This little car is what a sports car is all about. Forget the cars that are 2 tons and get around a corner because it has meter wide tires at all corners. Usable limits and a playful chassis are the name of the game
@@aviator-kn8zq I think it's the visual editing that polarises opinion. That TG chop-socky editing AKA 'late Jason Bourne movie' cut- shot technique gets right on peoples nerves after a while. Monkey Harris is one of the few reviewers who don't need that trendy camera work to make the car seem dynamic.
Wayne Simpson That is certainly part of it in the choc vs tg debate, but I think the biggest issue with tg is the scripted (as the op said, "forced"), and dare I say childish enthusiasm, which feels like it discredits whatever the reviewer says until he gets serious. This got much better towards the middle-end when Chris Harris was much more himself, but at the beginning is a perfect demonstration of what I'm talking about. They are trying to keep the old top gear style, but it just doesn't work without the original three. The presenters seem to be forced (or encouraged, if you prefer) to be like someone other than themselves and the result is, as you would expect, not very genuine.
People who talk smack about Renault as a brand really need to update themselves on Renaults motorsport history and current motorsport dedication. Just because they sell cheap cars does not mean they are rubbish when they get their race engineers on the job.
Renault sport makes great sporty engines. But up until a few years back, the reliability of Renault cars was amongst the lowest of any mainstream brands, mostly due to faulty electronics - The interior was made of cheap and not durable plastic, even on decent models. And sadly, Renault Sport division updated the bare minimum on those cars... If you sit on a Megane or Clio RS, the dash and wheel look pretty much the same as your 1.4L petrol engine base model. I worked at a rental company for a while, we had '13 clios, megane, and Toyota Yaris / Verso. After only one year, on brand new vehicles, every renault had stained plastic on the doors, glossy plastic on the dashboard was full of marks, some of the "nice" textures had begun to wear off. Toyotas: plastic was still soft to the touch no sign of wear inside, seats looked new. Every time on the road you see a car breaking and the blinkers light up instead - 9/10 times it's a renault. That changed about 4 years ago, they really upped the quality of higher models, but this is the reason why they dont produce luxury cars - their image was well deserved, and sadly it impacted the Sport department who can and do design great cars !
Exactly!! How dare Harris insult such a marque. At least the French kept most of their car industry unlike us Brits ffs! Plus total cringeworthy what this guy has become on TG. Used to really respect his old YT reviews....
@@patrickbateman7122 I am french, and i find that absolutely outrageous from english constructors. Renault and PSA (peugeot-citroen) are making cheap cars, so i can understand that it is more and more difficult to make those cars in France with high salary compared to poor countries ( That's one of the main reason why Renault with alpine and psa with Ds are trying to make better, more extensive cars). But English cars like Jaguar or Bentley are luxury cars, they are very expensive, so they have no excuse not to make them in Great Britain..... ... except...They have been bought by foreigners
As much as I love him, scripted Top Gear-ified Harris Is just a bit.. cringe?Just let him be himself, the “Chris Harris Drives” bits are infinitely superior to this overstuffed nonsense
@@marcellukacic5221 He should move to Carfection and Guy Martin too. The 2 of them with Henry Catchpole is a match made in automotive journalistic heaven. Sadly I think Top Gear is past. Even the video quality isn't doing much for me anymore.
Alpine is planning to come back to the US... but with, you guessed it, SUVs and crossovers. Sometimes I want to crucity all the marketing people who keeps saying "AmErIcAnS oNLy DrIvE SuVs" because its a goddamn self-fulfilling prophecy. Of course thats all yanks buy when thats all you fucking sell them, sheesh.
Top Gear has totally misunderstood what Chris Harris brings to the world of automotive journalism. Less of the artificial camera tricks and visuals please. Let the man speak uninterrupted. Criminal mis-use of one of the greatest automotive poets of our time.
Couldn't agree more! The Chris Harris drives are the best car reviews I've seen. Top Gear needs to stop trying hard to be like the old Clarkson format - they made it too over the top and silly. Pegging it back a bit and taking a different approach are needed.
Ironic, considering Chris stopped his own show due to the costs of producing it. Top Gear has the funding, and they didn't gather that money because they suck at their jobs. They're doing something right.
