Chris Harris on Cars | LaFerrari v Porsche 918 v McLaren P1 at Portimao | The Holy Trinity
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- All three hypercars at the wonderful Portimao circuit. Each of them from the respective factories. Lap times, sliding around, smiling and then a track-battle with the legends Tiff Needell and Marino Franchitti. The very best of days.
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Why the fuck aren't these three the new presenters of Top Gear?
I know...what a waste.
I would love that. But im guessing they would still get lots of hate just because they are not Jeremy, Richard and James.
Mazotheman They would get some but after the audience sees their driving skills, chemistry and banter, they'll warm to them.
They flippin' get Matt LeBlanc, a friggin' actor.
These lads come across genuine and excited. And they have mad talent.
When I see Matt... he looks like he's doing another acting job. It's horendous. Just: why?!
BBC!!!!! ARE YOU LISTENING!?
6 years later. This proves to be one of the best independently produced CZcams automotive videos of all time. Thank you for your work along with Neil and the entire production crew at the time. You're the most deserving of anyone else to have gotten selected for Topgear post trio era. The community thrives on this content. Pure, uninfluenced motoring for the masses. Thank you, once again. My passion surely wouldn't be the same without it.
Absolutely 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Salomondrin Hyper 5 no?
8 years on ditto
@@surgeon9039that was a very well shot show as well with great cars but not near the level of drivers/ true journalism that this video has at least in my opinion. 8 years on probably the best piece of independent automotive content around.
He's got his new channel 'collecting cars ' , and niel is still on board .
In a retrospective view, this is probably the pinnacle of automotive engineering combined with a ton of emotional content in it. I’m afraid wo are not going to see anything close to this trio soon.
Also the pinnacle of automotive journalism, amazing stuff
Watching this in 2020 again, and this is probably the favorite of motoring journalisms Ive seen
Although the last race was pretty much scripted and I bet they knew pretty much after the they tried the cars what they liked best it was still awesome!
And I really do think even if you tried them all as they did it's a hard choice and they were honest in the end. My take is that the 918 is probably the best track car, P1 is a track oriented hyper car, and the LaFerrari if your driving skills can handle it the most fun car...
This was Chris at his best
I absolutely agree!
This is the benchmark. Simply fantastic.
I completely agree. I don't think I realized how brilliant these three cars were when they came out, as a ten year old, but boy oh boy do I appreciate them now. We will never quite see a battle like this ever again. It was indeed the first of its kind. Funny how 2020 will bring the last battle of its kind, with Ferrari, Porsche, and McLaren set to debut their new hypercars in 2025. After that, everything will be electric. The battle between the AMG One and the Aston Martin Valkyrie is.. well, to put it simply, not exciting.
if this doesnt cross the million view mark , then there is something wrong with humanity....this is epic on so many levels!
+nabill arif Indeed, regular (news) media should devote some exposure to this incredible achievement. Isn't the new Amazon 'Top Gear' show, called 'Gear Knobs' going to do this same test? It cannot be this epic. It can be more comedic, though.
It's not epic, it's mega
It'll be a multi-million views video. Dont worry about that.
+nabill arif ....... This'll surly top 2.5 million views. I'm almost certain of it.
+nabill arif The video's really long, though, it'll be a while before i've enough free time to watch such a long CZcams video... It's not as bad as the often three hour recordings of live streams some channels put up, which i never watch, but this video will still test the limits of my patience - i might get halfway though it and say, "That's enough for me." :) .
- LaFerrari, P1, 918
- Chis Harris
- Tiff
- best youtube video in existence
Chris*
+Jonka Olofsson no Agera tho
+Minase Iori nah we need the one:1
+Sherlock Holmes HAHAHA I missed that. This is gold.
+Sherlock Holmes He actually could have been... I not 100% on this, but I think Tiff and JC are friends. They did work together on "Old Top Gear", so it's definitely possible.
I like how porsche was so confident with his product, they didnt even send a team or change tires or anything XD
Exactly. Not worried about tyres, mechanics, lap times because they know it works and won't disappoint. That's massive and makes the 918 the standout car for me although not with the old school decals. I bet you the P1 needed work done on it every time it came in, they are horrific for faults and problems. Does look crazy though!
Exactly the reason that without even a second of thought I would buy the Porsche instead of the Ferrari or the McLaren... Porsche makes SOLID cars, even if it's not the most beautiful or the fastest, it's technically solid as every other Porsche is and would save a lot on frustration... you just know that when you get into it it will start and have fun without worrying it's going to break down.
Nicely said guys :)
They did
I think it was around the same time as grand tour s1
Best Car review ever. These 3 cars are also the pinnacle of automotive history imo. They just feel like the most important chapter in car history in decades.
Now I'm still watching this, but my conclusion about the previous P1 918 battle that happened still stands. Mclaren sends out a huge team of people, has as a non road legal race setting (which is fine for this comparison) and has this super crazy tire. Ferrari sends out a crazy team of people and tells Chris how to drive it fast on this circuit. Meanwhile, from the video it looks like Porsche sent out maybe one guy and set it up on the same tire that can come on the new Focus RS and said "Fuck it, have at it". Porsche never fails to impress me.
+cheapo911 The Michelin Cup 2 is just as intense as the Trofeo R dude.
+cheapo911 If Ferrari wanted wins this "race" build cars with REAL wing and win everywhere.
The proof are the Ferrari tyres....CORSA.
For Ferrari race are race... sports cars are other.
In any case a Ferrari with a RWD, heavy V12 and no wing is competitive with this cars.
It's not good result... is great result.
