Chris Harris On... The Mercedes-AMG One | Top Gear
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- In tomorrows episode of all-new Top Gear Chris Harris drives the Mercedes-AMG One: Merc’s ‘F1 car for the road.’
Join Chris in conversation with Top Gear magazine’s Jack Rix where they discuss their first impressions of the One when news broke back in 2017, the incredible engineering feat of making a Formula 1 engine work inside a street-legal hypercar, and compare the noise to an Aston Martin Valkyrie.
Watch the full test in tomorrow night's Top Gear - 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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I've said this before and I'll say it again, there is not enough Chris Harris content on RUclips. He is absolutely brilliant at what he does, yet i still feel that he is not appreciated enough.
He made a shit ton before going to Top Gear, check it out 😎
When he started out with TG, it was like the powers at be wanted him to be Tiff and JC all in one. Somehow they let Monkey be himself and it is brilliant. Love his honesty, in a world of PC and ass kissing he is just brilliant.
You can catch him on Collecting Cars. TBH honest he's not even on there much these days and it's selling stuff way too rich for me. Great back catalogue of a podcast to go with the channel though.
@@rescyn1190 yeah, I miss the podcasts. Had some great guests on
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Chris Harris is one of the few finger full of people that can help us to understand an experience that we haven't experienced ourselves in a detailed and articulated manner 🙌
So true, I'm just still trying to figure out if he liked the car or not lol
He should go on a heavy diet though - Look at the body mass he has put on over these past few years. Doesn't look too healthy. Apart from that, his piece of mind is worth listening to.
@@team3383 Thanks for the advice Karen.
@@drewdoes5641 Aha. His bum chum I suppose ?
Kindly tell him will you.
Thanks.
Agree. This is what it means to be a good journalist (writing or speaking). Great story teller.
I'd pay to see an hour of Jason Cammisa and Chris Harris talking/debating cars.
Hagerty needs to make this happen^^
I’d subscribe
I imagine there would be alot of yelling and cursing and it would be awesome
I would still add Clarkson to that debate....
@@victorlgcarvalho to make weird sounds in the back?
As much as I’m happy for Chris being on TV, I feel as if he’s wasted on the general audience of modern TG. He deserves to be constantly making 20+ min reviews, not scripted TV.
The bbc should just gave him full control of the RUclips, as well as funding something long-form like a podcast etc.
Hagerty will snipe him eventually at this rate.
They don't want another Clarkson/Hammond/May situation
They won't because the BBC is really anti-car and against heterosexual white men. Its so piss poor woke nowadays, it's infuriating and insulting
@@R4M_Tommy you mean massive succes?
@@Zoldergamer Ha, yes. How terrible to make millions off new BBC Worldwide content :)
I noticed the slow gear shifts in the Nordschleife onboard lap. Very cool to hear Chris explain the reason why
Yutaka Yamagishi and Top Gear make best automotive content on RUclips. Period!
That was such a British conversation. Loved it.
All the talking over? Could not hear some of it due to that.
Basically like the team that uses the engine in the AMG One 😂
British conversations usually involve the listener saying “yeah yeah yeah yeah” the whole time while the other person is talking. You love that?
What????
Pls explain dear boy, one doesn't quite understand. More tea anybody?
Chris is the man on all things cars, full stop.
Together with Jason Cammisa!
@@BoyanDobrev he's a great writer and driver as well, yes.
So glad this car came to fruition! Looked dicey for awhile! Strange I still haven’t gotten mine 😂
You should be getting your government-issued unit in the mail in the next couple of never. 😅
@@WatanabeNoTsuna. thanks, Brexit
Still waiting for my allocation email too
"Couldn't you make it in a way that makes me NOT soil myself? " What a great engineering tip 🤣
I liked he mentioned the slow gear change. Notice the nurbanring lap time. The gear shift seemed slow
It’s a single clutch XTRAC transmission, pretty outdated stuff.
@@taylo2079 For such car, it should have dual clutch.
@@farishanafiah8461 heavier and sounds like with torque fill theres no need
@@farishanafiah8461 its an F1 box, f1 cars dont use a dual clutch
@@farishanafiah8461 dct wouldn't fit. its too big and heavy
Chris Harris' shoulder must be so tired and heavy, carrying Top Gear all alone by himself throughout the years. Brilliant insight on the AMG One!
2 words- “Willy Waving” 😂 - such a cool experience to have driven it, let alone get to see it in person. Huge fan of you both!
This sounds absolutely amazing to behold. Can't wait to watch this episode. Nice one Harris.
