Chris Harris on... the new Renault 5 EV: "The French have rediscovered their mojo" | Top Gear

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  • Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
  • Chris Harris sits down with Jack Rix - Editor of Top Gear Magazine - to chat about the upcoming all-electric, reimagined Renault 5. Is utilising the back catalogue demonstrative of an imagination deficit, or should it be plundered at will? Let's find out.
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Комментарии • 728

  • @TheRacingMonkey
    @TheRacingMonkey 3 года назад +840

    There needs to be a TV Show (or RUclips channel) with just Chris Harris talking about random topics... for hours. I need it.

    • @frodobaggins8171
      @frodobaggins8171 3 года назад +12

      Truuue, the way he talks and explains stuff is super captivating (and the X4 part is hilarious)

    • @Marz2695
      @Marz2695 3 года назад +31

      Collecting cars podcast

    • @TheRacingMonkey
      @TheRacingMonkey 3 года назад +4

      @@Marz2695 uh, I'll check that one out

    • @judahsoyonov5976
      @judahsoyonov5976 3 года назад +17

      Imagine him and James may

    • @linusorlinux8787
      @linusorlinux8787 3 года назад

      Needs to also make a rivew show

  • @darrylmac6150
    @darrylmac6150 3 года назад +324

    Chris is the most petrol headdy presenter Top Gear has ever had. I absolutely adore his passion for French cars, and I couldn't agree more on the big saloon thing

    • @daanishgupta
      @daanishgupta 3 года назад +9

      Ever heard of a guy named Tiff Needell?

    • @Jinsun202
      @Jinsun202 3 года назад +2

      @@daanishgupta Ever heard of Eddie Jordan?

    • @carlgeorgtsigakis498
      @carlgeorgtsigakis498 3 года назад

      Me too.. I have both the C6 and CX so I'm bias... ;) heheh

    • @luijazzpiano
      @luijazzpiano 3 года назад +10

      @@Jinsun202 didnt like him on TopGear though

    • @darrylmac6150
      @darrylmac6150 3 года назад +7

      @@daanishgupta I have. I'm not denying Tiff a serious driver, but I don't think he is as passionate as Harris on the topic of automobiles and not just behind the wheel.

  • @Jerry-tg2lj
    @Jerry-tg2lj 3 года назад +178

    For all those that hate the current top gear, you were never there for the cars. This conversation was natural, not forced and engaging and as a car nerd absolutely loved it

    • @TravelForIdiots
      @TravelForIdiots 3 года назад +18

      I’ve never watched top gear for the cars, so I find the new top gear boring. When the trio first left, BBC tried to copy what worked for Clarkson, May & Hammond and it was awful. I can understand why people like it now though - it’s more professional which isn’t necessarily a good or bad thing imo.

    • @thatcopenguy
      @thatcopenguy 3 года назад +5

      I haven't watched any of the current version of Top Gear, but the Rory, Chris, and Matt trio was really good. Can't say much about the current one.

    • @garethbattersby
      @garethbattersby 3 года назад +7

      Thats exactly what was wrong with old Top Gear in the final days. It was less and less about car where it was overly scripted slapstick comedy with cars being an after thought.
      The latest Top Gear season was wavering dangerously close to that old horrible system.
      But the other seasons with Chris, Paddy and Flintoff felt like proper Top Gear of old, car mad stuff for car fans.

    • @williamworgan8647
      @williamworgan8647 3 года назад +3

      cant stand paddy or flintoff they are too loud and silly. They need to accept they cant recreate what may hammond and clarkson had.

    • @iamtherealzombie
      @iamtherealzombie 3 года назад +5

      If you think this video has anything in common with "the current top gear" other than Chris Harris you couldn't have ever actually watched an episode of the current top gear.

  • @AppLeCLuTCH
    @AppLeCLuTCH 3 года назад +300

    They should really make a weekly Podcast-Top Gear Talking Cars!!

    • @barnabas.csermely
      @barnabas.csermely 3 года назад +11

      Matt Farah? Collecting Cars with Chris Harris?

    • @sail3303
      @sail3303 3 года назад +4

      @@barnabas.csermely Matt Farrah is too loud, need someone a little more laid back.

    • @barnabas.csermely
      @barnabas.csermely 3 года назад +3

      @@sail3303 Sorry mate, out of ideas

    • @Bella_Deer7504
      @Bella_Deer7504 3 года назад +1

      I recon they need to talk new cars once every so often... so we always see the new releases straight away

    • @dylanmoorcraft3105
      @dylanmoorcraft3105 3 года назад +1

      Try car throttle podcast. Chris Harris has been on it.

  • @marieaudreyduchamp8839
    @marieaudreyduchamp8839 3 года назад +81

    This guy knows his stuff ... Absolute legend !!

