Chris Harris is a highly accomplished English automotive journalist, racing driver, and television presenter. Throughout his career, he has contributed to renowned automotive magazines and websites such as Evo, Autocar, and Jalopnik. Harris has also successfully hosted various television and YouTube series, including projects for NBCSN and DRIVE. Since 2017, he has held a prominent role as one of the main presenters on the popular show, Top Gear. In addition to his television work, Harris runs his own successful YouTube channel, Chris Harris on Cars, where he collaborates with Neil Carey to produce engaging automotive reviews and content. The web series initially gained popularity on YouTube before transitioning to the official Top Gear website and BBC America in 2016. Harris officially joined the Top Gear cast in February 2016 and quickly rose to become a main presenter in the twenty-fourth series. If you are interested in hiring Chris Harris for an event, you can easily get in touch with PepTalk.
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Chris Harris is a Journalist & Presenter
Journalist and presenter – co-hosted Top Gear until 2022 alongside Freddie Flintoff and Paddy McGuinness.
Chris owns global online auction platform Collecting Cars – devoted to cars and automobilia – associated with the platform are a popular youtube channel and podcast.
Presented online car review series ‘Chris Harris Drives’ for topgear.com
Founded ‘DRIVE’ YouTube channel in 2012 which Quickly grew to 2 million subscribers
In November 2023, Chris released his much anticipated book Variable Valve Timings