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- In tomorrows episode of all-new Top Gear Chris Harris drives the Mercedes-AMG One: Merc’s ‘F1 car for the road.’
Join Chris in conversation with Top Gear magazine’s Jack Rix where they discuss their first impressions of the One when news broke back in 2017, the incredible engineering feat of making a Formula 1 engine work inside a street-legal hypercar, and compare the noise to an Aston Martin Valkyrie.
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I've said this before and I'll say it again, there is not enough Chris Harris content on TH-cam. He is absolutely brilliant at what he does, yet i still feel that he is not appreciated enough.
He made a shit ton before going to Top Gear, check it out 😎
When he started out with TG, it was like the powers at be wanted him to be Tiff and JC all in one. Somehow they let Monkey be himself and it is brilliant. Love his honesty, in a world of PC and ass kissing he is just brilliant.
You can catch him on Collecting Cars. TBH honest he's not even on there much these days and it's selling stuff way too rich for me. Great back catalogue of a podcast to go with the channel though.
@@rescyn1190 yeah, I miss the podcasts. Had some great guests on
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Chris Harris is one of the few finger full of people that can help us to understand an experience that we haven't experienced ourselves in a detailed and articulated manner 🙌
So true, I'm just still trying to figure out if he liked the car or not lol
He should go on a heavy diet though - Look at the body mass he has put on over these past few years. Doesn't look too healthy. Apart from that, his piece of mind is worth listening to.
@@team3383 Thanks for the advice Karen.
@@drewdoes5641 Aha. His bum chum I suppose ?
Kindly tell him will you.
Thanks.
I'd pay to see an hour of Jason Cammisa and Chris Harris talking/debating cars.
Hagerty needs to make this happen^^
I’d subscribe
I imagine there would be alot of yelling and cursing and it would be awesome
I would still add Clarkson to that debate....
@@victorlgcarvalho to make weird sounds in the back?
Chris is the man on all things cars, full stop.
Together with Jason Cammisa!
@@BoyanDobrev he's a great writer and driver as well, yes.
I noticed the slow gear shifts in the Nordschleife onboard lap. Very cool to hear Chris explain the reason why
Yutaka Yamagishi and Top Gear make best automotive content on TH-cam. Period!
As much as I’m happy for Chris being on TV, I feel as if he’s wasted on the general audience of modern TG. He deserves to be constantly making 20+ min reviews, not scripted TV.
The bbc should just gave him full control of the TH-cam, as well as funding something long-form like a podcast etc.
Hagerty will snipe him eventually at this rate.
They don't want another Clarkson/Hammond/May situation
They won't because the BBC is really anti-car and against heterosexual white men. Its so piss poor woke nowadays, it's infuriating and insulting
@@R4M_Tommy you mean massive succes?
@@Zoldergamer Ha, yes. How terrible to make millions off new BBC Worldwide content :)
Chris Harris' shoulder must be so tired and heavy, carrying Top Gear all alone by himself throughout the years. Brilliant insight on the AMG One!
It's been a good long while since I heard Chris say "it's a whole new thing." That must've been back with the P1 and 918!
His take on the whole project has given me a new appreciation for it. The One sounds for all the world like it was a waking nightmare from start to finish (and apparently might still be so), but if Mercedes-AMG of all people had thrown in the towel we'd all say it's impossible to put an F1 engine in a road car... but instead that _have_ done it, which is awesome.
Some of the best movies were a nightmare to film in much the same way.
it would be more impressive if they'd actually delivered, though, rather than being only ~14sec faster than a GT3RS with less than half the power, no turbo torque, half the driven wheels and no hybrid torque-fill
@@jsleeio conditions were definitely not optimal. A lap in the summer would see some big gains, they only had four runs at it!
@@jsleeio You're forgetting the AMG One did it's lap in winter, in poor conditions with the track damp in some areas and on I believe Kesselchen corner about 3:15 into the official TH-cam Video lap record, it had to lift because there was mud on the circuit from 250kph to 200kph, normally that's a flat out corner especially in that car. So no, your opinion is wrong, the fact it was 14s quicker than GT3RS in those conditions is insane, and if they did a dry run no doubt it's got another 10s on the board, with ease.