+WeJustDrive well judging by his name, he doesnt seem to be the most unbiased person here, and maybe he fails to understand the tire on the 918 is as aggressive as the trifeo R
+5abdajatt Their treadwear rating says you're wrong (180 vs 60)
LOL you just rated two tired based on treadwear rating (which is NOT an industry standard measurement, and totally irrelevant) as opposed to performance tests.
I haven't gotten anything done for 52 minutes. CONGRATULATIONS! This is as epic as it gets! Tiff is also the man! Bravo!!!
Fucking love u Alejandro -no homo
+Salomondrin and you didn't even get any penis points
Cant wait for your video as well it will be epic !
when u doing an overview of your gt3rs?
52 minutes and zero penis points?!
I've honestly never seen a car as perfect and beautiful as the 918. Every centimeter of this car is just astonishing.
For me its always the P1
Same, I love these cars but the Mclaren looks the most futuristic and special. I love everything about that car.
For me it's the Laferrari
Just sophisticated people stating their preferences in the holy trinity of hypercars great to see nobody's toxic around here
For me, it's the 918 too
8-Apr-2020, 4 years later, Covid-19 and here I am, watching and smiling like a school kid! Absolutely amazing... Who needs Top Gear & Grand Tour!!?
The only good thing to come from the coronavirus is that you rediscover videos you haven't seen in years, certainly the best content on the Internet . Hope all is well and keep safe.
Yeah, agreed.
The car is together coz of top gear if im not mistaken
Chris Harris needs Top Gear now.
You need The Grand Tour, because Clarkson and Hammond originally had the idea of doing this, and Harris just swiped it away
Well done on pulling this off Chris, the world appreciates it!
Agreed!!
Even Tim refreshed the hell out of this page lmfao
+Shmee150 Must be a disappointment that there're no blue cars present ;)
+Shmee150 guessing we were a few that spammed refresh ;)
+Kaisuke971 You bet, I wasn't going to miss this one!
20 minutes of refreshing and its totally worth it
+Can Tavukçuoğlu And I even mad at 360p
+Can Tavukçuoğlu Yeah I'll wait for 1080p
+Can Tavukçuoğlu next time please mr. harris, upload it before as a private video, then wait until 1080 is available and then put it on public
+mcien I know you from 1erforum!
OK :)
They managed to make me compare their combined review of the trinity to the review of the trinity by Clarkson, Hammond and May. Shows just how talented Chris is at doing this.
Just casually returning nearly 5 years later to re watch my favourite ever piece of motoring journalism. Just wow.
Is this the best video in the world?
+beeeneee Quite possibly yes
+beeeneee undoubtedly, just Epic!
+beeeneee Easily.. Bloody fantastic!
+beeeneee i think it is,
+beeeneee Absolutely!
This video shows some important points:
1. Internet has killed television.
2. CZcams is the best way to produce content - for creators and viewers.
3. Tiff and Chris need to work together more often.
4. Harris is God!
5. All three of the cars are just awesome!
+Aron Bell SPOILER ALERT :D
It's hard to make those statements if you don't know the financials behind it. It's quite possible this video cost more to make than it'll ever see in advertising revenues.
+Stupid Flanders You're right. Although they had the cars for free, tires, and maybe the track were sponsored by pirelli. And one thing is for shure: This is gonna be a massive youtube Hit!
+Aron Bell 5. Neil is GOD of video editing! Video is simply amazing! This and Salomondrin HYPER 5 in one day just awesome!
+Aron Bell 5. Jeremy Clarkson won't need to change his name by Deed Poll to Jennifer.
2023 now and I find myself watched it again. This is one of the most important automotive film in the history. Amazing works, absolutely amzaing.
Rewatching this video now, in the middle of 2019, with everything going electric, and really just feeling an immense appreciation that this moment was so beautifully documented.
Thank you Chris, Marino, Tiff and the production team for creating such an amazing piece of content which truly captures the soul, emotion and essence of the hypercar!
Though I can't help but think, would Koenigsegg now fit in the picture? 🤔
For the first time in history! I'm watching this video and it's astounding even when I had thought it to be old and less dramatic.
I think Koenigsegg, Bugatti and Zonda would sit in their own category
Pagani and Bugatti don't make race cars really, can't imagine they turn well.
Not the Zonda. If Jag made the CX-75 we'd have a 4-way battle that year.
Brian Bradford koenigseggs hybrid would probably be faster than ALL 3 OF THESE.... for 3 times the price tho
That LaFerrari sound...
+Juan Rochelt LaFerrari sound left LaFerrari last
+SUB ZERO LIN KUEI You know well that's an utter nonsense. Chris told you that he would be faster by 0.3-0.4 seconds in another few laps.
+Juan Rochelt To be fair, the sound is incredible. It does win the sound contest with flying colors
+Juan Rochelt I'm rather disappointed by the LaFerrari's sound, it's not nearly as loud as the Enzo for instance, which is just too bad.
+Hjerrick You should hear one in the flesh. The LaFerrari isn't as loud as the Enzo, but don't get me wrong, it is a very loud car, much louder than the 458 and considerably louder than the F12.
Give Top Gear to Chris Harris and let him make a PROPER CAR SHOW AGAIN. Thumbs up if you agree.
So yeah, this is the pinnacle of Motorsport journalism.
They could’ve ended the video after the Time Attack laps and we would’ve been happy enough, but instead Chris gave us almost 40, FORTY more minutes of hypercar porn. AND Tiff Needell, AND Marino Franchitti.
BBC needs to let Top Gear die and just give Chris Harris the budget to do whatever he wants.
I could not agree more..... this to this day is still one of the best reviews of all time
Who's here (again) after Chris's 2020 Xmas day Pod cast with the Franchitti Brothers and Mr Lovett?
