@Davvy Jannes 14:46 The other reviewer Mark Hales talks about driving the F40 for the first time, mentions that time it was Nick Mason's Car. He nods his head, almost as if saying "like this time again"
All I know is that the F50 is Barry Treacys however this was filmed when it was still for sale at Dick Lovett so my best guess is both the F50 and F40 is from Dick Lovett
Davvy Jannes you’d think it would be a good selling method however Barry (the current owner) has actually paid for a deposit for the F50 before this was filmed and the dealer mentioned nothing of this filming, the battery cover was also missing as well as I believe the soft top or the hard top either or so it’s a bit shady on the dealers part especially with the price that was paid
Davvy Jannes no problem but it’s true a used car salesman will always be a used car salesman no matter the cost of the car, obviously nothing against these guys and Chris Harris as I’m positive they were completely un aware that the car was actually sold. But you’re right there’s always the down sides the more money they bigger the ups and the bigger the downs
6 years later, I realize that this is not only a Ferrari F40 vs. F50 like we've never seen before, but probably also like we'll never seen it again. Thankfully, there will always be this video as long as the internet and UA-cam exist so we can always come back and marvel over these two extraordinary cars.
It's a damn shame most all of the hyper cars ever made will do nothing but sit preserved in a garge for an eternity. Drive the bastards! Like that one guy who drove a P1 85,000 miles in 2 years. Kudos to that guy.
I agree. Why buy a car and then not drive and enjoy it? I once bought a Fiat500 (the original) and I got the more powerful version with 850ccm. That same day my friend got a 750ccm, and we took them to the track (a forest macadam road), and just had fun. Both cars were totaled and completely dead after a few hours. But we had a great time. If I had only put it in a garage and not driven it at all. I could have doubled or even tripled my investment if I sold it today. I paid around 150 euros back then, hmmm... With some tough negotiations, I might have sold it for up to 700 euros for it today. You live and you learn. ;) :) ;)
Not even talking to super and hyper cars. I had an Abarth 595 and it was my daily...and my dealership told me that most of their clients only used them for week-ends...
Ghos7N54 very true, #1 Chris harris on Ferrari F40 and F50, #2 Top gear with Richard hammond and the F40 vs the Porsche 959. # autocar and the Ruf Yellowbird on the Nurburgring. #4 Best motoring with Keiichii tsuchiya Ferrari F430 vs Honda NSX Type-R #5 My top 5 all time great reviews.
Best Motoring, long ago did a track comparison of manufacturer modified cars. I don't remember them all but I do remember there was a E46 M3 CSL, the mid engine Renault Clio V6, NSX R and many others. It was an amazing and intense race. I'll have to add that to my greatest reviews list.
These drivers all say - every gear head needs to drive a V12 at least once in your life. (Personally, any Ferrari V12 or an Aston Martin V12 Vanquish.)
I honestly do not know how many times I've watched this video and, actually, I have no bloody idea of how many more I'll repeat it. What I do know is that, to me, it is one of the best car videos ever made! The cars and, most of all, the passion... It just blows my mind! Well done Chris!
I love how much Chris loves the F40, the way he laughs and that huge grin on his face when he is driving is priceless. I hope this video never gets taken down.
As a teenager when the f40 appeared I was obsessed. I said to myself I would have one one day. Now 51 with 4 kids I drive a vw touran. Feel like I’m nearly there. Just got to believe.
Man that's how car reviews should be like.. No fancy camera angles, no fancy editing.. Just pure emotion... Chris harria u should be on TOP Gear mate :D
No fancy camera angles? uhh what. They have full on cranes and drone rigs flying the camera around. The production of this is the furthest from simple.
No doubt, these cars are legends, but I'm totally not into Chris Harria. Pretty obvious here, that most of the Americans, including Chris Harria, still have a lack of experience into the full amount of engine varieties, since they mostly deny anything smaller than R6 or V6 and are not that much into turbo engines. He was even curious about the manual transmission which is most likely standard in most non-american countrys. I would say his overall experience isn't high enough for "Top Gear".
There may be die-hard car enthusiasts out there but no one... I mean NO ONE is better than the legend who owns these cars and allowed Chris to make this video driving them the way he has. An absolute legend!
In mid 90’s I saw an F40 on the dyno. It put 390hp to the wheels. They raised the boost a little and it put down 420. Because of this awesome Drive vid I dug up my VHS and posted the dyno run.
Aiden Berliner I did upload/post it. Folks have asked me questions about it as well (in the comments) It’s brought back a lot of great memories. I am really glad I dug it up.
@@4zap7 He designed the engine, the chassis, the integrated rollbar the aerodynamics, the package options, the gearbox. Materazzi is not a designer is a legend, a man that put his genius in the Stratos, GTO, EB110 and Edonis without mentioning its contribution to the F1 Turbo advancement. Really it's not a common designer that "gives a guideline".
One of the greatest pieces of motoring footage and raw emotional journalism of all time. Thank you Chris Harris for this immersive experience with you on board two absolute all time classic Ferrari's!
U will never see Mister Chris Harris that "Happy and Excited" (like an 8 year old child) in any of his other videos (even the holy trinity one) ... and that my friends says it all !!! What a review !!!
+UsernameThomaSS alright, i thought i was the only one. It sounded exactly like the video game...err, the video game sounded exactly like it, absolutely love that sound!
In 1996 I was driving my Eclipse turbo close to 100 MPH on the Interstate in Chicago. I looked back and saw a red car approaching at a ridiculous rate of speed. I could tell it was an F40. He left me in the dust within 10 seconds. I was jealous. Too bad I'll never have enough money to own one because that is one of the coolest cars ever.
I had a similar experience last year myself. But I was going 80mph in my wrangler in Kentucky and I see a car in the rear view absolutely FLYING so I change lanes. It was a Red Ferrari F9 Tributo and that car is stunning in person
The F50 was the very first supercar I ever sat in. I was about 14 years old, around 1996 I guess. One was being sold at a Range Rover dealership. I sat in that thing, my ass literally felt like I was on the ground. I fell in love immediately, but was shocked how someone could drive sitting that low. To this day it is 1 of my all time favorite cars and one of the best looking IMO. I'm so glad Chris did this review to show how much of a masterpiece it really is. Unfortunately it's predecessor, the F40, is just the greatest car of all time. You can't knock the F50 for that. Idk one car in the 90's that was remotely close to it, except maybe the Jag XJ220, oh and the McLaren F1. But still to this day in 2019, no car is considered "better" than that F40. What an awesome video.