@@NikoBased I would respectfully disagree. Top Gear made its money from Clarkson's silly over the top presenting style and to be honest the programme was less about cars and more a lads banter thing between him and the other two presenters. Since that ended so acrimoniously this is an excellent opportunity to refresh the format. The new presenters don't have the chemistry of Clarkson et al and Chris Harris already has a huge following as a serious motoring journalist, so it feels like a missed opportunity to not allow him to do car reviews in the style he's been doing for several years now.
This is built up with lightness in mind , no one else is doing that from the ground up. With Cayman having a 4 pot now, i might have to pick this Alpine. Tough decision for a Porsche fan.
@@hazaledremitlioglu The 4C wasn't finished though. They need a proper refresh, with similar philosophy but up to date enough that you can use it day to day.
The Cayman is very well built, very fast and powerful but........boring and a bit too serious compared to the Alpine. You need to try both one after the other to understand what I'm talking about.
@FUCK SHIT Yes but you can't forget one thing...The desastrous image of renault compared to alfa or Porsche, the glorious History of "Alpine" isn't enough vs 30 years of ugly, low-cost cars..
Can't do it. The Big 3 have made it difficult with their "lobbying for safe cars" since one has to crash dozens of them and maintain absurd DOT standards like bumper height, tail-light configuration, airbags, etc.
@@Basics_of_Gameology hmm MX5 is a great car probably better build quality but the Alpine is quite unique in many ways and would stand out so the choice = Alpine 🙂
@@carsandfireworks5539 True, Alpine is rare and it doesn't rival MX5 in terms of price range... But I would choose MX5 cuz I am having 2 cars anyway, 1. Manual 2.0 MX5 (soft top) for driving pleasure 2. Alfa Romeo Giulia Quad for daily
@@Basics_of_Gameology I'd chose the Alpine most likely. If it had a manual I'd chose it for definite. I'd buy it over any 718 on the road currently as well. A manual is pretty much the only thing holding it back from being the perfect small sportscar.
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks Ah, I am choosing the MX5 cuz it has the Manual and it is a NA engine, actually if I were to get the MX5 Sport Nav+, I might send it to BBR to have the Super 200 kit fitted so it will have 200hp and the weight of 1000kg. And it is still a soft top convertible with manual and a NA engine that is great when it comes to running at the limit! A110 is great since it is hard top and it is so rare plus the horsepower, but in my country, there is not much use cuz we have so much mountain roads and speed limits of 30-50kph. So I think I am gonna get the MX5
So Chris Harris (big fan, keep it up), my old tvr Griffith 500 weighed 1050kg and had double wishbone suspension all round. It sure didn’t handle like that! What else makes the Alpine handle so well? And big up to the soft suspension comment. True dat 👍
goforbroke2 I agreed with you- until I drove it. Have had the fortune of driving both the A110 and the new S, on road and on track, and at not one moment did I wish the car had a manual. The DCT is so good and the chassis so fantastic that there is so much to enjoy without a stick! Believe it or not, the DCT really suits the car!
@@lucianwisniewski8693 did you drive both on b roads or track? Which one left you the best feeling? I agree with the box, tested the non S on alpine roads. You have so much to deal with that I didn't miss the manual transmission at all
@@spolo123 When driving both on track, the big difference for me was just slightly better overall composure in the S. The standard car felt a little too soft at times (to me) and the S is still really quite good on b roads (a little jiggly, but the Sabelt seats are so comfy you hardly mind!) The S just had slightly more poke at the top end, allowing one to ring it out more which is rewarding (I actually think the chassis is so good it would be nice for yet more power, say 320bhp for example.) I honestly didn't miss the manual either just because the engine and gearbox work so well together. That said, I think if this were my only sports car, I would miss the third pedal and gearstick for sure! Also the DCT encourages one to drive at quite a brisk pace and this could be seen as a downside. But the lack of manual does allow the driver to focus purely on the driving, and the car obviously does this very, very well (in both standard and S form.)
@@lucianwisniewski8693Quite cool then. One thing the S I think would bring on alpine road also, with the better composture, would be being less snappy in quick series of curves...
spolo123 Possibly, though in my experience both cars were quite smooth through transitions at medium-fast speed. But even on the S the tail does move about, especially under breaking (though there was a tailwind and we were doing nearly 140mph!)