Best car video on CZcams EVER! Perdiod ^_^
+UncleManuel Or maybe even the best video!
+Res0nator perdiod?! Questionbark
+UncleManuel The best youtube video that I have ever seen.
+UncleManuel GTR fanboys disagree with you
+Ahmad Isa GTR or a Vette in the mix would have been nice just for comparison.
Out of the three the Porsche made it look easy seeming to be the most composed,smoothest...easiest to put down fast lap times.
Impressive considering it's 1600+kg weight and less HP.
Best video on CZcams. Best start saving my pennies!
+Mumbo Jumbo First to P1! It's a challenge, Mumbo ;)
+Mumbo Jumbo you must love these Chris Harris videos :)
(I don't blame you, so do I! Lol)
+Mumbo Jumbo Which one then?
Which one was your favorite Mumbo? Always loved Mclarens myself
Coronavirus quarantine has me watching this again. It's still the best piece of motoring journalism on the internet.
I'd still have the McLaren. I don't even care it's the fastest here. I think it looks the best, futuristic almost, and although it doesn't have a V12, the menacing growl of that turbo V8 sounds amazingly brutal.
Just watched this again, and I can’t stop smiling at Chris and Tiff drifting 😆😄
I don't know about the rest of you guys, but I took my clothes off and watched this video naked.
bravo sir......you have popped my 'reply cherry'......;-)
Lmao best comment yet!
+Orlando Camacena no issues.....just empathy.....
+derbigpr500 best best comment indeed
+derbigpr500 I couldn't see most of the video. Most of the time my screen was covered in semen.
Still after 3 years this is still the best track test ever done; drivers, cars, track and video.
*4
5(5 years now) still the best!
Agree, amazing cars, beautifull track anda nice drivers. Perfect
Two videos in the same day on the hyper trio, fantastic creation by all of those involved! And that uphill slide at 18:14... what a shot!!!
And after another three years, I agree with you
Its funny how Italians and British send armies of engineers, special tyres, taking tones of data then adjust the cars, they save weight in every possible way, no seat adjustment, no stereo, no glovebox, everything just to make them cars go 0.5sec faster and Porsche just sends a car that has all the luxuries, no engineers, no data, no special tyres, car weights almost as much as other two combined and still manages to go around the track as quickly as other two. Remarkable German engineering
True, but, I think that the porshe has the advantage on road tyres having alot of its power to the front axel.
Remember tho, the porsche has the Michelin tyres which are superior to the Pirelli tyre. So that makes a big difference, i think i like the P1 most...but that Porsche seems like itd be best for actual road use. Especially with the AWD it is probably easier to handle. Really is hard to pick a favorite.
Porsche actually had a big advantage because of the tyres .And reasons you mentioned have nothing to do with engineering of the cars .Porche also sends a team with a car ,take a look at the real top gear video .
Ferrari is just like that ,they are lets call it overprotective about theyr cars , especially something that is special like the la ferrari.
Theese are cars now worth more than a milion ,no factory will just send a car for someone to trash it on a track with no supervision .
All three are amazing ,Porche definitely has a lot ot amazing tech ,they got a big budget with the VW behind them and they definitely do a great job .
But i would just take the ferrari any day ,first because of that bloody italian design ,but definitely because of the way they built the Ferrari.
Porche is almost an electric car ,so many fricking electronics ,so disappointed .Ferrari are the only one who still do it for the enthusiast ,nothing comes close to a ferrari v12 ,that's the real deal ,no turbos no bunch of electric engines .
The amazing thing that the NA V12ferrar is still one of the quickest cars on the world ,that's amazing ,with no turbos or electric engines like on porsche ,just the old school naturally aspirated V12
@@jankostojanovic1653 well said
@@jankostojanovic1653 definitely agree with you
For me, the finest bit of Journalism in Motorsport. Chris puts you in the drivers seat and makes you feel one with him and any car he drives. Bravo!!!
Two videos in the same day on the hyper trio, fantastic creation by all of those involved! And that uphill slide at 18:14... what a shot!!!
This absolutely made my day. I'd like to be able to drive like these guys. Harris is a bad man!
+Engineering Explained which channel is the second on? Would be interested to watch it.
+Adam Perkins probaly salomondrin, he made a series about the hyper five (Veyron p1 918 huayra & laf)
+Engineering Explained Yeah, I'm wondering if that is why ferrari finally bent, well broke, and offered the La Ferrari for a test with the magic 3, because Salomondrin did it anyway, (well including a Huayra and Veyron).
I read that witb Jeremy's voice... heh
Smiling the whole way through this video. Well done Chris and just Thank you!
+Cars with Luke I'm a recent subscriber to your channel, and your camerawork is unmatched in my eyes. I was just imagining the static shots you could have gotten of these three cars if you were there with these guys. Keep up the awesome content man! I love your downshifts in the mountains and tunnels ;)
+wali rifai Thanks a lot! much appreciated but I have so much to learn. At the moment i'm just some random guy with a camera who loves cars more than anything but Chris is an inspiration to me to make better videos, just need to find myself a film crew ;-)
+Cars with Luke I didn't even realize this was an hour video it was so good. I almost feel like I was holding my breath the whole time it was so exciting. Even Tiff didn't ruin it for me.
+rorschach775 Ha yes was brilliant and long awaited to say the least.
8 years on and this is still an epic video, so well done. informative, humorous and yet relaxed
I first watched this 5 or 6 years ago and again in 2022 and it is still as good as when I first saw it. 😱 My mind is BLOWN
One odd thing I noticed was that the onboard footage of the fast lap in the 918 just "feels" subjectively slower and more sedate than the other two. In the LaFerrari and P1, there's an element of frantic fear and brutality to the footage, but the 918 lap footage conveys a much less dramatic experience through the camera.