It's been a good long while since I heard Chris say "it's a whole new thing." That must've been back with the P1 and 918!
His take on the whole project has given me a new appreciation for it. The One sounds for all the world like it was a waking nightmare from start to finish (and apparently might still be so), but if Mercedes-AMG of all people had thrown in the towel we'd all say it's impossible to put an F1 engine in a road car... but instead that _have_ done it, which is awesome.
Some of the best movies were a nightmare to film in much the same way.
it would be more impressive if they'd actually delivered, though, rather than being only ~14sec faster than a GT3RS with less than half the power, no turbo torque, half the driven wheels and no hybrid torque-fill
@@jsleeio conditions were definitely not optimal. A lap in the summer would see some big gains, they only had four runs at it!
@@jsleeio You're forgetting the AMG One did it's lap in winter, in poor conditions with the track damp in some areas and on I believe Kesselchen corner about 3:15 into the official RUclips Video lap record, it had to lift because there was mud on the circuit from 250kph to 200kph, normally that's a flat out corner especially in that car. So no, your opinion is wrong, the fact it was 14s quicker than GT3RS in those conditions is insane, and if they did a dry run no doubt it's got another 10s on the board, with ease.
Love the nuance of the discussion. It’s a rare thing on RUclips.
I'd take the GMA T.50 over the One. Both are special but the T.50 is very usable and sings like an angel. Still, respect to Mercedes for building it.
Pretty sure the T.50 wouldn't be far off in a ring lap despite not being a hotlap focused car, the T.50S would murder the AMG One, of that I'm sure
@@v0ldy54 are u serious🤦🏿♂️
@@v0ldy54 the AMG one has significantly underrated downforce levels wayyy more power it's heavier yes but has more advanced suspension and electric boost the GMA won't even beat a gt2rs
@@lovelehstuff the AMG One was said having 700ish kg of downforce (they referred to "half the car weight" at a time when the claimed weight was 1400kg, so maybe it's actually 850 considering the real weigth), which is really not that much for a car that heavy (1700kg).
The standard T.50 already has a better power/weight ratio than the AMG1 (plus even considering poower alone it's not that far off, especially once the electrics run out on the One) and probably a batter downforce/weight ratio too, however it's still made to be an actually usable road car unlike the 1 so it might not be enough to beat it on a track (but it surely wouldn't be far off on specs alone).
T.50s is a different animal, it's even lighter (852kgs is just INSANE), slightly more powerful (with 725hp it's LMP2 power/weight territory) and with tons more downforce.
They said (and considering Murray's LITERAL track record I believe them) they actually LIMITED the peak downforce to about 1500kg, and with a huge aero efficiency being a fan car.
You know what that means? That it can corner at 2.5g, there is just no way the AMG One is faster than that thing, even actual GT3 race cars wouldn't be able to compete with it in any aspect.
1. Sound better = cooler
2. Last longer more reliable
3. Bigger is better (more cylinder bigger higher rev)
4. Usable, drive to racetrack drave back home no problem(NSX DNA).
5. Fan = more down force
Glad Chris explained the gearshift thing I remember watching and hearing slow gear changes but never actually seeing a jolt as severe as an Aventador
Huge respect for Chris. Fantastic content, as ever
Reminds me of the supersonic passenger jet the USSR built to compete with the Concorde. Broke down a lot and was unbearably loud on the inside but it did what it was designed for!
Chris is the best part of top gear now. The one is truly a one of a kind car. The issues you got where probably due to the car being at full throttle for a couple days in a row. An engine like that can't be ran at maximum for days in a row even though its been sorted for the road. But how they have put that engine into a car that good with air con radio etc etc and it's that fast is crazy. Someone will remove all of that and purley have it as a race car which will be crazy fast.
Would love to see a show where Chris and Tiff do a travel show seeking out the holy grail of supercars from around the world.
Love seeing Tiff absolutely wring a cars neck
After a 6:35 at the Nurburgring, under less than optimal conditions, congrats to Mercedes on continuing the willy waving quite impressively (though it took them some time to firm this thing up...:P)
The real question is *how long will it stay up?*
@@rahulsudhir666 The Huayra R might get a Nord lap attempt before the Valk and an upgraded GT2 RS will likely release somewhere in 2026 from what I've heard.
@@rahulsudhir666 I don't know if the Huayra R lap will be below 6:35. It'll likely be faster than the Zonda R but 6:35>= seems like a stretch so far.
