Top Gear is Back, and Chris Harris Tells Us More - Augustman
Augustman Logo
Style
Culture
Gear
Food & Drink
Travel
Wellness
AM Select
E-Magazine
Most Trending
Top Gear is Back, and Chris Harris Tells Us More
Most Recent
Top Gear is Back, and Chris Harris Tells Us More
Most Trending
Garmin Launches A New Wearable Tailored For Esports Gamers
Most Recent
Tom Ford highlights the need for flexibility within the fashion system
  • Fashion
  • Watches
  • Grooming
Most Trending
The Lowdown On Zack Snyder’s Justice League And Where To Watch It On 18 March
Most Recent
Where To Find Upcycled Furniture And Homeware In Singapore
  • Design
  • Events
  • Art
  • Music
  • Film & TV
Most Trending
The Helicopter Celebrates 100 Years, Here’s How It Helped Change The World
Most Recent
What’s New In The 2022 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
  • Tech
  • Motoring
Most Trending
The Best Vintages Of Brunello di Montalcino To Add To Your Cellar
Most Recent
Could This Be The World’s Oldest Mass Production Brewery? Egypt Thinks So
  • Dining
  • Drinks
Most Trending
These Are Asia’s Most Stunning Mangrove Forests
Most Recent
The New Air France In-Flight Safety Video Will Make You Miss Paris And Flying
  • Travel Guides
  • Hotels & Resorts
Most Trending
Nourishing Superfoods To Add To Your Diet This 2021
Most Recent
Amp Up Your Home Gym With These Designer Fitness Equipment
  • Fitness
  • Health
Most Trending
Uncover Mindful Living with AUGUSTMAN x LIFESTYLEASIA
Most Recent
Social Entrepreneur Josh Tetrick of Eat Just Talks Sustainability And The Future of Food
  • Men of the Year
  • MVMT
  • August Mentors
  • A-Listers
  • Hit List
  • sg
    • MY
    • SG
  • Search
Top Gear is Back, and Chris Harris Tells Us More
Sort & Filter
Close Filter
Sort By
Date
Relevance
Filter By Category
All Categories
All
Style
Culture
Gear
Food & Drink
Travel
Wellness
AM Select
Apply
Filter By Location
singapore
All Countries
Gear
What’s New In The 2022 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Gear
The Helicopter Celebrates 100 Years, Here’s How It Helped Change The World
Gear
Overflowing With Cool: Xiaomi Reveals A Smartphone With A Waterfall Display
Augustman Logo
sg
Top Gear is Back, and Chris Harris Tells Us More
Back
All  Style
  • Fashion
  • Watches
  • Grooming
Back
All  Culture
  • Design
  • Events
  • Art
  • Music
  • Film & TV
Back
All  Gear
  • Tech
  • Motoring
Back
All  Food & Drink
  • Dining
  • Drinks
Back
All  Travel
  • Travel Guides
  • Hotels & Resorts
Back
All  Wellness
  • Fitness
  • Health
Back
All  AM Select
  • Men of the Year
  • MVMT
  • August Mentors
  • A-Listers
  • Hit List
E-Magazine
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
Sort & Filter
Close Filter
Sort By
Date
Relevance
Filter By Category
All Categories
All
Style
Culture
Gear
Food & Drink
Travel
Wellness
AM Select
Apply
Filter By Location
singapore
All Countries
Gear

Top Gear is Back, and Chris Harris Tells Us More

Farhan Shah
26 Feb 2018
Article Hero Image
Trending Now
Tom Ford highlights the need for flexibility within the fashion system
StyleRead More
The New Air France In-Flight Safety Video Will Make You Miss Paris And Flying
TravelRead More
Where To Find Upcycled Furniture And Homeware In Singapore
CultureRead More
What’s New In The 2022 Mercedes-Benz C-Class
GearRead More
Want the low-down on the latest rides and gadgets? We have it all. Sign up to receive it.

Twenty-five seasons. 41 years. And lots and lots of cars. If there has been a singular show on television that has single-handedly divided and united a group of enthusiasts, it would be Top Gear. One of the most insane television series in the world, Top Gear is back with the polarising trio that is Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid.

Who can forget Jeremy Clarkson trying to outrun an Apache helicopter in a Lotus Exige, just after calling it a “Saturn 5 rocket in a food blender”? This particular episode kickstarted the Top Gear concept of pitting a car with a flying machine.