Because the P1 and LaFerrari are rear wheel drive cars which is a lot harder to tame at that kind of power and speed as opposed to the 918 which is 4wd which will be a lot more controlled therefore look more settled on camera.
Marmik K Yes makes sense. But even in a straight line there's a different feel going on. Perhaps it's the differences in the noise.
Peder Hansen Twin turbo it? Some people are never happy...
+Peder Hansen Not really. The AWD helps it put down power and transfer power between rear and front, very similar to GTR. That is why it can manage the corners and get out of them fast despite being heavy. But as soon as Chris turned off the stability control it wasn't that stable anymore. So it's the AWD and electronics doing the magic.
+Huxxy AWD
This may be the BEST overall track test I've ever watched , bar none. It's just a delight in every way -- three absolutely magnificent cars, the great drivers, their camaraderie, the amazing track, the *outstanding* photography and camera angles, and maybe best of all, the wonderful spirit and joy of Chris Harris embracing it all. Just amazing! One could probably choose a favorite car, not having driven one! --- mine would be the 918 -- but I don't see how you could really say one of these is absolutely "better" than the other. Each is a masterpiece in its own right. Thanks to Chris Harris and his crew and to everyone who made this 52 minutes some of the best I've ever spent watching incredible, iconic cars. Bravo!
This was a track test. And very much a triumph in entertainment.
I agree 100% with your statement
Totally agree with that. I would love to see a TV-Show with all three of them. fantastic entertainment.
nah. 918 is easily best of them all. Its fastest, most advanced car where that hybrid thing isn't just a gimmick
no, you cannot mach 918 with la Ferrari. It has the best looks, the greatest heritage from them and the best handling/fun to drive of them all
Watching this in 2022 and I don't feel as though the design of the P1 has aged a single day. Stephenson's best work!
Absolutely agreed . Btw i ve got the same p1 in amethyst black in 1/43 scale . In race Mode.
5 years down after this is still the best motoring video for me, can't get better than Chris harris and Tiff Needell together...fantastic production.
Thank you Salomondrin and Chris Harris for making the best video to be ever created on youtube.
+M.A.K salomondrin, the content of Drive, some guys from motor trend, roadkill, there are at least 6 guys who could make top gear easily, and still topgear u.s. is awfull
Harris video is ten times better.
I had a huge smile on my face practically the entire video
Man, I love cars
mr angelo having looked at your profile picture you seem to have a smile all of the time😂
The three of them going at it was the best viewing experience I've ever had. Felt like I was there.
after listening to Chris’ Collecting Cars Podcast with Tiff recently , I just had to hunt this video down again. Quite possibly the most honest, joy inspiring 52 and a half minutes of motorcar journalism/hooliganism I’ve ever seen. Top drawer gents, top drawer!
That race at the end. What a dream, currently, u couldn't do this in a videogame...
+Durodes Assetto Corsa with a modder 918 and the mclaren dlc. You can even do a comparison with the supercar driver video as they have silverstone national, its very accurate/awesome.
+TumTuned ''Damn EA and their stupid Porsche exclusivity deal...'' My thoughts exactly.
+KarpKomet screw it now i have to burn this weekend away on assetto corsa again. already lost couple hundred hours on it lol
+Brownninja97 lol :D
Except that they weren't racing. It would have been much more interesting if they did a Best Motoring race. That would have made it the best video ever...
I see people saying 'who's watching in 2016' .Hell people will watch this in 3016!
I came back to watch because this video is just pure joy
It’s 2018. Still going. Strong
2019 btw still obsessed with these 3 cars
2019 haahahha
I only miss the huayra in this vid but its Amazing😍😍
nearly 10 years after release, all 3 of these cars still look brand new to this day...and are still jaw-droppingly fast even by modern standards! the fact that all 3 posted lap-times just .6 of a second apart from each other on the same tires makes it even harder to pick a favorite.
4:30am, New Year’s Day, 2023. Still one of the best videos on the internet. Insane.
That P1 though... WOW!!! Its incredible!! I think its the most interesting looking, and in black like that....mother of god! That is sexy.
+Donald Rossi it's purple metallic
+Donald Rossi It is the best looking by far. As a matter of fact, the other two are kinda meh. I know I know, taste is a matter of personal prefference.
+Donald Rossi I saw this one at Goodwood. On screen it looks stunning. In the flesh.... OMG.
I AM FAR TOO EXCITED FOR THIS OH MY WORD.
oh hello mumbo :D
Ouh hello mumbo
Didn’t expect you to see here 😂
Mumbo likes SPEED and POWER!!!???
Don't worry. Chris being the most boring person ever will calm you right down
wait a minute
This is true car journalism. This is the true representation of the holy trinity! Chris harris is totally a purist, for me the best car journalist by far on the planet.
Just finished Chris’s new book, had to watch this video again, it’s even more epic than I remember 👌
This is just amazing. Done the way a real automotive journalist would do it. PERFECT!
+DoctaM3 dude, seriously, fuck off!!!
Love your vids man!
+Allexander DM Why are you crying. Grow up.. Idiot.
+Allexander DM you are such a lowlife idiot xD
Allexander DM you must hate the world dont you little hitler.
Awesome, the ultimate test. loved every minute.
+TheSUPERCARDRIVER The test you did was also close to the and so thanks to you too SCD.