@@PerSon-xg3zr That would be really interestin to see. They're very very close in their power to weight numbers but the Huayra R also achieves a bit more downforce than the Zonda R. But since it has active aero compared to the Zonda's fixed aero elements, I assume it'll translate to better aero management which results in better n faster cornering speeds. The difference between the normal GT2 RS vs the MR is a good case to consider how much aero can make a difference (Yes, I know the MR kit also includes upgraded suspension n other bits). I hope Horacio sends one out around the Ring soon.
1000hp car with F1 engine, carbon tub, crazy active aero, and went only 8 seconds faster than a 911 with wing on the back around the ring... If anything it's a shame it didn't go any quicker.
The engine itself just delivers 550hp tho.
The rest is electric power and that cant be deployed all the time.
I would take the aston martin valkyrie any day of the week. V12 6.5l almost 11k rpm and 1000hp. Yes thats an easy choice (imo)
Valkyrie is going to blow away this 1700kg mercedes.
Just get Rimac Nevera if you don't care about weight and sound.
And this is exactly why, I trust Chris Harris reviews on cars before I buy anything pass the 200k mark. Now I won’t get picked to buy an AMG one lol but still nice to see an honest point of view of the product.
I spent a lot of time in the AMG ONE over the last few years and the biggest issues for me was the noise in the cabin yet it being so quiet outside, that’s a strange experience because you can’t appreciate just how loud the thing is inside. Also I found the seat too upright so it got uncomfortable almost instantly. I think these cars outperform the tyres they come with, it would be very interesting to put a set of slicks on and see how it responds.
In saying the above, I do think this will be one of those cars that will be more appreciated in 10+ years. The feat of what they’re trying to do is incredible however I’d have personally preferred someone to have taken an earlier F1 engine like a screaming V10 and dump it in a road chassis.
The GMA cars and the Valkyrie are the best sounding production cars at the moment. Cosworth are geniuses.
Chris is one of the only voices in motoring I really stand up and listen to
Chris is fast becoming a motoring legend it would be great to meet him..
Happy that Jack is getting more involved ‼️
Well said! Chris continues to make the best car videos.
Chris Harris needs to have his own RUclips Channel presenting the cars while driving them. That's my wish
Collecting cars my friend.
Really the only two "new Top Gear" contributors that I enjoy.
I love it that they now have two Stigs.
Love these videos. There should be more of this!! They even set up the chairs and everything
Chris is also very gracious with his time and interactions with newer car reviewers in the RUclips space.
Technically speaking, the AMG One puts every other road car to shame. It’s mad how complicated and difficult the challenge Mercedes has taken on is with that car.
It's still way too early to claim victory. Do keep in mind that this was still a factory prototype and we're yet to see how it fares in the real world. I'm not questioning or sidelining the achievements of the team at AMG, not for one second, but how such a highly strung machine stays relatively reliable is something we'll have to wait n see. Mercedes themselves have been quite unsure of the feasibility n reliability of the engine and is why they repeatedly sent out feelers out to and even flied in those who put down deposits to ask them if they would opt any other powerhouse instead. I believe they were given V12 n V8 options as well. That's also the reason why they ended up with quite a few cancellations. The fact that they informed US buyers at the last minute that it can only be used under _show and display_ led to further cancellations.
200k/4680/3800lbs Roadster = GAME OVER ⚡🔥🚀🇺🇲
To shame? 1000hp car with F1 engine, carbon tub, crazy active aero, and went only 8 seconds faster than a 911 with wing on the back around the ring... If anything it's a shame it didn't go any quicker.
@@weed46 It could have been more than 8s if the conditions were similar to when Porsche lapped in 2021.
@@weed46 wipe those tears, salty porsche fan
"The man with the massive forehead said, this is how we do it..." Brilliant.
This by far my favourite Top gear content these 2 together make great content even when just talking
I love Chris Harris - he was a brilliant journalist at Autocar magazine and I could watch and listen to him talk about cars all day. I'd also rather have a car like the AMG One than a Rimac
This is good to hear. I was worried, I don’t know why, that the Amg one wasn’t a special car when say compared to the Valkyrie or sf90. Glad to hear it is
Best Motoring Journalist ever. Theres probably an hours worth of information communicated here in only 8 minutes. Oh, and the car sounds quite interesting.
I assume you can still use the radio if you're just going down the road to visit your family, cruising on the two electric motors.
It has 4 electric motors
I have a problem with this car and the "road-legal" records they claim. The track-mode in the car is NOT road-legal! What do you guys think?
All influencers: "too little, too late, meh!" 😏
AMG One: beats all production cars around the Nordschleif 💪✌️
Reddit: too slow, a failure, too heavy.
