Chris Harris Drives The Alfaholics GTA-R 290 | Top Gear
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2017
- Subscribe: bit.ly/SubscribeToTopGear Chris Harris drives the Alfaholics GTA-R 290 and puts it through its paces.
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Absolutely adore this car! I recently bought a 91 Civic Si (insert flame here) that I'm hoping to restore and then keep upgrading over the years. One day I might have something half as good as this car. Well done to Alphaholics, and thank you for the stunning video Chris Harris and film crew!
FlyHy is '91 the EF or the EG?
It depends on where he is. If it's a JDM car, it's an EG, if not it's certainly an EF. Civics from this era were released a year before in Japan.
90's cars of almost any segment have a lot of personality. A lot of them are unfortunately modified to the point of being undrivable or just for show. There's an undeserved "hatred" for the 90's Hondas on some parts of the world due to that. Those cars have an already proven potential on the chassis and engine for a very fun car if it's done right, even on a budget. I have a '95 EG6 that I plan to take care of and modify. Not everyone has the possibility of doing a swap for several reasons, but the EF deserves a B16! Good luck with your build!
Nice plan my man. I want to do the same with an NA miata. A homeless man's version of what Singer and Alfaholics do.
+Ki Sorry, just saw my comment got noticed! Its a red ED7 hatch.
Cops in Italy used to drive like this in seventies with alfa.
Yes they did...lucky bastards!
The great Maurizio Merli in all his 70s films😎🍀
They were called “alfisti”....
You're wrong, they are the criminals
Le usavano anche i rapinatori di banche
This Alfa Romeo is an absolute jewel. It combines everything that's great about cars. It's a rare thing when a car gives you that funny feeling in your stomach as if you were in love. This is one of those rarities.
This car successfully addresses all that is wrong with modern-day sports cars. Hooray! :-D
This! This!!
Yep absolutely ! Pure old school for real fun !
Absolutely agree! Alfa is continuing to build cars like this, check out the 4c :-)
@@larsmalsbender7472 Alfa 4C was great but it just wasn't finished imo. For a modern car, it could have done with the odd touch here and there to keep it friendly, tidy and usable when not out on the joy rides.
This alfa has modern haltec full ecu system, titanium suspension, performance modern shocks, modern semi slicks, modern brakes, carbon fibre panels optional power steering and more so it's just shows how good are modern cars.
I am not interested in "Chris Harris Drives the new Lambo/Ferrari or whatever"...I am interested in this type of shit! Yeah!!!
im interested in both
You're interested in ...shit?!?!?
It's good to have the modern shit as well. We wouldn't appreciate the old if we didn't have the the new.
speedometer111 You are right, Sir!
Well this is almost the same price tag so...
that's a piece of art in motion
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La meccanica delle emozioni 🇮🇹
One of the best cars designed ever!
I'm so proud of our designers, this was Alfa at his best !
I never get sick of watching good drivers like him. Nobody has the skills or ambition today.
Couldn't agree more ...drivers are interested in following not talent.
One of my favourite cars, stunning!
As an Alfa-Romeo lover... this is pure porn to watch!!!
Fernando Rodrigues that would explain the driver moaning..
Such a beautiful car..
Fernando Rodrigues While it maybe fun to watch, the exquisite body of the car...only 105 HP per liter? and in full race-tune at that...we have no timed laps to compare it to. Perhaps a lowly Mazda MX5 could lap this circuit faster, & without all the noise, hype & effort, we just don't know. " It is a tale, told by an idiot, full of sound & fury, signifying nothing."
I saw it on youtube going faster than any mazda on the nurburgrig...
Fernando Rodrigues I saw the starship Enterprise destroyed by an Imperial Deathstar on UA-cam too! Just seeing something here doesn't mean much...a collection of lap time-slips (papered documentation)...this would provide context, a point where one could compare car to car.
comparing an alfa with a mazda seriously?! this thing was behind a porsche 911 on the nurburgring the whole time.
Have watched this so many times. Love this car, love Chris Harris. Prime example of how lap times, huge power and top speed are irrelevant when a car is this much fun.
