have at least 10M subs

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      @ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm Před 3 lety +1

      the guy is a TWIRP !

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      @nicklove2011 Před 2 lety +3

      @@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm ok boomer

    • @alalal123421
      @alalal123421 Před 2 lety +1

      idgi because half the episodes are on hagerty which has almost 2 mil im not sure why episodes are posted on different channels this one must be newer w how low the subs are and will probably go up as these keep getting posted

  • @nicolasbocchino3761
    @nicolasbocchino3761 Před 3 lety +20

    “At a race track in France. You may have heard of it?”
    Circuit Paul Ricard.
    I knew it

  • @maxvinzi
    @maxvinzi Před 4 lety +127

    Such a cool spec. Especially when it matches your P1!

    • @coryz.872
      @coryz.872 Před 4 lety +17

      It is sinister. The exposed carbon has such depth that perfectly matches the sharp white.

    • @spoolindsm127
      @spoolindsm127 Před 4 lety

      I didn’t see a P1 in the video, unless I missed it. Who’s the owner?

    • @linusco2749
      @linusco2749 Před 3 lety

      @@spoolindsm127 Instagram: @spec.my.senna

  • @JYD_esign
    @JYD_esign Před 4 lety +27

    The shoes killed me 😂😂😂

  • @durim187
    @durim187 Před 4 lety +47

    Perfect review this. It had jokes, critiques, real information and the interviewer wasnt scared to bash the car a little bit. And this last one is very important because i am sick of reviews that give all 11 grades to everything about the car when the car is obviously flawed.

    • @Orcawhale1
      @Orcawhale1 Před 3 lety +1

      Not a review, for all of the reasons you've just listed.

    • @octap79
      @octap79 Před 2 lety

      Less jokes would have made it better...

  • @dbegs2529
    @dbegs2529 Před 4 lety +62

    I haven't even finished the video yet and you're already getting a like for the Airplane reference 👏👏👏

  • @B4R0N.
    @B4R0N. Před 4 lety +59

    This was yet another amazing insight into an amazing automobile. Also, these blue heels suit you quite well, Mr. Cammisa.

  • @manofsteel6443
    @manofsteel6443 Před 3 lety +1

    Well done. Love all the details. And very high production value. Can’t believe I just found this channel

  • @shaneconta249
    @shaneconta249 Před 4 lety

    These might be my favorite automotive videos on youtube right now!!! great work at being not only insanely informative but hilarious as well

  • @BlueUNS
    @BlueUNS Před 4 lety

    Glad to have you back on youtube man! Missed your particular flair for automotive passion and humor. Cheers!

  • @shingie_x
    @shingie_x Před 4 lety +4

    Spotlight is your best series. We need more episodes like these

  • @brianward6291
    @brianward6291 Před 4 lety

    These Spotlight vids are amazing - KEEP them coming!

  • @RogerBaileyOnCars
    @RogerBaileyOnCars Před 4 lety

    first time I've seen this channel, love the combination of clear presenting, proper research and clever production.

  • @brettjohnson6807
    @brettjohnson6807 Před rokem +1

    I have been going back re-watching some of your old videos. I absolutely adore that you get paid to be yourself, rarely to the detriment of the content. The fact that you are having a visibly great time doing your shtick is both impressive and inspiring. I, like many others, are in awe of your general car knowledge and ability to put that into entertaining terms. As always, keep up the great work! Hyphen is also good, just a little less effervescent than you.

  • @radityaindera3442
    @radityaindera3442 Před 4 lety

    This whole video is much more informative and entertaining than a lot of others out there! Keep going Cammisa!

  • @jeffersonstewart2182
    @jeffersonstewart2182 Před 4 lety

    Another great video Jason. Thanks for making it .

  • @SimRacing604
    @SimRacing604 Před 4 lety

    Awesome video! I’m new to this channel, but loving it so far. Subbed!

  • @haydenhale9066
    @haydenhale9066 Před 4 lety +2

    Loving these "here's the background and why it's cool" keep it up guys!!

  • @Raven-uu7lb
    @Raven-uu7lb Před 4 lety +7

    Honestly the Senna looks gorgeous with various kind of bodylines

    • @larssonk22
      @larssonk22 Před 4 lety +1

      Yeh I don't think it looks good with bright or fancy paint colours. Keep it simple, keep it classy FTW. Black or White, is good enough for me.

