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- Is a £28k ‘Track Pack’ that makes the McLaren 720S no harder or faster worth it? There’s only one way to find out! Chris Harris puts it to the test. Subscribe to Top Gear for more videos: bit.ly/SubscribeToTopGear
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Finally no BS music in the backround.. engine-noice and Harris-noice is all I need.. 😎
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@aaron names nihga
3:00
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Noice to meet you 👋🏻
Neal is a cinematic genius.
Chris is fantastic as always.
I hope TG appreciates what they have with these two.
He should learn how to drive.
not hating but i cant.. they look as bad as french top gear
@@abit9485 you do realize he set a lap time in the gt2 rs mr 1 second off lars, right? that means he could probably get it around the ring in under 6:50. He races gt3 cars, classics at goodwood, and can drift at 100mph while delivering coherent, informative content to the viewer. How are his driving skills inadequate to you?
You see, Paul plays Forza Motorsport once every saturday. He clearly is an expert when it comes ro driving. Don't mind his empty garage and the fact that he is 12. He certainly knows more about driving than some of your wannabe racing drivers, like Chris Harris, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher. So Paul's statements are more relevant than you scrub could imagine.
Paul BIT lol what? How does Chris Harris need to improve his driving?
This guy is an absolute tire slayer.
He loves drift
"Some of the worst built quality I've seen on a car" at 1:09 We need more reviewers like Chris
What an auto caption 😆🤣😆🤣
@@dragospahontu "50% of the time" that's what I call dependable 😅
@@jorgesolis5055 you buy a Ferrari because a McLaren is too reliable nowadays.
But it's random because Jay apparently only changed the oil on his 12c.
@@dragospahontu 50% failure rate is actually low for a supercar.
@@nodo7575 maybe
Classic Harris. The best thing to happen to Top Gear.
Usman Khan I could not agree more dude 👍🏿👍🏿
Him and clarkson would simply be out of this world
Here here!
Agreed, but think Neil Carey and Chris Waterfield add some of the magic.
@@Twongz_does_anything I bet you're fun at parties.
When you realize that the video's length is also 7:20
Mine is showing up as 7:19
Whisky, Weed and whips Watson the thumbnail said 7:20 so 😂
They did that on purpose
Big Brain
That is a smart little detail
Owning the car is one thing, but being able to drive it like that is another. Chris Harris you're a British Legend and we love ya!
Put chris harris in a dedicated FORMULA D PRO CAR for a day...
My everytime comment until it happens..
Why
kdagawd Because he's great at drifting so people want to see him in a proper drift car
I think Stephan Papadakis is the one team owner who would actually let chris drive their car.
Maybe if Chris could drive. As he can't it's kind of pointless.
@@abit9485 Ye like you could drive better. xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
I love the flying lap at the end. No music or commentary, just proper driving and a real sense of what the car is doing right up near the limit. Lovely.
The in car hot lap watching Chris finesse it around the track is perfect
Best looking supercar currently on sale, this thing looks exquisite! Ferrari’s last winner for me was the 458. As ever, awesome video, tasty driving! 👏🏽👏🏽 Please keep it up 😉
If McLaren will sort out quality issues by the time 750LT will come out, it will set a new standard for a decade
By quality do you include reliability as I am aware of some shocking durability issues with ,what seems like ,McLaren relying on purchasing customers to carry out their faultfinding/troubleshooting/product testing within the first few hundred miles of ownership?
For a decade, you gotta be joking 😂
They won't. It won't. Direct quote from Chris, the world's most respected motoring journalist: "The worst build quality I've seen on a car".
@@stevenkelby2169 He also said its the best car you can buy though.
@@TeacherToolkitDemo They're not mutually exclusive. It is the best car to drive. For a little while. Then it will probably break.
For those of you who love cars but haven’t truly driven on a track before, know that this thing is making double the power most folks could use on a road course starting out. The last part of this video reminds us what an epic wheelman Monkey is.
Instructors and veterans in road racing will tell you:
“…it’s easier to learn to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slowly.”
Hence the popularity among enthusiasts and track addicts for Miata’s, Subaru BRZs, Golfs, GTIs, Lotus Elise’s, and countless other great handling, underpowered sports cars.
