@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
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...
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 TH-cam exist so we can always come back and marvel over these two extraordinary cars.
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.
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.
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 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.
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".
I have to imagine, even with all of the cars Chris has reviewed, this video has to still be his favorite to date. You just don’t get to do this twice. This is the type of day you spend the next few millennia reliving after you’re dead. And the guy who offered, needs a free pass to heaven, no matter what.
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.
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
@@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!
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...
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.
+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!
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 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!
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.
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
I believe you..But I am truly surprised that there aren't people on here calling you a "fucking lying clown". Any comment anyone makes on TH-cam is a lie apparently.
I don't know why I would be lying. This guy was spending his vacation half a mile from my parents' house so I got to see his car many many times. It never occurred to me to take a picture on this car, that was some years ago when I was still living in France.
No bro, I am not saying you are lying. I think you misunderstood.. I am saying whenever someone posts anything in the comments and it is awesome, someone always has to say they are lying.. Like every time I have a cool story, there is always someone commenting "your a fucking liar. Sorry for the confusion.
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 !!!
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
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.
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
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.
Thanks for posting this. Never saw these in action as shown here. I usually only find videos celebrities driving slowly in Los Angeles talking about these cars.
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.
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.
Fantastic review of two of my childhood favourite cars! MASSIVE THANK YOU to the owner for providing Chris with the privilege of spanking these two icons on a track. I felt like I was in the passenger seat as I grinned widely with every one of Chris' whoops, and the gorgeous sounds of the engines and screeching tires!
I have to be honest. I want an f40 now. Screw the f430 and the 458. I love everything about these 90's cars. All the technology in the newer cars totally ruins them. I don't think I will ever own a modern sports car again. It's all about mechanical grip, its all about mechanical gear changing and its all about the mechanical turbo's. And that interior! Nothing but everything it should have. Great seats, great steering wheel nothing but important gauges. No drivers aids!! I've been wasting my time searching for a perfect sports car when all I needed to do was to look backwards in time. Also, Tuner cars the ultimate evil for all sports cars because they stand for everything that ruins legitimate super-cars.
Fuck tuner cars, I agree with you, I also agree that both the f40 and f50 are AMAZING cars, followed by Enzo that was an extraordinary aswell, I don't like the later Ferraris, but, there are two Ferraris that are amazing, 599GTO and F12 Berlinetta, both different cars than f40, that's true, less agile, heavier, but F12 has the ultimate V12 Aspirated engine, the ultimate (more skeptical and extraordinary) aerodynamics and gear changes that are practical zero. It's a shame to spit on all that science in the name of pleasure, F40 is an amazing car, but compared with the 250 GTO is exactly what is 458 is to F40. Most Ferraris are amazing cars, actually there are dozens of magnificent cars that you can drive or collect, it's a shame to be stuck in just one model of one brand.
Nik papado lol, I don't spend enough time at a track to know that! But where I live its all a blend of japanese sports cars and stanced japanese sports cars. Its impossible to tell them apart, but it also gets to a point when it becomes kinda stupid imo. I start seeing people who had cars setup to drive suddenly change over to just making it "fashionable." I honestly could never understand anything about what tuner guys do. It never makes any sense to me at all.
The F40 is truly one of the greatest of all times, but, in my opinion, NOTHING will ever be as exciting as an F50. Great handling, wild, sexy looks, faster (slightly, but FASTER, and not slower, as Chris says) than the F40 and NORMALLY ASPIRATED V-freaking-12! It sounds just like heaven!
This video is the absolute best presentation of the true nature of the F40. It’s almost 10 years since this video hit YT and I still think it’s the only video of track mileage being put on a collectable super car that exponentially increased the value of both of them. “And here is the video of two of the greatest auto journalists giving the beans to both cars on the track and reviewing each of them. These two specific cars.” I would love to have these two cars in the collection. 👍🏻😎👍🏻
“This is why we love cars”. Never has truer words been said. Enjoy it while you can everyone, automation and electric appliances will soon kill our beloved automobile.
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
Nine years on in November 2022 I've only just discovered this film. Been a Harris fan for a while but somehow missed this one. This film is a masterpiece! The cars, the track, the driving, then the interview. Perfect!
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!
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.
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.
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.-
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.
One of the best car vids ever made. 8yr later I know this as a fact.. this vid genuinely is one of the best car vids in recorded history. Its probably the best.