    • @chrisanderson2204
      @chrisanderson2204 Před 3 lety

      Function over Form

  • @zackklein2225
    @zackklein2225 Před 4 lety +29

    Dude it would have been funny if it was johnny who he hit with a wrench out of nowhere. 😊

  • @jamiljafri4841
    @jamiljafri4841 Před 4 lety +1

    It's hard to write a script that is concise, funny and still informative. Nailed it Jason. Also production quality is 🔝

  • @robbierhoads9928
    @robbierhoads9928 Před 2 lety

    Jason has set the bar so high I can barely tolerate other automotive journalists. 💪💪💪

  • @jack.g.gutierrez
    @jack.g.gutierrez Před 4 lety

    love this type of content. keep it up!

  • @philtrumble
    @philtrumble Před 4 lety

    I have missed your journalism. I am so glad you have a platform now.

  • @dartagnanx1
    @dartagnanx1 Před 3 lety

    Second video of yours so far. I'm loving the channel.

  • @francoisg3500
    @francoisg3500 Před 4 lety

    Yes! Another video with Jason!

  • @shobin05
    @shobin05 Před 4 lety +3

    This deserves way more views

  • @benitodesantis
    @benitodesantis Před 4 lety

    Great video Jason!

  • @LeopardLX
    @LeopardLX Před 4 lety +3

    Excellent video! Am I'm probably one of the few people that ABSOLUTELY LOVE the looks of the Senna! Why? Because it looks radical, crazy, insane and unlike anything else! And from certain angles very much like an F1 car.

  • @frankkollar2278
    @frankkollar2278 Před 4 lety +16

    Well done Shirley

  • @blacktoothfox677
    @blacktoothfox677 Před 3 lety

    Watched a hundred progs about the senna, learnt more from this than any of em.
    Not a big fan of the channel, tbh, but this was brilliant.
    Thanks for uploading 🍀

  • @blueridgegarage
    @blueridgegarage Před 4 lety +1

    Another great episode.

  • @amadfuta7779
    @amadfuta7779 Před 4 lety

    Man the p1 and the senna whistling turbos sounds gives you goosebumps

  • @Sugeszan
    @Sugeszan Před 3 lety

    The content in this channel are GREAT!

  • @timur_nr1
    @timur_nr1 Před 3 lety

    Excellent video. Subscribed.

  • @zacharylevin8306
    @zacharylevin8306 Před 4 lety

    Absolutely loved this

  • @Yan7001978
    @Yan7001978 Před 4 lety +1

    This is the way you share knowledge as a journalist. The Senna hasnt move an inch and this video was great! It would be awesome that you review cars, as you have done couple times, alone on mt . The review of the Aston Martin and the LC500 was both masterpiece reviews.

  • @spoolindsm127
    @spoolindsm127 Před 4 lety

    Whoever spec’d this did a phenomenal job. First time the Senna looks good.

  • @erichowse3795
    @erichowse3795 Před 3 lety

    You’re the best Jason. Keep it up!

  • @mewtwo.150
    @mewtwo.150 Před 4 lety +1

    The music on this vid is superb!

  • @rhook97
    @rhook97 Před 4 lety

    great video as always :D

  • @Superduperloopo
    @Superduperloopo Před 4 lety

    My new favorite channel!

  • @LouisEguchiWale
    @LouisEguchiWale Před 2 lety

    Literally the best car videos in the game

  • @jeron6108
    @jeron6108 Před 4 lety

    Never knew about the original plan for the Senna - great vid!

  • @rashad.
    @rashad. Před 4 lety

    Jason, keep making these videos, you are the car guy millions will refer to when they think to buy the very next car

  • @recnepselyp
    @recnepselyp Před 3 lety

    This spec is absolutely spot on👌👌 Top class.

  • @victorhs258
    @victorhs258 Před 4 lety

    Thank you jason, it's 11:55pm CST and this is what I needed to end my weekday.

  • @seebails
    @seebails Před 4 lety

    @JasonCammisa it's so nice of you to mention Circuit Paul Ricard so much

  • @Avisinna
    @Avisinna Před 3 lety

    Jason is one smart witty guy. Thanks for entertaining and informative show.

  • @hamoudbirmingham
    @hamoudbirmingham Před 4 lety +1

    Guys.. keep up the good work. I’m sure in less than a year you will reach millions of followers.

  • @pancakespower3051
    @pancakespower3051 Před 4 lety +2

    Bro i swear this show is the spiritual successor to the Clarkson, Hammond and May car reviews on Top Gear and TGT.

  • @bullshark9177
    @bullshark9177 Před 4 lety

    Such a magnificent bit of kit 🤍💙

  • @matejcubela5529
    @matejcubela5529 Před 4 lety +1

    Love your content Cammisa

  • @hudbudmudsud
    @hudbudmudsud Před 4 lety +2

    The Senna looks lovely

  • @pjay1281
    @pjay1281 Před 4 lety

    Bro!
    That boy Jason can make any car sound sophisticated.😊🚗🚗.
    I love all of it!!!!!!!