I have a an Alfa Romeo Giulia and loaded BMW M8. The BMW cost me about 5X more than the Giulia, yet the Alfa with only 280 horsepower driving experience on mountain roads is 5X better. Why? Because the bimmer is too fast to really enjoy fully.
Entering that chicane, power sliding through it and perfectly apexing the exit was an absolute thing of beauty!
With that soundtrack!!!
this guy can drive
Astonmuizz he’s ok
He indeed can. Here's some great driving of him in a Porsche 356:
ua-cam.com/video/8zKd7lBlW8Q/v-deo.html
Just look at how well he manages to keep that lively rear axle in check!
U're right
Just OK? Look how he makes that little car dance like a ballerina around the circuit
Astonmuizz he reminds me of the stig or whatever 😂😂😂😂
The camera work is sublime. Chris Harris can drive, and share the fun with the audience like no one!
I'm more of an American car guy but my god that car is a beautiful work of art that's undeniable.👍
"I've got a sweat on, for all the right reasons" - reminds me of my own Alfa Romeo ownership and how alfisti become alfisti. This car looks and sounds like it fulfills the dream. Thank you Alfaholics! Teary and emotional to watch this.
I would rather have one of these for the weekend, than Ferrari, Bugatti or Porche. Pure class!
Lol!
Nice... but better than a Porsche by Singer Targa on a sunny day? Talk to the hand.
@@davidhunternyc1 yah it’s better than singer
@@cgivelechian Talk to the hand. Chh.
Naaaah, i'll be fine with an Alfa 8c for week end use. 😂
Wow! So glad I stumbled across this video. My brother had a 69 GTV and we loved it, beautiful car. The lines still hold up nicely 50 years later. I had an 85 Spyder Veloce which was my dream car back then. It was my daily driver for 5 years and never let me down once, way more reliable than many other heaps I drove back in the day!
Simple, powerful and light with no unnecessary blah....classic driving pleasure guaranteed.
I have never seen a video where the car just looked so much fun! Oh what I would give to drive this. Fantastic video.
Perfect Car, perfect Setup.... This is just what it is about to simply DRIVE!
Yve. A Halt die Klappe, Dummkopf
I scheduled in my calendar to watch this video once a week, this is week 24, and everytime it gets better!!! this video is therapy
One of the best Car Clips of all time. Chris Harris + Alfa Romeo = Pure LOVE & Emotion!
wow. I'm in absolute awe. Chris man, when I think you can't impress me any more, you come up with another great clip.
keep it up. I'm living through you!
Chris Harris The James Bond of automotive journalist.
That GT has always been my favorite Alfa and this company has rocked them to perfection. Great run ,great review, great car ,great driver. I can't say anything more..
I've lost count how many times I've watched this....such a great video. I want one,....and Chris Harris's commentary, enthusiasm and devotion are captivating. Essential driving, it's what all true petrol-heads want........No fuss, no assistance, having to work to get the most out of a car...I'm sold
CarGH Me too. Also watching Chris’ video on Singer you notice a big difference in his enthusiasm in the track segment. He’s much more excited while driving the Alfa.
My God. The sound of the engine and exhaust reverbing/ echoing through the bodywork is amazing!!
This video is way too short.
I KNOW RIGHT PLEASE MORE
Adam Zero top gear are ruining ch drives with the time length
too short and too quiet...
Yeah wtf with all these super short vids on amazing cars Chris???
the 1600 GT Junior was my absolut first car in my life - in 1985 - and they 11 year old car cost mi just 650.000 Lire - 325 € in today´s money
i´m just CRYING.......
I had the chance of buying one around 15 years ago for £3k. I've been kicking myself ever since.
Ever time I see one of your Videos CHRIS it makes me go drive Fiesta ST on three wheels, I’m 70 and still love the fell of Speed and Dancing through the Twisties.
Someone must know the lovely bit of music at the end of the video, just as Chris is giving the in depth description of this little Alfa. What a car!
Not normally into Alfas but this one always gets me right here...(beating chest)
Beautiful... Pity cant afford one!
Moves totally undignified on that track... Love it!