AMG ONE: well I just got done setting a lap record on several extremely prominent tracks
I think it is great that the car has quirks and characters just like race cars have. The cars are so perfect nowadays. The car that we idolize from the past all had character.
Its funny that Chris calls out the shift speed. Saw a video of the AMG One on the Nordschleife, and the first thing I thought (other than blindingly fast it was) was that the shifting seemed slow (by hypercar standards.
Somebody please tell the set designer that the bricks are upside down 😂
As of November 2022, only Top Gear, carwow, and Shmee150 has access to the AMG ONE. Mat's review is not that bad, but Chris's review is great. I never clicked on Shmee's video though.
I would still rather have the Aston Martin Valkyrie over the AMG. I love Mercedes’s Benz but I would just got for the original AMG GTR spyder
Now I REALLY can’t wait for the next 911 GT2 RS. Porsche won’t be able to handle not making it fast enough to reclaim the record.
Still go to respect Mercedes and AMG, they are like an unstoppable force of smiles per mile with this One!
The fact they had a back up car ready to go tells me they were anticipating problems. If merc/amg truly felt ready, they wouldn't have needed the back up.
Why won’t Chris let Jack talk 😅 I know the video is about Chris’s feedback on the car but man maybe you can let Jack finish his sentence for once? Other than that I loved the banter as always. These 2 should be the only ones on new Top Gear. Take Jack back from the magazine department!
That's what I said, Chris cuts everyone off, even the head of GT at Porsche. This man is brute.
Chris is the best. He is honest and to the point. If it's great, he'll tell you. If it's not, no fear, he'll tell you the bad and in an understandable way. He is the only reason I still watch the show to be honest.
"look at these cup holders!" Words I never thought I'd hear from someone in a car as it goes down a 45 degree slope.
I remember when we used to say "there's no substitute for cubes!" Looks like that's changed now.
Best car people: Chris Harris, Henry Catchpole, Harry Metcalfe.
If that was Top Gear it would be successful again, but that ship has sailed.
Thanks to Harry, Chris and Henry
Just give Chris his own show, would be amazing
Chris Harris is the Gordon Ramsey of motor journalism
I love his honesty
Which is better , this amg one or the Valkyrie?
HarrisC is the best automotive journalist there has been for years (in my opinion…and I’m a patrol head)
Strangely for a road car that sounds too quiet for a hypercar on the outside, it's infernally loud on the inside. That and the Valkyrie are two of a kind in how loud it is inside.
It is not that quite on the outside, trust me you can hear it coming and it sounds nice, just not super loud
Is not about how loud, LFA it self not louder than 911 gt3 RS. It's about the sound it plays.
I could listen to Chris Harris talking about cars for an eternity.....
900,000 US dollar for an engine rebuild, not sure how many owners would pass run-in mileage. An F1 engine in a road car, the first thing I think of is still the F50.
Engine not sound
F50 was a terrible car and if you can afford 2.7 million usd for a car than 900k doesn't seem like a problem
The F50 is a great car, but still not many reviews on it. All these years later.
The f50 hasn't really got an F1 engine. They changed the capacity, revs etc...
rather than tens of millions of dollars on rebuilding the engines f1 race cars, i'll take the $900k
Once everyone gets past how underwhelming the launch of the car was, and looks at it for what it is, they’ll realize it’s a really good car, feel the same way about the Valhalla, it’s nothing like the concept, but damn it’s still gonna be a great car
Super cool to hear the BTS about the shoot... As the car did not seem finished from the other journo videos from that day lol
In short it doesn't always work but it's incredible. It's literally and f1 car.
The dude wants to say to Chris say the Valkyries better than the project one
I respect mercedes perseverance on delivering the One regardless if its 5 years to late.
Mercedes CEO: “We were drunk” when AMG One hypercar was approved. "I'm sure we were drunk when we said yes," Mercedes CEO Ola Kallenius joked to media about the company's F1-powered One hypercar, nearly five years after it was revealed to the world.May 23, 2022
Bravo Mercedes for the courage to do this
Not that my opinion matters and not that they won't sell them all...but it's hard to remember the last time I cared less about a new supercar than this one (I guess some of the "me too" all electric vaporware fall in that category). Very odd to work so hard to get that engine to work when nobody particularly loves the current F1 powertrains (even if they are incredible technical showcases).
Frankly, it doesn't even seem like it's moved the needle much beyond the 918. Put the 918 on custom developed versions of the latest rubber and it seems like they'd probably be in a similar ballpark. Perhaps I'm just jaded by them blowing the initial projections by so much that it seems like a complete failure in my eyes.