We speak to Chris Harris about what we can expect from Series 25 of Top Gear.

Are you pleased with how Series 25 of Top Gear has turned out?

Definitely. I’m really proud of the films. I think there are some genuinely laugh-out-loud moments, and we’ve had great fun making
 it. I’ve always stated that the editorial process is not opaque; it’s entirely transparent. If you have fun making something, it’ll seep out of the end product when people watch it on telly. If you don’t have fun making it, you can’t really hide it, and the lack of joy will come out in the show.

After 41 years on our screens, why does Top Gear continue to thrive?

Top Gear has the ultimate ingredients for television, doesn’t it? Just being close to outrageous machinery and in exciting places – I can’t think of a better way to make television.

Chris Harris with a sumo wrestler
Chris Harris with a sumo wrestler

 
Why does the relationship between the three of you work so well on screen?

Because we’ve had time to get to know each other. People often use the C word – and by that, I mean “chemistry”. But you don’t just sit in a room and instantly have chemistry – that’s not possible. You have to get to know each other. You need to get to know where the other person’s funny bone is and what annoys them. And that’s what we’ve done.

Is there a sense of competition between you and Matt?

Matt is very uncompetitive. But underneath that very, very relaxed exterior, he likes to be good at things and he’s good at most things. He’s got a coordination and a mechanical sympathy that really makes him a very good driver and a very good rider of motorcycles. Matt’s competition is often with himself as he tries to prove he can use the machine, whereas I want to do that, but I also want to beat the other person. He does like winning; he just doesn’t let it get in the way of having fun like I do sometimes!

Top Gear is always beautifully shot, isn’t it?

Absolutely. In this series, we have a race across the Wild West of America, and there are some stunning landscapes, there really are. 
I mean, some of the shots are just absolutely wonderful, and there’s some high speed there – over 200 miles an hour at one point.

Matt LeBlanc and Chris Harris in a tractor for Top Gear
Matt LeBlanc and Chris Harris in a tractor

 
Do you get a lot of people coming up to you wanting to chat?

It depends where you are. If I turn up to a North Somerset Agricultural Show, I can remain fairly anonymous. But if I’m in a more urban location in a car, then yes, I get a lot more people coming to talk to me. I have a few things on my side, though. Number one is that I spend an awful lot of time with Matt LeBlanc, and if I’m in a room with Matt LeBlanc, no one talks to me.

What’s the other thing working in your favour?

Number two is that I’m very short with 
bad posture and I often have facial hair. So
 if you see a short, bearded bloke looking at the ground, it’s probably me, but by the time you’ve spotted me, I’ve walked off. I’ve become an expert at that.

Finally, what is it that you love about cars so much?

I was just always fascinated by them as objects. I just loved the way they looked, I loved the way there were differentiated from each other, and I loved the way they went and sounded. I just thought they were fascinating and I find them much easier than human beings. They don’t answer back, and they provide me with a huge amount of joy.

Top Gear Series 25 premieres Monday morning, 26 February, express from the UK exclusively on BBC Brit, on BBC Player. BBC Player is available online at www.bbcplayer.com, and as an app that can be downloaded from Apple and Google Play stores.

Motoring
cars
BBC
Top Gear
automobile
chris harris
matt leblanc
rory reid
jeremy clarkson
Farhan Shah
Farhan believes that every man needs a good tailor and a better barber. You can usually find him at the gym, the bar or the poker table, usually all three in one night.
Talk to Me About:

Up Next For You

A Peek Into Kanye West And Kim Kardashian's Luxurious Car Collection
Mikhail Gomes
Gear
Brother’s New Ink Tank Printers Provide The Ultimate Print Solutions For Today’s Environment
Richard Augustin
Gear
The McLaren Artura Ushers In A New Era For High-Performance Hybrid Supercars
Richard Augustin
Gear
All About Clubhouse, The Invite-Only Social Media App That's Trending Right Now
Pohnee Chin
Gear
Want the low-down on the latest rides and gadgets? We have it all. Sign up to receive it.
×
Where are you?
Tell us so we can display what you want to see.
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
Malaysia Singapore
Advertise About Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions
© 2021 Copyright Augustman