Marvelous, these cars make me want to keep modifying my Saab 99 from 1975. The peoples cars of that era, like the BMW and Alfa Romeo, look so incredible sleek and well curved!
Guus Bouman I agree. Great value now
Saab 99 is a classic too, and I love the look of these cars. Something about them never seeming bulky and overly designed.
I bought a 99 EMS new in 1977 after a 1967 BMW 1600 & a 1969 2002. That SAAB was in nearly every respect, the front wheel drive version of the 2002, but more comfortable. They had similar engine/power available and both handled superbly for that time. I was able to make several fast (110-115 mph) trips in both the 2002 & the SAAB and the handling was excellent in each of them. Holding high average speeds was the best part of both of them and no one noticed just how good they were for many years after that. They weren't flashy, they just worked.
I have a 79 Mazda 626 coupe its not a sportscar but the design is awesome im gonna do a mx5 engine and carb it so it has 200 hp it will be a real joy to drive
Mmh🤔 BMW so and so. A little squared off. Gothic interiors
Everything about this car is over the top. The looks from all angles, the interior, the sound, the color, the simplicity, the way it sits on the road,.............absolutely amazing.
Harris is the only presenter I actually like on Top Gear knows cars and can really appreciate the mechanical link, the engagement that actually makes driving fun.I'm still driving a manual, I'm in no hurry to get an auto, digital , paddle shift, infotainment bloody fun hoover extractor just yet.
I'm old enough to remember people like Pinto driving Alfa GTAs against Lotus Cortinas (with Sir John Fitzpatrick) in the world touring Car Champs in the 1960s. The GTAs were known to have superb balance and handling. Brilliant cars, wonderful drivers; the best of times .... !
I love this car and I’ll also be test driving a similarly modified 1974 GTV on my Alfa Romeo channel very soon!
When Chris is telling the story I can really imagine how the car feels.
OH my God! I'm drooling! It brings back so many memories of the Alfa's I've owned since 1979 (1966 Alfa Romeo Gulia 1600 Spider Veloce , 1976 Alfetta GT 2000, highly modified). That Alfaholics version is super well balanced in power and suspension to drift so easily and precisely, reminds me of my !976 Alfetta GT 2000. Just feathering the throttle while making minor adgustlemnt to then stering wheel. While the machine is just eating up the road. SOOOOOoooooGOoooooooooooooooooood...Thanks for sharing .
I like the fact proper little segments like this are being uploaded to UA-cam. It's a nice change from the pointless 3 minute previews which I'm used to seeing from other TV shows.
Can't we all just appreciate that glorious sound.
a man drressed for the beach driving better than many richies on racing apparel...
he is a racing driver
Anthony R. Well he did compete in alot of endurance racing
Do you think he is some kind of common working man? NO, he is a rich man showing you how you could never afford a decent car. He suggests you should by the 190 grand version. Hahaha you have truly been taken for a ride.
@@dalelc43
Easy does it Dale.
@@dalelc43 I wouldn't have called him a "rich man" at this point. Definitely is now though
I have to admit , this video is becoming my go to happy place on the internet. It lifts my spirits like almost nothing else.
The induction noise gives me shivers! That thing is glorious!
I race on trackdays where alfa holics also goes, and i can tell you.. Even against m3's they ripp! Theyre proper fast and the sound is amazing
My childhood dream car, A L I V E !! So beautiful and that noise... Thank You Chris.
what an awesome machine! you sold us short with the video in terms of its duration Chris! Absolutely sensational video! nice driving as per usual mate. love the intro music also .
Who is here in 2021 still watching this car in complete awe! Great driving from Harris - the want is strong with this Alfa!
This, is my favorite 4 wheeled piece of art in the bloody world
I’ve watched this 50 times and never tire of hearing that Twin Spark at full tilt.
Same here =D
I always come back to this video to remind myself what driving pleasure is all about, cheers me up every time.