Yeah thanks super driver club :)
+TheSUPERCARDRIVER Thanks for your 3 tests - particularly the bruntingthorpe test down the 2 mile runway! Also its great to see your siliverstone video tallys with this video also :D shame salomondrins doesnt quite agree (although theres a moment in the p1 where its sliding too much which increases the p1 lap time)
+TheSUPERCARDRIVER Your test was just as good. Even though the LaFerrari jumped the start.
+Will James If you watched thier video you'd know they timed each car separately so it doesn't make any difference that one car got the jump off the line. Numbers don't lie. Subscribe to supercardrivers! They provided us with awesome content and deserve more subscribers.
Three completely different philosophies that translate so beautifully on track to us watching this fu**ing amazing documentary !
Such an amazing video Chris!!! Thank you so much. Also, having Tiff drifting right on your tale, in such a perfect harmony was the cherry of the cake. Specially knowing how competitive he is. It was great from you having him as a your gest. Been following you both for a long time and it was extraordinary beeing able to watch you both drive this beasts in a track chasing eachother. I still feel the adrenaline in my body while I´m writing. Finished the video with the adrenaline at the top. Thats how good it made me feel. Thaks so much to all of you 3 guys. Outstanding job!
Jenson Button - Chris Harris - Tiff, that would be a great Top Gear team
+ArnaudShanghai JB lol
+Gwyn Bleidd (MurcielagoLP92) This needs to happen!
+ArnaudShanghai No it wouldn't, Button is an arrogant sod, I know people who have met him. He lacks the personality of Chris and Tiff.
+ArnaudShanghai vettel can join when he retires.
Top Gear is a comedy show that happens to be about cars. It's made by Jeremy, it's his formula
Just watched Top Gear and Extra Gear. Chris, leave that sinking ship and get back to doing what you do best - and what we love watching: you on cars. Understand and acknowledge the fact that you are the star. You can make it on your own!
Just watched Extra Gear. It's bloody awful. Not even going to watch the actual TG now. I'd also be interested to hear what the CAA think of a trench being dug alongside the runway at Dunsfold. Harris belongs here on CZcams.
I liked Extra Gear. Chris and Rory had great chemistry and it was a much more enjoyable show.
W-James Rory's incredibly annoying, belongs on CBBC, not a car show...
Why would Chris go back? He's probably getting paid far more for TG, and even if does stop in a couple seasons more time he'll still have this to go back to. From his point of view he might as well milk it for what it's worth.
Brilliant film. The P1 will forever be my favourite car. It has everything a hypercar should have.
I want all 3. They are so different but are the same in terms of speed. But, I would take the Ferrari. The V12. It just does it for me. The looks, it's wonderful. The others are good in looks too, but I just love that Ferrari.
Same same!
Absolutely
Ferrari sounds is unique no one gets close!!
Ferrari 💪💪💪💪🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I gotta grant, the one company that has ALWAYS known how to build an absoluterlee BEE-UTE-IFUL CAR is Ferrari. I mean there's just certain cars... the Porsche 911's rear end has always looked really wierd to me, like - WHERE IS IT?!? Doesn't matter how many wings you stick on 'em, what cutesy-boodle stuff you do with the headlights, doesn't matter that it kicks the ass of 97.5% of the cars it competes with, racy, streety, morally etc. - the Porsche 911 has a really oog-ly ass. Ferrari could build a GOLF CART that'd have blind men plotzing their pampers just from being so damn gorgeous.
The Ferrari just floats so gracefully on the track. So sexy!!
But so does the P1 and 918!
+Kings mario ya i would take the LaFerrari. It looks so beautiful and it has a v12.
tbh, the black on black P1 looks good too.
+Whitesox95 I would take the p1, love the way it looks and sounds
SKJ- 2012 it sounds good, but the turbo's are overwhelming in it. I'd take the 918 or the LaFerrari for sound. Just my opinion though.
Chris Harris stated clearly that all the cars used regular tires for the lap time comparison. He explicitly stated that the Trofeo R tyres were only used afterwards to see the difference and to experience them. I don't understand how almost every single comment on this page is complaining that the tires were a factor. Chris explicitly stated and explained how he made the tyres fair. Also, there is no way any of the manufacturers would have agreed to the test if there was any tire advantage, especially Mclaren and Ferrari. Get over all the complaining.
Having said that, the Cup2 tires on the Porsche are better than the old P Zero Corsa.
Tiff n Harris, two living car legends right there! thanks a lot for giving us this @Chris Harris on Cars*
Wonderful made, beautiful cars, amazing drivers the fans respect... Thank you guys!
One of the best car videos I've watched in a long time. I just had to watch it again :)
Brilliant! Who needs a TV licence...!
+spence22 whats a tv licence
fred wilson LOL!
+spence22 You'll need one now, Harris is the new Top Gear host.
"I'm in heaven!" screams Tiff while sliding a La Ferrari behind a sliding P1, ahead of a sliding 918... I don't blame him.
I don't think I've smiled so much, and actually giggled a few times, at a video about cars. Amazing to watch. Thank you Chris.
Guaranteed that I'll watch this every 6-12 months and love it as if it's my first time everytime.
the reality is Mc Laren made a race car(like a prototype ), and tuned it to be driven on road. Porsche made a car to be as fast as possible with hybrid technology (like their le mans cars ), and the ferrari made it as always as traditional way, concentrated on noise, beauty, pure power, then added some hybrid to match the game and still get the same result. we must respect all...everyone has their own way, we must respect all their cars of this manufacturers without fear to be beaten, they gave their cars, or Chris as an English gentleman made good politics and made deal with these companies to keep the results as close as possible to each other... nobody knows, but at the end of the day, it is Kingdom of car testing right now ;-).. good job Chris ;-)
and McLaren had to cheat as always.