  • @nothinghere7391
    @nothinghere7391 3 года назад +71

    Imagine if Citroën decided to do a luxury focused retro DS EV.
    The shape, the suspension.
    It would be GREAT

    • @eggman0291
      @eggman0291 3 года назад +10

      I bet it would be way more innovative than just putting a huge ass touch screen with gimmicks in the dashboard.

    • @TheMithendir
      @TheMithendir 3 года назад +2

      With Classic dials, V2G/240V outlets, Glass roof, Ionique5 chairs and good quality Sound system (not Bose).

    • @robbrady4649
      @robbrady4649 3 года назад +4

      I have to disagree with Chris. A modern interpretation of the 2CV as an electric city car would be great, complete with roll back roof.

    • @carlgeorgtsigakis498
      @carlgeorgtsigakis498 3 года назад

      With Peugeot ownership the hydraulic suspension is out of the question..

    • @nothinghere7391
      @nothinghere7391 3 года назад

      @@robbrady4649 the Ami ami would be better. And it's basically a 2CV with a different body

  • @siviter
    @siviter 3 года назад +51

    The Renault 5 should be a total hit. They've gone after the people who like the retro-future looks of the Honda e but would prefer Renault Zoe range and price. It's the EV I'm most excited about.

    • @jed8375
      @jed8375 3 года назад +1

      Id prefer Ioniq version of retro better.... but still futuristic!

    • @JohnSmith-lb6ww
      @JohnSmith-lb6ww 3 года назад +1

      They need to make a petrol version

    • @siviter
      @siviter 3 года назад +3

      @@JohnSmith-lb6ww can't see the point, the Clio still exists.

    • @JohnSmith-lb6ww
      @JohnSmith-lb6ww 3 года назад +1

      @@siviter well using that logic so does the Renault zoe

    • @siviter
      @siviter 3 года назад

      @@JohnSmith-lb6ww they're not telling you yet but the Renault Zoe is going, they want people to still buy it for now. This car is built on the same platform as the Zoe, to keep costs down. The same guy who took the aging Fiat Panda platform and turned it into the 500 success story, wants to do the same with Renault for an EV. The new Megane will be electric and larger. The two cars will cover the segment where the Zoe tried to slot between, the current Clio and Megane. I think the Clio will stay because it sells so well.

  • @Neojhun
    @Neojhun 3 года назад +124

    That Peugeot e-Legend realy needs to go into production. Not only is it based on the old 504 Coupe but also some vintage Japanese compact sedans in styling. What a waste of design if not produced.

    • @theempires5
      @theempires5 3 года назад +11

      That one is my favourite mainstream electric car ever. It is so beautiful, that e-Legend concept

    • @wordsshackles441
      @wordsshackles441 3 года назад +4

      'That Peugeot e-Legend realy needs to go into production.' THIS.

    • @timportsmouth5406
      @timportsmouth5406 3 года назад +4

      I saw the e-Legend up close at Retromobile, thing of real poise and beauty with one of the most gorgeous interiors I have ever seen

    • @andyt8216
      @andyt8216 3 года назад +3

      I agree. When I saw the photos, I was in love. It’s the first car from a mainstream car maker to make me go wow since the Fiat Coupé in the early 90s as a child.

    • @cosmic-tiger
      @cosmic-tiger 3 года назад +3

      It does look fantastic! I love that it’s sort of 70s styling but electrified & also that you could own a Peugeot and make a lot of more expensive cars look clunky & unsophisticated in comparison.

  • @cp-ol6wo
    @cp-ol6wo 3 года назад +49

    Harris slagging off SUVs. Still gets me every time. Never change Chris.

  • @damiandoherty8183
    @damiandoherty8183 3 года назад +19

    Henry Ford: "If I'd asked people what they wanted, they would've said faster horses!"

  • @yes8032
    @yes8032 3 года назад +155

    French cars are indeed back again Peugeot is an example for it

    • @timonbotha476
      @timonbotha476 3 года назад +26

      New Peugeots look great, I think the 508 looks so much better than similar offerings from the germans

    • @kindface
      @kindface 3 года назад +12

      @@timonbotha476
      The Peugeots, right across their product offering, look so much better on the whole than, say, the Audi product lines. The 3xx hatchbacks are just sweet.

    • @boostav
      @boostav 3 года назад +3

      Who are we kidding they look like shit.

    • @julesraffegeau8019
      @julesraffegeau8019 3 года назад +12

      @@boostav what kind of vehicle you like ?

    • @derbigpr500
      @derbigpr500 3 года назад +3

      Yea, but the issue is, they still manage to mess some things up to the point of creating pointless dealbreakers for a lot of people. Like the whole icockpit thing Peugeot is doing just does not work unless you're a certain body type and unless you want to sit in a very specific driving position, that it's an ideal driving position by the way.

