Chris Harris on... the Ferrari SF90 Stradale | Top Gear
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- Here's Chris Harris' take on the rocket-disguised-as-a-road-car Ferrari SF90 Stradale. With nearly 1,000bhp, born from a twin-turbo V8 and three electric motors, it's marking a new generation for Ferrari. But does Chris like it?
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Chris alone makes TG these days. I always wanted him to make it here after watching him on DR/Drive/CHOC etc over the years.
This other jack rix guys is nice as well tbh
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I feel like these two together would be perfect for Top Gear!
Definitely. When they finally hired him as a B story guy I was disappointed. They wasted their time going through other show hosts that no one cared about, until finally having him on as a main guy. Now I'm not sure even sure if people still watch Top Gear. I mean I wouldn't know, BBC doesn't seem to care about posting any new cool segments to grow their audience, they just post old stuff.
I pretend that it's not TG anymore, it's "DRIVE/Autocar" or whatever that youtube channel is called he was with before TG.
“You expect Batman to get out of a LaFerrari... you expect me to get out of this.” Great analogy, and true.
😂😂😂
he mean the look... clearly he forget this thing had 1000 hp... you want to drive that on rear wheel alone... you may well go drive a drift car...
LaFerrari was first generation and paved the way.
@99 HAK there is a thing called opinion
@99 HAK @99 HAK
He's not much of a lambo guy, he pretty much dislikes lambos, ig because of that audi awd system being slapped on them deliberately xD
Love Chris and his brutal honesty.
Yes, and you gotta love the way he leans onto the mirror of that Ferrari 😂
Nicolay SBuNNY would have been better
If he left a coffee cup on the roof.
@@nicolaysbunny1851 Idk how the Roma looks like an Aston it's the other way round, people who say otherwise don't know their history!
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@@dragospahontu this is what I was thinking about... Didn't expect such a mainstream comment by Chris
@@artyabc he is a human after all so I'll let it slide, but he already made in the past similar comments that's why I'm getting irked
Chris: 5:28
Gordon Murray: I see a man of culture
You can tell Chris is feeling like a lot of other people, cars just aren’t what they used to be. They are amazingly fast and easier to drive but I think that’s the problem. There’s just not as much feel or emotion anymore
Have to agree, new cars are getting more and more digital and dialing out any feeling, emotion from driving. ☹️
I don’t know how true this is, the car doesn’t come with “feel and emotion” - the driver does.
@@Saif0412 Idk how the Roma looks like an Aston it's the other way round, people who say otherwise don't know their history!
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Like ProTools/Autotune did to music.
Cool thing is, older cars are still around for people who prefers them.
Chris Harris and Henry Catchpole
If they made a show together
It would be an Oscar winner and each episode would win an Emmy.
Legends
I would gladly pay for a subscription
Totally agree. Ideally add in Metcalfe too
Yes. Two different personalities, but they understand cars in the same way. Would be amazing. Fire the other two idiots on top gear and hire Henry and maybe Tiff.
Yes, exactly! and I would add two sidekicks from Throttle House.
they really would....especially when they come to a crossroad...like with the 765LT where chris said it wasnt good and henry loved it. Would love to see a civil argument b/w these 2 greats on the pros and cons of machines they disagree over.
Chris: 5:25
Ferrari: We pretend that we didn't hear that.
In all seriousness do you think the most successful exotic car company in the world that makes record sales even during the pandemic, that they... somehow... should listen to Chris Harris? Why exactly? I mean dont get me wrong I respect the guy immensely, but why should Ferrari listen to him? They are insanely successful, their brand is at its absolute best shape ever. Just saying...
t50 close enough
He’s just trying to be rebellious like clarkson
buy t50 if u want that. makes no sense whatsoever and get slapped by 992 Turbo S
@@elwingy You are right! Ferrari is about being at the cutting edge of technology like F1 is compared to other motorsports. But Porsche will listen to petrolheads, they always have.
Love Chris and his brutal honesty. More of these videos Top Gear cheers!
I personally like this car, I like Ferrari’s innovation attempts and I like the way they can split their car market producing either old-school style berlinettas, legends like the LaFerrari, and cars that are more focused on new technologies and innovations. In the end if Ferrari makes “500hp berlinetta with manual gearbox” people will criticize it to be too past-focused and lacking of evolution, when Ferrari produces innovative cars people still gonna complain. Just let it be, lovers gonna love, haters gonna hate.