+Sam R
Aren't you going to comment about how you know the P1 in this test is actually a P1 GTR disuised as a P1? I bet people reading that will be really impressed with your intelligence then.
Calle Söderberg lol, I think you are either deaf, or think that Porsche & Ferrari are bunch of fools. Chris harris mentioned that the P1 had race suspension/ride height, and was not road-legal and Porsche & Ferrari pointed that out. Now a few questions arise, if the P1 was road legal, then what was the need to bring a version of P1 with race suspension & fixed ride height to this test? If the P1 was the standard P1, then it could have automatically adjusted its ride height to become road legal again. Sorry, but I know (through education and profession) a thing or two about car's suspension and electronics(race modes...etc). The standard race mode in a standard car cannot by law allow a car to be close to the ground less than a certain level. The P1 in Chris "The ferrari hater" harris was a track-only car, therefore his test worth a much as crow's excrement.
Calle Söderberg Was my answer regarding your "tyre" question compelling enough? or you still believe that Corsa is a semi-slick track tyre?
Calle Söderberg
PS
These tests are more like a qualifying shoot out. Cars need multiple runs, changing their setting, tyre pressure, the amount of fuel they carry....etc a simple 2 lap race on different tyres mean absolutely ZERO. So far LaFerrari and 918 have been on par(in the only genuine test done by the American chap). Also, there are words that Ferrari are going to release their nurburgring laptime later this year. Tomatoes and eggs might be waiting for us!
disclaimer : I do not own a Ferrari.
I am a big fan of ferrari, my dream car since i was a child. but lets be honest here, All three cars are superb, fantastic and equally beautiful. Nevertheless, i still love the ferrari. its like having a wife, you can see other people's wife and thinking they're beautiful, but in the end, the most beautiful ever is ofcourse your very own wife, accepting all its flaws and curves. please stop the hate between car manufacturers. each to their own opinion and what suits them. 918 = futuristic beautiful machine, P1 = overwhelmingly performance supercar, Laferrari = a masterpiece of the 21st century.
+Adi Safwan And it looks liked the Laferrari put in too much power that people are afraid to let it go, thinking it would gone wild and out of control ( what a beast of a car) it's like a raging bull waiting to be release, but having to wait for the right handler to fully appreciate its potential power.
+Adi Safwan more like a raging stalion would be more appropriate. Nicely said
+Adi Safwan more like a raging stalion would be more appropriate. Nicely said
lol, if you faithful to your wife yes...but there is always a what "if" feeling in almost every man.
+I'm Monte what exactly do you mean? You can race your ferrari however you want. Its not just Ferrari that doesnt like having their cars being featured in comparison tests without their approval... McLaren does that as well you know.
In a way it is bollocks I agree, but I can also understand the reasoning behind it. Some people say its because they want to bring slightly tuned versions of their cars, I do believe though that what they want, is to make sure that the car is in proper and top condition, not tune it. I can tell you that in such caliber cars, having the car waiting in a garage, not being driven or properly maintained can make the car perform like ass... Its valid to request that your flagship model is in proper condition when people want to make comparison articles about it.
Like Ferrari did here. Everyone says Ferrari is afraid to do such tests, yet here they are, no problems. Just making sure that the car is in good condition.
I watched this when it was released and I've just watched it again. Such a wonderful video, such amazing machines, such an incredible place to create a masterpiece. Truly glorious viewing.
Congratulations to all involved in creating this, it will live on for many, many years.
Just watched this again after quite a while and come to the conclusion that it's the best car video I've ever watched. Pure magic.
This is the best car review any of us are going to watch for a long time.
This entire video was just nothing short of astounding. I can't believe how much I was smiling the entire time I was watching. This was done with probably a third of Top Gears budget yet they managed to create one of the best 52min of a car show I've ever seen. All 3 cars and their 3 different drivers just allowed for so much information to be poured out on the track that even I feel like I know these cars. what a video! hats off
Still today the best video ever made for any car guy... When this came out it really blew my mind, and it still does today. The drifting shots are absolutely beautiful.
This was simply dazzling. I watched the full video and it felt like 15 minutes. All three cars are phenomenal and so were the three drivers. This was the greatest piece of motoring journalism I've ever seen, and probably ever will see.
I predict this will be the most viewed video on this channel soon.
Looks like Jeremy won't be changing his name to Jennifer any time soon.
+vcsw thats what I thought when I saw the laptimes :-D hahaha well noted sir
😂😂😂😂😂😂
She would if he saw the motortrend test
+RAJohnson713 or the salmodrin test
+vcsw I knew it was the fastest. Stoked to see it confirmed.
This is the best automotive journalism you will see ever... It certainly is emotional watching them have so much work and joy put at the same time. Amazing machines!
Just watched this again after so many years and it’s still the best video I’ve ever watched
I hope the BBC watched and took notes. This is what a review should be on the New Top Gear. Nothing less.
+Christian Augustin why stop there... i think tiff and chris harris would make great presenters... not convinced about franchitti tho...
+Christian Augustin No, you hope Amazon took notice!
MontyPython12 touche
I've never smiled so much watching a video. it is a truly wonderful thing to see all these cars and all these people together
+H Lopes couldnt wipe it off my face when all three were racing around
What a brilliant bit of automotive journalism.
-Proven racing driver
-Same tyres
-Similar track conditions on the same day
-Independent checks, independent setups
-Beautiful track with lots of slow, medium, and high speed cornerns
Watched this film the first day it was released and it still gives me chills so many years after! Fantastic in every way imaginable!
OK, I take back what I said in previous car reviews. THIS is the review that we have all been waiting for!!!! Seriously enjoyable review with as usual stellar videography with awesome slow motion footage, especially of that shark-eyed LaFerrari drifting!
