Chris harris bio, facts, family life of british journalist. Chris harris is a big fan of the mclaren 570gt carscoops. Video viknesh vijayenthiran october 21, 2015 comment now. Chris goes to portugal to road test the allnew mercedesamg c63. Chris harris on cars press resources bbc america press. 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 puts the new mclaren 570s through its paces on track at the algarve international circuit in portimao, and then on the surrounding twisting portuguese roads. No ones driven it yet, but we had there chance to chat with chris goodwin about the car. Chris harris seems far more natural as well as obviously being the best driver of the three. He initially served as a recurring presenter but was eventually promoted as the lead presenter after chris evans resigned from the show. I honestly believe this is the best looking mclaren currently. 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. Chris harris on cars is a britishamerican motoring television series, presented by chris harris, and broadcast by bbc america from july 11, 2016. Watch chris harris on cars episodes online season 1.
Chris harris travels to spain to get the most out of a short session in the car. I know its their shitty model, but its really beautiful at every angle. Chris harris gets behind the wheel of the new mclaren 570s. I dont buy cars to speculate on the market, he explains. Chris puts the new mclaren 570s through its paces on track at the algarve international circuit in portimao, and then on the. Porsche gt3, aston martin v12 vantage s, mercedes c63 amg black series chris harris on cars by the drive. Chris drives the 570ss harder, sharper, faster cousin at the worlds least forgiving circuit in the wet. Mclarens luxury car is an absolute monster on the track the 570gt is the companys softriding, more comfortable grand touring car. 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. Chris harris drives the mclaren 570s spider around the top gear test track.
Watch him on youtube channels drive and chris harris on. Chris harris explains why the full edits of his youtube drive vids are moving to subscription only chris harris. Chris harris on cars mclaren 570s on road and track youtube. The same year, harris web series titled chris harris on cars was launched on the channel bbc america. In 2016, chris harris joined the cast of the tv series top gear. Matt leblanc and chris harris buy secondhand sports cars at auction for a big road trip across honshu, while rory has one night to discover the weirdest car culture tokyo has to offer. In its premiere episode, chris pits two of the fastest and most expensive road racers the porsche 911 gt3rs and the aston martin gt12 accompanied by their massive rear wings on both road and track up against the stunning supercar, the mclaren 650shigh speeds and smokin powerslides ensue. Profiling some of the most exciting cars on the planet and testing them on. Chris harris gets behind the wheel to experiment and explore with the newest, fastest and. Each episode featured a different car, either owned by harris, or given to drive temporarily from the manufacturer. 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. Jason and karun go head to head in the latest porsche 911 and mclaren 570s.
Rory gets behind the wheel of a mk1 gt40 with 1969 le mans winner jackie oliver and chris harris takes a vauxhall vxr8 gts r around the top gear test track. 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. It is a spinoff show to top gear, and is also a television rebooted series of youtube motoring series chris harris on cars. Harris at the beautiful anglesey circuit in wales with the physicsdefying 740 horsepower ferrari f12berlinetta. Mclaren 570s is a good everyday car, chris harris says. In the first episode it was good to see the 570s doing so well although, with the exception of the brief runway drag race, the other challenges were so contrived and completely pointless e.
In the first episode, texan tuner john hennessey and sabine schmitz join host rory reid in the studio to celebrate all things v8. Where as the rest of their line up except for the p1 really only looks good from 1 angle, imo. Watch the video, check the price and specs, and read the verdict. Out on track, chris compares the honda civic type r and lexus lc500. Chris puts the new mclaren 570s through its paces on track at the algarve international circuit in portimao, and then on the surrounding twisting. Chris drives the new mclaren 570s and the rare bugatti eb110 ss. Normally, watching two people discuss cars in a static environment can be a bit boring, but not when those people are chris harris interviewing mclarens chief test driver and former racing. Its creators are a bunch of zany, brilliant porschefiles who have invested their lives in reimagining the classic porsche 911 shape for the year 20. Chris harris on cars 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. Automotive journalist extraordinaire chris harris found that out recently when he was afforded the opportunity to spin the wheels of the 570s in both road and track settings. Before the first episode is shown in the us, we caught up with presenter chris harris to discuss the new season and ask him some fun, carrelated questions. Chris harris on cars mclaren 570s on road and track. One of the most anticipated new cars of 2012, the toyota rear wheel drive entry level sports car with too many names. Some people including us didnt care for the line delivery from chris evans in the first episode, and wanted to see more of harris.
Chris tests the mclaren 570s and the bugatti eb110 ss. This week, as the collecting cars team celebrates a milestone of 200,000 downloads, chris harris is joined by sam hancock, as well as legendary tv presenter and racer, tiff needell. Chris harris on cars is the home of fast cars and wanton tyre destruction. Rory gets an exclusive invite to a secret stash of cars in japan. This is how top gears chris harris was banned from. Watch chris harris on cars online full episodes of. The stunning little 570s made its international debut at the new york show. Search, discover and share your favorite mclaren 570s gifs.
This new series aired weekly starting in early 2012 on drives youtube channel, called chris harris on cars. Chris harris pits a mercamg gt r, a 911 gt3 rs and a bmw m4 gts against each other chris harris testing out the mclaren 650s gt3 at silverstonemclaren senna chris. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show chris harris on cars anytime, anywhere. Chris also drives the incredibly rare, particularly valuable and very yellow bugatti eb110 ss in the uk. Chris harris gets to grips with wokings 570bhp 570s. But more importantly, mclaren designed the 570s to be more usable, an everyday car. Mclarens baby supercar still packs a haymaker of a punch. Chris drives the 570s s harder, sharper, faster cousin at the worlds least forgiving circuit in the wet. Gt academy winner and race driver jann mardenborough along with comedian matt richardson join rory in the studio to talk super gt series, gaming and japanese sports cars. Chris harris chats with mclarens chief test driver about.
Chris harris says 570gt is his favorite sports series. Chris harris on cars mclaren 570s on road and track by chris harris on cars. Mclaren made a family of sports cars around an allnew chassis, simpler and slightly cheaper to buy. His mother was an autocross racer in the 1950s and as a young boy he enjoyed her fast driving. Chris harris is let loose in the new ferrari 488 gtb in italy. Chris harris on cars car of the year 2014 duration.
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