Thank you Chris Harris for being honest, keep bring honest right through the show as it help others not only to be informed, but to also know the reality of the cars.
As long as he's not reviewing a British car...
@@ZetaFuzzMachine The British made amazing cars but it doesn't matter once we have someone who is real with us
I think Chris knows that the SuperCar Pressure on Ferrari is growing from other Manufacturers and Ferrari can't really afford to be out-speeded so to speak and the SF990 raises the speed & overall performance bar -- The 500 Horsepower Car Chris is talking about probably shouldn't have a Ferrari Badge on it -- it sounds like he wants a currently available Lotus Evora.
people who can paid for those car.. are just want something fun and just show off at the conversation table... they never go full out with it. why would they it cost more than a sme company..
@@ZetaFuzzMachine Basically like every other british journalist on a british car.
“It’s a Ferrari, it’s fast, you’ll never afford see or drive one.” - Chris Harris
Why i lvie in semi 3rd world country and i've seen few, and one Enzo🤔
Yes I will Chris
Shane Dickerson red
moriart13 what is a semi third world country?
@@moriart13 Idk how the Roma looks like an Aston it's the other way round, people who say otherwise don't know their history!
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Just how good is Harris, without a shadow of doubt THE best moto journo out there. no contest! He's both a proper hand and so articulate and knowledgable. Keep Harris on TG as the recipe and it's the only way TG will keep a loyal following.
Henry Catchpole is also purdy good and Harry Metcalfe also.
TG needs a new format 3 presenter format stinks. Harris is ok
Thing is they've constructed a kind of humorous nerd persona for him on the show. The script doesn't let him talk like he does in this video, and this is better. Still enjoying the show mind you.
I love Chris Harris but I like Jason Camissa even more. Might wanna check his icons videos out
@@sebastianpiek Jason Camissa, James May and Doug Demuro should do a car show
Thank Chris for the Honest Analysis.
I totally agree with you on the analysis BTW
Agreed, like when his talked about the design, made a 100% sense to me 👍
Chris Harris is the only reason people watch top gear videos
He is The best in the business on any platform
Totally, I can just about put up with the cringey other guys but it's all about Chris
True. The other two tall blokes don't fit in.
Admittedly yes. But he still doesn't replace Clarkson, Hammond, and May.
That's true for me.
I agree with him on the 500BHP , less weight and a manual transmission. Everything else is too powerful for the road.
From a V12.
@@ishkaranbrar313 Basically the GMA T.50
Yep, the T.50 will be exactly that car. Can't wait to see it in action.
@@DeIanB86 I know. That's the ultimate supercar.
@@ishkaranbrar313 yep. but its like 100x my salary so no go x)
Those turbines made the perfect background! ✈️ 🚘
What plane is that
Noah Damoose I believe it's a Boeing 747-8
Noah Damoose she is a special one , they have changed 747 a little bit for a bond movie,she can’t fly but she’s so beautiful
Emmanuel Rodriguez it’s a boeing 747-200 with fake engines for casino royale movie
Berkay Bilgin oh wow! I was close 😂 thanks! And that's some nice design!
I love that about Chris Harris. He never pulls his punches as a journalist. (:
Idk how the Roma looks like an Aston it's the other way round, people who say otherwise don't know their history!
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Dragos Pahontu I can see your point. (:
@@WarriorsPhoto thanks
@@dragospahontu You’re welcome now keep pointing. (:
@@WarriorsPhoto 😉
5:25 may be it's just me.. but I think chris is more of a driving enthusiast than a car enthusiast..😀
That's why he's the best.
@@olvnat5130 of course.😎😎😎😎
@HeyNowLookHere 😎
Jeremy Clarkson, was watching, he just left.
Is it a car supposed to be driven?
I love how Chris values the overall driving experience so much rather than just numbers.
"You expect Batman to get out of a LaFerrari. You expect me to get out of this."
I actually really really want an SF90 I understand what he is saying -- I think LaFerrari is gorgeous but also I think SF90 looks like a spaceship.