What's better than a P1 vs a LaFerrari vs a Porsche 918? - A Chris Harris review of a P1 vs a LaFerrari vs a Porsche 918.
And what's better than a Chris Harris review of a P1 vs a LaFerrari vs a Porsche 918? - A Chris Harris review of a P1 vs a LaFerrari vs a Porsche 918 featuring Tiff Needle (the only other car reviewer who knows how to drift as well as Chris) and Marino Franchitti going head to head around a track drifting around corners in slow-motion!! YEEEHAAA!! Doesn't get much better than that :)
With Chris Harris, Tiff Needle and Marino taking these cars for a lap, it's no wonder that all three car companies brought their technicions to the track, since in this case, they cannot put a bad lap time down to a bad driver.
So the P1 does after all post the fastest lap time of the three, but to be fair, in race mode it sat the lowest to the ground out of the three which gave it a huge advantage, not to mention those Trofeo R tires gave it an even greater advantage. But never the less, the bottom line is that it is the fastest road car around a track not to mention the fastest of the three from 0- 300 kph. Period
+KNOW HOPE LOL, I read your most recent comments in the Hyper 5 video. You were really on the 918 pretty hard,lol.
To your last comments. This race mode has known for sometime. As soon as P1 wins anything out right it's thrown up like it's a big deal. If you look at the overall heights of each car, the LaFerrari actually sits the lowest. The P1 maybe closest to the ground but cockpit is the biggest. Making it taller in height then the Ferrari.
Can't go no where without this tire comments it seems. The P1 has the smallest tires of the 3. On the R's it mechanical grip throws closer with the other 2. There isn't this clear advantage like most think. I have looked at the cornering speeds of all 3 plus P1 on R's. Only difference came off the exit of turns. Where P1 could hook better allowing it to use it's race mode more effectively.
That allowed CH to hit higher speeds on the straits.
Jeffrey Williams Actualy, in another comment I mentioned that the 918 is the Pinnacle of motor engineering. Its certainly the king of the quarter mile and holds the world record around the Nurburgring
***** Those are the comments I'm referring too.
According to Top Gear this so called Pinnacle roots/idea came from the Veyron. The brains behind that vehicle was also involved in the 918 coming to life.Much like the Veyron it will be surpassed sooner or later.
Problem with this 918 is most say GT3 RS the better driver's car.
So much for the so called Pinnacle.
Didn't 918 come to life late in 2009 in full form unlike P1 and LaFerrari???
Been in development some 4+yrs. I wouldn't call that a pinnacle more like lessons learned much like the Veyron.
Seeing the SV go below 7:00 on 1 hot lap unlike many on 918 side. Calling that a world record should call a world of tries,lol.
The lowly Huracan topped 918 in a recent video on here.Without full power in HL mode, the king can be had.
Jeffrey Williams Don't get me wrong, I am not a fan of Porsche. Porsches are high on pricision engineering but except for the 911 GT RS versions, low on driving passion compared to Ferrari or McLaren and my biggest issue is that unless when giving the beans to the throttle, they all sound like high powered vacuum cleaners at low revs.
But the bottom line remains that the 918 despite its relatively heavy weight, still holds the Nurburgring world record and 0-60mph world record.
+KNOW HOPE scw
This is one of the greates videos on CZcams.
God bless the 3 of you chaps. The holy trinity on 4 wheels. Thank you so much what a treat for all!!
Simply epic. A timeless masterpiece. Will no doubt make me smile just as much if not more in 30 years time.
From day one I’ve chosen McLaren P1. It’s sheer looks are perfect and savage. It’s “simplicity” is spot on. So...of the three I’d definitely choose a Ferrari F40.
933 likes and 1 dislike. that is one sad little individual.
+J Cortez it is nice to now have three sources who have done this
probably an accident lol
+Karm Bhatti Definitely hardcore Ferrari F1 fans
+Karm Bhatti It was probably Jeremy Clarkson.
The BBC
2021 and this remains one of the greatest pieces of motoring goodness out there. I smile every time I watch it.
Poor Clarkson, he could have saved his house.
True lmao
What, if he'd been running the Traffeo tires? :D Probably
Just a guess, but I'll bet Jezzer's checking account is doing O.K.
The TGT’s times were fucked up to play along with the fact Jeremy was gonna tear his old house down anyways.
It was already scripted
Dear Top Gear, Are you paying attention? This is entertainment, entertainment worth Top Dollar, Top Pound, Top Cars, But Most Important, Drivers - Drivers of the utmost quality, The English Witty exchanges of a Benny Hill Quality, that us Americans have come to know and love, and im sure Their British mates enjoy them as well. Brexit, is the end of one era, So in with the New Hosts! Cheers.
He's on Top Gear........
***** I was referring to all 3 of them.
I hope he saves the show.
+HOSSMCGILLICUTTI Tiff Needel once presented top gear for many years before the Clarkson version of top gear. He had his own show 'fifth gear' for years after Tiff left top gear, it was recently cancelled and has been rumoured to become a top gear presenter on the new show. Not sure who the scottish guy is though he is a good presenter too.
Chris C I see Chris ask Tiff at goodwood, Are you replacing Jeremy? His only response was to run his fingers through his silvered hair, and look at Chris, as if to say , "im a little long in the tooth for starting what is essentially a young mans game. In which i totally disagree. He knows cars, he can drive and he has that wonderful dry witty humor. He should come back to TopGear for4-5 years.
Am I the only one who thinks this review of these hypercars was better than The Grand Tours?