The 288 GTO is still my all time favorite car / Ferrari of all, but this video certain made me gain even more respect for the F40 / F50 as well. There simply aren't enough words to describe what these cars do to a man who grew up in the 80's and the dreams I've had about ever owning one. It must be pure heaven to actually own / drive them.
I'm with you mate, GTO is now and has been for quite awhile, my favourite car / Ferrari of all time. But it wasn't always that way. When I was a 12 year old kid when the F40 dropped I was absolutely blown away. It was just such pure race car, which to me was such pure Ferrari, because to me Ferrari was racing. The fact that the F40 was available to drive on the road was just outrageous! I started to turn on to the GTO in the late nineties, and the deal was really sealed with that amazing EVO article with the big four in'04 ish. But you know, as much as I love the GTO I also still love the F40. There's a purity and a brutality to it, kind of driving condensed to it's pure essentials, that I find so appealing. But then there's the raw beauty of the GTO that is just so beguiling! In essence I'm torn between the two. But I've decided that the GTO and the F40 are two facets of the same car, I now think of them as Jeckyl and Hyde elements of the same perfect Ferrari. One classy and beautiful, yet still potent and capable, the other hard, raw, unforgiving. I no longer feel need to choose between them, they're heads and tails, GTO and F40, of the same automotive coin
@@vanduc996 Well said Sir! Main reason for the GTO for me though is the looks. Since Magnum P.I. aired and the 308 body style grabbed my Soul for life, the 288 GTO is simply the best looking car man has ever made (to me). So since the performance isn't really relevant between the two for me (my modern cars will certain outperform), it's solely about looks and a bit about "in time period" performance. Both are amazing and I'd love to drive / own an F40 as well for a close 2nd place.
I completely agree with you about the looks of the GTO. So beautiful it literally makes me ache with desire if i look at one for any length of time. It’s got the perfect blend of Italian grace and beauty with Italian hot rod machismo
no matter how many times I'm gonna watch this video, I'll be blowing away from everything in it. the words, the honest journalism, the ability to transfer that experience to me as a viewer and obviously the footage is just phenomenal. I admire your work and just keep it going
I have a soft spot for the F50 because it has a streamlined look to it and is so timeless looking. The Dodge Viper and Mazda RX-7 are other 90's cars that don't look that dated at all.
I love the F50 so much! As a Ferrari fan I love the F40 too, but I've always loved the F50 more. The F50 is just absolutely perfect imo...the beautiful lines, the awesome performance, the breathtaking V12 sound, it's simply a masterpiece. Yes, the F40 is undoubtedly great in every way, but ever since I first saw the F50 in Need for Speed as a kid I've always loved it. The F50 was, is and always will be one of my most favorite Ferraris of all-time.
+hexagon523 So glad someone finally said it! The F50 is a brilliant car and just looks, sounds and is amazing! First time I saw one in real life it was next to an F40 and that just didn't have the same kind of presence as the F40. However I still love the F40 as any car guy would!
This is AMAZING ! I have goose bumps! The F50 sounds better but that's the only thing it's beating the F40 by... If I could ever pick ONE super/legendary car for the rest of my life it would be the F40! This is from an era where you actually needed to KNOW how to drive to protect your LIFE. Superb review of two EPIC cars that money hardly can buy anymore!
For me there is only one road car I put above the he F40. The Mclaren F1 In either standard form or the GOAT.... The LM roadcars. Check out Tiff Needel review of both. The LM is the F40 greatness ramped up to ultimate level. Those two are to me the best ever supercars ever.
I bet future will reserve a special place for F12 Berlinetta, the same way those Ferrari's in this video! Berlinetta is a masterpiece and it can be a truly sport car without turbo or a supercharger.
Definitely the XJ220. It even handled better than the Mclaren F1 road cars and it held the lap record at the Ring for many years. 7 minutes 46 seconds may not seem as quick today, but the track was a bit longer then and not as quick as it is today.
Este video siempre está en el TOP de mis videos favoritos en internet. Es sencillamente fabuloso, espectacular, la banda sonora de la música, la banda sonora de los sonidos de los motores del F40 y del F50, las explicaciones maravillosas y llenas de sentimiento de Chris Harris, es sencillamente espectacular. Nunca me canso de verlo, es una maravillosa para los sentidos. GRACIAS.-
Definitely wait and see! If he is allowed to do his thing, Top Gear can be really good again. Albeit different. Clarkson and crew made one of my favorite TV shows ever, so it's big shoes to fill.
+Hammerhaus Kennel Lets not forget that the original crew is filming their own new show with Amazon Video. Some big shoes will have to be filled to replace Clarkson
This video encapsulates every single reason I love cars like nothing else can. Years later I still come back from time to time and it never disappoints
I get goose bumps every time I watch this video!!! I still remember buying the “Quattroruote” magazine when the F40 first came out! I read the article and admired the pictures a million times! Thank you Chris for this wonderful video, and thanks to whom allowed you to drive these cars at their max potential!!!!! As an Italian, the F40 is one of the two dream cars of all times!!! The other one is Lancia Delta Integrale 16V.
Ooh yes, that's the ultimate two car garage, torque monsters, cars that you just want to toss deep sideways into a corner. Perfectly captures the late 80s era.
My cousin knows this guy in his town who has a Toyota mr2, he went on holiday, for a few weeks, and left the mr2 on his driveway! When he came back he had a f40 cos his buddies thiught it woukd be funny to modify his mr2 to look like a kitcar f40 needless to say, they must have been drinking alot while doing it, they did a tragic job. But the mr2 owner must have a good sense of humour, as he still drives it around to this day, I've seen him in it a few times haha.
at least once every 6 months I come back to this and re-watch it! the stuff dreams are made of... I was lucky to meet Chris last year (2024) here in Sydney and I personally thanked him for this content. just amazing
If I had the money these 2 cars would be in my garage hands down. In my opinion this is the best automotive video ever made. I have probably watched this video 20 times. I could just about recite it and yet i still love watching it.
there a f40 for a rent i thoght there worth like almost a million dollar who rents it the best i can find on website are like avantador f458 gallardo r8 this kind of stuff cant even find f12 yet
If someone ever asked me, What's so nice about driving an expensive loud car? Well.. I'd show them this video... This absolutely brings tears to me. Such a beautiful review.