Chris Harris " The James Bond of Automobile Journalism has set an internet standard in Automotive visual journalism MANY have completely "APED" right down to the laugh..... He is like Hendrix is to Rock and Stevie Ray Vaughan is to Blues. There is a " before Chris Harris and a whole zillion of imitators since !Copying the angles , his pauses and phrasing , to his laugh. But "FANS" see right thru !
They seem to have really captured the spirit of the original car. Very light and can be whipped around corners for some extra fun. Would love to see one of these kitted out to look like an original A110 championship rally/targa car.
I have test driven the pure edition and it was underwhelming unfortunately, didn't feel light or agile in b roads. The dealer said lightweight wheels make the most difference
What's the point of liking only "the best cars" ? Of course there's objectively "the best car", in terms of current price range and performances, putting aside the esthetic part, which is subjective. What would be the point of having any other cars then ? No one cares if you find the A110 ugly, or "not-too-performant, or "there's better cars for this price", that's bringing nothing productive but only your personal opinion. This car is absolutely brilliant and stunning in terms of design. Maybe the cheap and wobbly plastic in the interior puts the doubts on the price, but still, I think that's a great car.
Wish there was a manual option. No idea why they spent so much energy focusing on how if drives rather than lap times but then didn't fit it with a stick. L' déconcertant!
I felt sorry for chris and the company when it caught on fire in the episode, everyone testing it says its such a refreshing approach to sportscars and that is the wonderful thing about it. It may change peoples perception and with that the industry too. Good stuff, thanks chris
@ Nah, look at the angle... But you do speak truth, regarding skill levels. Amazing what being an actual racing driver (for 2 decades, now?) will do for a journalist...
ugh.... lasted all of 53 seconds, and that INCLUDED reading some of the comments... yes, i had to look away from the gorgeous blue Alpine just so i could shut out the drivel coming out of Colonial Clarkson... bugger this...
I don't really understand the negativity. I really like this style and I enjoy Chris Harris drives, too. You just have to understand that one doesn't try to be the other!
You choose a car depending on your character. If you're quiet you'll choose a nervous and communicative car like this, perhaps if you're nervous person you'll choose a quiet (and boring) fat car like others (you know)
This little car is what a sports car is all about. Forget the cars that are 2 tons and get around a corner because it has meter wide tires at all corners. Usable limits and a playful chassis are the name of the game
I do prefer the Chris Harris Drives format to the weirdly forced Top Gear style, it's less authentic
I agree. The CHD videos are on another level.
not really, it's still fine. we are hearing all the bits he would say on his format.
You beat me to it
@@aviator-kn8zq I think it's the visual editing that polarises opinion. That TG chop-socky editing AKA 'late Jason Bourne movie' cut- shot technique gets right on peoples nerves after a while. Monkey Harris is one of the few reviewers who don't need that trendy camera work to make the car seem dynamic.
Wayne Simpson That is certainly part of it in the choc vs tg debate, but I think the biggest issue with tg is the scripted (as the op said, "forced"), and dare I say childish enthusiasm, which feels like it discredits whatever the reviewer says until he gets serious. This got much better towards the middle-end when Chris Harris was much more himself, but at the beginning is a perfect demonstration of what I'm talking about. They are trying to keep the old top gear style, but it just doesn't work without the original three. The presenters seem to be forced (or encouraged, if you prefer) to be like someone other than themselves and the result is, as you would expect, not very genuine.
Quit making the rest of the show and just do Chris Harris Drives.
I agree, one of those other losers managed to wreck a priceless Lamborghini
People who talk smack about Renault as a brand really need to update themselves on Renaults motorsport history and current motorsport dedication. Just because they sell cheap cars does not mean they are rubbish when they get their race engineers on the job.
Brands are for the lazy
Renault sport makes great sporty engines. But up until a few years back, the reliability of Renault cars was amongst the lowest of any mainstream brands, mostly due to faulty electronics - The interior was made of cheap and not durable plastic, even on decent models. And sadly, Renault Sport division updated the bare minimum on those cars... If you sit on a Megane or Clio RS, the dash and wheel look pretty much the same as your 1.4L petrol engine base model.