This looks boring to me
I don't know if it is the lights, bit car isn't appealing to me
@Metam3 007 The LaFerrari looks like a special editon Ferrari is supposed to look like. Unique, gorgeous, memorable. The SF90 is none of this. It might as well be the F8 Tributo in design.
@@Atombender Personally I think the F8 is gorgeous but the SF90 looks a bit more futuristic I understand what you're saying and you have a good point - but we should keep in mind that LaFerrari is a low volume Special Edition 'Anniversary'? car and the Sf90 though expensive it's a regular volume production car.. so comparing the SF90 to the F8 Tributo is appropriate comparing SF90 to La Ferrari is probably not an apples to apples comparison -- I Think Chris Harris made your comparison as well.. and I don't think that's fair it will be like comparing the new Porsche Turbo 992 to the Porsche 918 is that a fair and equitable comparison regarding "specialness"? I don't think so -- What do you all think? having said that I want an F8 Spider AND a Ferrari Sf90 (working my buns off as we speak) --
Honestly 95% of the customers aren’t car lovers, just normal people who don’t care about playfull, driving experience etc as much. They just wanna own a supercar to show, brag a bit.
4 wheel drive makes the car way easier to drive (fast) and adds so much performance and thus bragging rights.
Same reason why the manual gearbox in supercars has disappeared.. And for instance why why the new M5, E63 all went 4 wheel drive!
Yep. Anyone can jump in a 911 with a PDK and be wicked fast...and be safe while doing it, especially the 4s.
@@mtnvalley9298 lol have you ever driven a 911 balls out?
Lol 95% huh. Provide your source. Asking because youre grossly exaggerating to make a really weak point seem stronger.
@@mtnvalley9298 Not too sure about that haha
@@coronalight77 Yesterday. I own a 2017 Targa 4S w/a PDK lol. GT Silver w/blue leather /black five spokes. I assure you, it can be driven very very quickly by almost anyone.
The elephant in the room is the Porsche 918 Spyder; hybrid and all-wheel-drive; no boot; and Chris loved it at the time.
When I leave my car in for a service my dealer gives me a Skoda Kamiq loaner. Where did it all go wrong?
Depending on how you look at it, it may be better than any Ferrari
definitely faster than a ferrari f1
Well skoda is made with lemon ferrari parts
So Chris is gonna like the Valkyrie then. Less weight, more power.......
And looks like nothing else in the world.
@Rick O'Shay the T50 will be an all time great
senseless comparison
@@Ale55andr082 yeah. The T50 and Valkyrie are built for completely different motives. One is a (true) racecar for the road while the T50 is all about driver engagement, Manual with a high revving V12. Both are great in their own respects. In terms of performance, the Valkyrie will be far ahead of the T50.
@amarjit singh buddy you really ought to educate yourself in what matters in cars. Performance figures don't define a vehicle's worth, you can't drive a sheet of paper.
@amarjit singh ppl are gonna have way more fun in the t50 tho
Chris Harris is the best thing that ever happened to Top Gear.
Although, his presence does diminish the hype of the Stig a bit.
I happened to like him and Matt Lablanc fighting with each other
*after Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond
Chris is talking about GMA T.50 competitor
2:35 "(there's no boot) so it ceases being a car, it's just a toy".
Perfect line.
Isn’t he spoiled about that though ?
It’s a ferrari, i don’t think he would complain about an f40 not being practical...
As much as I respect Chris and sharing thoughts about a 500hp, manual gear and light weight car...we need to evolve with technology and embrace it. To me, the SF90 is just a test mule for their new tec. If I had the money I would definitely get one. This car is special.
Really good honest review. I absolutely love how it looks, especially the two tone design at the front. Looks like a fighter jet lol
Chris: The SF90 is perfectly imperfect.
Feels like there's been very little excitement around this. Increasingly irrelevant, not very pretty, not appreciably different story from the LaFerrari to the uninitiated, nobody really seems to care apart from the species of human that can afford it.
139,000 views in 8 hours suggests otherwise. LOL
Nobody needs to care except those that buy them, and there will be no shortage of them.
You have a point there: it seems the Roma has taken a lot of shine away from the Stradale.
Joel Schembri I’m not mad at that. I actually preferred the Portofino with the the top up. Now that the Roma is out, it made the Portofino obsolete to me. Now the Roma has the DNA of a lot of the classic Ferraris and I always wanted a 456MGT/612 looking car with the 2 seater configuration of the 550Maranello. So its a dream come true in my perspective.