TGT/Top Gear is more about entertaining an audience than being committed to test cars thoroughly. Chris Harris dedicated a whole 52 min video on testing these cars as on TGT they had like 20 minutes all together. I'm a fan of both but I must say that I prefer Chris when it comes to objectively talk about cars.
Actually they weren't using literally the same tires, they were using the same sort of tires, as Jeremy says... The same way they were used in this video
And you can clearly see the driver on the Grand Tour struggling with the P1 oversteering for not beeing used to it. As I see, if the driver get the time to get used to all three of them, the P1 will turn out to be the fastest around this track
***** Now, you're being plain silly. The same size tyres wouldn't fit. The LaF's rears are 345, the 918's 325 and the P1's 315. The video itself clearly shows Michelins on the 918 too. Cup 2s are a slightly stickier tyre. You'll also note that the times they ran are impossible from a standing start, the standing start was edited it. Meaning all 3 times were actually slower. There's also a good reason they spent more time covering the M2's lap around the Eboladrome than the hypercar laps. A very dishonest test indeed.
I didn't know Michelin made P Zero Corsas, because the Porsche is in Michelins, you can see it in the video...
Truly the best motoring video I have ever seen! Watching three super cars going at it around the track was spectacular!
God this was so good. Three guys who can seriously drive, mucking about in three halo cars pushing their dynamic qualities to the edge. We need more Chris and Tiff content quite honestly. Lots of talking and sliding, raw onboards and lovely engine noise.
In my life I think I'll never have the chance to experience the sensations that these insane cars are able to give, neither from the passenger seat nor even less behind the wheel. But watching the on board video of the P1 during the best lap attempt I felt shivers down my spine and it's a rare if not unique event for me. Don't know why... What a car!
Apart from that the video is just perfect!
Is it still the case tho? :)
So, Mc and Ferrari made tech speed demons that drive insanely fast and reminds the nowadays race cars. Porsche made a car that is fast and has less race character compared to the other two but, the 918 has something the others doesn't: the 918 is a lab for new techs and new ways of doing things. For me is just like the 959 vs F40 back in the day. F40 was the fastest but the 959 gave technology for the upcoming 911s.
+911 Kills Bugs Fast Can't you buy that Porsche Hybrid stuff in a Panamerana already? I don't think neither McLaren nor Ferrari will design from scratch when the technology used in the P1 and LaFerrari becomes cheap enough to put them in their sports cars... . That being said I'm with you that the Porsche is quite an technological archivement...
+911 Kills Bugs Fast
Porsche introduced AWD for 911 at a time when 911 was known as the widow-maker. AWD gave that car some stability. But with 959 maybe they went a bit too far. A tech heavy car, but not a good drivers car. Maybe that is why F40, which came out at the same time and was a very simple car in comparison, was and still is considered as the best sports car while 959 is still remembered for it's tech only. And now we have 918, a modern day 959, tech heavy, but again not the best drivers car. It uses an AWD system, very similar to that in Nissan GTR, to overcome it's higher weight in corners and getting out of them. In that regard it's a modern GTR. I guess in the future LaF will be seen as the best sports car of it's era while 918 will, once again, be remembered for it's tech only.
+Fast Er the Nissan GTR AWD system wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for the 959 and the AWD trickle down tech to the 911s and the rest of the auto industry (Audi, Subaru, Mitsu, Nissan).. It was also Air Cooled and yes it may not have set the faster lap/1/4 mile/0-60 time compared to the F40, but it came so damn close as not to matter on real life roads, especially when you could drive the 959 365 days of the year compared to the super fast, but only summer cars of the other manufacturers... IMHO it was the test-bed for tech that made the 911 (Carrera S/turbo/turbo S, etc etc) a car that not only was a top competitor on the track with all the latest and greatest sports cars, but also made it a vehicle that you can drive year round. Sure Porsche wasn't shooting for top speed records (if they wanted to, they'd own them all) and the all in out best 0-60 times (although they were the best or always up there with the best).
All that engineering that Porsche did from the beginning with endurance racing as their test bed, ended up producing cars like the new 911s that can be flat foot launched 50x in a row, back to back, without going into a 'limp' (dick) mode like the GTR and new Corvettes.. Yes, there are not many times you will FFLaunch any car more than 2-3 times in a row, but it does happen.. I'd rather be driving a car that can take it than one that goes into limp mode and then can be beaten by a stock Civic Si after that... I love all three of these cars, and if you got the cash, buy the one you like most, but Porsche, as a car to drive, there is no substitute..
well, thats my point ehwal. Porsche tried to build a car that is not only extremely fast, but also extremely advanced. If we look back, the F40 may be the best 80s sports car but, porsche got a lot of benefits from the 959 while the F40 was not a lab on wheels for future projects. And, in my opinion, thats what I see right now with these hybrid supercar. LaFerrari and P1 may be or not faster but, I think the 918 will be more useful in the future for porsche then the others will be for their makers.
911 Kills Bugs Fast Porsche doesn't make a living from selling Super or Hyper cars. In fact they make a fortune selling tuned up Audis which are tuned up VWs... . Thats the way money is made and fine for every VW shareholder. What that means for Porsche as a brand in the next 10-20 years remains to be seen...
What an amazing film. Even in 2021, that Mclaren pulling 1.7g is incredible. Can't wait to see the new breed of hypercars get spanked around by Chris.
What a joy to watch this again after 5 yrs.. don't think this will ever get old, thanks to CH and team for creating this masterpiece of a film.. 2014-15 was such a high point for high performance cars setting yardstick for the supercars which we have being since then, faster and more usable than ever, and yet I think the holy trinity (especially the P1) would hold its special place in hearts of many probably forever