It’s easier to probe a car’s limits when you can work your way up to them at a comfortable pace.
Consequently, that hot lap by Chris at the end is both brutal and awe inspiring. Look at how much he’s working his lines and the wheel to keep the thing where he wants it while constantly adding speed.
Exploring the limits of a car this quick on track is like taming a pair of lions in your living room… 💪 🙌
Thanks for another Great video, Neal and Monkey! 🙉
I come back to this video whenever I have had a hard day and it changes it all. The way Chris Harris drives leaves me in awe every single time.
Why oh why can't we have awesome stuff like this on BBC2 on Sundays instead of "The definitive guide to cheap car challenges" Top Gear has become??
This sort of content on a grander scale would be incredible, but Top Gear has long been an “entertainment” show for the masses, unfortunately.
Great Video as always matched with Chris's love of the car and driving...
Omg ....the p1 did 1:54.7
And the 720s track pack did 0:00.5 sec slower ...thats remarkable
And the P1 has 900 HP where the 720S has 725 HP.
@@tjk9263 725 to the wheels thow which means thats a lot and its alot more modern than the p1 so its not that suprising
@@Zaxstar007
Where have you ever seen the 720s makes 725 whp? Please site the source. Smh.
@@tjk9263 allegedly
lm confused.... can anyone enlighten me as to what track this is at ?
25mar2021.dellthecomputer
Ah the James Bond of sports car journalism with the finest editing in this media. "RIPE"!
Is that cos he races for Aston now haha
@@devd6373 I got your TWIST. ..
No obnoxious music, no shaky camera and changing shots every 2 seconds? Awesome!
4:40 are you kidding me? An actual hotlap? With no stupid cutting/editing, no shitty music drowning out the engine noise? Just the actual driving?
Pure bliss :D - thank you!
Thank God I'm not the only one who thinks the Senna is ugly
Tonic Shondlani painfully ugly, but you have to look at it as not being a car. It’s a race-car where aesthetics are somewhat less important.
Disclaimer: personally, not for me as I am a sap for beauty and if we are left with just performance, I won’t feel anything for the car...
Yo bro the senna be one go crazy racecar you dig? clean asf bro man that's fresh.
Eh doesn't look that bad
@@valter_vava74 AM RB 003 has room for develop much more downforce and looks waaay better than Senna.
@John Mitchell tell that to shmee lol
said it right - the Senna is redundant when you can get 97% of it here. Much better looking too!
Hardik M. Shah 100% if you are not a professional driver you don't have the skills to push modern supercars to the limit, so you might choose the most beautiful
At this point the senna is more of an investment
Yes, exactly. If you are loaded, the 720S is Perrier performance at a tap water price (if 300K is ever tap water...but you get the point when cars priced 2 and 3 times as much have nothing on it). The looks are just top of the line...sleek and yet menacing.
And actually faster on streets. Senna might feel and transmit more and better, but 800k worth of difference for what is a slower car and slightly faster than a 720s on corsas? 20/20 setup on cup r pista tires, and it will give it a massive run for it's money.
Americans be like: A Mustang would whoop it's ass!
It would!
Jk 🤣
Keep this style of vid coming Chris. I will never stop watching them. Loved it.
"And some of the worst build quality I've ever seen in a car...I love the car, but Mclaren you've got to start making them properly"....FAX!!
kalon jones it does seem to have whistling weather stripping!
It’s good he said that because I feel car manufacturers actually do listen to top gear
You can option a 20,000$ VIP package and McLaren build the car properly, must also mean the car will work because i have one and it works 50% of the time.
The video length is very interesting but suddenly when I tap the video it is 1 second shorter now but anyway I'm still inlove with the 720S since 2017 😍😍
Put chris harris in a pro FORMULA D drift car
@adamlz
2:17 Like... How do you even do that?
Brilliant on-board lap at the end! Puts you right in the driver’s seat 👍
What beautiful content every time. You guys always nail it right on the head in every facet. The videography and editing is sublime and no one can review a car like Chris. On top of it the decision to add over-the-shoulder fast laps fills the only void your videos might have had and shows us the character of the car perfectly, to where if you drive cars like this you can almost feel what it would be like to drive. And Chris' face during that full corner drift! Well done boys, I feel like I just snapped out of a meditation.