@@Jinsun202 It's Chris Harris and a Ferrari, obviously people are going to click on a 5 minute video. But it's generating nowhere near the buzz of the LaFerrari, 458, Speciale, 488, etc
I don’t like people moaning about Top Gear saying it should just be Chris and insert name here, 75% of the people who watch Top Gear wouldn’t watch it if it was Chris and 2 other serious car people, it would bore them. Top Gear is an entertainment show with cars.
This kind of stuff belongs here, where the people who are interested can watch it
As clarkson always said, when Ferrari have great road cars, the Formula 1 team suffers. Schumacher era, barely any great road cars. Looks and performance wise.
Could listen to Chris talk about cars for hours. Especially love his GT86 Drive vid.
5:20 CH "What I want is 500bhp, 950kg, a manual gearbox, and maybe a little electricity to get me through town quietly...." Sounds like the new Gordon Murray t50 project
3:37 “It looks like a normal car.” Ya, Chris, just like all the Camrys and E-classes rolling around out there. Totally normal.
Well it sorta looks normal for the 600k price tag...the Aventador which is half the price looks better imo
GD's LIST Well in relation to SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR cars, ya, maybe. Then again, how normal are six hundred thousand dollar cars? I think Chris here has been spending a little too much time around Chrions, Agera RSs, LaFerraris, etc. to remember what a “normal” car looks like. Just pause that video at 3:37 while he’s saying that and see just how “normal” that car looks. Lol
Its the color, if it was red it would change it completely.
gpage It doesn’t look “normal” in gray either. I’ve seen normal, gray cars, and they look nothing like that.
@@John_Hoover "Normal" in reference to much more crazy cars, he is saying it's just not as out there as maybe it should for what it is. It's lacking some emotion to it, which is what Ferraris are about. Maybe too sterile. Of course compared to a normal car you and I can own, it's as exotic as they come.
He sounds like a friend of mine, "When you've been on a $300m yacht 50 times (he worked for a very wealthy family), it just becomes a boat. When you've driven every Ferrari (apart from a Roma) or Supercar, i get the distinct impression he's starting to feel the same. Instead of falling in love with it, his opinion becomes somewhat cynical, which is a shame.
The only section of Top Gear I enjoyed last week!
These arguments send me crazy. The F8 feels better he says! Well, it’s on sale. Buy that! It’s ‘too good’ he says! Well, blame increased competition from the likes of mclaren and Porsche.
If a mclaren goes faster than a Ferrari it’s a revelation. When Ferrari dusts their track record by 1.4 seconds, it’s ‘too good’.
This has always been Ferrari’s ‘identity’ and they just crushed the likes of mclaren and Porsche. Can’t wait for a good old fashioned drag race. Something tells me this will be the king for a while
Bang on
I feel like the sf90 doesn't have any personality to it, its just a maschine and not a dream anymore
Says someone who didnt drive it.
like the 720
@@V3NG3ANC33 The 720S is really good (in my view). A true modern classic, according to me.
Looks hella boring with those lights
The only new car I'm really interested in and exited about more than anything else is the GM T50. That is the essence of a sports car and it renders cars like sf90 pointless.
It does cost a bloody lot of money though. Hope I'll see Chris driving it.
Koenigsegg Jesko.
@@Imleocalm that's a close second. It's not as pure and light as the T50 but it is as big an achievement, if not bigger.
Agreed - a Murray car is worth waiting for and lusting over. A Ferrari has become an investment "vehicle" and little more. Just a place for the insanely rich to park their cash.
@@candle9191 Jesko is another pointless hyper/mega car - T50 is completely different, can't compare them.
@@r129r16pfl it's still interesting if it's true. To fit a family comfortably in a car that could potentially get from 0-60 in 2 seconds. And also 600 bhp from 3 cylinders is unbelievable enginiring however you put it.
This guy is actually pissed that it went so fast 😂
Thanks for the comment about starting up quietly next to the neighbours! I love it! The noise disturbance aspect of vehicles (especially H-D's) is an under reported and under appreciated problem.
Chris is about to get back on Ferrari's blacklist again with this review LOL.
Idk how the Roma looks like an Aston it's the other way round, people who say otherwise don't know their history!
