James May Visits the Ferrari Factory and Test Drives a Ferrari Roma | James May: Our Man in Italy
James May heads to the Ferrari foundry where the engine-building magic happens, in Maranello in Italy. After making some souvenirs (keyring anyone?), it's time to take the Ferrari Roma for a spin.
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You fortunate Son Of a Gun! 🏁
I want the Ferrari
I can't wait to watch Our Spaniel in Italy 🐶
Bored to bits Ferrari don't give me that fizz
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Imagine buying a new Ferrari and the engine plaque said "hand built by James May". Lol
I would find it a lot more special if it was built by James. You with your normal Ferraris built by normal Ferrari employees
Or "Upgraded by Captain OCD"
Exactly what I was thinking. Hilarious lmao
@@niconugishd9150 everything is good until it break apart🤣
Ferrari was made more special with James May on that Episode🚘
James May's british sounding french is an "objet d'art" in itself.
😂
English sounding, there wasn't a drop of Scot, Welch or Irish.
Hahahah 😂😂😂❤️
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James in the Ferrari factory is literally all his dreams come true,a man has never been more at home.
I always thought his character was Mr Slow
@@zarrow50 Nah he's Mr kool guy now 😎
Silly millionnaire 🤣😂
@@zarrow50 Yet Capitan Slow is the one pushing Bugatti Veyron and Veyron SS to limits in Top Gear.
@@ThatSilentGuy doubt it, someone said it's all faked and their lap times were fairly average
I live near Maranello and i actually see the factory and the circuit every time i go to Modena. Sometimes i see tourists visiting these places which, for me, are absolutely normal. So it's fascinating to watch how a foreign person reacts to all of this, especially if it's james may!
I'd be shaking with excitement! Your normal is a bucket list item for me haha.
I will never forget visiting the groves of spaghetti trees.
@@BillOweninOttawa 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just went through the factory tour myself and was blown away with how complex the building process is. Since near all parts are hand built by Ferrari, the process just to make an engine is incredible and yet super complex. Bravisimo and Grazie mille to Ferrari.
I want to go to Italy just to visit maranelllo
"Our Man in Italy" is a masterpiece!
Unfortunately the same can't be said for James's performance in Dante's Inferno 😅 kzhead.info/sun/o5esoN6qkISngas/bejne.html
@@thegrandtour 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Its still funny to me how in their post TG career, all three of them have shifted over into one of the others. Jeremy has gone from car-minded travel guide to Richard Hammond. Hammond has gone from the country boy to James May. And May has gone from reassembling old motorcycles in a shed to Jeremy Clarkson... minus the shouting.
May has definitely not gone down the Clarkson route. With the other two I can see where you're coming from.
@@areebsiddiqui758 Believe in JESUS today, confess and repent of your sins. No one goes to heaven for doing good but by believing in JESUS who died for our sins. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.(John 3:16)🥳❤️
@@alunesh12345 no
@@alunesh12345 - So nice of you to remind us. Now sod off and do your praying rather than preaching!
That's a great observation
James was shocked at 2.23 when they put his work in bin 🤣
At Ferrari prices level it seems understandable. Only the technician can touch such a crucial part as an engine mold. You come in and put your hand on it it's scrap instantly: ))).
@@AlexC981 true Alexc but james may wasnt expecting that 😂
@@zaheeriqbal2826 do you think so
@@fasthracing didnt u see james face he was shocked 💆♂️
‘Anime non conformi’ 😂
Man has a Ferrari Roma outside, and he’s talking about sand… love it
You see, that's what's so interesting...
I would love if the Grand Tour boys did "old Top Gear solo films" for their Grand Tour KZhead channel (like this). And then the big adventures on the main show. Come on Amazon, Richard needs the money to maintain his giant new workshop 😂
I think discovery is running that one
Richard could do some stability tests/consumer tests on different machines and stuff. Some say, he’s pretty experienced with crash testing certain machines.
Well, that's what DriveTribe is for, to be honest. Though Jeremy is mostly busy with the farm when not shooting the adventures.
@@DerekHartley DriveTribe shut down a while back, now it's just a channel within this place which you have to pay to watch half the stuff. No ta.
@@mrdainase Um, no it didn't and no you don't. Try again?
The Top Gear people including James' colleagues don't often appreciate his want to do these kinds of proper things with his craftsmanship and I'm happy to see the work that most consider boring. He is genuinely an interesting person, and I am glad that he hasn't change over the years.
Just saw 1st episode of our man in Italy. Loved it❤️. I can listen to James speak for hours!!!!
Can't we all? 👂 kzhead.info/sun/aMp7h8ZsjnlodGw/bejne.html
I'm in the middle of the program Fine it abit Boring
James May is why I remain a fan. I'd watch an auto show hosted by the man going it alone.
