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Ben Barry Cars
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 8 มิ.ย. 2016
Thanks for checking out Ben Barry Cars. I have two decades' experience testing high-performance cars for motoring magazines, most often as a contributor to CAR Magazine. This channel explores what the exotic cars I test are like to drive and live with, with exciting onboard footage and insightful car reviews. Expect everything from Porsches to Ferraris, BMWs to McLarens, and the very best of European and Japanese performance cars. Remember to subscribe, and I'll do my very best to reply to all your comments.
Audi S3 prototype driven
New Audi S3 facelift is so much better than the previous one. More power, uprated chassis and the all-important Torque Splitter from the RS3. Driven here as a prototype model in Oman, Dec 2023.
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A Week With The G87 BMW M2
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All the dynamic stuff you want to see and hear about, plus a look at how versatile the smallest M car is to live with and how I - what? - beat the official mpg during 700-plus miles
9k Miles in An Audi RS3
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Nine months and 9000 miles in the new 8Y Audi RS3. Also tested on Pirelli Trofeo R tyres that set the 'Ring lap time (optional in Europe, not available in UK).
Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato @ Chuckwalla
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Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato @ Chuckwalla
992 GT3 Touring Is The Perfect 911
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4.0-litre flat six, manual gearbox, no wing, 918 seats - Porsche read my mind with this incredible 992 GT3 spec
Why I love driving my 996 Carrera 2 manual
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My 911 is almost at 150k miles now and it's still a blast to drive. Here's a ride onboard together with some thoughts on why...
Porsche 993 RS Clubsport - the best air-cooled RS
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Driving Porsche's own 993 Carrera RS Clubsport on test routes close to Stuttgart, Germany
Porsche's dream garage
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Inside Porsche's storage area, Kallenberg, Germany. Everything from perfect road cars to one-off prototypes and Le Mans winners. A spur of the moment opportunity before driving some RS models
Aston Martin V12 Vantage driven
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The last ever V12-powered Aston Martin Vantage and the first to get the 690bhp 5.2 bi-turbo V12. Tested here at Stowe, Silverstone. Literally first time I'd got behind the wheel. Sorry about bleached view through windscreen, but hopefully this gives you an authentic onboard feel
Peugeot 508 Peugeot Sport Engineered
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Quick look at the CAR magazine longterm Peugeot 508 SW Peugeot Sport Engineered
Ferrari 812 Competizione, Fiorano laps
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Testing the 819bhp Ferrari 812 Competition around the Fiorano test track. Ferrari test driver Franceso Arati is ahead on P Zero Corsa tyres, I'm on the Cup 2 Rs.
Lamborghini Huracan STO first drive
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Lapping Vallelunga Circuit, Italy in the Lamborghini Huracan STO, the rear-drive range-topper inspired by the GT3 and Super Trofeo race cars. Ace racer Giacomo Barri (no relation) leading the way so I don't have to watch my mirrors while talking. Plus he coached me all day and was The Best
SAVED! My old BMW E36 M3 brought back to life
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I owned this 216k E36 M3 for 18 years, tracked, drifted and raced it. Now it's been fully restored by Chris Selfe. Contains archive drift footage from Zandvoort circa 2006. See the feature in BMW Car magazine. Miss it lots
The first ever McLaren 12C!
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A decade since the 12C's launch, revisiting McLaren Automotive's first car, why it lost to Ferrari, why it's still great, and recalling a memorable guided tour with Ron Dennis
Yes! The 2021 BMW M3 is back to its best
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Yes! The 2021 BMW M3 is back to its best
High miles Porsche 911 cost of ownership (996)
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High miles Porsche 911 cost of ownership (996)
Living with a 146,000-mile Porsche 911 (996 Carrera)
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Living with a 146,000-mile Porsche 911 (996 Carrera)
Volvo P1800 restomod by World Touring Car champions Cyan Racing
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Volvo P1800 restomod by World Touring Car champions Cyan Racing
Living with the most basic Porsche 911 Carrera
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Living with the most basic Porsche 911 Carrera
Hot laps in Jaguar XE SV Project 8 at Portimao
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Hot laps in Jaguar XE SV Project 8 at Portimao
Had one,DAC 105Y. Great car
Please help me get over the fear of “bore-score”…. Which almost all Porsche mechanics say every 996 will get sooner or later… sometimes without much warning…. And then it’s a$20k rebuild!