Would love to see a show where Chris and Tiff do a travel show seeking out the holy grail of supercars from around the world.
Love seeing Tiff absolutely wring a cars neck
I'd take the GMA T.50 over the One. Both are special but the T.50 is very usable and sings like an angel. Still, respect to Mercedes for building it.
Pretty sure the T.50 wouldn't be far off in a ring lap despite not being a hotlap focused car, the T.50S would murder the AMG One, of that I'm sure
@@v0ldy54 are u serious🤦🏿♂️
@@v0ldy54 the AMG one has significantly underrated downforce levels wayyy more power it's heavier yes but has more advanced suspension and electric boost the GMA won't even beat a gt2rs
@@lovelehstuff the AMG One was said having 700ish kg of downforce (they referred to "half the car weight" at a time when the claimed weight was 1400kg, so maybe it's actually 850 considering the real weigth), which is really not that much for a car that heavy (1700kg).
The standard T.50 already has a better power/weight ratio than the AMG1 (plus even considering poower alone it's not that far off, especially once the electrics run out on the One) and probably a batter downforce/weight ratio too, however it's still made to be an actually usable road car unlike the 1 so it might not be enough to beat it on a track (but it surely wouldn't be far off on specs alone).
T.50s is a different animal, it's even lighter (852kgs is just INSANE), slightly more powerful (with 725hp it's LMP2 power/weight territory) and with tons more downforce.
They said (and considering Murray's LITERAL track record I believe them) they actually LIMITED the peak downforce to about 1500kg, and with a huge aero efficiency being a fan car.
You know what that means? That it can corner at 2.5g, there is just no way the AMG One is faster than that thing, even actual GT3 race cars wouldn't be able to compete with it in any aspect.
1. Sound better = cooler
2. Last longer more reliable
3. Bigger is better (more cylinder bigger higher rev)
4. Usable, drive to racetrack drave back home no problem(NSX DNA).
5. Fan = more down force
Reminds me of the supersonic passenger jet the USSR built to compete with the Concorde. Broke down a lot and was unbearably loud on the inside but it did what it was designed for!
This by far my favourite Top gear content these 2 together make great content even when just talking
Huge respect for Chris. Fantastic content, as ever
Happy that Jack is getting more involved ‼️
Chris is also very gracious with his time and interactions with newer car reviewers in the TH-cam space.
After a 6:35 at the Nurburgring, under less than optimal conditions, congrats to Mercedes on continuing the willy waving quite impressively (though it took them some time to firm this thing up...:P)
The real question is *how long will it stay up?*
@@rahulsudhir666 The Huayra R might get a Nord lap attempt before the Valk and an upgraded GT2 RS will likely release somewhere in 2026 from what I've heard.
@@rahulsudhir666 I don't know if the Huayra R lap will be below 6:35. It'll likely be faster than the Zonda R but 6:35>= seems like a stretch so far.
@@PerSon-xg3zr That would be really interestin to see. They're very very close in their power to weight numbers but the Huayra R also achieves a bit more downforce than the Zonda R. But since it has active aero compared to the Zonda's fixed aero elements, I assume it'll translate to better aero management which results in better n faster cornering speeds. The difference between the normal GT2 RS vs the MR is a good case to consider how much aero can make a difference (Yes, I know the MR kit also includes upgraded suspension n other bits). I hope Horacio sends one out around the Ring soon.
1000hp car with F1 engine, carbon tub, crazy active aero, and went only 8 seconds faster than a 911 with wing on the back around the ring... If anything it's a shame it didn't go any quicker.
Chris is fast becoming a motoring legend it would be great to meet him..
The engine itself just delivers 550hp tho.
The rest is electric power and that cant be deployed all the time.