We need more Chris Harris drives
Hi guys it's shmeeeeeeeeeee look what I've just bought!
Don’t even joke. Can’t stand the smug so and so.
Woopo
With the lisp.. 🥴
😁
Showing off your car collection is usually better than storing it away from pyring eyes, but that guy does it with such a smugness that is unbearable!
I love that beast even more. Mercedes truly has created something unique. When a guy like Chris can't even understand his own emotions in a car meaning he has never seen anything like it and that's what sets a car apart from another.
The Aston Martin Valkyrie says hello
@@michaeltrumph121 Aston Martin Valkyrie is "the last of the v12s" for about 15 years of the lasts of the v12s but the AMG one is a totally different sort of beast I brings something unique to the streets
@@michaeltrumph121 I bet you didn't hear anything Chris Harris said. Chris as one of the car Gods said he couldn't make out the mechanicals he was hearing driving the One. Well that's because it is pretty much a road legal F1 car, put Lewis Hamilton or Nico Rosberg in there! I bet you they would know exactly what they are hearing, there is a lot more than driving a beast like this, the emotions and the sound is something that cannot be duplicated. The Valkyrie is a masterpiece, but no matter how much power or whatever you do to it, it will NEVER EVER have the uniqueness of the Mercedes-AMG-One. If you don't get that you are not a car guy.
@@lovelehstuff
The Valkyrie looks and sounds a million times better.
This AMG One has a garbage engine inside it.
@@CanyonsCarver
The Valkyrie is superior to this garbage in every way.
It has a proper supercar engine, an NA V12, not a garbage vacuum cleaner like the AMG One.
A 1.6 litre turbo ?! I'd be ashamed to even tell someone if my supercar had that engine inside it. It's puny and sounds like shit compared to a NA V12.
The whole 'F1 Engine in a road car' is a bit of a fallacy. Pretty much everything about it is different to the F1 PU other than the basic block and configuration. The F1 track spec ICE is actually producing more in the region of 800-900bhp on it's own (compared to the 560bhp in the :One) as the MGU-K is only allowed to deploy around 160bhp (and only in short bursts) and the MGU-H doesn't actually deploy any motive power directly as it is used as an anti-lag system to keep the turbo spooled in low rev situations. Having a ~600bhp formula 1 car for most of the lap just doesn't make sense!
The hybrid element is so much more powerful on the :One compared to the race car, with the 2 extra motors driving the front wheels making up most of the difference in power output compared to the F1 spec ICE.
Yes, the headlines are the same. But beneath the skin, the :One is a whole different animal.
Imagine top gear with clarkson, harris and Jason cammisa. Perfect tv
I watched the nuerburgring fast lap and thought the gearbox seams rubbish like the bmw smg box from years ago, but this explanation makes sense,,,, or is it an excuse????
ahhh! Thank you for the gear change clarification..i just watched the Nur Lap, and though....gee the gear changes are slow! :D
T50 all day. If the T50s could be converted to be road legal, that would be insane. Similar to the AM Vulcan conversion.
Chris is a national treasure 🏴
No st goarge flag thanktou
God I could watch Chris talk all day
I've never heard the word useless being used as a compliment before
Harris...oder the Top.....He just cant lie💪🏆
I was so excited for this car but the fact that it isn't street legal in the US essentially makes it irrelevant
As per the 964 Porsche RS and the Ferrari F50 flawed but great, do you think in future an Alfa Romeo 4c will be revered as a good car in future?
4c hell no, not even close.
Can someone explain to me why the upshifts line this car when pushing on sound slow and changing gear?
Yes, I have heard you say it before.
Would love to see a program with Chris, Jonny Smith and Harry Metcalfe. Proper petrolheads, seasoned journalists
this is the reason i watch top gear
This guy I can listen to him explaining how is """ anything Cars """ 1000000 time.
That engine cut off 😂😂
Never will understand any other car when Andreas P ,and a Porsche GT3RS exists
What a great talk , straight to the big question, do you need a formula 1 for the road ?
Chris AMG should talk with Porshe LMP1 to correct the issues of the AMG 1
I want to see Chris Harris and Jason Cammisa debating about cars. Please make it happen.
Did he put to bed his beef with Mercedes 🤣? I love to see it
Manny khosbin is going to be happy , his AMG one is coming soon to his garage
That's cool but a usable version should have a SAR 1005ci 16.5Liter V8
It's plugged with torque. Just like Koenigsegg with their torque converter. Christian Von Koenigsegg would've taken an F1 engine to put into a car and have it work no problem as he is a genius.