@@thomashayhurst6547 so you think Chris Harris is a legendary driver? He's no where near legendary status he is a great driver don't get me wrong but he is not anywhere near legendary.
@@ngametuawilliam5152 I wasn't saying that. Also I'm pretty sure the original commenter meant McRae. I know Harris isn't the greatest driver ever but he's good enough to have competed in races like the spa 24 hours. Anyway I was simply telling this pathetic excuse for a troll to hang up his keyboard and let some trolls that are actually good to come in.
Almost brought a tear to my eye. I had the pleasure of meeting a quite (very) tippsy Colin at Rally Australia in 1997 at a pub after the local team I was crewing for crashed out. Legend.
@jon doe And what exactly have you done with your pathetic unimportant little life? Fast laps on the xbox don't count. You have one pathetic little comment and think by saying it over and over and over again somehow makes you important. It doesn't.
God bless Colin McRae's soul, but I'd also like to give a big hand to Carlos Sainz, the man is another living legend and looks like he hasn't aged much at all.
Though I own one of these old imprezas and sometimes it gets efforts to keep it together...but everytime I take the corner and put the pedal to the metal, I say to myself...I'll wont sell it... This thing got's its own true unbeatable character..like true japan sword - thats what it is
the McRae family have a lot of faith in Chris to be letting him drive it in the same style that Colin would. I'm sure if he were given permission, he'd wring its neck and give it 11/10th's just like Colin would have too. 😮🇦🇺
@@OggaDugga Exactly. And Jimmy knows how good Chris is, not just as a driver but as a communicator. There are only a tiny handful of motoring journalists worldwide who could combine those two roles as well for this car.
I was a teenager when Colin McRae was driving, then died. Richards Burns passed away too. It was an awesome part of my teenaged years, but also tinged with sadness.
@Imprezaactual Don't the North American STIs have the 2.5 liter engine? Because the rally version has a variant og the 2.0, so the "Scubi engines blowing up" thing might just be a difference between the EJ257 and the EJ207.
Wow. Chris Harris is killing it! I bet the McRae's won't let even the original trio drive this gem! With Chris Harris onboard, expect to see cars like this to be driven like Chris does.
Only Chris and Tiff Needle are worthy of driving Colin’s car. Colin will be a legend. I am a bit older so I grew up with the flying Scandinavians in Group B monsters
Very emotive piece of film and you guys did Colin proud. Close to tears near the end thinking back to Colin's immensely sad and far to soon exit from motorsport and life. A great idol to me from the playstation 1 era, he opened rally up to a whole new generation.
Colin McRae! ...man was he someone I wanted to be... I'll never forget watching him role his Impreza in the 2006 X Games and still finish a tight second to Pastrana. Seriously! --- Roles his car --- Still finishes down only .13 of a second --- Epic!!!
Owned Subaru Impreza for 3 beautiful years. For entire 3 years every time I drove it I felt exactly the same as Chris during this video. Going into the woods, gravel or snow, even with 20-40 MPH turns this car into pure endorphin pumping machine thanks to sound and very mechanical & direct feeling of this car. Even my wife who is just normal daily driver, every time she got into Subaru, had chills driving it. I'm really glad that I've had this experience in my life. PS I'm driving Subaru Outback now - more a family car, not as fast and way more quiet, but fun in the corners is still the same :-)
Those were the times...I followed WRC more than F1, or any other sport in the world. Juha Kankkennen, Tomi Makkienen, Carlos Sainz...and my favourite Colin McRae.
I have a 2019 STI....is is about as raw as you can still get for an affordable price in the US market....superb cars still........ Beautiful video and great commentator.....Mr. Harris, thank you. Family of CM, thank you. This is special.
Curbed one of these in snow so bad that both rims had to changed....And it was my friends....it has a massive power move to rear end that u need to be aware of...it’s a...well, fantastic car....
I didn't see Chris Harris driving that car, all I could see was King Colin. I still remember the day he won the championship as I was grinning from ear to ear. He was one of my heroes as was the late great Richard 'Burnsie' Burns
I remember playing on PC Colin McRae Rally 1-2-3 made by Codemasters 1998 (I think....) I used to watch him on Europsport, I was a big fan, I've just ordered his rally car in miniature (Solido 1:18). Tomorrow is my wife's birthday and we will visit Chatsworth House, where Colin McRae won WRC in 1995, I have goosebumps.. :D
It's about juuust a bit further down that point in time when cars reached their peak and everything has been going downhill ever since from a driver's skill and experience point of view. Late 90s and early 2000s had the perfect balance between analogue and digital. There were no sport and eco modes, no launch controls, no different ride settings. Just a big, nice engine coupled with a gorgeous manual gearbox and hydraulic steering. And after 2005 they all started adding electronic handbrakes, cos i guess the stick was too complicated for many people to operate, all sorts of automatic transmission, electronic steering and many completely pointless gadgets, just to justify the price. I really miss those times and cars. And i completely understand the reason why they now cost more than when the first time they appeared.
Watching now on TV Top Gear narrated by Chris Harris. "Never meet your heros" Awasome story break down. Team orders, Colin McRae ignores with his team on the gravel road telling him to slow down ...takes 1 min penalty.. Carlos Santz injury to his back. Toyota GT4 cheating with intake restrictor on turbo (40hp more) and than banned. Nz Aus than finally .. GB Last round Colin unstoppable.. Infront of 2 million spectators 1995 crowned youngest world champion ... Great drive Chris. You did the legend and the car justice 👍 You all need to watch the full version Top Gear Thankyou McRae family to see the car back in action Great watch..
tyler b I bet if “Jon Doe” did some research he would know all about the amazing things this car has been through, I haven’t seen many rally races with it but if I did I would adore the car
Please please please Top Gear.... Give a full episode dedicated to the great Colin McRae.. This short video is just not enough for the emotions to build up n release..
The new presenters won't ever match the chemistry the originals had, the new show is amazing but it isn't Top gear. It's just "That one show on the BBC that's about cars".
The EDIT was " RIPE" Chris Harris Driving ...who else ? The RALLY style is growing in America. As it's sort of a personal SUV for the adventurer. Can't race much on streets any more. But on a country road off the beaten path.........WELL ........ Currently building a rally/street Datsun 240Z for MAINE ......life !
It wasn't just Colin McRae, it was Possum Bourne too. Possum didn't have a game named after him but he was just as important to subaru and subaru wrx sales as Colin was.
This car made me love Subaru from my child feets on and when I turned 18, I bought myself a brand new 2016 Crosstrek. Yeah well now I don't like them very much anymore, to say it polite
@@conorf8091 Drove with it through mud tracks, dirt roads, rivers and once a ski run. The drive train is surprisingly reliable, from the common problems this generation of model usually has. The rest around it, is just utter crap. Next time I invest some extra grands to get an Audi quattro or something
Dayle Mossop Of course he does, I found a bunch of comments telling he sucks or some bullshittery like that and how about the Subaru sucks and shit, I bet he doesn’t know what to do with his life
Colin McRae and the whole team liked the legacy better, they all agreed that the Impreza in a number of different updates would either fight them through the corners or flick out too fast and the legacy was essentially eager to do anything they wanted with no problem