The James May: Our Man In series NEEDS TO CONTINUE!!!!!!!!
Maybe James May: Our Man in Germany or USA should be next.
@@manwell235 Right on
I would really our man in Korea, Australia, Brazil, Philippines, and India
I watched the first episode of Italy after coming home from a 10 hour shift last night. It was great. Can't wait to watch more! James May truly is the perfect blend of awkward enjoyable and entertaining.
4:16 - _”and with a top speed of 199mph…”_ *We were on the verge of greatness, we were this close.*
i'm surprised how James doesn't care
@@A_Buster9693 compared to other supercars of the same class, it really isn't impressive.
@@ZimConstantine Isn't there a running theme in TG where they don't care so much about the speed but more about the (*Italian clichè alert*) quality of the driving experience/soul/passion imbued in the car. This mainly applies to Alfas, Ferraris and sometimes Lambos. Also, since it only costs 170 grand, I think it may be a class or two below, say, the LaFerrari. (These are just my thoughts, feel free to correct me here)
Having a 200mph top speed instead of 199mph is purely about bragging rights. If you have a Ferrari, you're not concerned with such.
@@ZimConstantine Its not a supercar, its a GT - a Gran Turismo. Thats just a different kind of car. Its not about the high performance (which of course it has, too), but also the looks and the comfort. If you want a supercar = SF90 Oh, and also its the "entry" Ferrari, so its one of their weaker models with "just" a V8 engine. There are also other GTs with a V12. Top speed isnt everything either, even in a supercar. Most of the time you cant drive it anyway at such high speeds. Even on the German Autobahn there are plenty of sections with speed limits, traffic, or construction sites... I recommend East Germany, far away from bigger towns, on early sunday morning for high speed runs.
My father ran a gray iron foundry melting steel in our small town up until 1969 and I used to play in The foundry course he did keep me away from the molten steel. LOL but what I did enjoy was making cores in the core room. I thought I would work there when I got older but unfortunately the place was closed down because they could not afford the modern type scrubbers for the steel furnaces.
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James already knew how to make the molds. He did something similar - though on a much smaller scale - on Man Lab, when he made a new lemon squeezer.
That would be why they then tossed it....they also watched that episode.
@@ThyBountyHunter Indeed - demoted from cylinder block casting to key ring production ;-)
Nothing will ever top Ferrari for me. Dream of dreams. The ultimate supercar made with passion and racing technology to be the most beautiful and most desirable masterpieces on the road. Forza Ferrari!
The surprising part of this series was that it took 12 weeks to film... Wtf.. 3 month vacay in Italy would be epic tho haha
I actually am from Italy and seeing this Is actually very epic
Have you checked out the rest of James May: Our Man in Italy? kzhead.info/sun/o5esoN6qkISngas/bejne.html
Honestly, James's narration is brilliant. Always has been.
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This was really cool, I hope they do more car factory visits..
I got to c a red Roma at a cars & coffee here in Plymouth Massachusetts this past weekend. Such a beautiful car
I know James well enough by now to know that he'd happily take a job for 50 years vacuuming sand moulds or stringing pianos. He's a funny one but very endearing.
I've never been big on Ferrari's, but the Roma is gorgeous! As for an Electric Ferrari? That'd be like me wanting to own a steam locomotive, but then just buying something that looks like one on the outside but it is powered by electric motors. Rather defeats the object...
Does it? If the only thing you're looking for is an engine, then why buy a Ferrari at all? Also, it just looks like a nice jag to me.
@@benjamindavis4974 seriously? You can't see any similarities between the last series of jags bumpers, headlights and backlights? Ed. Doesn't look anything like an f type to you?
@@benjamindavis4974 it's a blatant rip-off of the last gen XK mixed with Aston Martin DB11 design cues.
@@michaelhall5429 also, it doesn't even sound good. The V12s are fine but Ferrari has never had good sounding V8s, least of all this anodyne flat-plane twin-turbo one. It's charmless. At least the F136 in its Maserati crossplane form had character.
@@richardharrold9736 I genuinely reckon you could have slapped a jag or Aston badge on this thing and nobody would have said anything. Have they hired that dude who designed Korean cars for a bit and then did the last lot of jags?
Superb series. You can count on learning a few new things when May presents a show. Specifically cutting the cheese.
God I miss the original trio doing supercar reviews...we need more of this Amazon!
I miss James, Richard and Jeremy doing what they do best. Reviewing cars. They're second to none at conveying how it feels to drive cars most of us will ever get anywhere near.
Beautiful Experience , Grande James
i only had time to watch the first episode today and i am gonna keep watching one episode a day so sadly i cant watch the video (just yet), but i still leave a like, cause i just know its gonna be awesome!