I would take the aston martin valkyrie any day of the week. V12 6.5l almost 11k rpm and 1000hp. Yes thats an easy choice (imo)
Valkyrie is going to blow away this 1700kg mercedes.
Just get Rimac Nevera if you don't care about weight and sound.
Well said! Chris continues to make the best car videos.
Technically speaking, the AMG One puts every other road car to shame. It’s mad how complicated and difficult the challenge Mercedes has taken on is with that car.
It's still way too early to claim victory. Do keep in mind that this was still a factory prototype and we're yet to see how it fares in the real world. I'm not questioning or sidelining the achievements of the team at AMG, not for one second, but how such a highly strung machine stays relatively reliable is something we'll have to wait n see. Mercedes themselves have been quite unsure of the feasibility n reliability of the engine and is why they repeatedly sent out feelers out to and even flied in those who put down deposits to ask them if they would opt any other powerhouse instead. I believe they were given V12 n V8 options as well. That's also the reason why they ended up with quite a few cancellations. The fact that they informed US buyers at the last minute that it can only be used under _show and display_ led to further cancellations.
200k/4680/3800lbs Roadster = GAME OVER ⚡🔥🚀🇺🇲
To shame? 1000hp car with F1 engine, carbon tub, crazy active aero, and went only 8 seconds faster than a 911 with wing on the back around the ring... If anything it's a shame it didn't go any quicker.
@@weed46 It could have been more than 8s if the conditions were similar to when Porsche lapped in 2021.
@@weed46 wipe those tears, salty porsche fan
Best Motoring Journalist ever. Theres probably an hours worth of information communicated here in only 8 minutes. Oh, and the car sounds quite interesting.
Now I REALLY can’t wait for the next 911 GT2 RS. Porsche won’t be able to handle not making it fast enough to reclaim the record.
I would still rather have the Aston Martin Valkyrie over the AMG. I love Mercedes’s Benz but I would just got for the original AMG GTR spyder
All influencers: "too little, too late, meh!" 😏
AMG One: beats all production cars around the Nordschleif 💪✌️
Reddit: too slow, a failure, too heavy.
AMG ONE: well I just got done setting a lap record on several extremely prominent tracks
The fact they had a back up car ready to go tells me they were anticipating problems. If merc/amg truly felt ready, they wouldn't have needed the back up.
I love Chris Harris - he was a brilliant journalist at Autocar magazine and I could watch and listen to him talk about cars all day. I'd also rather have a car like the AMG One than a Rimac
Chris Harris is the Gordon Ramsey of motor journalism
I remember when we used to say "there's no substitute for cubes!" Looks like that's changed now.
I could listen to Chris Harris talking about cars for an eternity.....
Its funny that Chris calls out the shift speed. Saw a video of the AMG One on the Nordschleife, and the first thing I thought (other than blindingly fast it was) was that the shifting seemed slow (by hypercar standards.
In short it doesn't always work but it's incredible. It's literally and f1 car.
Still go to respect Mercedes and AMG, they are like an unstoppable force of smiles per mile with this One!
I respect mercedes perseverance on delivering the One regardless if its 5 years to late.
Not that my opinion matters and not that they won't sell them all...but it's hard to remember the last time I cared less about a new supercar than this one (I guess some of the "me too" all electric vaporware fall in that category). Very odd to work so hard to get that engine to work when nobody particularly loves the current F1 powertrains (even if they are incredible technical showcases).
Frankly, it doesn't even seem like it's moved the needle much beyond the 918. Put the 918 on custom developed versions of the latest rubber and it seems like they'd probably be in a similar ballpark. Perhaps I'm just jaded by them blowing the initial projections by so much that it seems like a complete failure in my eyes.
Bravo Mercedes for the courage to do this
Super cool to hear the BTS about the shoot... As the car did not seem finished from the other journo videos from that day lol
900,000 US dollar for an engine rebuild, not sure how many owners would pass run-in mileage. An F1 engine in a road car, the first thing I think of is still the F50.