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Nahh too powerful now being at Top Gear
He is probably the only redeeming quality of top gear these days it feels like people are interviewing him instead of being cohosts
500hp, 950kilos, manual gearbox, ferrari...forget it....
To them thats going backwards.
That’s why f40 is always the best Ferrari ever made!
Not only Ferrari... unfortunately
I think these days specs like that only belong to track cars like the BAC mono. Finding a supercar that weighs less than 1200 is hard
@@MudhaffarAdhwa Gordon Murray disagrees.
I agree about the looks. This is the fastest or one of the fastest cars in the world and it looks very "light" and it makes it underrated. This car is no joke.
0:35 tell me that rear badge isn't overhanging the panel...
no
Looks like it.... ugly
He's talking about if the new NSX was manual and styled by ferrari with the badge to top. Just enough electricity but not overly complicated in driving. When he drove it and called it a Baby 918, it just made sense.
Chris Harris is Officially on James Clarkson status.
I agree. It's really sad though. The new brown Europe. No irony. No imagination. No abstract thinking. Europe is dying.
there's a big difference. Clarkson loved to critisize just for the sport and pseudo humour of it. Chris can match objectivity with entertainment without being boring
Who is James Clarkson?
couldn't agree more with Chris' ending statement. Between 400-500HP is a sweet spot for actual usable power in real life and day-to-day driving that you can have a total blast with. Especially with a manual gearbox, I don't care if some electronic thing can shift faster as I'm having more fun over here with my manual thank you
More solo Chris Harris on this channel please!
I miss Chris on UA-cam so much. Jonny Smith is not a bad substitute but still - I wanna watch calendar material being slid at 100 mph.
I love how the SF90 looks, it has a certain "90s concept car" feel to it. But other than that, nothing really makes it stand out. Personally I'd rather have the Pista.
Have you seen the lap times? I love the Pista but this car stands out too.
@@italianstallion399 it's not about just lap times. The experience of sensation matters too.
Me too…. So I ordered one
Spot on Chris, Spot on...... And a tip for Chris; come to Holland and drive a Donkervoort D8-GTO JD70, you will be so happy!
That SF90 looks mega in this color
Agreed it look gorgeous
two tone red and black would look better.. but the desgin made more senes with the paint job..
Chris is -the man- when it comes to this. Blunt and know what he is talking about. No show, all go.
Ferrari design is reaching a point that iconic red (Rosso Corsa) is no longer the best color on a Ferrari.
I am on board with Chris that it should have been a hybrid RWD.
When this car came out, its message to me was more like an obsession for 1000hp at a "somewhat" reasonable price. When I saw it does 1000hp thanks to mild hybrid, 150+ hp max to the front wheels, it doesn't feel right to me, and unnecessarily complex.
Hybrid is a good idea and try, but if it were a light or mild hybrid RWD, true it wouldn't have made that much power (maybe 780-820hp), but it would certainly have been much lighter, way simpler and more efficient to build, more playful to drive, and the e-boost probably could have maintained max output for longer duration... It would probably have overlapped with the 812 lineup performance-wise and price-wise, though.
Still, this car could have made a TON less sense if were an exclusive one-off, and thank god that's not the case.
Stradale sounds in ukrainian as страждати, which means 'to suffer'. 😂
I think it means 'road' in Italian
@@DanielAy_ yes I now. Policia stradale ( road police)
@@fredsamoluk21 On Macedonian 'Stradale' - Страдале translates exactly into 'to suffer' in plural form.
@@Cane306 😂 interesting, it has a similar meaning in different languages. But apparently not italian.
Stradale in Italian means “for the road”.
Agree with all points - there are far too many models out there now, however the Roma might look like an Aston Martin, but certainly isn’t a loss of identity. Ferrari have been the first ones building that sort of shape a long time ago, which was then “copied” by AM for one of the DB models.
Chris Harris is a blessing to the car journalist world.
Love Chris Harris. Always breaks down things in his usual no BS, straight up way. THE BEST performance car reviewer in the English speaking world for mine. And the guy can drive too.
Ferrari: We don't care you like it or not, what really matters to us is speed and lap time.
I don't think it's faster round a circuit than a Senna.