Wow still as good as when it was first uploaded Chris Harris probably the BEST and most exciting driver to watch on UA-cam I'd pay absolute top dollar just to be a passenger in these two cars. CHRIS HARRIS you sir are a living legend, Thank you for giving us viewers so much to enjoy. After 11 years it just gets and better. Thanks mate
Ask yourself this question: How many human beings have had the benefit of driving a Ferrari F40 and a Ferrari F50. On the same day. Full throttle. Sideways?
Ethaniel The Great You know what back I the day I didn’t appreciate the F50. I’ll be honest until this video and a bit of research.... I’m blown away by how beautiful the F50 is. Especially seeing being driven hard, It’s aged so well it looks incredible and that sound! It might actually be my favourite car now, found one for sale at only £2.2m 🤔
Today, I had a great moment in my life! I was able to be next to a F40, F50 and F60 Enzo all at the same time parked together! Was a dream come true!! They are more than just cars!! They look like magic. :)
The F40 is simply stunning. The best car we'll ever see in our lifetimes. A magnificent Ferrari V8 with no weight, no electric nonsense and a PROPER manual gearbox.
But that turbo... I love that car but it has the wrong engine. I'd love to see a remastered version with a bigger engine but a titanium block V12 to keep the weight down. Either that or some future solution incorporating some of the Mclaren torque fill technology. Electric motor and lightweight batteries filling in the turbo lag. It's a legenedary car but it does suffer some well documented shortcomings that could be solved by modern technology. F40 remastered pls. All my opinions are not first hand - I formed them from reading and other videos. I don't stand myself up as an expert. These are just my opinions. Luv and peace.
***** Nothing that you said is wrong, I wouldnt personally switch the V8 for a V12, it would unavoidably reduce the power to weight ratio on a car thats whole existence and character is based on the fact it weighs little more than a tonne. The twin turbo F120A engine is in my opinion an engineering milestone that belongs in a contemporary museum, 500BHP from 3 litres was and still is phenomenal. Ferraris finest moment outside motorsport. The torque fill that Mercedes and Renault pioneered for F1 and now in the P1 and 918 is fantastic technology but its like comparing a digital watch to an exquisite hand crafted analogue piece. The digital watch keeps time better and it has more modes and features but you cant fall in love with it like a mechanical watch with the clicks and the gears, its difficult to quantify. For a nurburgring time a modern car would be faster, but for the sheer pleasure of driving, thd sensation through the steering wheel, that mechanical relationship between man and machine, the RWD, the gated manual gearbox, I'd take the F40 every day :)
the irony is of course is that that pretty much sums up the Corvettes, and you won't catch anybody praising a Corvette like that. Obviously the F40 is in a different league, but still, it seems that light vehicles, with powerful V8s, and a manual gearbox is a winning combination.
I love both of them, but my heart truly always will be with the F-40! However, my all time favorite car is the F-50 GT.. I just love both so much, great vid
Project Gotham racing introduced me to these cars lol glad I found this video can only imagine the feeling of being behind the wheel let alone inside one of these beasts!
Watching this in 2024, for the first time. I have no words. This is the best video on the whole internet, driving the cars as they should be driven and not letting it sit in a warehouse somewhere. Whoever lent Chris these cars, we all thank you from our hearts !!!!!!
The F40 has always been one of my favorite cars and this video definitely reinforces how I feel about it. The F50 is definitely a great car in its own way (that engine sounds incredible), but the F40 is just more raw and pure. What a great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Tomasz Rzeznik I agree half. i wouldnt mind having all three. but your right, those are the hotter ones, without unnessecary gismos, but that Enzo is somethign special.
f50 was and still my fav, the design of that machine is not great, is almost a legend, if u let me choose I stick to a convertible f50, but deep inside I would be envy of the f40 engine torque.
Thank you so much for this one. I have never seen these two amazing machines driven in this manner I can not even imagine how breath taking and amazing that was but your screams of sheer joy let me at least have a glimpse of it...
I saw this video when it was first released, 2 things came to mind. 1 this is the best F50 F40 video I’ve seen. 2 this guy would be perfect for Top Gear
Porsche did that with the Cayman gt4, they made a great handling and driving car in limited numbers, the problem was that the 'collectors' paid waaaay over retail and refuse to drive them as the extra mileage would drive down the price/value, afaik many are being used as 'investments' and locked up in storage never to be driven. ;(
@@MetoFulcurm even so, who's fault is that? Cant blame the company for the way most people are just using them as an investment. They may not even be car people, just see them as a opportunity. The people online bashing owners who don't drive their exotics have never owned one, and would probably change their tune if they did. Even Gordon murray (designed McLaren f1) sold his f1 because as he said values are so ridiculously high. He didn't want to risk crashing one so much so that he wasn't driving it. At least he drives everything he owns, but that just shows how driving around in something that should be in a museum can make anyone reluctant.
Right?! When he said 2013, I had to check the year this video was published. To hear what it was like in someone's hands in 89, then in 2013, it's clear it's still an epic car. Monkey is the best automotive journalist.
I've watched this video many times. Both the F40 and F50 are legendary cars in their own right. The F40 may be considered one of the greatest cars ever made but that doesn't mean the F50 is rubbish by comparison. The F40 does seem more fun to drive on a circuit and more balanced and that's why it's easier to like than the F50. I have loved the F50 since I played my first racing game, Need For Speed 2 but I love the F40 too.
this is the best car review video of all times. passion, excitement, history. just legend cars forever. and Chris is still the child we always wanted to be in the best day of his life
The guy who let Chris do this in his cars is a legend
@Davvy Jannes 14:46 The other reviewer Mark Hales talks about driving the F40 for the first time, mentions that time it was Nick Mason's Car. He nods his head, almost as if saying "like this time again"
All I know is that the F50 is Barry Treacys however this was filmed when it was still for sale at Dick Lovett so my best guess is both the F50 and F40 is from Dick Lovett
Davvy Jannes you’d think it would be a good selling method however Barry (the current owner) has actually paid for a deposit for the F50 before this was filmed and the dealer mentioned nothing of this filming, the battery cover was also missing as well as I believe the soft top or the hard top either or so it’s a bit shady on the dealers part especially with the price that was paid
Davvy Jannes no problem but it’s true a used car salesman will always be a used car salesman no matter the cost of the car, obviously nothing against these guys and Chris Harris as I’m positive they were completely un aware that the car was actually sold. But you’re right there’s always the down sides the more money they bigger the ups and the bigger the downs
I agree I've only seen it at a show on a stand
Porsche 959 was the only competition at that time
Chris use your charm mate
6 years later, I realize that this is not only a Ferrari F40 vs. F50 like we've never seen before, but probably also like we'll never seen it again. Thankfully, there will always be this video as long as the internet and UA-cam exist so we can always come back and marvel over these two extraordinary cars.
hope ur still alive
It's a damn shame most all of the hyper cars ever made will do nothing but sit preserved in a garge for an eternity. Drive the bastards! Like that one guy who drove a P1 85,000 miles in 2 years. Kudos to that guy.