“Basic 911” … oxymoron
I don’t like trickle chargers. Even at low charge levels they can overcharge lead acid batteries. The car will always start giving the impression that they are great but the battery plates get damaged affecting battery life. Just bought a car with an Exide battery which was always garaged and always on trickle and it started first time for 3 days but then it was completely dead. I have an expensive tester it was registering just 58 CCA instead of 680 CCA. Far better to buy an AGM battery that has low self discharge and charge it with an appropriate AGM rated charger (they need 14.8v) every 2 weeks.
Interesting. Mine has been fine for 7 yrs now, used on two cars
Enjoy that beautiful car! I had one, fried egg headlights (which I also loved) and all, and thought it was a wonderful car.
Get what you are saying about the brakes. They don't bite as early and hard as modern cars but boy, when you stand on them properly, they are awesome. I like that.
I love my 2022 Metallic Daytona Grey S3 and I think it still looks better. The improvements are nice but I'm good.
What a great car! Do you still have it?
Great video. I have banked on £1000 a year in servicing and maintenance costs on mine.
I'm looking at a 996 X50 Turbo with 285,000 km on it. It's only two owners with a full service history and all receipts - about a suitcase full. I think it's worth a punt.
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Sounds fantastic. I'm looking forward to test driving it.
Lol too many complaints from owners stating that the Golf R was too close to an RS3 than their own S3
The car looks lovely! Got to watch out for those speed bumps 😂
Pure eye Candy! Well done to the builders!
Hello do you feel the lack of a limited slip differential when you want to maintain a powerslide? Is it progresive when sideways like an M3 E46 for example or abrupt due to heavy tail? Thanks
I bought my 1999 C4 6speed 18” turbo style alloys Sunroof Sport back seats Miltec exhaust. Blk paint Grey interior Love this car. Bore score clear certificated. Trying to ignore the chatter on socials and forums about IMS. Do love it though dream car 911 as a boy. Can’t afford an air cooled. This is still a very good 911 and think many people are beginning to realise that now.
Great and informative posting , keep them coming my friend.
set aside money to fix the bore scoring. It's coming
nice video!
Nice video. What fun routes to explore.
8V are so much better
Sure it is lmao!
can't you afford the 8Y?
Nah this is a upgrade. The 8V couldn’t compete with its German competition
@@verde629 I mean more body style, not performance
Not quick?? 3.8 seconds is quick!!
Top marks for enthusiasm... bit thin on precisely what you do and don't get which is par for the course. Great car.
The dash screens are just too hard to accept Honestly what were they thinking!
"Check out this amazing new car" But can it drive tho looks like it's going nowhere
That was extremely underwhelming
As of Sept 2023 M2 Auto Base OTR £64890, wheels are actually £330 bi-colour, Comf Pack £730, Drive Asst £1,100(Adaptive cruise) Carbon seats etc £9095 - Manual Base OTR is £1,200 more due to falling into the next CO2 band. HTH
No one likes the reverse rev counter, IDK why Audi doesn't flip it around already.
Enjoyed the review man! Going this Thursday to order mine in alpine white, hoping to get it sometime next spring.
Great review! Pros and cons vs. the RS3 you had?
Well both are very good but the M2 would ultimately be my choice both in terms of excitement and gentler use
Very good straightforward, informative and intelligent review. Keep the content coming please.
