He then takes its v8powered rival, the lexus rc f, around the monticello circuit in new york. He published his first article on october 12, 2009. Chris harris racing career profile driver database. Uk auto journalist chris harris drives the most coveted supercars, racecars and classic machines on roads and racetracks around the world. Chris harris drives the 2015 ford mustang over there. Based on his hit youtube series, bbc americas chris harris on cars offers top gear fans more time with breakout star and motoring journalist chris harris. Chris harris drives the 2015 ford mustang over there autoblog. Aug 28, 2017 from the archives, its a video that really needs no introduction. His mother was an autocross racer in the 1950s and as a young boy he enjoyed her fast driving. Here he gets behind the wheel of the newest, fastest and coolest cars on the road, and takes viewers into the technical complexities of these stunning vehicles. Jul 11, 2016 chris harris on cars drifts onto bbc america. But his passion for cars really took hold one saturday morning in 1982 when his father, an accountant, had to pop into the office and a sixyearold harris was left to wait in the car with a copy of what car.
Jul 10, 2017 watching harris rocket around the corners behind the wheel of the laferrari fxx k, you get a real sense for the simply outrageous speed potential this thing brings with it. Each video showcases the equipment, condition, and in most cases, drivability of each car. Jul 08, 2016 harris, a motoring journalist and presenter who was one of evans first hires when he took over top gear from jeremy clarkson, will front a new show called chris harris on cars, based on his. Chris harris teases drive film featuring pagani top. Chris harris, master of sideways himself presents and drives the worlds most exciting new cars in this series of chris harris drives. Expect plenty of sideways action in the worlds most exotic vehicles from the youtuberturnedtop gear host. The problem with writing a column with the working title the problem with lamborghini just before a major motor show is that it doesnt account for the possibility that lamborghini might unveil. Chris harris is widely regarded as one of the best motoring jounos in the world, its easy to see why. It is a spinoff show to top gear, and is also a television rebooted series of youtube motoring series chris harris on cars.
Chris harris gets his hands all over the new 2015 ford mustang gt in the uk, taking it out for a drive on both road and track to see how it holds up across the pond. Each episode featured a different car, either owned by harris, or given to drive temporarily from the manufacturer. Chris harris on cars youtube channel debuts with laferrari. Now we have chris harriss take on the i8, and there are no smokey slides to be found anywhere in this drive video. Back in sunny portimao, chris also tests the much soughtafter porsche cayman gt4. Uk auto journalist chris harris drives the most cuttingedge electric cars and hybrids on roads and racetracks. Obviously evans made a very good living as a radio host and presenter in order to afford cars like his 1961. Read the latest chris harris news and browse our full collection of chris harris articles, photos, press releases and related videos.
I dont buy cars to speculate on the market, he explains. Its not often that we have cause to envy others for their chances to drive awesome cars. Chris evans has owned some incredibly expensive cars and is a well known car enthusiast. He is wellknown, having written for magazines like autocar uk and evo, and finishing th in the 2010 24 hours of nurburgring, as part of a team driving a stock porsche 911 gt3 rs. Chris is at portimao in portugal, testing the newly turbocharged bmw m3.
Chris harris on cars drifts onto bbc america roadshow. Home to fast cars and some slow ones being driven with little regard for tyre longevity. Chris harris drives the mclaren p1 on drive nelson ireson february 19, 2014 comment now. Drive car sketched in pencil, and finished digitally with a wacom tablet. He can really drive, can string a sentence together and his videos combine the two perfectly. On 28 june 2016, the chris harris on cars web series was moved from youtube to the official top. Chris harris on cars is a testdrive show, hosted by renowned and respected automotive journalist, chris harris. Uk auto journalist chris harris drives the most coveted supercars, racecars and classic machines on roads and racetracks around the. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Evo magazine for various reasons gets a lot of comment on this site, with a reasonable proportion of that on how chris harris, a mere journo can afford the cars he has.
Last season, it ran a web series that went inside the heart of koenigsegg now, drive and host chris harris. So thats how chris harris affords his cars page 1 general. The drive channel has become one of the most popular autothemed channels on youtube. Profiling some of the most exciting cars on the planet and testing them on. Formely part of the drive channel, he has recently gone alone. Mar 12, 2017 while all the attention was on chris evans during last years first run of the clarksonless top gear, it quickly became apparent that chris harris was the shows secret weapon. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Now, the e30 3 series is back at chump car, except this time it has a new driver chris harris. Chris drives the new mclaren 570s and the rare bugatti eb110 ss. Perhaps its the accent but i just enjoy hearing uk folks talk about cars, especially ones you know have a passion for them. Laferrari, 488 pista, 812 superfast, f12 tdf top gear duration. Fill your brain with stats before you watch chris harris drive the. Feb 07, 2015 chris harris is widely regarded as one of the best motoring jounos in the world, its easy to see why. A 24 hour trip to modena and a proper drive in the 730hp huayra.