Probably Not A Chicken who's that guy???
I agree. Why buy a car and then not drive and enjoy it? I once bought a Fiat500 (the original) and I got the more powerful version with 850ccm. That same day my friend got a 750ccm, and we took them to the track (a forest macadam road), and just had fun. Both cars were totaled and completely dead after a few hours. But we had a great time. If I had only put it in a garage and not driven it at all. I could have doubled or even tripled my investment if I sold it today. I paid around 150 euros back then, hmmm... With some tough negotiations, I might have sold it for up to 700 euros for it today. You live and you learn. ;) :) ;)
There's a guy in Japan who daily's a P1 lol
Not even talking to super and hyper cars. I had an Abarth 595 and it was my daily...and my dealership told me that most of their clients only used them for week-ends...
I mean who cares about resale value? Throttle through the Floor all day long
Anyone else felt SATISFIED with him driving "properly" these amazing masterpieces.
he exceeded my expectations and so did the car, absolutely perfect oversteering. And no car looks as great doing it.
It is supercar even today, 30 years ego it was car from another world . Plus Lambo Countach of corce😂
@@Petr1331 Countach vs F40 is a dream battle for me, Petr Urvalek.
@@goognamgoognw6637 Audi and Ferrari are like dream cars for me.
Brought a tear to me eye ❤️
6 years later, I'm back on this video for the 10th time, at least.
Same! Hahaha
I'd have to say 30
J S same here I have such a many memories with this video
I watch this video once a week. For the rest of my life!
I watch this at least once a year
This is probably one of the greatest reviews in automotive history, hands downs.
Ghos7N54 very true, #1 Chris harris on Ferrari F40 and F50, #2 Top gear with Richard hammond and the F40 vs the Porsche 959. # autocar and the Ruf Yellowbird on the Nurburgring. #4 Best motoring with Keiichii tsuchiya Ferrari F430 vs Honda NSX Type-R #5
My top 5 all time great reviews.
disracenboi336 Very nice list! Couldn't agree more.
disracenboi336 Thats a damn good list.
+disracenboi336 What's #5?
Best Motoring, long ago did a track comparison of manufacturer modified cars. I don't remember them all but I do remember there was a E46 M3 CSL, the mid engine Renault Clio V6, NSX R and many others. It was an amazing and intense race. I'll have to add that to my greatest reviews list.
The sound of that F50... just about brings a tear to my eye :D
I thought it was just me 😂
@@antoniomccoy6065 tbh, cars are such a huge emotional moment for car guys 💪🏻
These drivers all say - every gear head needs to drive a V12 at least once in your life. (Personally, any Ferrari V12 or an Aston Martin V12 Vanquish.)
@@sviniciusbraga sings like a bird 😺
It brought it to mine. To me that is the most beautiful car ever made.
I honestly do not know how many times I've watched this video and, actually, I have no bloody idea of how many more I'll repeat it. What I do know is that, to me, it is one of the best car videos ever made! The cars and, most of all, the passion... It just blows my mind! Well done Chris!
Unfortunately, this car is too rare and expensive, no one will drive it like this anymore. Agree, great car wideo, I’v seen it couple of times.
same
I am on 3
@@mesropmadzharyan6727 i am on 5.
@@gabetton i am one of them.
"Come thrash my F40 & F50 at a track" = "Come bone my supermodel wife and mistress"
What a life
Its is, but better
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Yeah, totally take the cars every time though!
At the same time
Neither of which you'll ever do.
I’m in love with the rawness of the F40
The way that car squats in the corner as he accelerates and instead of breaking loose it just snaps into traction. absolutely amazing.
@@jonnifjader He might be pointing out the performance of the f50.
You should never brake on a corner!
@@WRP_2003 Not hard braking but you can trail brake threw a turn but this is different technique than Drifting aka Throttle Steering
@@jonnifjader take it easy Francis ok Physco
Klaus Schreyer ah yes just a tap of the brake
I love how much Chris loves the F40, the way he laughs and that huge grin on his face when he is driving is priceless. I hope this video never gets taken down.
some corporate assholes will eventually do it, due to licensing/copyright/intellectual property/whatever bullshit they can come up with.
F40 is also jeremy clarkson's fav all time car too I believe
You can see Chris is totally genuine. Hands down he's the best automotive journalist infact it's not even up for debate
@@carstentonnies7380 Agree 100%, his passion for cars, command of the english language and sense of humour makes him the best in my eyes.
For the F50, it's the backside that really gets me. I love the taillights and the spoiler and everything!
i love that car..its the underdog, but its just as mythical, maybe more so
@@oldben1800 It's crazy to think that car is the underdog, when it outclasses its predecessor in every manner
i was unaware youtube hosted pornography.
Only the best.
And that is enough internet for today
That's actually much much better!
Welcome to the club. Although, pornography is for adolescents. This is Carnogrophy. Indulge.
Gomi Day to ride the carts I r
The owner needs a huge thanks!!!! Lovely to see this!!!
As a teenager when the f40 appeared I was obsessed. I said to myself I would have one one day. Now 51 with 4 kids I drive a vw touran. Feel like I’m nearly there. Just got to believe.
Just get a Miata
Not far to go 👌
Man that's how car reviews should be like..
No fancy camera angles, no fancy editing.. Just pure emotion...
Chris harria u should be on TOP Gear mate :D
No fancy camera angles? uhh what. They have full on cranes and drone rigs flying the camera around. The production of this is the furthest from simple.