A fantastic video Ben, so much so that now we're at the qtr century mark, and all the haters are slimming out a bit, with the fabulous EV future we all have to so eagerly look forward to, I've just last weekend purchased a 10/97 built 996 3.4 Carrera, RHD, with 124,000 kilometres ... It's a silver manual car, so like you, I plan to have a great time tinkering and playing with it .... thanks for the great and impartial view of your lovely car.
Learn how to hold a camera, horrible experience to watch
Junge. Mein Fabia TDI hat 830-000 km- runter !!!!!!! 1- Machine ...... Und jetzt ??????
Great review, I have ordered one, hopefully arriving October.
Thanks, it’s a great car, enjoy
Heard the M2 cs will be around $92,000
Had mine 4 months, ordered it in September 21, so quite a wait. Mine is a tango red carbon sportback with the RS dynamic pack, that adds ceramic brakes - which have proven to be awesome. I have now covered 1,200 miles. Concur with most of what you've said, but the B&O is poor, something many people have noticed. I managed to get it sounding just OK, but with a lot of faffing around with settings. Compared to the TTRS I had, it's not as good. The turning circle is terrible due to the wider front tyres and I've had fun trying to get out of a few multi-story car parks with tight turns on the exit ramps. I've added several components of the RS interior styling pack (not available in the UK) to my car, which does lift the interior quite a bit. The drive select is glitchy on my car, something I believe Audi will have a software fix for soon? Other than the gripes, I really like it - looks amazing with the carbon additions and is great to drive, whilst it seriously turns heads. Also, so glad mine came with Bridgestones and not the dreaded P-Zeros! It is still a rare sight on UK roads, most people I talk to have never seen one before.
Are you in Europe? I’ve got an 8Y in the U.S. and the B&O sounds every bit as good as the B&O did in my 2017 S3. Pretty much the best factory stereo I’ve ever heard, although I definitely had to tweak the settings . Everyone who rides in it with me is blown away by the stereo
How are you setting the B&O to make it sound ok at least? Thanks
Yeah I prob haven’t played around with it enough
@hlf_coder6272 what are your settings hlf? You were complaining about it before
@@hlf_coder6272 Tons of comments online from owners on poor sound quality from B&O in this car. One guy took the speakers apart and posted pictures - utter crap inside them, cheap build and parts. Also, poor acoustics from the cheap interior of the new RS3 don't help. Turn the sound up to half way in my RS3 and the door panels vibrate. Have now sold my RS3 and made ten grand profit.
Sound wise what a tribute to the UR quattro! Tricky on the pricing I agree £60k does bring huge expectations on refinement and finish, on the flip side UR quattros were £30k new and no difference in the cabin quality to the Coupe.
My golf mk5 weights 1220 kg . That makes it a super car
Steering wheel and the the key are on the wrong side LOL. Personal the 997 is nicer to drive and look at but the price goes up fast. 966 looks to much like the first model Boxster 986 in the front to be stunning and does not impress for that reason. Thanks for the show, enjoy yr 966 as every Porsche is special from 924 to the 992.
Very nice.
Could you please show the exterior of this yellow Sterrato? What is this Giallo? Thx.
There’s an intro pic on my Instagram reel - @benbarrycars. Thanks for interest
Great overview Berry, you honestly enjoy the drive more in a c2 vs a 996 turbo? What Navi do u have, I’d like to install the it when I get my 996. No IMS issues?
100 per cent. Nav is the Porsche Classic system. IMS is done so no issues. Ben
Nice one!
Not correct at all, there were indeed 964 3.8 available.
Ah yes, is it 260 units out of 66,574? I forgot those 👍
Great set of videos of the 996, I'm getting a 996 C4 next week. Really looking forward to it
How many miles can you get out of a 996? I'm interested in one. But they're SO old at this point.
Infinite. With maintenance
Lovely car. Mine is a Jan 1998 Zenith blue C2 with no sunroof, manual. These are still very quick cars, just 1300kg
Nice to see someone giving it some stick 👌👌
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