I agree with Chris. Supers/sports cars should be about weight > engagement > power. Else they might as well be hypercar EVs/Tesla Roadsters. Insanely impressive engineering none the less but I am not all that interested, but that's me personally.
Ferrari is becoming like Porsche and McLaren was, with new models every other week. To me it's just too much, but hey, perhaps they're on to something.
The senna won’t beat the sf90 on top gear, simply because the lap includes a standing launch. The sf90 already pulls almost 1 sec out of that
Pista any day over this Hybrid mess. The only car I can think of that fit’s all of what Chris wants is a GT3 Touring with a manual.
Porsche is just better anyway. Higher quality, more reliable, and more comfortable.
Chris is so concise and direct, love listening to him.
Every manufacturer has to increase performance in every new model. To justify a new model. I like this car
That's the entire issue, you've summed it up! They don't "have to". By all means, the car Chris whipped up, the 950kgs, 500hp, RWD Ferrari with a small hybrid system could be considered a "better" car to *drive*.
@@FadeDance i think in reality though if you look back at the history of automobile industry they have always done that. Even in the 1920s or 30s all new models were better and faster etc.. Just now cars have become so capable how much is enough
Chris gets it. its not about how quick it will go round, its about really DRIVING the car, feeling it. these new things, while impressive, are so clinical in how they go fast, you feel like youre just along for the ride while the car does the work instead of YOU commanding the car with talent. now i dont think they should stop making stuff like this, its pushing tech forward, but they could also make some simpler, more driver focused cars that have that raw nature we love.
Is that B-52 bomber in the background?
It has windows in 1:40
The plane has windows so it can't be a B52 check at 0.24
Rick O'Shay rip queen of sky’s
Thx guyz for your help!
It's a Boeing 747-200
The car Chris is asking for at the end: 500bhp, 950kg, manual gearbox? The T50. Gordon Murray and team are building it as we speak. The true successor to the great McLaren F1.
He's been spoilt sick by GM. Just listen to his 90 min talk. Now nothing else will be as good.
Old man Ferrari would not approve of that car! It's too McLaren, it's too lambo...it's not Ferrari!!!!
I didn't watch a single ep of top gear after the "thing" but I watched a ton of Chris Harris clips. He is fantastic
Well he's got his own opinion but the sf90 is a pretty car.
I agree with Chris.
Its a hideous car
As an avid TG fan, magazine subscriber and all, this is better than the actual show.
Manual gearbox with electric power hmm, you can't operate completely on electric power and have manual gearbox
Well, you can. 15 years ago I drove a completely electric conversed lotus Elise with a 4 speed manual gearbox. In the time it was very special, build by Detroit electrics, a Dutch company. Amazing experience. You could drive away in 1th, 2nd, 3th and 4th gear. In first off course you had the most acceleration, but because of the torque it was possible to just drive in 1 gear (4th).
Honda made a Civic hybrid with a manual transmission. I'm guessing it depends if the electric motors are directly driving the wheels or just adding a torque fill to the driveshaft. Of course if it's directly driving the wheels you can do the fancy electric torque vectoring with it like the new NSX, but probably doesn't have the same mechanical feel anymore.
I think this duo can pull the Top Gear spirit off. I like these two blokes.
Is he really complaining about the lack of luggage space in a Ferrari? lmao
Because it is almost a GT
I hope Chris makes a full 25 minute video on the new T.50. It should undo many of the complications and weight issues burdening modern supercars
Chris trying to criticize them without being too harsh, while still making his point clear
Sounds like Chris was the GMA T50?? Hopefully he gets his hands on that soon.
Chris at the end described an F40 on a diet with some electricity. I remember when the F40 came out and Enzo wanted it sub 500bhp because he felt that average driver couldn’t not manage that amount of power. Now it’s double and without the electronics it’s almost undriveable for Joe citizen. Go back to the future.
GMA T50 is the car but with 650 HP.
What plane is that they are standing next too?
This car looks like it has a mustache.
Not All the SF90's look like this. This is Fiorano Edition which has that mustache looking stripe.
I only watch Top Gear because of Chris Harris. He doesn't mince words. No brown nosing. No kowtowing to the rich and powerful auto manufacturers. No American car journalist has his balls. On this side of the pond when you speak the truth you are out of a job. Cheerio.