  • @NikesZ28
    @NikesZ28 3 года назад +43

    Peugeot 406 Coupe, looked soo amazing when it was new.
    They need to make a new one of those

    • @Pierrrrrrrrrrrrrrre
      @Pierrrrrrrrrrrrrrre 3 года назад +3

      Yeah that car was hot. Looked better than the Porsche of that era imho.

    • @mcspeedypantsjr5713
      @mcspeedypantsjr5713 3 года назад +6

      Good call. Pininfarina design though, so unlikely

    • @1greenMitsi
      @1greenMitsi 3 года назад +3

      they still look amazing

    • @djoetma
      @djoetma 3 года назад

      That was a great car, also quite practical since it also had a lot of room in the back. But no one bought it...

    • @ldorman
      @ldorman 3 года назад +1

      I am more in love with the Peugeot 405 T16 😁
      Sadly, there was never a road version - the closes you could get was the M16 what was a great car too.

  • @tp76ben5
    @tp76ben5 3 года назад +20

    I totally forgot about the Fuego. Brings back memories. When I was young I love both the Peugeot 205 t16 and the R5 Turbo. They were my favourite hatchbacks.

    • @albert9784
      @albert9784 3 года назад +1

      They're planning the Renault 5 Turbo in a electric version

    • @cameronboyle5981
      @cameronboyle5981 3 года назад +2

      @@albert9784 The cant really call it a turbo though.

    • @NigeUK007
      @NigeUK007 3 года назад +3

      @@cameronboyle5981 True... Porsche did though

  • @thomasantunes2241
    @thomasantunes2241 3 года назад +10

    I changed my Smart Forfour for a new Peugeot 208, that exact yellow GT Line (bought in common with my girlfriend). It really is "more than a car" to me, as I really enjoy every trip in it, either a short or long one. Everytime I park it I'm looking forward to driving it again: it's beautiful, the 3D i-Cockpit is awesome, the drivability is very good and I having despite having only 100hp. Even my girlfriend really enjoys driving it whereas cars were just "a way to go from A to B". I'm really glad Chris likes it!

  • @jonahfari11
    @jonahfari11 3 года назад +80

    Chris is so on the mark about focus groups 🤣 lmao you don't hire a Designer to tell them what design you want THEY ARE THE DESIGNER

    • @saxongroove5898
      @saxongroove5898 3 года назад +12

      The lesson, as always, is that that people are dumb. Ask dumb people what they want for a car, and you get a dumb car.

    • @leonardomendieta8160
      @leonardomendieta8160 3 года назад +2

      Homer Simpson reference.

    • @trailmagnus
      @trailmagnus 3 года назад +1

      Yeah! It is important to remember that a designer is not an artist. The designer solves problems and creates shapes that are filled with purpose. An artist (traditionally) is occupied with only the visual appearance. So in short, a designer can make a car without a focus group.

    • @cosmic-tiger
      @cosmic-tiger 3 года назад

      I think this is true to some degree. If there’s no design vision for the thing your trying to make & you ask a focus group to define that you’re in for a world of trouble. But equally, not analysing the way in which the user interacts with the object & doing thorough beta testing can yield a product that has bugs & doesn’t realise it’s potential. Another issue that many designers overlook is that most average users don’t think or behave like designers so what seems entirely logical to the creative team is unintuitive & off putting for the user.

  • @BradTech.
    @BradTech. 3 года назад +114

    4:47 "Don't ask PEOPLE for advice." Chris: No, there you go! (edit: tysm fr 👍)

    • @Torsee
      @Torsee 3 года назад +1

      Don’t DO IT!

  • @jameshulme4287
    @jameshulme4287 3 года назад +7

    Chris Harris, so knowledgeable, and not just on the glamorous stuff, and so damned articulate. Please please keep these going!

  • @CadyCTSlover
    @CadyCTSlover 3 года назад +8

    Love the Chris Harris talks, please keep making these videos! Probably too detailed and niche for a BBC1 audience, but I could listen to Chris talk about cars and the industry all day.

  • @brucekennedy5274
    @brucekennedy5274 3 года назад +19

    You had me at: "BMW is all over the place" 🤣

  • @france4me117
    @france4me117 3 года назад +3

    Chris Harris is certainly passionate about our French cars and I applaud him for it. He is genuine and sincere whilst calls it for what it is. I own a Citroen C6 2012 and I love it and never had trouble with it. My first car back in France was a Renault 5 :)

  • @march.5352
    @march.5352 3 года назад +13

    Listening Chris saying "Chamade" made my day !
    Thanks. Marc from France

    • @nothke
      @nothke 3 года назад

      So, what does it mean? :D

    • @march.5352
      @march.5352 3 года назад

      @@nothke the word doesn't mean anything about cars, it's just the fact that Chris knows this very unpopular model and of course the way he said it 😄

    • @skylined5534
      @skylined5534 3 года назад

      @@march.5352
      Unpopular? There loads of them in UK back in the day! I wanted a phase 1 Chamade 16v so badly!