Beautiful ...I fell in love with one of these in 1996 and I am so glad you seem to feel the same .. thank you for reminding me I have great taste
My dad had almost all of the old Alfas. I have been obsessed ever since. I remember as a little boy my dad driving his 3.0l gtv6, the sound has always stayed with me. The induction noise from those 6 carbs was something to behold. And the 4 cylinders sounded very similar to this. The 2.0 alfetta my dad had sounded like this. Thank God for Alfa Romeo, the world would have been boring without them
Thank you for that!! Just the morning pick-up I needed!!
I must have watched this over 10 times over the years. On a track day I would take this over any supercar
Me too!
I always come back to this video because I’m absolutely in love with this car
Watched this video for the 20th or so now, just great to see Chris drive this beautiful car!
Nice exhaust note
Nice Induction note you mean. listen to those trumpets...just sublime!
I wish Alfaholics had a US location. Would love this car. I had a tech question and emailed them. They got right back to me with the information I wanted
All this Chris Harris Drives content is simply sensational. What a treat, thank you!!
I watch this clip regularly, just like revisiting a favourite song. Just brilliant!
LOVE LOVE LOVE this car and this video! Harris is at his best when he's behind the wheel of a car like this, kudos for a job well done to Alfaholics!
This little car is amazing in every way, magnificent!!
Please keep em coming Mr. Harris. Outstanding. You must admit, this is one crazy according to it's title, but you did a hell of job with opening the views eyes. The joys,the experience, the goose bumps, and sporting cominality to driving as a "practice" (as we say about yoga) of balance and holding the noices and special things that take you away when driving and properly taking it in. Always time well spent. Great work. Thanks again for sharing.
Chris, as usual your videos and reviews are impecable and probably the best on the auto journalism world. And this Alfa... bloody hell this thing is gorgeous and very few times do we see you so satisfied with a ride.
alfa romeo = art
The sound the looks the drive...im in love 😍
I revisit this video time and time again, just like a favourite music clip. Such fun!
Just sublime. If I ever win the lottery I will be taking a holiday in the West Country. Fantastic car control by CH yet again.
I don’t think there is another car that I want to own more than this
Chris ‘s enthusiasm in this video is totally infectious, totally superb, I hope he bins top gear and comes back to UA-cam!!
One of the best looking cars in my opinion and with these upgrades just wow.
Chris, it's absolute delight to watch you drive.
I saw my first Alfas in Rome in '69, at 17. Fell in love with those little Giulias roaring through traffic. In the 80s my pal had a 72 GTV w/dual webers and I drove the heck out of it with him. Snick, snick.
This was already one of my fav Alfa’s already sooo this is like god
I'm building the Japanese version of this privately (getting workshops to do the physical work) and its so hard. There is so much involved in creating a polished car even if, at face value, the mechanical changes are minimal.
This video gives me hope that maybe what i'm trying to do will be worth it in the end?
It's not very often a car comes along and can translate into video how truly special it is.
Proper man + proper car = proper video! I could watch Chris Harris drive this kind of cars all day long.
This car was always excellent. When Alfa Romeo was producing these cars the other manufacturers, were producing ... tin cans with wheels. Especially some German automakers, that even today, they never made a car as good as this one. Even the 1.3 liter was very fast, with lots of torque, exceptional sound, and control out of this world.
The german automakers were always producing and still produce unreliable tin cans Spiro as they do not know how to make a proper sport car. My first car was an Alfa Romeo.
Over emotional BS unconnected to reality. That’s why Greece is fucked.
@@chamade166 Keep telling yourself that
The Greek Alfisti relatives are exceptional.
When I went to Greece with my GT '69 it was a constant exchange of emotions 😀
I bought a GT Junior for £420 back in 1977..In 12 months of ownership I had ONE day when everything worked on it..... But boy,... What a day that was....
I know the feeling. I had a Berlina for 4 years, and very few days when everything worked. 😆
That little car is incredible..Chris Harris is the greatest..thanks for sharing.
My father have had a Alfa sprint 1.3, thanks Chris for your amazing videos . Great driver
"modern sports car designers should drive one of these to remember what to do" started with a Kia stinger ad... kek
That isn't a sports car though, it's a GT
i thought the stinger was a good car, according to a lot of auto journalists
I'd love to have this on one side of my garage and a Lancia HF Lusso on the other.