Amazing McLaren 720S! Great video! Thank you, Top Gear!
I see a 'Chris Harris Drives' video, I click.
"Best car in its class....."
until its dashboard starts flashing like Christmas lights
It’s still the best even when that happens
Yeah, I know the haters will pop up in the comment section. Your statement won't change what Chris Harris said about the 720s, though. I'd rather go with what he says, anyday!
720s is still ahead of the pack even the new super cars dont even have a chance
@@TheTmat007 He's not a hater - Have you owned a McLaren? They break constantly. My 458 Italia is the pinnacle of reliability, compared to any McLaren I've known (friends that own)
@@pappyodanial
That is BS! First of all, there is not a single model in the automotive industry that hasn't given some owners problems. And just about every automaker has had to make a recall on a model or two. In fact, Ferrari has had to make a recall on the 458, for fire issues. Lamborghini also made a recall on the Aventador. And there are reports of 458 owners experiencing other issues with their car. In fact, some of those issues were mentioned in one of Parker's "Vehicle Virgin" videos. And Parker himself said his Lamborghini Huracan is more reliable that the 458 Speciale. And so, just because you may not have experienced problems with your 458 Italia, doesn't mean the model itself is the "pinnacle of reliability." NOT EVEN CLOSE! The bottom line is, no model is entirely perfect. Some are just more reliable than others, to say the least. And by the way, I know many McLaren owners (720s, including) who say they have never experienced issues with their car.
Please please please more videos that include on board fast lap, i probably will never be able to buy a car like this but is awesome to see hear it been driven on the limits. Great video thank mr Harris top gear and McLaren
Nice review, Chris. Very true about a lightly used base 720S being the best value.
Should have included a list of times from other cars on the screen.
So far i think they have only released video for this and 911 gt2rs mr...the 911 was 5 seconds quicker.
Bi5cuitswitha5 the laf, 918, and p1 as well
1:54.75 puts it half a second slower than LaFerrari, half a second quicker than a standard 720S.
The Porsche 918 for more reference did a 1:53.98 and the P1 on the Corsa tyre did a 1:53.57 I believe. All cars were with Harris driving.
@@jeremyhannon84 the 911 was modified, not sure it would be that much quicker if stock
@@philipeafroboy1 911 gt2rs mr
Love the incar lap footage at end. Brilliant seeing him fight it. Be great to have pedal cam too to see how he balances it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Man we just had the farewell to the original trio as we know it on the grand tour, which was truly heartbreaking, but it’s videos like this that show us that life really isn’t too bad for a petrolhead
Chris Harris will forever by the greatest. The way he does those transitions between drifts is incredible. Love all that extra carbon that comes with the track pack. That and the papaya orange is 👌🏼
Top content as always. Portimão must be the most underrated european track
Hope to see Chris back with Garage 59 soon :) Oh and love the beard btw
FZA not enough money in Portugal, nor actual
Motorsports fans in southern Portugal to sponsor big events coming over.
A beautifully built white elephant of a track.
@@valter_vava74 So sad to read :(
LOL at 1:58 you can hear that wonderful "ding-sound" that every McLaren owner knows and have heard sooo many times.
Just been told off for waking the wife with this video!! It's something new from Chris, what I'm I supposed to do?? Wait till the morning??
1) class video as usual, Neil
2) the only thing better than watching Chris Harris doing straight laps around a track is watching him pass other cars doing them
AmaZing video, loved the uncut in car clip
It goes vroom vroom though right?
It also goes nyoom
Imagine the 720S Track Pack had on Sport Cup 2 Rs like the GT2 RS MR had on.
When you consider that the legendary 918's time around this very track was 1:54.2 and the P1's time was about 1:55.5 you begin to understand how big of a leap this car is for McLaren
Gt2rs manthey beat them all i think
i’m happy to see more of chris harris drives.. thank you top gear
The Onboard lap time and cinematic in the end is beautiful though. I gave this video a thumbs up for that alone.
There are combinations in motoring journalism that are class defining. Chris Harris, Neil Carey, capable machinery and a healthy set of tyres is one of these. I salute you gentlemen and will continue to consume with equal quantities of respect and pleasure. Many thanks.