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
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
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 TH-cam exist so we can always come back and marvel over these two extraordinary cars.
hope ur still alive
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
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 ❤️
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.
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.
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.
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.)
@@viniciusbraga9881 sings like a bird 😺
It brought it to mine. To me that is the most beautiful car ever made.
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
I’m in love with the rawness of the F40
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.
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
6 years later and this is arguably still the greatest car video on TH-cam ever. Imo anyways.
Lmao
You haven't watched a lot of car videos then
I have to imagine, even with all of the cars Chris has reviewed, this video has to still be his favorite to date. You just don’t get to do this twice. This is the type of day you spend the next few millennia reliving after you’re dead. And the guy who offered, needs a free pass to heaven, no matter what.
As a diehard lovelive and Nijigasaki fan, the Ferrari F50 still drove me insane in 2022.
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!
@@willpark7483 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
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 TH-cam channel. The car was owned by John Carmack at the time (creator of Castle Wolfenstein and Doom etc).
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
"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.
Its 2021 and this is still the BEST Ferrari F40 Video i have ever seen. Thx Chris
One of my all time favourite car reviews. Watched this countless times…no words really. The sound of the F50 is sublime…
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 owner needs a huge thanks!!!! Lovely to see this!!!
I’m still watching this 10 years later. F40 forever! No doubt I’ll still be watching it in another 10 years. All hail the F40.
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
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
Even after the 100th time watching this, I still love it. Legendary cars. Chris is a great presenter too.
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!
The sound of that f50 is just magnificent. It makes you giddy like I child.
Ferrari F40. Best super car ever made in my opinion.
Over 20 years on & still making people spunk their underpants with excitement.
Too right, best super car of ALL TIME
F40 is still my ultimate dream car. Hasnt changed in 20 years of wanting one. Dont think it will.
***** Cars will be flying and teleportation will be mainstream before the magic of the F40 fades...
Excellent video 10 years later. With all the hypercars today I'll take the F40 all day, every day. Chris, you are a legend!
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 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.
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
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.
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 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..
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.
Probably my favorite video on TH-cam, I keep coming back here again and again - simply amazing!
Driven as they were made to. Lovely. Still one of my absolute favourite videos! Great work all round!
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
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
Props to the owner for letting you do it. Amazing content.
One of my favorite videos on cars ever . I've rewatched it so many times.
My neighbor owned an F40 and this car was awesome.
I believe you..But I am truly surprised that there aren't people on here calling you a "fucking lying clown". Any comment anyone makes on TH-cam is a lie apparently.
I don't know why I would be lying. This guy was spending his vacation half a mile from my parents' house so I got to see his car many many times. It never occurred to me to take a picture on this car, that was some years ago when I was still living in France.
No bro, I am not saying you are lying. I think you misunderstood.. I am saying whenever someone posts anything in the comments and it is awesome, someone always has to say they are lying.. Like every time I have a cool story, there is always someone commenting "your a fucking liar.
Sorry for the confusion.
Yunus Ibrahim
your comment was utterly stupid to begin with. And you spend too much time "blogging" on youtube haha
John Doe
Yep.
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
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.
This is my favorite car video of all time. You can feel the cars through Chris in this one
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
F40 throwing her tail in every corner. love it
And losing time with every slide....
jonnifjader so what? It’s fun!
Chris can really push a car to it's limit. Wish I can have a fraction of his drving skills.
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.
"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
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 lost count of how many times I've watched this video; and I always come back to it whenever I wanna feel happier.
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!
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
Never seen anybody so positive about the f50, such a refreshing perspective. The world is so much the better for Chris Harris.
Thanks for posting this. Never saw these in action as shown here. I usually only find videos celebrities driving slowly in Los Angeles talking about these cars.
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.
This is like. The best car video on TH-cam.
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...."
I love the raw passion and excitement about these machines from CH - spine-tingling. Best motoring journalist of our times without doubt!
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!
Fantastic review of two of my childhood favourite cars!
MASSIVE THANK YOU to the owner for providing Chris with the privilege of spanking these two icons on a track.
I felt like I was in the passenger seat as I grinned widely with every one of Chris' whoops, and the gorgeous sounds of the engines and screeching tires!