Same old same when he reviews a ferrari, too much electronics, not so good design, people cannot fully use them, bla, bla bla. Most of the people who buy these machines is because they can, they dont have to be professional drivers and they use it as much they enjoy. There are raw cars for pro drivers out there anyway. By the way this car looks great, killer on the track and the ferrari roma is stunning and NO, the aston martin looks like the old ferraris not the other way around, italians are pioneers in design.
Drove through Maranello today and seen two SF90. While it’s a great looking thing, it just does not create any tingling. And I’m saying this driving a 20-year-old V70 through Italy.
My first reaction from looks i.e. a "pininfarina battista"
Exactly. Everything(I know that's a bit too much to say) looks like the Pininfarina Battista".
The Pininfarina is more of a looker imo
@@Digitalstar3 Yeah, well its also like 1.5 mil more money.
People who buy these cars/can comfortably afford them are mostly interested in performance numbers and how crazy the styling is. Imagine how well a new Ferrari supercar would sell if it had less horsepower and be slower than the car it replaces...Chris is totaly right about the rabbit hole but that hole already started to get deeper 10 years ago and it's at a depth right now we can hardly go backwards from.
"it looks like a normal car" 😂
I don't about you, but this car doesn't seem normal at all to me. A Nissan Micra is normal, not this car.
Also... I think he was being very negative about the sf90.
We get it, he likes light, fast, agile sportcars with a manual gearbox.
However, he could have said something positive about the fact that Ferrari is trying to keep up with modern day environmental issues by electrifying its models, which is an effort for a good cause.
He could have stressed a bit more the fact that this car is faster than a Veyron on a straight line, and almost as fast a Senna on a track, despite costing a lot less than a hypercar. He could have said that it combines hypercars performances with relatively low emissions.
He could have said that despite the extra weight the car is still exceptionally nimble, and also very safe and easy to drive thanks to the AWD and the electronics. He could have said that the engine is a masterpiece, that the steering is great (well he did say that he kinda likes it after all), that the brakes are great, that the aero is great (and also well hidden), that the gearbox is incredibly fast... He could have said that it's still a relatively comfortable car despite the stellar performances...
He talked about how little the trunk is... But who in the world buys a Ferrari for the trunk?! If someone has 500K to spend on a car, they'd have no problem buying a small station wagon to carry the luggages.
I don't know... I feel like there are so many exceptional things about this car that could have been said, rather than just saying "I want Ferrari to make lighter cars with a manual gearbox. This one has no trunk. It has no soul. It looks ordinary. But it's very fast". That engine alone would give soul to any car...
He might not be fond of the car, but at least he could have acknowledged a bit more that it's still an exceptional car, even though it's not his "type".
Besides, the future is electric, and it's gonna be hard to make extra light cars with the weight of the batteries, so we'd better get used to it.
Ferrari isn't trying to keep up with modern day environmental issues so much as trying to keep up with Porsche and McLaren. Hybridizing cars in this category has almost nothing to do with the environment and everything to do with canceling out turbo lag via electric torque assistance. I don't disagree with you that he was being quite negative about the car, but I think his point is basically that even a driver like him cannot use all of an F8 Tributo's performance on the road, so making an even faster model in a similar space is pointless - other than to "one-up" their competitors in the numbers game. Add to that fact you can't even take it on a drive across Italy because it has zero luggage room (courtesy of the tech that makes it faster) and it's hard to make a case for it. Hybrid hyper-performance makes sense in a LaFerrari - people don't generally want to drive those cross country, but the Berlinetta models they do, and with this one they really can't.
@@alexclark6777 for sure the hybrid system is useful to make more powerful cars... But I don't think the v8 engine of the f8 Tributo/sf90 stradale has turbo lag issues to fix. It has been applauded for the instant response multiple times and it won engine of the year 3 year in a row. If Ferrari only wanted to keep up with Mclaren/Porsche it could have released a hardcore old-school supercar like the Senna/765lt, by making the f8 tributo lighter, more powerful and with a more aggressive aero. That would have been enough to keep up with Porsche and Mclaren.
Instead they chose to go in a different direction. They chose to release a plug-in hybrid, with some purely electric autonomy. It's different from the LaFerrari, which wasn't plug-in. This sf90 is actually a real hybrid and if driven in the city, it has low emissions. Imo it's an effort from Ferrari to make more sustainable cars, and to pave the way for other electrified models. Just like Porsche released the Taycan, Ferrari is trying to slowly adapt its model range to electricy, which is gonna be crucial for its survival in the future.