    • @march.5352
      @march.5352 3 года назад +1

      @@skylined5534 here in France, people prefer the hatchback over the sedan shape (for this size of car)

    • @skylined5534
      @skylined5534 3 года назад

      @@march.5352
      I just loved the way they looked to be honest! Like a baby sized 21 Turbo.

  • @markwillenbrock
    @markwillenbrock 3 года назад +14

    I was shouting CX at the screen... and Chris says CX! Would be so great to see some classically French tout comfort on the roads again

  • @beijingbond
    @beijingbond 3 года назад +2

    It's been said but for sure this format should be weekly on RUclips. There are so many good channels out there but with Chris and Jack it's extra special.

  • @Maine733
    @Maine733 3 года назад +3

    It's nice hearing positive things about French cars as they are often shot at and often with a lot of bias ideas. I'm not a expert but the French did a lot of great smallish cars with a good design. I'd love to see the new RENAULT 16 TS or TX which had been the car of the year back then

  • @philippepalmer2968
    @philippepalmer2968 3 года назад +4

    I'm now 58 and passed my test just over 40 years ago.The first car I got was my folks gave me their Metro(they bought a Golf as a replacement) which was fine because it gave me experience of driving on the road without the ability to go fast and reckless and I was able to learn simple car maintenance & mechanics and off to Uni I went in it.When I was 20 my godfather passed away and I was left a decent amount of money so I bought a 205GTI 1.6 in blue and it was fabulous to drive.Had it for many years,I literally wore it down.Current car I drive is a Citroen DS3 but the new R5 looks great.Two french cars I would love to see make a comeback is the Matra Rancho with a revamp(which is very unlikely as the french car company Simca which made them doesn't exist anymore but PSA do own the rights to it so you never know) & the Renault Avantime

    • @fgrsimon
      @fgrsimon 3 года назад +1

      Same age but similar progression in first 2 cars - Capri Mk2 1600GL --> Mk2 RS2000. You certainly learned wet roundabouts in a Capri!
      Now drive Subarus - Legacy R Spec B and Impreza WRX Type R
      French cars should look like nothing else.

  • @cyberyoyo7674
    @cyberyoyo7674 3 года назад +1

    So glad that RUclips gives an outlet for this stuff. Chris talks with such knowledge and passion about car related topics; and is proving himself to be equally adept at the "entertainment" required on Sunday nights. It's like a brilliant mash up of the best bits of "old" and "new" Top Gear, and I hope it continues.

  • @SirJohn2024
    @SirJohn2024 3 года назад +8

    The Renault CEO (De Meo) is doing basically what he did at Fiat in 2007 with the new 500, update an old iconic car and try to sell it like crazy... At that time he was the head of the Fiat Marketing Dep. I worked for Fiat in Turin at that time and met him couple of times, he's a very smart and tough guy...

    • @marieaudreyduchamp8839
      @marieaudreyduchamp8839 3 года назад +1

      Yeah, the cultural clash with Nissan will be interesting to see ...

    • @Pierrrrrrrrrrrrrrre
      @Pierrrrrrrrrrrrrrre 3 года назад

      @@marieaudreyduchamp8839 At one point shouldn't they merge these brands? Or give them a specific market? Nissan cars are boring and poorly designed... They are the new Buick... there's nothing that stands out. The price point is not interesting, design not interesting, options not interesting, fuel efficiency not interesting... I don't know why you would get one tbh...

    • @marieaudreyduchamp8839
      @marieaudreyduchamp8839 3 года назад

      @@Pierrrrrrrrrrrrrrre I agree with you but this will probably never happen mainly because of politics between Tokyo and Paris ... the Japanese are too nationalist to concede leadership while the french are too narrow minded to have a global vision for such a big corporation...

    • @henkvinketering9420
      @henkvinketering9420 3 года назад

      @@marieaudreyduchamp8839 have you seen the new fairlady z? Exactly the same trick because it got its styling queues from a 240z

  • @TechPanzer
    @TechPanzer 3 года назад +12

    I really, REALLY want the Avantime to return. It looks so goofy yet so interesting. It looks non-traditional which is the path car makers decided to follow for their EV products, yet it'd be a remake of a car that certainly deserved a lot more love.

    • @onelyone6976
      @onelyone6976 3 года назад +1

      @Richard Harrold yup, just add some more modern lights and interior and it’s perfect

    • @aesma2522
      @aesma2522 3 года назад

      And it had 4 captain chairs in it.

  • @elliottlester74
    @elliottlester74 3 года назад +1

    R5 and 205 EVs would slaughter any offerings by BMW, Audi and Mercedes. As a second car for 40-50 somethings , these are the very cars we want to relive, and plundering the all time great back catalogue for the next reincarnation is great in my eyes. Why not throw in the mix, a Lancia Delta? And I have to disagree with Chris, as a R4 EV would look very cool whilst being super practical with the higher roofline.