FrenchFruits at least not as fancy as Top gear
vedang patil Yes that's true.
No doubt, these cars are legends, but I'm totally not into Chris Harria. Pretty obvious here, that most of the Americans, including Chris Harria, still have a lack of experience into the full amount of engine varieties, since they mostly deny anything smaller than R6 or V6 and are not that much into turbo engines. He was even curious about the manual transmission which is most likely standard in most non-american countrys. I would say his overall experience isn't high enough for "Top Gear".
Unstoppable094
Chris Harris isn't American
Quite possibly the greatest automotive video ever produced.
It sure gets my spine tingling. Amazing day, amazing emotinos, amazing cars, thanks for sharing this Chris
Amen!!!!
Lmao
You haven't watched a lot of videos tbh
I’m still giving that to 7 minute 240 got video.
@@william_SMMA I agree with you. Totally
This is what driving is all about: man & machine, gear lever & clutch pedal, no driver aids.
There may be die-hard car enthusiasts out there but no one... I mean NO ONE is better than the legend who owns these cars and allowed Chris to make this video driving them the way he has.
An absolute legend!
In mid 90’s I saw an F40 on the dyno. It put 390hp to the wheels. They raised the boost a little and it put down 420. Because of this awesome Drive vid I dug up my VHS and posted the dyno run.
Aiden Berliner I did upload/post it. Folks have asked me questions about it as well (in the comments) It’s brought back a lot of great memories. I am really glad I dug it up.
I just became your 100th subscriber 🙌🏻😁
Deni Pallas Thx!!
Link?
@Mcryd I eventually did post it up on my UA-cam channel. The car was owned by John Carmack at the time (creator of Castle Wolfenstein and Doom etc).
This was probably the most legendary of Chris’ videos. Still remember it to this day.
GT3 RS is also nice kid
Pretty easy to remember it when the video is right there…
F40 has been made all by a single engineer Materazzi. On youtube there is materazzi interview about the creation of the F40
@@4zap7 He designed the engine, the chassis, the integrated rollbar the aerodynamics, the package options, the gearbox. Materazzi is not a designer is a legend, a man that put his genius in the Stratos, GTO, EB110 and Edonis without mentioning its contribution to the F1 Turbo advancement.
Really it's not a common designer that "gives a guideline".
That's a cute story and all..but anyone familiar with the engineering and manufacturing process knows that's not how it all really went down..
Sho Nuff I suppose you are familiar with the design and manufacturing process of Ferrari
One of the greatest pieces of motoring footage and raw emotional journalism of all time. Thank you Chris Harris for this immersive experience with you on board two absolute all time classic Ferrari's!
6 years later and this is arguably still the greatest car video on UA-cam ever. Imo anyways.
Lmao
You haven't watched a lot of car videos then
i have always found it odd that the F50 was considered "ugly". I always thought it looked fantastic.
jfdb59 I agree, it looks so much better than the f40. The headlights are so fucked up!
I know what you mean, I’ve always thought the F50 was Ferrari’s most beautiful machine to date
I think the F40 looks better, but the F50 definitely is not ugly. Can you imagine owning both?!?!?!
I've always thought the F50 was gorgeous... And that sound!!!
@@michaelfisher1390 same
The sound of that f50 is just magnificent. It makes you giddy like I child.
One of my all time favourite car reviews. Watched this countless times…no words really. The sound of the F50 is sublime…
Even after the 100th time watching this, I still love it. Legendary cars. Chris is a great presenter too.
U will never see Mister Chris Harris that "Happy and Excited" (like an 8 year old child) in any of his other videos (even the holy trinity one) ... and that my friends says it all !!! What a review !!!
U r disliking him for being 'too enthusiastic' ??
I dunno, he was pretty dumbfounded in the P1 review.
Melomaniac RDV and it costed him a subscription.
Who's surprised that this car feels that good, no one, that's why we all went/still go nuts over them.
Hi
Wow. NFS II was spot on on the noise of the F50
+UsernameThomaSS alright, i thought i was the only one. It sounded exactly like the video game...err, the video game sounded exactly like it, absolutely love that sound!
+UsernameThomaSS Oh god that game was heaven.
That was my exact thought!! Video brought back amazing memories. I paid a ridiculous amount of money for a 3dfx card for that game.
There's a big difference between Nfs II & Nfs hot pursuit II
In 1996 I was driving my Eclipse turbo close to 100 MPH on the Interstate in Chicago. I looked back and saw a red car approaching at a ridiculous rate of speed. I could tell it was an F40. He left me in the dust within 10 seconds. I was jealous. Too bad I'll never have enough money to own one because that is one of the coolest cars ever.
I had a similar experience last year myself. But I was going 80mph in my wrangler in Kentucky and I see a car in the rear view absolutely FLYING so I change lanes. It was a Red Ferrari F9 Tributo and that car is stunning in person
The F50 was the very first supercar I ever sat in. I was about 14 years old, around 1996 I guess. One was being sold at a Range Rover dealership. I sat in that thing, my ass literally felt like I was on the ground. I fell in love immediately, but was shocked how someone could drive sitting that low. To this day it is 1 of my all time favorite cars and one of the best looking IMO. I'm so glad Chris did this review to show how much of a masterpiece it really is. Unfortunately it's predecessor, the F40, is just the greatest car of all time. You can't knock the F50 for that. Idk one car in the 90's that was remotely close to it, except maybe the Jag XJ220, oh and the McLaren F1. But still to this day in 2019, no car is considered "better" than that F40. What an awesome video.
the XJ220 was legendary in its own right. Props for that honorable mention that many sleep on
The 288 GTO is still my all time favorite car / Ferrari of all, but this video certain made me gain even more respect for the F40 / F50 as well. There simply aren't enough words to describe what these cars do to a man who grew up in the 80's and the dreams I've had about ever owning one. It must be pure heaven to actually own / drive them.
