Collected my new Lotus Emira last week and have now done 2400 miles in it. Did a few videos along the way, which will go live next month. Amazing car, can’t wait to share what I’ve discovered so far..
I live in a village in the Cotswolds with approx 240 residents and there is now a 2nd Lamborghini Espada (not forgetting an Jarama S) in the village.
Is this unusual?
I couldn’t resist...meet
#OZA
, my
@ToyotaUK
#GRYaris
which I think looks particularly fab in red, showing off its black details the best.
I only bought it because it’s a breath of fresh air in this increasingly heavy, EV world we’re entering & will now be our new family hack. 😀
In other news, I took my Jaguar XJC V12 on its first big drive since it returned from restoration. Did a video of the trip too, which goes live 5pm today..
So sad to hear today the legendary car designer Marcello Gandini has died. I’m a massive fan of his work, owning several of his cars including Countach & Espada. I would love to own more, especially the Stratos & Shamal.
His designs were never traditionally beautiful but
Just been jabbed. Rocked up at 2:15 for a 2:25 appointment. Jab administered at 2:25.08. Extraordinary operation by all involved.
Went in Esprit & guys on door said I’d won car of the day. Parked next to a Yamaha R1. Seems many use jab as a good excuse to drive a toy again. 👏👏
Collected my
#Lamborghini
#Espada
on Friday from Iain Tyrrell’s workshop after its engine rebuild and general refresh. Now busy doing final edit on resulting HG vid, which I’ll aim to make live around 6pm tonight.. 🤞
Just heard
@ChrisGPackham
say 50% drop in UK
#hedgehog
population since 2000 mainly due to UK farmers ripping out hedgerows. Sorry mate, farmers have planted over 30,000km of new hedgerows since 1997 & there’s now over 400,000km of hedgerows in UK.
@nfu
@BBCSpringwatch
Amazed how popular vid on Gordon Murray’s T.50 is proving to be. 300k views in first 48hrs & 90k hours watched. Big thanks for all the kind comments too, all 3.3k of them! Just want a drive now..
Here we go again, I might have to do another Harry’s Farm video to correct the misinformation presented in this
@Channel4
programme.
Do they really believe cows (ruminants) are causing global warming simply because they emit methane?
If that’s the case then we should remove all
.
@AdeAdepitan
takes a disruptive look at the impact of our diet on climate change and asks... does eating chicken instead of beef reduce our impact on the climate?
Watch The Big British Beef Battle live tonight at 8pm or stream on Channel 4.
#ChangeClimate
Bit shocked to discover HG & HF YouTube channels did over 4M views combined in January & added 28k subs too. Thanks so much for the support. Here’s a taster of what’s coming up on HG next..
In other news, look out for a Harry’s Garage special later where I reveal what it’s like living with a Ferrari 288 GTO for a few weeks. Video goes live 5pm today..
I never expected we’d be seeing new electric cars pretending to be ICE powered cars. Why didn’t Abarth go the whole hog and fit quad exhaust pipes as well!
This is madness that adds unnecessary weight plus potential embarrassment and won’t end well.
This is how the new Abarth 500e sounds. And this is what the external speaker looks like - it’s massive! (Sorry that this pre-production prototype was unable to ‘rev’ for the camera)
#abarth
#abarth500e
Nothing to see here, just an 1800 miles from new 1996 Lotus Elise I was in today. Felt so light on its feet (K-Series was the perfect engine for the Elise) and steering was a reminder of how good a no-power assist rack can be. Pretty car too.
Sorry, no video to follow..
Christmas logs delivered and Sunday’s video uploaded (2021 garage summary, it’s been an expensive year..)
I’m off to wrap the last few presents and hope you all enjoy a fun Christmas break. 🎄🎅
Tonight’s HG video features the Ferrari Roma, which has got to be one of the prettiest modern Ferrari of recent times but what’s it like to live with? Video goes live 5pm..
So it wasn’t just me who thought last night’s
@Channel4
program on beef production was a nonsense. Well done to
@guardian
and their TV reviewer
@LucyMangan
for not holding back.
I just hope TV commissioners now think twice before going ahead with light-weight, poorly researched
I’ve recently installed a total of 30kW solar panels & 12kW are for the house, supplementing our 6kW wind turbine.
Fast discovering solar is not good at this time of year, while wind is ace.
Solar did 9.4kwh in last 24hrs, while wind did 42kWh. Watch Harry’s Farm for more info..
Went on our first road trip of 2021 a few days ago in the Mercedes SLR McLaren by MSO, which stands for McLaren Special Operations. We covered 1000 miles in all and the Harry’s Garage video special from the trip goes live at 5pm today..
So sad Sir Stirling Moss has left us, he was a joy to be around and had the best tales to tell. Most were about racing but then with Stirling crumpet often got a mention too..