  • @geniusfolks9230
    @geniusfolks9230 3 года назад +38

    The car looks absolutely beautiful in my opinion!

    • @-igg1-912
      @-igg1-912 3 года назад +2

      It looks not bad but just electro😂🤢😢

    • @DanLMH
      @DanLMH 3 года назад +2

      It'll never look like that in production, lets be real...

    • @scarface-j6p
      @scarface-j6p 3 года назад +1

      Isn't she a beauty

    • @austinobambino1360
      @austinobambino1360 3 года назад

      @@DanLMH Why not?

  • @dgbservices6049
    @dgbservices6049 3 года назад +1

    Nice to see top gear presenters appreciate modern french cars rather than be all snobby about them like the old lot were!

  • @munnauk7355
    @munnauk7355 3 года назад +8

    I could listen to these 2 all day ,,also love CH in this serious mode rather than the cheesy way he is on TG with Freddy & co

  • @AR-zr1om
    @AR-zr1om 3 года назад +25

    The original DS needs remade as a modern EV

    • @paveantelic7876
      @paveantelic7876 3 года назад +1

      Only if they bring back the hydraulic suspension

  • @helipeek2736
    @helipeek2736 3 года назад +10

    Surely “it isn’t a complete pastis” would be more accurate when discussing a French car reboot?

  • @mitchfromtheinternet297
    @mitchfromtheinternet297 3 года назад +11

    Chris + Small french hatch = quality viewing.

  • @mrpcb2566
    @mrpcb2566 3 года назад +3

    Love listening to Chris. Makes so much sense. Have to say though the best hot hatch of the 90s 306 GT6. Perfect combination of performance, handling and ride.

  • @robertuskoppies444
    @robertuskoppies444 3 года назад

    Chris Harris is one of the finest, most relaxed and differentiated men on the planet when it's about cars. I owned several Renault 5s, but the best was the Renault 5 Alpine in their shiny blue....like the Alpine A110 that would be the way to go!

  • @kiwihame
    @kiwihame 3 года назад +7

    Yep, on the button as always Chris. The new Renault 5 has awesome potential... After the Alpine (IMO the perfect sports car), I'm crossing my fingers for Renault.

  • @sarelbezuidenhout4348
    @sarelbezuidenhout4348 3 года назад +1

    That Peugeot Legend concept from a couple of years ago would be a perfect fit for this topic as well. It looked spectacular. As Jack was saying, let them pluck at the heart strings, the emotion cannot be invoked with noise, so let the visuals speak for those "missing bits"

  • @TorontoMiniClub
    @TorontoMiniClub 3 года назад +12

    “A camel was a horse designed by comity” - Alec Issigonis

  • @charlesjmei
    @charlesjmei 3 года назад +1

    What we fail to discuss is the influence that EVs have had on car design, with manufacturers finally breaking the mould by developing cars that look distinct, unique and timeless.

  • @magnustan841
    @magnustan841 3 года назад +1

    French manufacturers are certainly on the up ever since all their design departments were overhauled. Although Renault’s range is starting to show their age now, but Citroen C3 Aircross, my favourite looking crossover, DS are bringing out some stylish saloons and Peugeot’s latest range is stunning to look at. I wish Peugeot brought the 208 here, currently they only sell the 2008, 3008, 5008 and 508. Tiny hatchbacks are a bit niche in Asia, but if they do bring it over, Mini should be very worried, cause that little Frenchie is a beauty.

  • @heatherdawn1125
    @heatherdawn1125 3 года назад

    12:43 pm room 108, Ammeriview inns & suites,
    April 5th 2021
    I missed our time together! Great to be with you again top gear🙂

  • @chewdoobautomotivedetailtm2883
    @chewdoobautomotivedetailtm2883 3 года назад +18

    Exactly engineers need to be true car enthusiast from the beginning.. that's it.. then those vehicle would have a true unveiling..

  • @The1trueDave
    @The1trueDave 3 года назад +1

    3:52 - 4:30 Praise be, someone finally said this!
    I just popped in for an interesting snippet on the new R5 and someone just nails everything I've felt was wrong with the car industry for the last 20 years..!

  • @AudreyH48
    @AudreyH48 3 года назад +1

    This is a Top Gear duo I'm really happy to watch and honestly appreciate their opinions! I think you may have stumbled on how to get Top Gear back into the spot light. I also agree with the idea of a pod cast between these two petrol heads.

  • @dgbservices6049
    @dgbservices6049 3 года назад +1

    Speaking about wanting another big French saloon, Peugeot’s new 508 PSE seems to be critically acclaimed as a driver’s car. Looks great too!