288 GTO, F430, 588, and 330 P4 are also my favourite cars, Interceptor2500. 👍
I'm with you mate, GTO is now and has been for quite awhile, my favourite car / Ferrari of all time. But it wasn't always that way. When I was a 12 year old kid when the F40 dropped I was absolutely blown away. It was just such pure race car, which to me was such pure Ferrari, because to me Ferrari was racing. The fact that the F40 was available to drive on the road was just outrageous! I started to turn on to the GTO in the late nineties, and the deal was really sealed with that amazing EVO article with the big four in'04 ish. But you know, as much as I love the GTO I also still love the F40. There's a purity and a brutality to it, kind of driving condensed to it's pure essentials, that I find so appealing. But then there's the raw beauty of the GTO that is just so beguiling! In essence I'm torn between the two. But I've decided that the GTO and the F40 are two facets of the same car, I now think of them as Jeckyl and Hyde elements of the same perfect Ferrari. One classy and beautiful, yet still potent and capable, the other hard, raw, unforgiving. I no longer feel need to choose between them, they're heads and tails, GTO and F40, of the same automotive coin
@@vanduc996 Well said Sir! Main reason for the GTO for me though is the looks. Since Magnum P.I. aired and the 308 body style grabbed my Soul for life, the 288 GTO is simply the best looking car man has ever made (to me). So since the performance isn't really relevant between the two for me (my modern cars will certain outperform), it's solely about looks and a bit about "in time period" performance. Both are amazing and I'd love to drive / own an F40 as well for a close 2nd place.
I completely agree with you about the looks of the GTO. So beautiful it literally makes me ache with desire if i look at one for any length of time. It’s got the perfect blend of Italian grace and beauty with Italian hot rod machismo
no matter how many times I'm gonna watch this video, I'll be blowing away from everything in it. the words, the honest journalism, the ability to transfer that experience to me as a viewer and obviously the footage is just phenomenal.
I admire your work and just keep it going
And here it is, 2019. . . The 1989 Ferrari F40 is still "The Car" !!! :-)
Ferrari fucking killed it with that car!!
2020 :)
@@miljanivanko2312 and beyond
@@Mpayne1472 Time is still ticking... :)
I have a soft spot for the F50 because it has a streamlined look to it and is so timeless looking. The Dodge Viper and Mazda RX-7 are other 90's cars that don't look that dated at all.
I love the F50 so much! As a Ferrari fan I love the F40 too, but I've always loved the F50 more. The F50 is just absolutely perfect imo...the beautiful lines, the awesome performance, the breathtaking V12 sound, it's simply a masterpiece. Yes, the F40 is undoubtedly great in every way, but ever since I first saw the F50 in Need for Speed as a kid I've always loved it. The F50 was, is and always will be one of my most favorite Ferraris of all-time.
my favorite Ferrari is the Ferrari 458 Italia & speciale & F50 &550 marinelo & F40
+hexagon523 True that. Those F40 fanboys need to back down. The F50 is made out of F1 technology so it had to be a bette r car than the F40.
+hexagon523 the F40 is the best
+hexagon523 So glad someone finally said it! The F50 is a brilliant car and just looks, sounds and is amazing! First time I saw one in real life it was next to an F40 and that just didn't have the same kind of presence as the F40. However I still love the F40 as any car guy would!
+hexagon523 I been saying this like forever!!! Since a kid, F50 was and still is my favorite Ferrari, much respect to the F40 though..
This is AMAZING ! I have goose bumps! The F50 sounds better but that's the only thing it's beating the F40 by... If I could ever pick ONE super/legendary car for the rest of my life it would be the F40! This is from an era where you actually needed to KNOW how to drive to protect your LIFE. Superb review of two EPIC cars that money hardly can buy anymore!
both of them are quite dangerous to drive if you don't know what you're doing
F40 is THE supercar !!!
For me there is only one road car I put above the he F40. The Mclaren F1 In either standard form or the GOAT.... The LM roadcars. Check out Tiff Needel review of both. The LM is the F40 greatness ramped up to ultimate level.
Those two are to me the best ever supercars ever.
lol No.
Ferrari 288gto is better
So wish I remortgaged my house and bought a used F40 in the late 90's. At one point they were going for £120,000. Now they are worth about £750,000.
Jesus. Who would have ever thought a car could ever be such an appreciating asset back then and really, even now.
I bet future will reserve a special place for F12 Berlinetta, the same way those Ferrari's in this video! Berlinetta is a masterpiece and it can be a truly sport car without turbo or a supercharger.
McLaren F1's went for about 1mill then and now they go for over 10 million dollars.
F1's are going for 10+ times what the where new.
A few years ago you could get some 3 series Ferrari's fairly cheap, not anymore. I have a pile of "I wish I would have...."
Its 2021 and this is still the BEST Ferrari F40 Video i have ever seen. Thx Chris
3 years on, still one of the best car videos ever!
Nuno Bandeira lol 2019
30 years on and still the best car out there.
what are the other videos that are as good as this one? I couldn't find any better than this video.
F40 throwing her tail in every corner. love it
And losing time with every slide....
jonnifjader so what? It’s fun!
I still think the Ferrari F50 is the most underrated car of all time
XJ220 as well
The f50 has weird styling.
Definitely the XJ220. It even handled better than the Mclaren F1 road cars and it held the lap record at the Ring for many years. 7 minutes 46 seconds may not seem as quick today, but the track was a bit longer then and not as quick as it is today.
John Staudt 1230kg is heavy? LaFerrari is 1350kg!
not heavy at all.
One of my favorite videos on cars ever . I've rewatched it so many times.
I watch this every few months. It's one the great video reviews of two very special cars.
"I need one of these... and it's beautiful and it's fast and it's a challenge and it's got a STICK ! and I'm IN LOVE !!!"
lol
pretty sure a few thousand of these views are mine
+Ryan Barbolt
haha, I see you on other F40 video.
; D
Yuppp, love it
Ryan Barbolt I maybe have 20!)
LOL! I hear that!
Seen this video so many times I can count it. When I ever feeling down or just want to get a smile on my face this is where I go.
Este video siempre está en el TOP de mis videos favoritos en internet. Es sencillamente fabuloso, espectacular, la banda sonora de la música, la banda sonora de los sonidos de los motores del F40 y del F50, las explicaciones maravillosas y llenas de sentimiento de Chris Harris, es sencillamente espectacular. Nunca me canso de verlo, es una maravillosa para los sentidos. GRACIAS.-
This phenomenal video is THE example of how Chris Harris will be the one who saves Top Gear.
Definitely wait and see! If he is allowed to do his thing, Top Gear can be really good again. Albeit different. Clarkson and crew made one of my favorite TV shows ever, so it's big shoes to fill.