  • @DonFather
    @DonFather Před 4 lety +6

    What I learned from this video: the wind sure has a very different taste than our eyes do!

    • @djsjjd15
      @djsjjd15 Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah, nobody drives a Prius for its looks. Ugly as hell but that's the shape you want for fuel efficiency.

    • @hazardeur
      @hazardeur Před 2 lety

      @@djsjjd15 not so sure if they wind tested a freaking prius and shaped it accordingly. it doesn't even go so fast that it would really make a big difference. it's just an ugly car because it needs to suit too many people while cheaping out on everything including design

  • @TunedByJ
    @TunedByJ Před 2 lety

    Between this and Hagerty, I’m here for all this amazing automotive content!

  • @minhnguyen-uc6zo
    @minhnguyen-uc6zo Před 3 lety

    Ha. Finaly found you. Jason. I always looking for your video.

  • @JamesRolin
    @JamesRolin Před 3 lety +1

    Anyone else impressed by the choice of those particular high heels? Idk much about heels, but the blue lace was certainly weight saving. 🤣

  • @fsttrdl
    @fsttrdl Před 4 lety

    That was amazing. The car, the host, it all made the universe better. I did NOT see enough of those high heals however.

  • @abdulrahmanch7191
    @abdulrahmanch7191 Před 4 lety

    nicely explained Jason

  • @stephenhenion8304
    @stephenhenion8304 Před 3 lety

    Looks like the whole front clip is an exercise in Aero technology . I love this car!!!

  • @guitarmaniac217
    @guitarmaniac217 Před 4 lety +15

    Get on the Joe Rogan Podcast... This channel will blow up as it should!

    • @Orcawhale1
      @Orcawhale1 Před 3 lety +3

      Wouldn't work as Joe knows jackshit about any of what Jason is talking about.

  • @joaopaulobritomarques7259

    This deserve more views

  • @meanmugginj
    @meanmugginj Před 4 lety +7

    Love the vids fam keep it coming never new Mclaren used someone else's motor very interesting

    • @coryz.872
      @coryz.872 Před 4 lety +6

      That's not the correct conclusion to draw. The M838T 3.8L, not used in the Senna, was developed by a company that bought the rights to an engine project Nissan was hosting for Le Mans. The 4.0L in the Senna is a long way past that first step in engine development process.

  • @MyGorilla1
    @MyGorilla1 Před 2 lety

    From France with passion and respect ✌🏼🇨🇵😎

  • @earlmcmanus194
    @earlmcmanus194 Před 4 lety +5

    I actually think the Senna is beautiful, even right up there with the E-type, "form follows function".

  • @robertszymanski1732
    @robertszymanski1732 Před 2 lety

    I really do like the way you doing it 😄👍

  • @jeoboden
    @jeoboden Před 3 lety +1

    All sennas should have came with painted roofline like this one, makes the car look way better

  • @Abrohammm
    @Abrohammm Před 3 lety

    Message to Jason Cammisa: Your a gem to the car community, another awesome review as usual.
    Message to the Camera Guy: C'mon man just record in 4K, cameras are good enough now to record in high res cause when the editor likes to do a 200% zoom on the footage to emphasize something it shouldn't look blurry.

  • @ThunderApache1604V
    @ThunderApache1604V Před 4 lety +4

    I can see fernando buying it to scream “GP2 Engine”. Looool.

  • @chadjones1266
    @chadjones1266 Před 4 měsíci

    Thanks again

  • @b0kb0k
    @b0kb0k Před 4 lety

    Excellent.

  • @shijitnair1404
    @shijitnair1404 Před rokem

    As usual, a great video Jason. But i was left disappointed that you didnt mention the All Time Great the car was named after.
    Though I would agree that Mclaren itself did him a disservice by turning the P15 into this machine rather than start off by planning to create an homage for the Legend called Ayrton Senna

  • @alexdag692
    @alexdag692 Před 4 lety

    Best Reviews Evere

  • @joseluiscampos7662
    @joseluiscampos7662 Před 2 lety

    Jason has to be my fav car journalist

  • @GeorgeChipo
    @GeorgeChipo Před 2 lety

    I love how the high heels match the interior color.

  • @coryz.872
    @coryz.872 Před 4 lety +9

    Hey Jason, the hydraulic anti-roll system is ingenious to me and overlooked by many, particularly the ability to stop front to back roll. Would you like to see this more widely adopted or does it remove the fun drama of body inertia?

    • @jsquared1013
      @jsquared1013 Před 4 lety +6

      From what others have told me (not necessarily just from the Senna or other active-control McLarens), the absence of felt body roll makes it much harder to judge weight transfer by the seat of the pants.