I worked at a rental company for a while, we had '13 clios, megane, and Toyota Yaris / Verso. After only one year, on brand new vehicles, every renault had stained plastic on the doors, glossy plastic on the dashboard was full of marks, some of the "nice" textures had begun to wear off.
Toyotas: plastic was still soft to the touch no sign of wear inside, seats looked new.
Every time on the road you see a car breaking and the blinkers light up instead - 9/10 times it's a renault.
That changed about 4 years ago, they really upped the quality of higher models, but this is the reason why they dont produce luxury cars - their image was well deserved, and sadly it impacted the Sport department who can and do design great cars !
Exactly!! How dare Harris insult such a marque. At least the French kept most of their car industry unlike us Brits ffs! Plus total cringeworthy what this guy has become on TG. Used to really respect his old YT reviews....
@@patrickbateman7122 I am french, and i find that absolutely outrageous from english constructors. Renault and PSA (peugeot-citroen) are making cheap cars, so i can understand that it is more and more difficult to make those cars in France with high salary compared to poor countries ( That's one of the main reason why Renault with alpine and psa with Ds are trying to make better, more extensive cars).
But English cars like Jaguar or Bentley are luxury cars, they are very expensive, so they have no excuse not to make them in Great Britain..... ... except...They have been bought by foreigners
@@pupaur6936 well for one, jaguar is indian now and Bentley is German. Car brands aren't bound to one nation anymore. They keep changing with money
As much as I love him, scripted Top Gear-ified Harris Is just a bit.. cringe?Just let him be himself, the “Chris Harris Drives” bits are infinitely superior to this overstuffed nonsense
Came here to say this
I wish Top Gear dies and Chris Harris on Cars comes back to life.
YES! Exactly right.
@@marcellukacic5221 He should move to Carfection and Guy Martin too. The 2 of them with Henry Catchpole is a match made in automotive journalistic heaven. Sadly I think Top Gear is past. Even the video quality isn't doing much for me anymore.
Always complaining smh
I wish this came to the US... I would definitely buy one of these
Probably won't
Alpine is planning to come back to the US... but with, you guessed it, SUVs and crossovers. Sometimes I want to crucity all the marketing people who keeps saying "AmErIcAnS oNLy DrIvE SuVs" because its a goddamn self-fulfilling prophecy. Of course thats all yanks buy when thats all you fucking sell them, sheesh.
it will... in ev format... and in 2027 or so
Top Gear has totally misunderstood what Chris Harris brings to the world of automotive journalism. Less of the artificial camera tricks and visuals please. Let the man speak uninterrupted. Criminal mis-use of one of the greatest automotive poets of our time.
This is a truly gorgeous retro modern automobile!
Bump. Test drove the A110GT in 2022 and placed an order today. Test drive was amazing fun!
Just let him do his "Chris Harris Drives" nobody wants to see this garbage top gear style...
Couldn't agree more! The Chris Harris drives are the best car reviews I've seen. Top Gear needs to stop trying hard to be like the old Clarkson format - they made it too over the top and silly. Pegging it back a bit and taking a different approach are needed.
I'll second that. Chris Harris is one of the best motoring journalists.
Ironic, considering Chris stopped his own show due to the costs of producing it. Top Gear has the funding, and they didn't gather that money because they suck at their jobs. They're doing something right.
@@NikoBased I would respectfully disagree. Top Gear made its money from Clarkson's silly over the top presenting style and to be honest the programme was less about cars and more a lads banter thing between him and the other two presenters.
Since that ended so acrimoniously this is an excellent opportunity to refresh the format. The new presenters don't have the chemistry of Clarkson et al and Chris Harris already has a huge following as a serious motoring journalist, so it feels like a missed opportunity to not allow him to do car reviews in the style he's been doing for several years now.
Agreed , these edits sucks
This is built up with lightness in mind , no one else is doing that from the ground up. With Cayman having a 4 pot now, i might have to pick this Alpine. Tough decision for a Porsche fan.
Ummm, Alfa 4C did it a couple of years ago
Cool story, bro.
@@hazaledremitlioglu The 4C wasn't finished though. They need a proper refresh, with similar philosophy but up to date enough that you can use it day to day.
Tbh I'd pick the Alpine too. The Cayman has gone too far to being a mini 911 and it's lost alot of its, tinny light feel.