  • @Alvio64
    @Alvio64 2 года назад

    I'm going to lay my cards on the table and say I think Chris Harris is the best thing that's happened to Top Gear. Ever.

  • @Gorbyrev
    @Gorbyrev 3 года назад +10

    Come on Chris, we need a new AX. With you on the CX, especially if they do a 7 seat Safari.

  • @artoo45
    @artoo45 3 года назад +1

    I loved an R5 in my twenties. It was sturdy, tossable and tamed San Francisco's crappy pavement with aplomb. One thing I loved about it was its visibility and this looks like another car with a low roof and high shoulderline, giving it the outward visibility of a mail slot. More glass please.

  • @jonwinter1425
    @jonwinter1425 Год назад

    Great to hear the Chamade get a shout out. I have owned about 15 Renaults, but the 19 Chamade and my 5Gt turbo were def the most fun. Loved them both

  • @redchristy
    @redchristy 3 года назад +5

    The raider looked so cool at the time with the blue wheels

  • @PaddyComyn
    @PaddyComyn 3 года назад +1

    This kind of discussion is just brilliant - please bring us a panel podcast!

  • @konstantinoszabelakis1215
    @konstantinoszabelakis1215 3 года назад +23

    This world needs an electric Citroen BX

  • @lightningleaf23
    @lightningleaf23 3 года назад +1

    Spot on, the french and Italians ( fiat not ferrari) sell cheaper cars and get criticised for their interiors not being as premium yet if they sold premium interiors at premium prices no one would buy them as they de rather have the German badge. Catch 22

  • @Beatbox99
    @Beatbox99 3 года назад

    Top Gear, these chats between Jack and Chris are what's kept me going through lockdown - all car manufacturers should have to watch these as part of their job description.

    • @fosterfuchs
      @fosterfuchs 3 года назад

      Yes indeed! Forget about the focus groups. Listen to what Chris Harris has to say.

  • @midknight
    @midknight 3 года назад +1

    Thanks Chris for saying what everyone knows but may not admit. Bmw, Audi and Mercedes are basically making the same car in different heights and sizes. And none of them are making better looking cars than the likes of Mazda, Volvo, even Citroen and Peugeot.
    (Caveat exception: SLS)

  • @Picio301
    @Picio301 3 года назад

    Oh my god. A presenter that doesn't just praise german stuff but actually enjoys the innovation that French brought to the market. I'm in heaven.

  • @SuperDeadlen
    @SuperDeadlen 3 года назад

    I currently drive a Mitsubishi 300GT but my first car was a 205 GT which was like the 205GTi but without the pokey engine, loved how it handled and drove and the glass sunroof was great. Also had a Renault 5 GT Turbo and a GTX ( 1.8?), all great little cars. Ripped the sump off the GT Turbo, eat three turbos!

  • @McBeamer94
    @McBeamer94 3 года назад +1

    They've rediscovered their mojo... by bringing back a 50-year old design? How's that progress? The French hdd rediscovered their design mojo since they came out with the 2004 C4 and the 2005 C6!

  • @vivianfaust541
    @vivianfaust541 3 года назад +1

    Early 90's for new 18/19 Y.O driver, best car ever, Citroen AX GT.

  • @_AVAM
    @_AVAM 3 года назад +14

    The only thing I want is to Lancia return with those sweet rally cars.

    • @adamnovak7717
      @adamnovak7717 3 года назад +2

      Maybe one day but I bet that's going to be an EV too unfortunately 😔

    • @adamnovak7717
      @adamnovak7717 3 года назад +1

      No that's just a ferrari 430 build, professional one but still they built it out of a 430. Cost 613 000 dollars.

    • @sugarnads
      @sugarnads 3 года назад

      Yessss so they can be flogged by peugeot and renault when they each decide to go rallying.

    • @djoetma
      @djoetma 3 года назад +1

      Let them first just make actual cars again... Hopefully Stellantis will re-position the brand.

  • @adrianchell
    @adrianchell 3 года назад

    "Yes, please" to an updated Fuego, preferably with a Webasto sunroof. I had an original one and, as dire a vehicle as it was (and it was very dire), I still have a soft spot for them. The trouble with mine was that the bodywork also had soft spots, mostly where a previous owner had used lots of filler and old newspapers.
    And a long, stylish, French luxo-barge, powered by electricity and with tons of interior space, would be ideal for modern daily use. Something like a modern CX Safari - just imagine how many batteries you could fit in that floorpan.

  • @Mr00Chief00
    @Mr00Chief00 Год назад

    THIS is what the new Top Gear needed to be initially. Just talking about cars, visiting automotive museums, teaching us about the history behind designs etc. Add to that just 3 people sitting on a sofa messing about with the 'THE NEWS' and it would have worked. Instead they did too many of the special events right from the start where there was no chemistry between the hosts.
    That chemistry needs time to grow and keeping it basic would have been the way to do that.