#RIP
#British
#hero
Can you imagine walking into the Geneva Motor Show 50 years ago today (1971) and seeing the Lamborghini Countach for the very first time? Maserati Bora was new that year too, as was the Miura SV, Lancia Stratos, Monterverdi... What a show that must have been..
Had an appointment in Cirencester today and took the Elan. Heard a noise & saw wheel trim skipping down the road towards a grass verge. Was running late so visually noted roughly where it happened. 2hrs later, parked up & found it in 5mins. This weirdly made me stupidly happy.
Look what’s back in the garage..
You can join me on my very first drive in my thoroughly refurbished Lamborghini Countach QV on Harry’s Garage at 5pm today.
His commentary was simply inspiring, especially when teamed with the late James Hunt. I feel lucky to be part of a generation who got to listen to Murray magic over several decades. Deeply saddened by his passing.
It’s with great sadness we share the news of the passing of BRDC Associate Member Murray Walker OBE.
A friend, a true motorsport legend, the nations favourite commentator and a contagious smile.
We thank Murray for all he has done for our community.
RIP our friend.
Did the usual oil-water checkover on the
#Lotus
#Esprit
this morning and after 2100miles of fast (hitting 140mph peaks several times) cross-Europe driving, it hasn’t used a drop of either. Amazing..
Dug out this old photo of my much missed Maserati Ghibli Cup. Producing 330bhp from its 2-litre V6, which was well ahead of its contemporary, the 227bhp Escort RS Cosworth. Wonder where it is now?
Wow, lots of responses to
@perfectionvalet
tweet re removing graphics on
#Project8
flanks. Here’s what it looks like in daylight. I’m a fan of the new look, by the way!
Look out for a new Harry’s Garage video later today, which is the concluding part to my recent Lotus Emira Euro Tour.
If you want to know my thoughts on this car after covering 2500 miles in it, this is the one. Goes live 5pm..
Picked up latest purchase today, 1987 Lotus Esprit turbo HC. Amazing condition, just 19k mls from new & one owner until ‘17. Found via Lotus gurus
#PaulMatty
😀
#wedge
#giugario
#excited
Finally, a Land Rover Defender I really want to own. Fantastic news, reckon it’ll take off in the sales charts just like the new MINI did for BMW way back when. Great news for UK plc and for everyone at Jaguar Land Rover
#newdefender
#jlr
Finishing off edit on next HG vid, which is a 2000mile road-trip in the Ferrari 812 Superfast to S.France. Includes a visit to Mount Ventoux & tips on driving in France post lockdown. Due to go live 4:30pm..
Surprise award in the post today..
@PlanetGMA
have awarded me with ‘Best Influencer’ for the two videos I did on their T.50 Supercar.
Truly humbled & I can confirm the award (in the form of a T.50 chassis number plaque) is extremely light.
HG channel has also hit 500k subs😀
Yup, new 992 is almost as wide as the Testarossa (1976mm vs 1852mm mirrors folded). 992 is longer and taller, though. New HG vid on 992 goes live 5pm today..
Did you know
If everyone in the UK swapped a meal with red meat for a plant based meal just one day per week, we would cut the UK’s emissions by 50 million tonnes.
That's the equivalent of taking 16 million cars off the road.
Small changes make a difference
Ferrari Purosangue video seems to be going down well. It was very rushed at the time but it seems now no one noticed. Vid at No.5 in YouTube’s trending charts this morning, which is nuts..
Had a fabulous day at
@SalonPriveUK
today and somewhat shocked to report the
#Esprit
picked up the Duke of Marlborough award for being his favourite car at the show.. it’s a big cup too.. 🥂🥂
One of my favourite ever comments on Harry's Garage..
"James Johannes • 45 minutes ago
Rich kid who thinks it is glamorous to drive to the south of France. The man is a fossil."
Thanks for the support James 👍
Wow, thanks for letting me know. I was nervous of putting out a 53min video on the T.50 but found what Gordon was saying so fascinating, I decided to go for it..
I had this great looking Bentley Continental GT V8S in recently to review and I really liked the spec of this press car but how did it drive? Find out at 5pm today..
I've had a fun week with the Toyota
#GRYaris
and even got the chance to have a quick go in the
@Litchfield_UK
GR Yaris too. The resulting HG vid goes live 5pm today..
French petrol and diesel prices are dropping fast after the French government reduced their tax take twice over recent weeks.
A friend just sent me this photo showing what price fuel is tonight in Nice. For reference, €1.39 for 95 is £1.21/litre..
Crazy week on Harry's Garage with close to 1M views thanks to JCB Hydrogen vid & Purosangue first drive.