Engine not sound
F50 was a terrible car and if you can afford 2.7 million usd for a car than 900k doesn't seem like a problem
The F50 is a great car, but still not many reviews on it. All these years later.
The f50 hasn't really got an F1 engine. They changed the capacity, revs etc...
rather than tens of millions of dollars on rebuilding the engines f1 race cars, i'll take the $900k
Did he put to bed his beef with Mercedes 🤣? I love to see it
Yes, I have heard you say it before.
Why won’t Chris let Jack talk 😅 I know the video is about Chris’s feedback on the car but man maybe you can let Jack finish his sentence for once? Other than that I loved the banter as always. These 2 should be the only ones on new Top Gear. Take Jack back from the magazine department!
That's what I said, Chris cuts everyone off, even the head of GT at Porsche. This man is brute.
God I could watch Chris talk all day
I love his honesty
Manny khosbin is going to be happy , his AMG one is coming soon to his garage
chris should do more german impressions
The F50 has a F1 based 60 valve V12 engine, and it's actually built like a F1 car. Engine and gearbox bolted to a carbon tub, acting as stressed members with the suspension bolted directly to them.
One day it will surpass the McLaren F1 in value i reckon.
It won't, doesn't have a racing history, that's what sets these cars apart. This AMG-One might though since it has a historic racing history, 7 consecutive championship in a row, more than any team in history
@@CanyonsCarver RIP F50 GT. One of the greatest race cars that never got to race
It won't, the F1 is three times as rare and has more Motorsport pedigree. Especially the F1 LM
@@richboy900True, but the F1 doesn't have a prancing horse, and wasn't built by the most recognised, most famous car brand of them all. Oh, and it has a plain BMW V12, not a Formula One derived engine. As a pure, unfiltered driving experience, the F50 is the one to have.
That engine cut off 😂😂
T50 all day. If the T50s could be converted to be road legal, that would be insane. Similar to the AM Vulcan conversion.
The whole 'F1 Engine in a road car' is a bit of a fallacy. Pretty much everything about it is different to the F1 PU other than the basic block and configuration. The F1 track spec ICE is actually producing more in the region of 800-900bhp on it's own (compared to the 560bhp in the :One) as the MGU-K is only allowed to deploy around 160bhp (and only in short bursts) and the MGU-H doesn't actually deploy any motive power directly as it is used as an anti-lag system to keep the turbo spooled in low rev situations. Having a ~600bhp formula 1 car for most of the lap just doesn't make sense!
The hybrid element is so much more powerful on the :One compared to the race car, with the 2 extra motors driving the front wheels making up most of the difference in power output compared to the F1 spec ICE.
Yes, the headlines are the same. But beneath the skin, the :One is a whole different animal.
It's plugged with torque. Just like Koenigsegg with their torque converter. Christian Von Koenigsegg would've taken an F1 engine to put into a car and have it work no problem as he is a genius.
ahhh! Thank you for the gear change clarification..i just watched the Nur Lap, and though....gee the gear changes are slow! :D
I want to see Chris Harris and Jason Cammisa debating about cars. Please make it happen.
Chris makes you feel that you are in the car with him...who would have tought that AMG One is noisier inside than AM Valkyrie 🤷
I dream about show where Chris rants on all hypercars out there...we want more 😎
Hold. Lanzante make a reliable 930 with engines used in F1 in the 80s. No excuses
So the way this is unique compared to the Valkyrie isnt speed or savageness, it is how slow and confusing the gear changes are because of electricity management? Uh, nah thanks. I ll happily have a Valkyrie over this any day of the week.
Chris Harris.... The only person worth watching on top gear...
Which is better , this amg one or the Valkyrie?
Imagine paying millions of pounds to have a turbocharged hybrid car that has lag while changing gears.. Though I respect the AMG One and AMG in general because despite the difficulties, they went on and did it.