  • @mariokajin
    @mariokajin 3 года назад +1

    It was the Ami 6 the one with that rear window. The Visa was crap, but the CX was something. The GS was also good, except for the maintenance. You forgot the Renault 25. And also the Peugeot Talbot Simca looked really nice.

  • @paulkirby5479
    @paulkirby5479 3 года назад

    It's good to see top gear being presented by a proper car guy. I admired his work on autocar magazine many moons ago , and now his knowledge is on the big screen. Long time overdue.
    Now is the time top gear stopped being an " entertainment " programme, and return to being a car or vehicle programme, like days of old.

  • @6ettinold
    @6ettinold 3 года назад

    My mum had the pinnacle R5. 1981 X reg MK1 5 door poverty spec in red. Just the next step from the Renault 4. Everything was beige inside, including the covered cardboard headlining. Great fun to drive. No one did utilitarian like the French. A relative had a new Campus ( MK2 ) a few years later and it was cheap but far less cheerful. Oh, and I knew what a 19 Chamade was straightaway.

  • @pauln0371
    @pauln0371 3 года назад +3

    Citroen DS, GS, CX , Traction Avant.
    Peugeot 105, 205, 504,405,
    Renault 21,12, Fuego.

  • @atticusbastow330
    @atticusbastow330 3 года назад +1

    These segments are so great. Keep them coming, TG! The more Chris Harris the better!

  • @panagiotisbotonakis2349
    @panagiotisbotonakis2349 3 года назад +4

    chris harris should definitely start a podcast

    • @edwardfrench9925
      @edwardfrench9925 3 года назад

      He kind of has one already called ‘collecting cars’. It has some random salesperson who chips in every now and then but one can tune him out

  • @chrisburn7178
    @chrisburn7178 3 года назад

    I know this, that "en chamade" in music refers to prominent loud fanfare trumpet and reed sounds on an organ, usually ones on display on the front of the case, so I would imagine that "chamade" means something like a "fanfare"...

  • @dervwfahrer
    @dervwfahrer 3 года назад +6

    1:26 If they had brought the Honda like it looked as Concept i would have one today *My Word for it* . That was so good looking like the CVCC or Golf Mk1.. What they brought was a Fiat 500 with an "H" Badge.

  • @1991julez
    @1991julez 3 года назад +2

    I could listen to these two all day. It just makes me jealous of their lives

  • @ZeHoSmusician
    @ZeHoSmusician 3 года назад

    2:26 "When you see an X4, you just go..."
    Either he hasn't seen the i4...or he has but he managed to "unsee" it...
    6:36 "...since the C6, which still looks amazing to me!"
    And our opinions on 'looks' have definitely diverged! (That or it was an April Fool's joke--fitting, given the video's upload date...)

  • @albert9784
    @albert9784 3 года назад +1

    What I like is the redesign of the logo, the headlights like the R5 Turbo and the wheels like the R12 Alpine
    I think other brands should revive their classics with electric power like the Mini

  • @KOL630
    @KOL630 3 года назад +2

    Love renaults they’ve always been on point with their design over the years. Stylish and interesting, can’t wait to see this new 5 looks great!

  • @Jipegos
    @Jipegos 3 года назад

    Chamade is a drum/trumpet based signal, quite powerful, used by the militaries to ask for a truce. In France we have the saying « Le Coeur qui bat la chamade », literally the heart playing the Chamade - used when the heart is beating quite strongly thanks to a strong emotion such as love or fear.

  • @ruipereira7096
    @ruipereira7096 3 года назад

    i love that renault 5 prototype. the front reminds me of a clio kit car (the first one) my first car was a late (1990) super 5 gtr. The car was 18 years old, (the same as me at the time) and the car was actually in amazing shape! plastics were crap, seats amazing, engine/gearbox very strong and alive, and it was full extras. the car was a 1.2cc 5 speed, with 700-800 kg? and 145 tyres. I had soooo much fun with it. for 4 years i daily beated the crap out of it, on mud, sand, dirt, tamac, snow. rain or sun, it is amazing that i am alive to tell that story, and most amazingly the car surviving that treatment. I ended up offering it to my younger brother, that used it for two years and then sold it to another guy! I should've actually taken good care of it and definatelly I should've kept it!

  • @carspottinguk84
    @carspottinguk84 Год назад +1

    The best part about the r5gtt was the engine noise especially the dump valve I missed mine so much growing up with them on the streets but I don't think this will have the same effect 😢

    • @JaSon-wc4pn
      @JaSon-wc4pn Год назад +1

      I would rather have that old body with modern Electric power train.
      Best of both worlds

  • @bentullett6068
    @bentullett6068 3 года назад +1

    One french EV that is currently being sold that I love the look of is the Citroen eC4 as it is the modern version of a Citroen GSA as the front lights are a similar shape to the old GSA and the rear roofline slopes back the same way, it also has the new clever electric suspension that smooths out pot holes and bumps. One thing the French have done really well is they styling of their EV's as they haven't gone down the bar of soap smoothed out look like other manufacturers.