Today's video features the BMW M3 Touring, which I had in for 10 days & ended up doing 1000miles in. Alpina B3 & RS4 feature too. Vid goes live at the usual time of 5pm today
So chuffed to finally ride my old bike I’ve been restoring. Bought it for £10 when I was 12 but moved on to motorbikes at 16-17. It was in a sorry state but now pristine & 45yrs on it still rides beautifully (did 10km today) 😀
#freddiegrubb
#fixie
Great day at
@fosgoodwood
media day today driving lots of stuff, including a couple of green two-door Coupe’s.
I can confirm one was much quieter than the other..
Fascinating update on synthetic fuels from 992 GT3 launch event yesterday. Trials are going on throughout VW Group and at McLaren. No engine mods needed, so classics could use them too
Porsche to begin producing synthetic fuels in 2022 via
@autocar
Look out for a new Harry’s Garage video later today, which marks the start of a series of 5 videos on our recent Euro trip in the Lotus Emira.
The series kicks off at 5pm with collecting it from the factory with just 1 mile on the odometer..
Look out for a Harry’s Garage review of the Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato later. I can confirm no Alpacas were harmed during the making of this video, which goes live 5pm today..
Am I the only one intrigued by the Honda E? But does the production version live up to the promise of the 2017 concept car? Today’s Harry’s Garage video will reveal all; goes live at 5pm..
Look out for a Harry’s Garage special later today after I spent 2 weeks and covered over 1000km in the mighty Bugatti Pur Sport. Find out what’s it’s really like to live with at 5pm today.
Meanwhile, I’ll carry on enjoying rural Spain in my Porsche 930 turbo s. Vid coming soon..
This time last week an amazing car rocked up, the Touring Aero3, which had only got its world reveal a few days earlier
@SalonPriveUK
Just finishing off the HG video edit now and will make it live 5pm today..
One of the best forms of escapism I know. 2hr ride on this Honda masterpiece from the seventies with no electronic aids but plenty of go. Requires you to concentrate at all times. Fantastic.
#cbx
Today’s Harry’s Garage video is a Pagani special. I visit the Pagani Factory & look at how Horacio first started
@OfficialPagani
plus his time at Lamborghini. Then there’s a tour of the factory plus a detailed look at the new Utopia.
Vid goes live 5pm. Warning; it’s 42mins long
Tonight’s HG vid is a review of the
@LandRoverUKPR
Defender 110. M Jnr very kindly did a possible thumbnail photo of me with the Defender but I’m not sure if it’s the right one to use..
Vid goes live 5pm today.
New HG goes live 5pm today and I really enjoyed doing this one.
It features the BMW M3 CSL but with a manual gearbox, rather than the automated manual (SMG) gearbox it left the factory with. It’s transformed..
Wow, how did that happen?!
Many thanks to Newspress & to those that voted for me, much appreciated. I love doing the vids but continue to be surprised they appear to be so well received, shaky cam & all. As I keep saying, more videos coming along very soon
#Newspressawards2020
There’s a new update video on my Jaguar XJC V12 manual going live later, which reveals the results of the dyno session after fitting the updated fuel injection and ignition system.
Not only does it have more power, it sounds even better too, as you’ll discover at 5pm today..
Amazed at recent growth in HG
@YouTube
channel. Views up 8% again in October to 874k (and 30% up since July), with likes at 16,135 & dislikes 299. No idea what’s triggered sudden growth but many thanks for continued support!
Alfa 8C vid coming this week..
Looking forward to seeing the reaction to today’s HG video, which is review of the Aston Lagonda. I enjoyed 2 weeks driving this crazy car and loved every minute.
Video goes live 5pm today..
Oh great, just what we need to reduce our CO2 emissions.
Seems near 3tonne, 950bhp family EVs are all the rage right now. Does anyone actually think these are a good idea?
BYD brand Denza's new Z9 GT revealed in Chinese MIIT registry filings ahead of debut at the upcoming 2024 Beijing motor show
L/W/H/WB: 5180/1990/1500/3125mm
Kerb weight: 2875kg
Drivetrain: 3 x e-motor (230kW, 240kW, 240kW)
Peak power: 710kW (952bhp)
Top speed: 240km/h (149mph)
After nearly a year of being bashed on the head by the rear tailgate on my L322 Range Rover, I finally got round to fitting a pair of new gas struts.
£24 delivered & 10 minutes to fit; no more dropping tailgate. Why do us blokes put off doing these simple jobs for so long?!
Ever wondered what a 556bhp Jensen FF might be like to drive? Good news, the next HG vid goes live at 5:30pm today and features the
@JensenIntl
FF-R.
It’s a brute. 0-60 3.7secs, 180mph..
Today’s video features a £100k BMW that let’s just say I wasn’t overly impressed by. Issues include range, price, feel, electronics, size, weight, looks…it’s quite a list.
Video goes live 5pm today.