Top gears chris harris builds on youtube hit with global. Internet sensation chris harris was in australia recently and as well as tipping him into a maloo for some tyremelting fun wheels asked him about his large and varied car collection harris currently owns 16 cars and one motorcycle, but has a unique approach to his personal garage. Chris harris bio, facts, family life of british journalist. Last month, chris harris announced plans to leave youtube channel drive and he was quick enough to start his own series called chris harris on. Mclaren senna vs 650s gt3 chris harris drives top gear. Chris harris on carss youtube stats summary profile.
Forget the three old chaps over at top gear, as it is clear now that our very own chris harris is the luckiest guy in the world. Mar 08, 2016 presenters british rally championship drive to be aired on his youtube channel, which will now be promoted by the top gear website top gear presenter chris harris has taken part in the first. Yep, chris harris has decided to depart and run his own channel which will probably be called chris harris on cars. Chris harris on cars is a test drive show, hosted by renowned and respected automotive journalist, chris harris.
Here are two ferraris, two porsches, an aston martin, a bmw and a. Dont miss the premiere of chris harris on cars on monday, july 11 at 98c. Great cars, great locations and great driving means great vidoes. Nov 26, 2014 last month, chris harris announced plans to leave youtube channel drive and he was quick enough to start his own series called chris harris on cars. Chris harris gets behind the wheel to experiment and explore with the newest, fastest and. Popular youtube channel drive will soon lose one of its key players. Chris harris can save top gear by matt jones 31 may 2016 buried in new top gears companion show, extra gear, is the man able to drag the series back from the brink. Chris harris on cars is leaving the drive channel on youtube and vimeo and going solo, and freetowatch, starting in november. The series concluded on august 22, 2016 and was replaced by top gear america in 2017.
Chris harris has launched his new youtube channel separate from the previous drive channel, called, fittingly enough, chris harris on cars. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. After three years and three dnfs, chris wasnt holding out much hope in 2014 heres the story. Chris harris is here to test the most exciting supercars on the planet.
Amidst teslas domination of the performance ev world, heres porsches answer the taycan turbo s. Watch chris harris hoon his favorite cars of 2014 for 42. This new series aired weekly starting in early 2012 on drive s youtube channel, called chris harris on cars. This series, called chris harris on cars, began to air weekly and consisted of 104 videos which together earned over 3. Top gears chris harris builds on youtube hit with global bbc.
Apr 30, 2014 now we have chris harris s take on the i8, and there are no smokey slides to be found anywhere in this drive video. Chris harris travels to spain to get the most out of a short session in the car. Chris harris on cars is a britishamerican motoring television series, presented by chris harris, and broadcast by bbc america from july 11, 2016. Chris harris on cars supercars, racecars, and classics. Fill your brain with stats before you watch chris harris drive the littlest mclaren. Chris harris climbs into a bugatti chiron and finds out how quickly the supercar accelerates. Watching harris rocket around the corners behind the wheel of the laferrari fxx k, you get a real sense for the simply outrageous speed potential this thing brings with it. From the archives, its a video that really needs no introduction. Watch chris harris on cars the regulars season 1 prime. The latest chris harris drives films direct from the man himself.
Lamborghinis are the perfect cars for people who cant drive. One of the most anticipated new cars of 2012, the toyota rear wheel drive entry level sports car with too many names. Chris harris flies to italy to be one of the first journalists behind the wheel of the new pagani huayra. Chris harris films rally drive for top gear website. Watch chris harris hoon his favorite cars of 2014 for 42 minutes. From 2017, harris has been one of the three main presenters of top gear, after previously making regular appearances throughout the twentythird series in 2016. Youd know harris from the new top gear and his youtube channel, both of which feature him. While all the attention was on chris evans during last years first run of the clarksonless top gear, it quickly became apparent that chris harris was the shows secret weapon. Chris harris leaving drive, launching new youtube channel. And one of the first tests is of the epic laferrari. Feb 24, 2020 read the latest chris harris news and browse our full collection of chris harris articles, photos, press releases and related videos. Harris, a motoring journalist and presenter who was one of evans first hires when he took over top gear from jeremy clarkson, will front a new show called chris harris on cars, based on his. Highlights of various vehicles from participating dealerships.
Though thats probably a good thing, as half of the video takes place on l. Uk auto journalist chris harris drives the best regular cars of the modern day on roads and racetracks. Watch how quickly chris harris accelerates in a bugatti chiron. With geneva off the cards this year, here are some of the cars that would have been on display.