Some consumer advice :
- if you want the best on the road: buy a Carrera GT or an LFA or a T.50
- if you want speed on a race track : buy a Bentayga, a trailer and a race car
When I saw the ring record, and heard the noise from the inside I thought that thing sounds like a MotoGP bike
As per the 964 Porsche RS and the Ferrari F50 flawed but great, do you think in future an Alfa Romeo 4c will be revered as a good car in future?
4c hell no, not even close.
As much as I hate conversation about the love for the internal combustion engine with owners of hateful medium sized diesel SUVs, I can respect an effort to make something special. Albeit them being meaningless toys for rich people barely using them.
I mean thats the case for pretty much all hypercars
An F1 engine is not something for the road, its 2 very different things, an F1 engine is a prima ballerina and the road needs a long distance runner.
I want to mention something I forgot. The batteries put unnecessary weight. That is for sure .
Gordon Murray must be laughing.
Chris Harris on... but where the hell is he, driving the car? We all know every "something" about the AMG One, since 2017/2018,F1 engine, carbon fiber everywhere and bla,bla,bla, but we all wanted to know actually, the impressions, the feelling, the touching with a truly and one of the world best car journalist with the very experience of racing driver, such Mr.Harris. Thank you.
New Phrase unlocked. : Willy Waving Exercise
Amazing CAR
That explanation on the slow gearchange seems a bit fishy...
Very beautiful car, but it sounds like more headache than dream car...Like dating a Super-Model.
MB AMG should have put a V10 in it, still F1, symphony to the ears imho.
Wouldn't be as balanced. Having 4 electric motors disturbed all around the car adds to the handling.
The best thing - at least here in Germany - would be tax, as we calculate tax based on displacement. :D That must be the only 1000 hp car costing less tax than a VW Golf GTI. :D
Can someone explain to me why the upshifts line this car when pushing on sound slow and changing gear?
Never will understand any other car when Andreas P ,and a Porsche GT3RS exists
I like the idea of REAL piped in engine/exhause noise.
It could be as simple as an electric divider screen between the driver and the engine compartment.
But yeah, the idea of hearing your engine cut out while braking, fearing that you're going to go straight and hit the wall, instead of actually continuing to brake and steer into the corner.
I'm sure it must feel very surreal and indeed scary, because you're totally out of synch with the car, no feeling of control over it.
Like it's possessed, because it surely is cursed though.
Upload the review next please 🙏
AWESOME VIDEO AMAZING ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Love the honestly
Maybe with the old V8 or V10 it would work great! :D
Why is the brick wall upside down?
6:20 “Lamborghini Chiron” 🤔
Lamborghini Sian is probably what they're referring to.
Talk about Spicey. Closer to death the better the thrill.
That's strange, why can't they just stop charging the batteries?
IMO AMG One is impressive but not that too special. Sure it has a F1 engine but thats it. The biggest turn off is AWD. It should be rwd. It should have an option to fold the roof. It should be 200kg lighter. Gears shifts should be fast, cuz thats what a F1 gearbox should feel like. Noise should be louder, its an F1 engine, it should be loud.
Having watched the TG episode with this Merc it really was embarrassing for Mercedes. Great looking car in full attack mode and the idea behind it is really good but the reliability on a demonstration run...... Ouch
Are turned-up jeans a thing in 2022?
Really didn’t - and still don’t - agree with the philosophy behind this car. A great sounding statement doesn’t always translate well into reality. Doesn’t seem like it’s very cohesive of a car from what I’ve seen, sort of a fix one problem two more come up type of thing. Well done to them for finally finishing it though.