The Cayman is very well built, very fast and powerful but........boring and a bit too serious compared to the Alpine. You need to try both one after the other to understand what I'm talking about.
Stunningly beautiful car.
agreed its gorgeous. it has that pretty feminine beauty going for it. not the macho new supra style.
Like a beautiful Belle French girl
Pretty you must be kidding me? Is that a joke or your serious that this hunk of junk looks the goods? Please tell me your being sarcastic? PLEASE?
@Theodore Marakas I wish I can ride on a French girl one day, maybe even a few
its freaking ugly, get a skyline
Chris Harris, the reason to watch Top Gear.
I respectfully disagree. Even he can't save that dumpster fire. Top Gear is the car equivalent of Dancing With The Stars.
They booted the only thing that made top gear worth watching because clarkston wouldn't suck the dick of whoever at bbc
what about may, Hammond and Jeremy?
grand tour is way better
bruh
I appreciated the piano visual thanks
Great test! Exactly what I feel every day driving this icon!!!
l'annee prochaine il va y avoir un moteur plus puissant ca va deménager!
Being in Top Gear at the same time as I eat breakfast, is fantastic 😁
I enjoyed that clarification with the piano haha
yeah I wish they used visuals like that more often in car shows
Alpine is a light beast
Amazing Alpine A110! French answer to Alfa Romeo 4C
@FUCK SHIT Yes but you can't forget one thing...The desastrous image of renault compared to alfa or Porsche, the glorious History of "Alpine" isn't enough vs 30 years of ugly, low-cost cars..
@@pupaur6936 hater gonna hate
Please bring this to the US
Can't do it. The Big 3 have made it difficult with their "lobbying for safe cars" since one has to crash dozens of them and maintain absurd DOT standards like bumper height, tail-light configuration, airbags, etc.
A comparo review of the A110 & 718 Cayman is long awaited for
The french automobile show "Automoto" did it. But i don't know if it's avaiable on TH-cam.
the best car review since new top gear
Love this tiny car
IMO, the videos Harris makes to be aired on Top Gear are nowhere near as good as his "direct-toyoutube" videos
I sort of agree ... but the latest 'Chris Harris drives' vids have been superb.
The Reid-Harris-LeBlanc era was just getting good when they pulled the plug.
FarmYard Gaming tbh I didn’t like Reid very much
@@fraserhalstead2215 How come?
Was thinking the exact same
Top car tester, a comedian and a black guy walk into a bar ...
@@ducedevlstear2471 since when did being black have to do with anything?
Alfa 4c vs this would be interesting
Wonderful editing! Nice video!!!
This car is about putting a smile on his driver's face!
oh finally they put this online thank GOD
Chris Harris, Harry Metcalfe, Vicky Piria.... My Top Gear top tip.
Very cool friend, epic racing, I like this car.😃❤❤🔥🔥😃😎
Great job Alpine 👍, seems like a fun car to drive. Some design elements boroughed from good other brand that's ok. Chris as usual doing a good job.
A110 or MX5 2.0?
@@Basics_of_Gameology hmm MX5 is a great car probably better build quality but the Alpine is quite unique in many ways and would stand out so the choice = Alpine 🙂
@@carsandfireworks5539 True, Alpine is rare and it doesn't rival MX5 in terms of price range...
But I would choose MX5 cuz I am having 2 cars anyway,
1. Manual 2.0 MX5 (soft top) for driving pleasure
2. Alfa Romeo Giulia Quad for daily
@@Basics_of_Gameology I'd chose the Alpine most likely. If it had a manual I'd chose it for definite. I'd buy it over any 718 on the road currently as well. A manual is pretty much the only thing holding it back from being the perfect small sportscar.
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks
Ah, I am choosing the MX5 cuz it has the Manual and it is a NA engine, actually if I were to get the MX5 Sport Nav+, I might send it to BBR to have the Super 200 kit fitted so it will have 200hp and the weight of 1000kg.
And it is still a soft top convertible with manual and a NA engine that is great when it comes to running at the limit! A110 is great since it is hard top and it is so rare plus the horsepower, but in my country, there is not much use cuz we have so much mountain roads and speed limits of 30-50kph.