Great video! More on-board shots like these please!
Well, years after the infamous break-away from the old crew, this video get my like
Amazing cris !! Brutally honest in opinion & precise to the point. Superb
Great video, great emotion, fantastic hot lap in the end (trail braking in to the corner, wow! "balance and steer with the rear on the brakes", it is so plesent to watch his videos, you can have a video for breakfast, dinner and a snack-video just before bedtime. Chris,...you are "bang on" ;-)
The satisfaction when the video for a 720S has a duration of exactly 7:20.
Anybody know what the musics called?
Isso sim é pilotagem,parabéns pelo vídeo,top
The GT2 RS MR should not be compared to production cars, it’s modified🤦🏻♂️.... if we’re moving the yard stick, imagine what a tweaked Senna or SVJ would be like....
Still with Porsche Warranty...
I don't know if you can afford a car like this one but your opinion always sounds honest and that approach makes me understand what means to own a dream car and puts my foot on the floor. Passion and honesty have no limits. Whish you the best and keep messing up, please!!!
Am I watching this on 1.5 speed?
Kev No.
It’s on 2x
That wind noise coming through a loose seal lol.... Such a brilliant car but like Chris said... Build it properly
It might be a preproduction car for the press so the build quality might be better for those who actually buy one
@@osianpoulton4841 it's a familiar criticism from a fair few owners who make TH-cam videos of their McLarens. I'm not slating the brand because they're innovating and growing in the market like nothing I've ever seen before. But you only need to look at second hand values of McLarens and their business practices to know that something isn't right. Chris Harris' wouldn't make a point about building them properly if it was a pre production car
@@nightnomad635 Fair comment. Considering 10 years ago Mclaren didn't even make road cars expect from the SLR and F1 from the 90's. Theyve come on in leaps on bounds since the Mp4-12c so hopefully the build quality will improve.
This is Mclaren 720s and this video is 7:20
Perfection
You'd think Chris is a carpenter the way he saws that wheel on the timed lap.
I wish he’d have talked about the build quality he was talking about a bit more
You can option a 20,000$ VIP package and McLaren build the car properly, must also mean the car will work because i have one and it works 50% of the time.
why dont top gear listen to the public. this guy is Top Gear's main man now. No need for rubbish scripted pointless crap. Just show more of this on tv and I'll be back watching it again. This is what car people want now. Chris Harris is the man. He was always the man. Top car reviewer out there.... I'll get my coat
i hope neil is making some nice coin, he's been making these amazing videos for so long. i appreciate you neil! thank you!
Around the same lap time I done on my 2009 zx6r 😁 the watching chris Harris drive 👌🏻👌🏻
Come on Chris, you can't say it has build quality issues and not talk about it at all. What are the issues?
I doubt he's experienced any, he's probably read online what actual owners have experienced. When the car was launched it had many issues, doors not fitting properly, engine blowouts, piston failures, oil leaks....pretty much everything that could go wrong with a car did. Different story now though, reliabilty is pretty consistent and the only annoyance is how expensive the service is.
Thank you for that reply. I was wondering what the issues were although I'm not in a position to get the 720S. I could potentially get a 570GT or 540C.
@@Harpreet06 , I've got the 600LT and it's been fine so far, service can be expensive though. As far as quality goes it's up there with Ferrari and Lamborghini in my opinion. If you're interested in a McLaren i would talk to the guys at your nearest McLaren dealer first, reason being that you need to find a model that suits you, that you can cope with and that you can afford to get serviced.
Great advice! Thank you!
Probably the best video Neilo has made yet - the Formula Ford Ecoboost and Caterham / Mog 3 celebration being the next awesome.
oh chris chris please never forget that you are living the dream of many of us
You gotta love top gear...
5 seconds behind the pace of the 911 GT2 RS MR...I wonder what it would do on a set of MPSC2R's...
probably a 2 - 3 seconds improvement, but hard to imagine it can beat the GT2 there
@@PS3Cooooooool
The GT2RS MR isn't a stock car, people! And any advantage a stock GT2RS may have over a McLaren 720s Track Pack (which I doubt any), is likely caused by the sticker tires it is wearing.