I have to be honest. I want an f40 now. Screw the f430 and the 458. I love everything about these 90's cars. All the technology in the newer cars totally ruins them. I don't think I will ever own a modern sports car again. It's all about mechanical grip, its all about mechanical gear changing and its all about the mechanical turbo's.
And that interior! Nothing but everything it should have. Great seats, great steering wheel nothing but important gauges.
No drivers aids!!
I've been wasting my time searching for a perfect sports car when all I needed to do was to look backwards in time. Also, Tuner cars the ultimate evil for all sports cars because they stand for everything that ruins legitimate super-cars.
Tuners show why supercars are supercars.
Fuck tuner cars, I agree with you, I also agree that both the f40 and f50 are AMAZING cars, followed by Enzo that was an extraordinary aswell, I don't like the later Ferraris, but, there are two Ferraris that are amazing, 599GTO and F12 Berlinetta, both different cars than f40, that's true, less agile, heavier, but F12 has the ultimate V12 Aspirated engine, the ultimate (more skeptical and extraordinary) aerodynamics and gear changes that are practical zero.
It's a shame to spit on all that science in the name of pleasure, F40 is an amazing car, but compared with the 250 GTO is exactly what is 458 is to F40.
Most Ferraris are amazing cars, actually there are dozens of magnificent cars that you can drive or collect, it's a shame to be stuck in just one model of one brand.
Salpeteroxid Tuner cars are either blown up within the year or blow up within the year. ;)
Nik papado lol, I don't spend enough time at a track to know that! But where I live its all a blend of japanese sports cars and stanced japanese sports cars. Its impossible to tell them apart, but it also gets to a point when it becomes kinda stupid imo. I start seeing people who had cars setup to drive suddenly change over to just making it "fashionable." I honestly could never understand anything about what tuner guys do. It never makes any sense to me at all.
The F40 is truly one of the greatest of all times, but, in my opinion, NOTHING will ever be as exciting as an F50. Great handling, wild, sexy looks, faster (slightly, but FASTER, and not slower, as Chris says) than the F40 and NORMALLY ASPIRATED V-freaking-12! It sounds just like heaven!
This video is the absolute best presentation of the true nature of the F40. It’s almost 10 years since this video hit YT and I still think it’s the only video of track mileage being put on a collectable super car that exponentially increased the value of both of them. “And here is the video of two of the greatest auto journalists giving the beans to both cars on the track and reviewing each of them. These two specific cars.” I would love to have these two cars in the collection. 👍🏻😎👍🏻
This video was a wonderful experience. Thank you for putting it together
This is the greatest drive episode. Period.
“This is why we love cars”. Never has truer words been said.
Enjoy it while you can everyone, automation and electric appliances will soon kill our beloved automobile.
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
Nine years on in November 2022 I've only just discovered this film. Been a Harris fan for a while but somehow missed this one. This film is a masterpiece! The cars, the track, the driving, then the interview. Perfect!
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!
this made me cry I'm literally crying right now this is THE BEST VIDEO ON TH-cam!
Don't cry for me "Pininfarina" ;)
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!
9 years later, still coming back to this video. Epic. Just epic.
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
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!
First time watching this and thoroughly enjoyed it. I especialy enjoyed the way you paid homage to your inspiration.
Incredible, thank you for making this!
I watch this every few months. It's one the great video reviews of two very special cars.
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.
This still stands out as one of the greatest petrol head vids ever made, congrats once again Chris & the production team
Goosebumps during all the video! Thank you!
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.-
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.
Great video Chris, fantastically well explained. Love the passion.
One of the best car vids ever made. 8yr later I know this as a fact.. this vid genuinely is one of the best car vids in recorded history. Its probably the best.
3 years old video, and i still watching at 2016. one of the best car-related videos on youtube ( if not the best)
I knew the man who had a F40 in Brazil. Not by coincidence, he was Italian descending. 1993 was the year. Great video! Fantastic!
I remember that Fast Lane tape and the F40 section so vividly! It was magical to feel like you were in the car with them
10yrs later and I’ve watched this a couple times a year since. Chris is a damn treasure.
A 2.9L V8
Having a hard time wrapping my head against that. I though the 4.0L V8 in my rover was small.
*twin turbo. But seriously a turbo is like incresasing the size of your engine basically.
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.
This vid and the testarossa bread trip can watch again and again - cheers Chris!
brilliant no BS interview and drives of these two beautiful icons
truly felt like it was doing them justice