  • @fabc944
    @fabc944 3 года назад +1

    More of these little sit downs would be awesome. Love the channel!

  • @MarkHSPR
    @MarkHSPR 3 года назад +3

    Yes!!!! Love it! My first car was a R5 TR. Totalled it into a tree. Somehow I got out unscathed.
    I'd love to have one of these!

    • @audioamateur
      @audioamateur 3 года назад +1

      My best friend was driving down a mountain pass, went off the road and rolled over in a field. Got out relatively unscathed. No airbags nothing

    • @georgebamber6871
      @georgebamber6871 3 года назад

      Drove one a few years ago and loved it

  • @Ashfielder
    @Ashfielder 3 года назад

    Chris is right that it should be the designer’s job to tell you what it is you want, not to provide you with what you think you want. They know better.

  • @HolaACchillin
    @HolaACchillin 3 года назад

    Chris Harris made it into Automotive Journalism Greatest of all Time! Keep up the Great work! You alone keep Top Gear alive Mr. Harris💯

  • @roadhouseguy
    @roadhouseguy 3 года назад

    This guy is not done talking. Let the man speak. We are here for Chris Harris.

  • @earthman6700
    @earthman6700 3 года назад +2

    Great to hear respect for the French cars. I hope they last better than my CX GTi 😕
    A revamp of that, with the suspension, as an EV?
    Yes!

  • @Mith29
    @Mith29 3 года назад

    I had a Renault 5 gt turbo, best fun car I ever had

  • @aknotpsu
    @aknotpsu 3 года назад

    Im french and i am impressed by his knowledge

  • @chakalisajopi1664
    @chakalisajopi1664 3 года назад +2

    Never a dull moment when watching these 2.

  • @Hytrogen087
    @Hytrogen087 3 года назад +1

    6:15 all manufacturers need to give a big two fingers to modern sterile convention and regulations and actually go design a piece of beauty, with a big beefy motor and battery. Ban the phev's bs, you go full battery or don't even bother getting your driving license

  • @jensleeuw
    @jensleeuw 3 года назад

    Wonder when the online 'sub' content became miles better than the prime time tv stuff... Chris and Jack are great car journalists.

  • @comeberza
    @comeberza 3 года назад +1

    7:04 I've barely heard of the ds9

  • @lapachi_428
    @lapachi_428 3 года назад

    Cool thing about new french cars is that in time when even muscle car are equipped with auto transmission, they still have manual transmission, even in suvs and that's crazy.

  • @s.leochapman417
    @s.leochapman417 3 года назад +1

    Love hearing them talk about this! Both knowledgeable and passionate... to his point about the Peugeot 207, I would agree that it looks fantastic, but with a caveat. It looks utterly cool in the GT Line version with the black wheel arches, equipped with those vertical talon-like LED headlamps. But the under-wheeled proportions of the lower-spec versions are so basic in appearance. They don't do well for the model's image as a whole.

  • @danbobnix
    @danbobnix 3 года назад

    Could listen to Chris Harris forever

  • @narcotictac
    @narcotictac 3 года назад

    ''chamade" is for a uncontrolled heartbeat. "un coeur qui bat la chamade".

  • @simonhaycocks
    @simonhaycocks 3 года назад

    My first car in 1988 was a '76 5TS 1.3 powerhouse with a straight through exhaust, weber carb and a K&N filter. Best bit was it had a turbo 2 replica body kit and compamotive split rim 13" wheels 😂
    I have vowed i will never have an EV but if i did and Renault managed to sell these for a sensible price then it would have to be the one for me.

  • @SpaghettiKillah
    @SpaghettiKillah 3 года назад +1

    Couldn't agree more with Chris !
    The Mazda, Peugeots and Volvos are killing it design wise. Bmw one atrocity after another 😂

  • @patrickbronson437
    @patrickbronson437 3 года назад

    When it comes to an excellent person talking about cars, there are 2 IMO: Chris Harris and Jay Leno. No one else comes close (IMO.) So much passion, knowledge, excitement and that extra thing, when they start talking I cannot stop enjoying everything they are talking about. #chrisharrisGarage lol (Joking a bit about the #😂.)

  • @royevans4581
    @royevans4581 3 года назад

    I had a Fuego, Engine blew up so I had a Ford Pinto engine fitted in it with twin Webber carbs. Also had a Visa that had a Peugeot 1.9 GTI engine in it, Had A Peugeot 1.9 GTI, I had a Fiat Uno turbo. I've also owned a Princess 2.2 HL and an Allegro Vanden Plas lol. They should all be revived as EV's in my view.