Saw a GTAm absolutely pants a plethora of 911’s and have loved them ever since. One of my favourite cars
Sublime. My favourite car, and a superb report. Thank you so much.
Le vecchie Alfa mi fanno venire i brividi !!!!
Bellissima 😍😍😍
I'm glad to see Neil filmed this, does he work for Top Gear as well?
What a beauty.and the sound is just awesome.Nothing beats a well restored classic car
This is one of the most inspiring petrolhead commentaries in bloody ages. Thank you Chris Harris!
looks spectacularly fun
This is sooo beautiful - I simply love it!!!
I’m totally in love with almost every piece of jewellery which have the Alfa Romeo logo on it!
Probably the best review video I've ever seen. Great video, even better car.
My favorite car ever.
Ho consumato un treno di gomme a furia di vedere questo video, non ne posso fare a meno, ho avuto per 12 anni un'Alfa GT Junior elaborata dal mitico Franco Angelini di Roma, bellissimi ricordi e rimpianti.
In the eighties I had 3 alfas, first one was a 76 giulia 1600 supernova, that ended in the side a van that didn't see me overtaking, kept the remaining in the garden and moved to a 2l coupe Bertone (the car in the video), this was really amazing, would get your juices flow, that went in a tree, found a bare body custom bi-color alpine metalic blue top and silver metallic bottom with white racing stripes from front to rear, this was a 1965 1300 giulia fully chromed 4 head lights front and decided to use absolutely every part I could get from the 76 1600, reverse pedals, original the axes was down and not assisted by engine manifold, all interior swapped, I had so much fun with that car... there wasn't a place I would go that people wouldn't ask me how much I wanted for it. Few months later I found a 2.4l rally engine in a small garage that was used as a depot by Alfa during a summer race 10 years earlier. Got the block for peanuts and decided to overhaul it and install in the Giulia. I could never find out exactly how many HP that engine developed but with the double weber 46 it was said to be 240. Mounted 195/14 r 50 on the original 165 rims, I have had many cars since those days and some pretty fast ones but is it real memories or just nostalgia I do not think I had more pleasure driving ever than with this car. Thing to remember is that in those days gears were not to drive over 185km/h regardless of the power so the gears were very short and you had to change pretty much all the time to stay above 4500, the cars were designed for small country roads, hill climbing, this car was fitted with 4 disk brakes that sustained heat pretty well , a 5 short gear box, Independent mc-pherson suspension so was very much advanced for any series cars of the 70's. no way you could go anywhere without feeling that desire to push it faster in every corner. it had the small tipicall front windows in the door frame corner, it had a particularity in that the wheel nuts where reverse threaded from one side to the other to use the wheel rotation to keep them tight . Unfortunately the European cars of the 70's/ 80's and more specially alfas after they were taken over by Fiat would rot just looking at them and in those days I could not afford a complete body work, the chassis started to be soft, rust started to show under the doors so the best I could do was giving it to the local Alfa club and let them do whatever would be best of it. Another thing to remember is that as I see on the roads if you drive a fun car (usually cheap) no one can keep up with you, the guy behind is not going to destroy his GT3 just to show you his goes faster, so if you have the money to buy a GT3 or a GTR even, remember you will have much more fun driving a megane or a civic R to it's max because you will have less fear of loosing big. However the fun of driving a giulia or a 110 alpine, a cooper S , a r5 turbo, in a deserted back country road early sunday morning is way way more fun than going round a track in a Lambo.
How this vid got dislikes is beyond me. I have a mk1 escort currently being built with a yb cosworth engine that I am going to convert to fuel injection throttle bodies.. people don't understand why I would do this... THIS is why.. pure driving!
Top Gear always make more effort and passion in making videos about Alfa Romeo.
What a proper driver's car. A throwback in so many ways. Love it! Modern sports cars can get the heck outta here with their electronics, gadgets and turbos, regardless of how fast they are.
Superb video... the editing, the driving and of course, the car. For a Alfaholic like me, this is happiness.