    • @Talynen
      @Talynen Před 4 lety +2

      It seems odd to me that the ability to reduce dive and squat is seen as significant. Stiffer springs or conventional dampers with more compression damping do the same job, and you can reduce the stiffness of your roll bars to keep the cornering behavior consistent.
      It took McLaren a huge amount of work from a team of extremely intelligent people to develop that system to where it needed to be for a supercar manufacturer.* Being a high pressure linked hydraulic system, the maintenance bills will probably be ruinous in 10+ years as well like some older Rolls models that used Citroen(?)'s hydraulic suspension. Adapting that technology to a lower price point without throwing the baby out with the bath water would not be an easy or straightforward engineering exercise by any means.
      * Check out Chris Harris' Collecting Cars podcast episode with Chris Goodwin for more info on the development of the cross-linked hydraulic suspension.

    • @bilaltariq7819
      @bilaltariq7819 Před 2 lety

      Teneco/mode decoupled FSAE car

  • @mikedalpiaz
    @mikedalpiaz Před 4 lety

    Very interesting! I didn't know that the Senna was secretly developed in Le Mans and his story about the release!

  • @leviminton3320
    @leviminton3320 Před 5 měsíci

    Anything with Jason cammisa in it is worth watching. Idc if he’s talking about bicycles or couches, I’m gonna watch it

  • @imfate1
    @imfate1 Před 4 lety +1

    Wow these are coming quickly now. But i am certanly not complaining about that!

  • @ajmi10
    @ajmi10 Před rokem

    That was a very well researched body fluid reference 3:23 , while keeping it dry…

  • @matthewgloberman3682
    @matthewgloberman3682 Před 3 lety

    Damn. That spec is so good.

  • @georgef1176
    @georgef1176 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for talking about it’s nissan powa!!

  • @martycisternas5582
    @martycisternas5582 Před 4 lety

    Excelente!

  • @PaddyMcMe
    @PaddyMcMe Před 2 lety

    As an F1 fan and a Car fan I love that this wasn't created by the Marketing Department trying to leverage the name of the man who led McLaren to multiple World Titles and is still most people's GOAT. Even though naming it Senna was done after it's design was put in place it still feels absolutely appropriate, the car is suitably insane, with it's focus on track performance astonishing. If ANY car were to be called Senna it'd be this one.
    Also if you're new to the Senna and this is the first you've seen of it, go look at it in the press/media paint job, they give it a real 80's vibe and make the car look much better than in white which looks clean but uninspiring.

    • @PaddyMcMe
      @PaddyMcMe Před 2 lety

      @Stein Mauer Not at all. Curiously who do you have as GOAT?

  • @hadytarabay
    @hadytarabay Před 4 lety

    Nice videos

  • @millipekmez577
    @millipekmez577 Před 4 lety

    never stop to call brands' bullshits, love you and respect you for that for a really long time^^

  • @jeromep3182
    @jeromep3182 Před 3 lety

    Yooo I love his example they are down to earth and relatable

  • @ThatHaruKid
    @ThatHaruKid Před 4 lety +3

    Hey Cammisa I couldn't help but notice you're doing these spotlight cars on things in issimi's innovatory does that mean a Huayra roadster video is in the works after hearing Randy talk about it recently on vinwiki I'd love to hear what you have to say about it

    • @eichler721
      @eichler721 Před 4 lety

      That was the BC not the Roadster. I would like a spotlight on any of the versions of the car as I like them all.

    • @ThatHaruKid
      @ThatHaruKid Před 4 lety

      @@eichler721 that's true but the roadster shares a lot more in common with the bc than the standard coupe from the reworked suspension and the newly developed chassis (it even got a bump in hp over the bc) the core difference is the 200 lbs weight differential between the two

  • @Bahamuttiamat
    @Bahamuttiamat Před 4 lety

    Finally a host that gives downforce with speed. Thank you.

  • @barriewright2857
    @barriewright2857 Před 3 lety

    Brilliant more ! .

  • @abbhagat1294
    @abbhagat1294 Před 4 lety

    Top gear should be hosted by this guy, period.

  • @MattH-wg7ou
    @MattH-wg7ou Před 2 měsíci

    Its fascinating to me how things designed primarily with aerodynamics in mind are so often aesthetically beautiful.
    An F15 or Su35 or SR71 was not designed to be beautiful. They were designed purely by aerodynamic considerations. But they are so beautiful. Form follows function, which CAN and often does result in beautiful form.
    I wonder about the evolutionary biology behind that. Why we find aerodynamic things beautiful. From an F15 fighter jet to aero cars, all the way to a Peregrine Falcon.