+Hammerhaus Kennel Lets not forget that the original crew is filming their own new show with Amazon Video.
Some big shoes will have to be filled to replace Clarkson
Yeah, I CAN'T WAIT for that!!!! I haven't heard anything about it for quite a while now though...
As of 3days ago they are currently filming and talking trash about their replacements back in europe lol
It's called "The Grand Tour" show
I knew the man who had a F40 in Brazil. Not by coincidence, he was Italian descending. 1993 was the year. Great video! Fantastic!
This video encapsulates every single reason I love cars like nothing else can. Years later I still come back from time to time and it never disappoints
3 years old video, and i still watching at 2016. one of the best car-related videos on youtube ( if not the best)
I get goose bumps every time I watch this video!!! I still remember buying the “Quattroruote” magazine when the F40 first came out! I read the article and admired the pictures a million times!
Thank you Chris for this wonderful video, and thanks to whom allowed you to drive these cars at their max potential!!!!!
As an Italian, the F40 is one of the two dream cars of all times!!! The other one is Lancia Delta Integrale 16V.
Ooh yes, that's the ultimate two car garage, torque monsters, cars that you just want to toss deep sideways into a corner. Perfectly captures the late 80s era.
This is my favorite car video of all time. You can feel the cars through Chris in this one
Chris can really push a car to it's limit. Wish I can have a fraction of his drving skills.
this made me cry I'm literally crying right now this is THE BEST VIDEO ON UA-cam!
Don't cry for me "Pininfarina" ;)
So awesome to watch these 2 classics duke it out. I've never seen either car driven like this; I doubt most others have either.
I made it a habit to watch this video once a year. I would love to watch it more often, but my brain cannot handle that much awesomeness.
Excellent video 10 years later. With all the hypercars today I'll take the F40 all day, every day. Chris, you are a legend!
Saw an F40 in person once, and literally thought it was a kit car lol.
Lol and u look back now like dang it !
My cousin knows this guy in his town who has a Toyota mr2, he went on holiday, for a few weeks, and left the mr2 on his driveway! When he came back he had a f40 cos his buddies thiught it woukd be funny to modify his mr2 to look like a kitcar f40 needless to say, they must have been drinking alot while doing it, they did a tragic job. But the mr2 owner must have a good sense of humour, as he still drives it around to this day, I've seen him in it a few times haha.
@@timfagan816 Lmao nice
I saw one and it was a kit car. Based on a Toyota chassis. I knew something was odd
This is like. The best car video on UA-cam.
Never seen anybody so positive about the f50, such a refreshing perspective. The world is so much the better for Chris Harris.
at least once every 6 months I come back to this and re-watch it! the stuff dreams are made of... I was lucky to meet Chris last year (2024) here in Sydney and I personally thanked him for this content. just amazing
This is the greatest drive episode. Period.
6 years old today. Still great.
I don't know how many times I have watched this. This video is Chris Harris' Dark Side Of The Moon. It doesn't get any better.
I have so many car videos that made me rewatching it again, and this is one of them. I just love watching hypercars driven to it's max!!!!
If I had the money these 2 cars would be in my garage hands down. In my opinion this is the best automotive video ever made. I have probably watched this video 20 times. I could just about recite it and yet i still love watching it.
I rented a F40 while I was on vacations in Miami , this car is amazing
What's an F140?
RacelineMatt enzo?
RacelineMatt Sorry it was a mistake.
RacelineMatt That's seriously the question you picked to ask? You didn't think to ask where the fuck you could rent an F40?
there a f40 for a rent i thoght there worth like almost a million dollar who rents it the best i can find on website are like avantador f458 gallardo r8 this kind of stuff cant even find f12 yet
If someone ever asked me, What's so nice about driving an expensive loud car? Well.. I'd show them this video... This absolutely brings tears to me. Such a beautiful review.
Wow still as good as when it was first uploaded Chris Harris probably the BEST and most exciting driver to watch on UA-cam I'd pay absolute top dollar just to be a passenger in these two cars. CHRIS HARRIS you sir are a living legend, Thank you for giving us viewers so much to enjoy. After 11 years it just gets and better. Thanks mate
Ask yourself this question: How many human beings have had the benefit of driving a Ferrari F40 and a Ferrari F50. On the same day. Full throttle. Sideways?
I'm guessing 9?
Sam Zepeda nah i'd say its more like 6 XD
Sam Zepeda No, it's more like 12
Okay?
I have.
Ferrari F50 is honestly my favorite car
That noise is fantastic
Same
I still think it's the most beautiful car ever!!
@@kelvinhernandez7577 agreed it's at least up there
Ethaniel The Great
You know what back I the day I didn’t appreciate the F50. I’ll be honest until this video and a bit of research.... I’m blown away by how beautiful the F50 is. Especially seeing being driven hard, It’s aged so well it looks incredible and that sound! It might actually be my favourite car now, found one for sale at only £2.2m 🤔
Props to the owner for letting you do it. Amazing content.
What?! This video existed eleven years, and now I get to see it?!
Today, I had a great moment in my life! I was able to be next to a F40, F50 and F60 Enzo all at the same time parked together! Was a dream come true!! They are more than just cars!! They look like magic. :)
How is it possible that someone driving something gives me so much satisfaction?
+Karanbir Singh
The sound alone is visceral enough to lend satisfaction.
; D
Maybe that's it...
+Karanbir Singh because he's driving it the way we all dream of driving those machines...
+Stephen R along with the sound of V12 and gear change,im feel it too!
Because we are Tifosi. We love Ferrari & the sound of a classic Ferrari is music to our ears!
love this video. we will never see cars like the F40, maclaren F1, carerra GT ever again.
Probably my favorite video on UA-cam, I keep coming back here again and again - simply amazing!
The F40 is simply stunning. The best car we'll ever see in our lifetimes. A magnificent Ferrari V8 with no weight, no electric nonsense and a PROPER manual gearbox.
But that turbo...
I love that car but it has the wrong engine.
I'd love to see a remastered version with a bigger engine but a titanium block V12 to keep the weight down. Either that or some future solution incorporating some of the Mclaren torque fill technology. Electric motor and lightweight batteries filling in the turbo lag.
It's a legenedary car but it does suffer some well documented shortcomings that could be solved by modern technology.
F40 remastered pls.