So I think I am gonna get the MX5
Bello,ligero y divertido,que mas se puede pedir y grande Chris
I like this car since 2015.nice one
So Chris Harris (big fan, keep it up), my old tvr Griffith 500 weighed 1050kg and had double wishbone suspension all round. It sure didn’t handle like that! What else makes the Alpine handle so well?
And big up to the soft suspension comment. True dat 👍
Strangely probably the fact its a Renault... I've had many over the years and they all handle well for what they are. Including vans.
When I make it big, I’m adding this to the garage, next to my NA MX-5. Somehow they feel like brothers in spirit.
misses a manual gb though..
This car is begging for a manual gearbox.
goforbroke2 I agreed with you- until I drove it. Have had the fortune of driving both the A110 and the new S, on road and on track, and at not one moment did I wish the car had a manual. The DCT is so good and the chassis so fantastic that there is so much to enjoy without a stick! Believe it or not, the DCT really suits the car!
@@lucianwisniewski8693 did you drive both on b roads or track? Which one left you the best feeling? I agree with the box, tested the non S on alpine roads. You have so much to deal with that I didn't miss the manual transmission at all
@@spolo123 When driving both on track, the big difference for me was just slightly better overall composure in the S. The standard car felt a little too soft at times (to me) and the S is still really quite good on b roads (a little jiggly, but the Sabelt seats are so comfy you hardly mind!) The S just had slightly more poke at the top end, allowing one to ring it out more which is rewarding (I actually think the chassis is so good it would be nice for yet more power, say 320bhp for example.) I honestly didn't miss the manual either just because the engine and gearbox work so well together. That said, I think if this were my only sports car, I would miss the third pedal and gearstick for sure! Also the DCT encourages one to drive at quite a brisk pace and this could be seen as a downside. But the lack of manual does allow the driver to focus purely on the driving, and the car obviously does this very, very well (in both standard and S form.)
@@lucianwisniewski8693Quite cool then. One thing the S I think would bring on alpine road also, with the better composture, would be being less snappy in quick series of curves...
spolo123 Possibly, though in my experience both cars were quite smooth through transitions at medium-fast speed. But even on the S the tail does move about, especially under breaking (though there was a tailwind and we were doing nearly 140mph!)
3"38 -> censored lost drift
I love a stiff sports car but this car looks cool. Not available in US to find out.
Great analogy with the piano, Chris, except for the aerodynamics!!
Mark Chippendale yeah only problem is aerodynamics when you put 300kg on the roof of a car not the center of mass
I like how you gave thumbs up to the Civic Type R and before you know it every other journalist followed suit. :) You are my favorite.
Chris Harris " The James Bond of Automobile Journalism has set an internet standard in Automotive visual journalism MANY have completely "APED" right down to the laugh.....
He is like Hendrix is to Rock and Stevie Ray Vaughan is to Blues.
There is a " before Chris Harris and a whole zillion of imitators since !Copying the angles , his pauses and phrasing , to his laugh.
But "FANS" see right thru !
love top gear i love the top gear serieds
LOVE THE PIANO,
You need to learn that everyone just wants a show with Chris Harris where he drives and reviews cars instead of trying to copy the old format
3:09 Is there any Top Gear sports car review without a shot like that? Not complaining though great shot.
They seem to have really captured the spirit of the original car. Very light and can be whipped around corners for some extra fun.
Would love to see one of these kitted out to look like an original A110 championship rally/targa car.
Here from Gordon Murray's personal car collection video?
His daily driver car ;-)
I have test driven the pure edition and it was underwhelming unfortunately, didn't feel light or agile in b roads. The dealer said lightweight wheels make the most difference
It was uploaded today it’s been a thing on gts and I thought they quited
Now we need CHOC version of this.
Ok, Alfa Romeo 4C vs that Alpine !!!
And you can throw that new Supra thing there too if you want.
I like the way you think... i'm a big 4C fan
New Supra is sh*t
Or any Lotus given their DNA of add only lightness
Yeah, that'll be a legendary showdown..
But no need to bring the Zupra..
The supra ? Oh right the new BMW Supra of course !
Didn't know the RS5s' roof weighed so much.
I love this car
aren't the tires completely worn out after a day on the track?