It's 3 fat adults heavier than the Valkyrie and less power 😬 and the Valkyrie sounds a zillion times better
It's amazing how they've made the car work, but yes, much of it doens't make sense. The F1 1.6L V6 only makes a little more power than the 2.0L in the "normal" C63 engine. But the F1 engine needs to be warmed up before it can start, and will need a full rebuild after 50,000km, and the whole complicated system is likely to have a nightmare of reliability issues. The other problem is, why did they want to use such a small engine? to keep things light? no, the car weighs considerably more than a mclaren P1 by 200+kg. A car that has a 3.8L TT V8 active aero AND a hybrid system. In fact, recently, Mclaren has offered a new battery upgrade for the Mclaren, in turn reducing the weight of the car by nearly 60kg. So if Mclaren can make a modernised hybrid of the P1 x Senna, the car could have a TT 4.0 V8 with 800hp with an additional 250 electric horses, the car would still weigh 200kg less than this Mercedes. But it will also be able to turn on with a touch of a button, and even when the electric hybrid runs out, the car will still be bloody fast, however, the Mercedes ONE will lumber around like having a GP2 engine when the hybrid runs out.
Funny that I read that to only hear blah blah blah...
That is exactly the point Chris was making. It doesn't make sense but it's cool that it exists.
If merc wanted to build the fastest road car for the track, they would have used a different engine but the goal was to use an F1 engine. It's the only road car with one which will ever exist With the heritage and success of the Merc F1 team, the value will shoot up even more like on the P1 or any other hypercar I can think of. So for collectors who want something special, this is the car to get.
Also, it has shown how fast it is on the Nordschleife... I'm wondering why Mclaren doesn't post a time on there, despite they are testing and attempting runs...
I could care less about hypercars but these cars are all about the experience. You comparing power and cost figures on 2 completely different technological solutions makes no sense whatsoever.
@@norrekaka3ks1 too difficult for you to understand.
@@timlolxP true, it’s not supposed to make sense. More of a technical marvel. In terms of power and weight, it’s not much different to the SF90, and we know how fast that car is both in a straight line and on track despite almost no aero, and doesn’t even have a carbon chassis.
However imo, the Valkyrie is much much more special, which is debatable I guess, but for sure it’ll be much faster.
All the little kid merc fan boys who thought the amg one woukd ever work enough to beat other cars😂
That was such a British conversation. Loved it.
All the talking over? Could not hear some of it due to that.
Basically like the team that uses the engine in the AMG One 😂
British conversations usually involve the listener saying “yeah yeah yeah yeah” the whole time while the other person is talking. You love that?
What????
Pls explain dear boy, one doesn't quite understand. More tea anybody?
So glad this car came to fruition! Looked dicey for awhile! Strange I still haven’t gotten mine 😂
You should be getting your government-issued unit in the mail in the next couple of never. 😅
@@WatanabeNoTsuna. thanks, Brexit
Still waiting for my allocation email too
I liked he mentioned the slow gear change. Notice the nurbanring lap time. The gear shift seemed slow
It’s a single clutch XTRAC transmission, pretty outdated stuff.
@@taylo2079 For such car, it should have dual clutch.
@@farishanafiah8461 heavier and sounds like with torque fill theres no need
@@farishanafiah8461 its an F1 box, f1 cars dont use a dual clutch
@@farishanafiah8461 dct wouldn't fit. its too big and heavy
"Couldn't you make it in a way that makes me NOT soil myself? " What a great engineering tip 🤣
Hi guys it's shmeeeeeeeeeee look what I've just bought!
Don’t even joke. Can’t stand the smug so and so.
Woopo
With the lisp.. 🥴
😁
Showing off your car collection is usually better than storing it away from pyring eyes, but that guy does it with such a smugness that is unbearable!
2 words- “Willy Waving” 😂 - such a cool experience to have driven it, let alone get to see it in person. Huge fan of you both!
This sounds absolutely amazing to behold. Can't wait to watch this episode. Nice one Harris.
Chris Harris needs to have his own TH-cam Channel presenting the cars while driving them. That's my wish
Collecting cars my friend.
I assume you can still use the radio if you're just going down the road to visit your family, cruising on the two electric motors.
It has 4 electric motors
Glad Chris explained the gearshift thing I remember watching and hearing slow gear changes but never actually seeing a jolt as severe as an Aventador
"The man with the massive forehead said, this is how we do it..." Brilliant.
Chris is one of the only voices in motoring I really stand up and listen to