All my opinions are not first hand - I formed them from reading and other videos.
I don't stand myself up as an expert.
These are just my opinions.
Luv and peace.
***** Nothing that you said is wrong, I wouldnt personally switch the V8 for a V12, it would unavoidably reduce the power to weight ratio on a car thats whole existence and character is based on the fact it weighs little more than a tonne. The twin turbo F120A engine is in my opinion an engineering milestone that belongs in a contemporary museum, 500BHP from 3 litres was and still is phenomenal. Ferraris finest moment outside motorsport. The torque fill that Mercedes and Renault pioneered for F1 and now in the P1 and 918 is fantastic technology but its like comparing a digital watch to an exquisite hand crafted analogue piece. The digital watch keeps time better and it has more modes and features but you cant fall in love with it like a mechanical watch with the clicks and the gears, its difficult to quantify. For a nurburgring time a modern car would be faster, but for the sheer pleasure of driving, thd sensation through the steering wheel, that mechanical relationship between man and machine, the RWD, the gated manual gearbox, I'd take the F40 every day :)
the irony is of course is that that pretty much sums up the Corvettes, and you won't catch anybody praising a Corvette like that. Obviously the F40 is in a different league, but still, it seems that light vehicles, with powerful V8s, and a manual gearbox is a winning combination.
The later year models of the F40 DID switch from the twin turbo V8 to a V12. So yea, you don't have to even do a swap if you find the correct year.
What are you talking about, F40's never had V12's
I love both of them, but my heart truly always will be with the F-40! However, my all time favorite car is the F-50 GT.. I just love both so much, great vid
Project Gotham racing introduced me to these cars lol glad I found this video can only imagine the feeling of being behind the wheel let alone inside one of these beasts!
Watching this in 2024, for the first time. I have no words. This is the best video on the whole internet, driving the cars as they should be driven and not letting it sit in a warehouse somewhere. Whoever lent Chris these cars, we all thank you from our hearts !!!!!!
The F40 has always been one of my favorite cars and this video definitely reinforces how I feel about it. The F50 is definitely a great car in its own way (that engine sounds incredible), but the F40 is just more raw and pure.
What a great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
It’s all in his reaction. Nothing but visceral joy driving the F40.
The F40 just looks to straight edged and plain, where the F50 looks like art. But both are legends.
The F50 is just better
This is THE best video about cars on the internet
Yanagi88 his f12 review is the best
These Supercars are like 2 pieces of Da Vinci's finest art they must me protected at all cost.
Nahh I'd rather see them driven hard as intended by Enzo Ferrari
@@MIKEK3NT no. Just no.
Wrong!!
Nicolas T Yes, they’re living breathing things, it’s blasphemy to keep em locked up.
Not a new video but certainly a classic for sure. Love living vicariously through this video as it is a bucket list moment for many of us car lovers!
are you saying there is a guy out there who owns f40 and f50?
+Tomasz Rzeznik I have a buddy in Texas that owns an F40
+Tomasz Rzeznik
I would.
+Tomasz Rzeznik Did you know you had to own an F40 PLUS F50 to be selected by Ferrari to buy an Enzo??
If i owned f40 or f50 i wouldnt even consider buying enzo-these 2 are way hotter then enzo
Tomasz Rzeznik I agree half. i wouldnt mind having all three. but your right, those are the hotter ones, without unnessecary gismos, but that Enzo is somethign special.
anyone else just a had a smirk on their face during the whole 22 minutes?
Pravoizavlijesvijeta
True,
It was a well done vid !
I feel like the only person who likes the f50 more
Nah you're not honestly the F50 is my favorite Ferrari
You re not alone mate.
f50 was and still my fav, the design of that machine is not great, is almost a legend, if u let me choose I stick to a convertible f50, but deep inside I would be envy of the f40 engine torque.
You prob are the only one
The F50 has a sweet spot in my heart. It's the first 1/16 scale car I've got for my birthday.
Thank you so much for this one.
I have never seen these two amazing machines driven in this manner I can not even imagine how breath taking and amazing that was but your screams of sheer joy let me at least have a glimpse of it...
I saw this video when it was first released, 2 things came to mind.
1 this is the best F50 F40 video I’ve seen.
2 this guy would be perfect for Top Gear
He is on Top gear with Matt Le Blanc and Rory Reid
Matt Hill as good as he is, there is no comparison to Clarkson, Hammond and May.
"it was made for driving. and nothing else matters"
some brands these days should think about this
Not a chance I'm afraid
Porsche did that with the Cayman gt4, they made a great handling and driving car in limited numbers, the problem was that the 'collectors' paid waaaay over retail and refuse to drive them as the extra mileage would drive down the price/value, afaik many are being used as 'investments' and locked up in storage never to be driven. ;(
Noble
lotus, and also all the 'real' track focussed road legal cars (caterham, ariel, radical etc.)
@@MetoFulcurm even so, who's fault is that? Cant blame the company for the way most people are just using them as an investment. They may not even be car people, just see them as a opportunity. The people online bashing owners who don't drive their exotics have never owned one, and would probably change their tune if they did. Even Gordon murray (designed McLaren f1) sold his f1 because as he said values are so ridiculously high. He didn't want to risk crashing one so much so that he wasn't driving it. At least he drives everything he owns, but that just shows how driving around in something that should be in a museum can make anyone reluctant.
This still stands out as one of the greatest petrol head vids ever made, congrats once again Chris & the production team
Bloody hell. Never stop, Chris. The best. Can't believe this was ten years ago.
Right?! When he said 2013, I had to check the year this video was published. To hear what it was like in someone's hands in 89, then in 2013, it's clear it's still an epic car. Monkey is the best automotive journalist.
@@Resist_Oppression Agreed!
This is one of the best videos i've seen on the internet.... EPIC!
F40 FTW....
I've watched this video many times. Both the F40 and F50 are legendary cars in their own right. The F40 may be considered one of the greatest cars ever made but that doesn't mean the F50 is rubbish by comparison. The F40 does seem more fun to drive on a circuit and more balanced and that's why it's easier to like than the F50. I have loved the F50 since I played my first racing game, Need For Speed 2 but I love the F40 too.
RIP nicola materazzi ...creator of the f40 left us for another heaven today
this is the best car review video of all times. passion, excitement, history. just legend cars forever. and Chris is still the child we always wanted to be in the best day of his life