Very cool looking car
very cool
I liked this!
That's a heavy piano!
Beautiful...
A smattering throwback to a French icon
Spot on Chris! (y)
This is a beautiful rewiev!!
Do more like this Chris!!
I expected that piano to drop on a morris marina
I'd buy one but in white.
ca n'existe pas il y a qu'une couleur ou gris je crois
What's the point of liking only "the best cars" ? Of course there's objectively "the best car", in terms of current price range and performances, putting aside the esthetic part, which is subjective. What would be the point of having any other cars then ? No one cares if you find the A110 ugly, or "not-too-performant, or "there's better cars for this price", that's bringing nothing productive but only your personal opinion.
This car is absolutely brilliant and stunning in terms of design. Maybe the cheap and wobbly plastic in the interior puts the doubts on the price, but still, I think that's a great car.
the looks remind me of the 6th gen celica
This ends a bit abruptly. Where’s Chris’s final verdict on the car?
The car that Lotus should be building.
I agree
How can we get this car to the US?
Is it gonna be faster than my evo?
My dream car. Keep your Porsche
Wish there was a manual option.
No idea why they spent so much energy focusing on how if drives rather than lap times but then didn't fit it with a stick. L' déconcertant!
I agree
wow that audi TT looks fun
Did Chris Harris just drift it at 152 km/h in *4th gear* ?!
Radu Grigoriu yes, yes he did
@jon doe so why is the UK still using mph
@jon doe I think you mean "only 3 countries in the world use mph"
jon doe you win the stupid comment of the day award
me wantie! when does it come to America?
please let Chris just be Chris, that's what we want to see.
Chris, be yourself. @ Top Gear, let him be himself, let him say whatever he wants to say. We want Chris Harris the car reviewer icon back.
Too bad we can't get it in America
Renault think to return in usa . May be with Alpine .
RIP.
I wish they could sell it as a rebadged Infiniti
so Chris Harris now understands the concept of the mx5?
Omar M Khalil in a car that has the power to merge onto a highway, yeah
Except the Alpine makes power
@@snape1464 new 2019 mx5 has power to weight ratio more than enough. Only issue is i feep clusterphobic in the rf.
in the original top gear 2:04 they would drop the piano over the audi after that a morris cortina
The Renault hate on the video is the best part! :D
Yeah, it might have made sense if it wasn't made by Renault and if Renault didn't have a history of making good, sporty cars. Hmm....
so what's better now? the A110 oder the Alfa 4c? they are both made to similar specs.
Nikola Dietmar Krapp the Alpine is better to drive than the Alfa.
In my opinon its the oposite
yes.good
I need to know the song
@2:11 at least driving around with the piano on the roof will save the weight of carrying a sound system..
I was expecting Chris Harris to drop that piano on top of a Morris Marina...
Why?
j'ai vu un jour un une golf tomber sur un type qui jouait du piano! le concert a été arrété
Edited out the spinout at 3:38, didn'tcha?
2:10 Where's the Marina?
I felt sorry for chris and the company when it caught on fire in the episode, everyone testing it says its such a refreshing approach to sportscars and that is the wonderful thing about it. It may change peoples perception and with that the industry too. Good stuff, thanks chris
3:38 suuuuuuure he saved that... editing saves the day.
He possibly did save it. Unlike the previous three plums he can actually drive properly.
@ Nah, look at the angle... But you do speak truth, regarding skill levels. Amazing what being an actual racing driver (for 2 decades, now?) will do for a journalist...
ugh.... lasted all of 53 seconds, and that INCLUDED reading some of the comments... yes, i had to look away from the gorgeous blue Alpine just so i could shut out the drivel coming out of Colonial Clarkson... bugger this...
Complètement d'accord ! Le fun d'abord !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very nice car
I don't really understand the negativity.
I really like this style and I enjoy Chris Harris drives, too. You just have to understand that one doesn't try to be the other!
The Chris Harris show
You choose a car depending on your character. If you're quiet you'll choose a nervous and communicative car like this, perhaps if you're nervous person you'll choose a quiet (and boring) fat car like others (you know)
This car is gonna be a future classic for sure.
Can it do a handbrake turn?
No
0:25
No renault badges.
But a few renault parts ...
I want this car in the USA!!!!!