The MR is not a stock car. So the standard gt2 would be a more fair comparison. And even that has the better tires. Plus the 720s is a more road-focused car. (That's why it doesn't have any exteme aero and still uses corsa's for wet performance). I bet the LT will have Trofeo R's.
You Porsche fucks don't know how to compare cars🤦🏽♂️
@@TheTmat007 Have warranty that is different at any other tuning house, if Porsche buy MR and sell like the "Porsche GT2 RS-X" for example wouldn't it be a stock car?
Chris puts the Tiff back in top notch driving. I’d love a Tiff, Chris and Henry channel.
"When the world's electric, I'll remember this day more than any other" - Chris Harris
Well it's the last episode of the Grand Tour today so :(
🤔 Didn't they have another season confirmed.
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks I mean this season
Love the onboard Camera :D
Chris you saved the face of Top Gear !
Great video!
What took you so long Chris, to review this? Anyway looking forward to the Spider review. Will probably never drive this beauty, but watching you drive gives me nice vibes. BTW sound was on point in this video. Keep up the good work mate.
The best Mclaren.
Wow chris is an amazing driver, look at those lines and that smoke
This man just always talks Sense!
Only the laptime could use some context
About to trade in my ‘92 Camry for one of these.
You should keep the Camry in case you ever need to actually arrive at your destination. McLaren reliability is..... bad.
@@stevenkelby2169 I think the joke was trading in a 250$ car for a 250,000$ one.
Steven Kelby You do realize that McLaren literally has the best reliability in the supercar industry, right?
@@TechWiz1983 *citation required... Did you watch the video? Direct quote from the world's most respected motoring journalist: "The worst build quality in the world."
Steven Kelby I suggest you do some research on actual facts. Build quality on a particular model and reliability are NOT the same thing.
Those turbo noises.. Outrageous.. Gone are the days when people said mclarens were too serious and only better in numerical terms
Love these vids with Chris💯👍
So the 720s video is more or less 7 minutes and 20 seconds long..? Nice work ;)
Great video with amazing camerawork that shows off the cars speed and agility.
How does this dude drive so well, it’s incredible.
Really appreciate the final timed run
Love the spec! Beautiful 👌🏽
I’m glad the length of this video is 720
Chris Harris is by far the best new top gear presenter
What a tool (the car not Chris)
👍
Senna: GRIPPY BOI
720s:MUCH BETTER LOOKING GRIPPY BOI
stranger "what does your dad do for a living?"
chris's kid "he slides mclarens around and has a very intense beard"
Chris Harris’ content is absolutely fantastic
This car is a beast in digging and rolling race.
Portugal , great place to visit and the AiA in Portimão is such nice track to visit. Happy to see Nice videos in my coutry ;)
l hope to visit one day in my life....
25mar2021.dellthecomputer
Damn, he booped the cameras snoot.
Wait wait wait... That lap time is SUPER close to basically all of the three hypercars from a couple of years ago on your video of the P1, LaFerrari, and 918 Spyder!!! HOW HAS NO ONE SEEN THIS
Another great video from Chris Harris. I’ve watched the Manthey GT2RS, but can’t find the one on the Exige?
2:36 title of the song ? anyone?
I think it's the same music as in G500 4x4 Squared video.
BTW - hooray for the onboard video !!!!!!!
Whisper it quietly the GT2 RS Manthey was 5 seconds quicker around the same circuit...
On much stickier tyres to be fair, I don't think the tyre is making all the difference but a good chunk of it certainly. Also it is the Manthey version, probably fairer to compare a standard GT2RS
John M Chris also said that 1:49.5 was on an out lap on scrubbed tyres 😳
@@nurburgjo whilst the 911s time is indeed amazing, one must not forget it has racing car suspension (manthey racing) and the stickiest tyres you can fit to a road car (cup 2 r) which are also considerably WIDER than the 720s tyres (245/305 - 265/325). Im not saying a 720s would be faster wiuth the same tyres, im saying it would be a lot closer than the 5 seconds laughing boy seems to point out.
If this was on scrubbed standard tyres, the GT2 RS has no chance, even the GT2 RS Manthey version (heavily modified) with new slicks might lose in a fair comparison.
@Philip Amos Best car in class /worst build quality in the world. Depends on your priorities I guess.