That being said, I still can't take seriously the luggage argument. I mean... Most supercars have ridiculously little trunks anyway. It's not like the Mclaren 720s/f8 tributo have a real trunk. Basically, it's barely enough to carry a single suitcase. The Huracan is even worse in this department. So... It's not that much of a loss. You can can always put the suitcase in the passenger seat of the sf90 stradale, or behind the seats. No big deal. Someone who owns a sf90 stradale can enjoy driving it across Italy anytime he wants. The owner of such a car is probably a multi-millionaire at least, so even if he/she has serious luggage to carry with him/her, he can always pay a taxi to carry the luggage anywhere he/she wants, while he enjoys the sf90. Or he/she can always ask his wife/husband to follow him/her with a station wagon.
In any case, money is not gonna be a problem for the owner of a sf90 stradale.
Besides, nobody uses the sf90 stradale as a family car. I doubt that the owner of such a car would use it to go the supermarket. There are other cars to do these things.
This car is meant to be driven on twisty roads for the pleasure of driving it, or on a track. Of course practicality is not its strong suit, and it doesn't need to be. And the other supercars with their ridiculous trunks are not that practical either...
I do agree about the fact that it's impossible to reach the limits of such a car on a regular road. That applies to most supercars though. I think that not even a base 992 Carrera S can be taken to its limits on everyday roads.
However, I think that the sf90 is still enjoyable to drive even at "low" speeds (below 150 kmh), and if someone really wants to stretch its legs there's always the track (or a German autobahn).
Overall, I think he could have pointed out a lot of positive things instead of focusing so much on the negative aspects of this car. Anyway, Chris has the right to say whatever he thinks, he earned it
@@alexclark6777 Idk how the Roma looks like an Aston it's the other way round, people who say otherwise don't know their history!
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@@icydelight3693 you are Lamborghini fan??
@@aminm96 I like Lamborghinis! I love their NA engines, although they're falling a little behind the competition without the help of turbocharged engines... However, they make great cars
I really respect Chris Harris. Wish the old Top Gear show was still around but I do value his input, he's a legitimate car guy.
Ferrari looking very Mclaren these day.
(not that that's a bad thing)
McLaren would have never produced such a beauty
In terms of styling or in terms of the number of new models they bring out per year - or both 🤣
@amarjit singh AHAHAHAA U SERIOUS? HOW COULD U EVEN COMPARE THEM?!
@amarjit singh Ok u blind :)
amarjit singh @ bruh the p1 is hideous af especially from the front, smiling like a creep, the 765lt looks way more savage
Sounds like Chris Haris has the Gordon Murray T50 on his mind. Agree about the rabbit hole of performance. Weight kills feeling, lust, joy
Ferrari probably need to work with a design house again.
when your entry level car is an F8 it's pretty hard to dial it back for the halo car :-D
500HP/900kg/ manual gearbox (I'll take flappy paddles myself) but that's below Ferrari now. They have to call it a Dino and have it made in a Lancia factory. TBH that would be pretty sweet, CF/Aluminum chassis, engine from the Giulia (hotted up a bit), RWD with a stick option for the Manual Mafia...
Ferrari & Apple "We know what the customer want, not the customer."
@@AzathothsAlarmClock perfectly stated
Forget the SF90, the F8 Tributo is an epic development of the V8 supercar.
Plus I kinda think that car looks better.
I miss Top Gear, I have tried watching but the current presenters are boring.
I have no problems with the presenters especially Chris Harris but it's hard to come think of that this is Top Gear it's not the same.
I agree it's boring in comparison. I miss Jeremy Clarkson, Jams May and Richard Hammond.. :(
@@trucker736 I think the old top gear got boring as they just kept rehashing things they had said hundreds of times before. Chris is much more interesting and when he talks about cars you have to listen. I don't really care for the other two.
I appreciate how hard Ferrari is working. They're giving the world a lot of cars. I think that's a good thing instead of a brand holding onto one or two cars that they've held onto for nearly 8 years.
They essentially perfected the supercar with the 458 and have been sliding backwards slowly ever since, making them uglier and pointlessly faster.
tg72201 wrong