Finally what we all wanted, car content from one of the trio if we couldnt get some with all three of them
jimmy the deburring man, sounds like a perfect retirement gig and imagine how may could drone on for hours on a podcast weekly. great content james, looking forward to seeing you fellas back out on the road
YES.. JAMES...doing James things and showing us fun!!! Love you James.
Fabulous our man in Italy enjoying. It well it’s James hello viewers great presenter 🙏
What an absolutely gorgeous car! So elegant and classy. Love the Roma.
James May satisfying his OCD by removing the flashing of a sand core for a Ferrari engine casting
Watched the lot in 1 and it doesn't disappoint
3:01. Guy looked up like “oh crap what did this guy just do”
Can't wait for the next episode!
*This is not a car it's a work of art* 😄🤣
Art doesn't have a repair bill every 500 miles. 🙂
My goodness. This is one of the most beautiful cars Ferrari has ever made.
2:03 Oh my god I love the general aviation reference!
That car is goooooorgeous
We need a New season of the grand Tour!
2:36 How can you not love the Italians?😊 ❤️🇵🇱🇮🇹❤
That roma is a rather beautiful car.
A wonderful whiff of ze old top gear short vids. More of these please and just a tad longer. =)
Let's be honest, James probably enjoyed the Panda too, he has a penchant for them :)
I worked in a foundry we made parts for Morgan motors amongst other things our sand was co2 set rather than air set.
That Roma is a stunningly beautiful car.
its amazing to see how Ferrari went to a small company to one of the biggest in the supercar industry
the italians are just good at making uniquely beautiful vehicles
@@jayc342009 Italians are also just good at making unreliable POS vehicles. It's like Italians stole to unreliable vehicle idea from France.
@@automation7295 that's why I refuse to buy a ducati, they make the most beautiful bikes but they have a bad reputation when it comes to reliability
THE BIGGEST in supercar industry. Ferrari is the oldest and greatest supercar company. Number #1
Ferrari still is a small company. The Ferrari revenue is only 3.5B, 25B less than Porsche, 146.5 less than Mercedes, 319 less than Volkswagen, 49 less than Renault, etc. But this is part of the greatness of the brand, Ferrari limited its production because "not everyone can own a Ferrari, it has to remains exclusive". Ferrari doesn't produce more than around 7000 cars per year, they could, but they don't.
Looking forward to James in Italy.... :)
It's already on Amazon Prime.
It's out now on Prime Video www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B09X714H4K/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
I've heard the infotainment system in the Roma is a nightmare, but damn is it a beautiful car
I don't see why you would need any tainment in a car like that. Just drive!
Love Roma❤️ My dream car
More of this please
Waiting for the Cheese episode
We need hammond and clarkson reaction vids to mays show 😄 although thier reaction would probly be …. Semi constant laughter 😆
1:54 That guy was terrified James might take his job 😢😂
Holy shit, James’ style has improved so much
@2:23 hahaha that was so tight
that was actually fascinating
2:16 this had me lol.
2:15 that's what happens when you try mess with Ferrari His reaction was worth it
Hey when we getting the last episode from grand tour? Heard somewhere in may or june? Or am I way off? (the one after sand job…)???
Hypothetically speaking: I've got 10 years of being a mechanic and studied some royal engineering institution for a couple of years only to scrub some corners of a mold
It's not the engineers that do that
Imagine thinking that's the only thing that person does in Ferrari.
Regards from Maranello
Beautiful cars, I think I'll buy two.
Love this series so far, Anyone else see the ghost in episode 3 lol.
Soo glad they made the Roma. It’s a return to Ferrari’s roots in terms of design. It’s absolutely stunning. The curves are erotic. If only the interior wasn’t overly digital. It should be analog like a fine timepiece. People pay more for Pateks/Rolexes for a reason
2:18 is such a James May moment
James May now looks exactly like Harry Metcalfe
Wrong. The engine goes. That’s a major part of the experience of driving any performance vehicle. If it goes all electric then it adds several hundred kilos of weight in the batteries. No matter how good you make the suspension, you can’t defeat physics. Especially in cornering. Yes there are some reasonably good handling electric cars but they would be even better without all that extra weight.
It would be cheaper buying a RC version or Scalextric version of the car than buying the real electric Ferrari.
Glad to see new series. But a bit sad to see May is turning “June”
Kinda looks like a ghibli from the front. I like it
Please more videos like this with the whole group 🙏🏼
Billy Connelly's looking well! 👍
Fantastic I need a ferrari key 😌
4:23 why the tow hook ? 😂
James needs to do another series something along the lines of "Our Man in Different car factories"
Yes! I would like a key ring please.
2:20 Anime? Well makes sense where it belongs 🤣
Poor James when they dump what he created away...
I just knew they were gonna scrap that piece as soon as he gave Captain slow the look hahahaha
Mould deburring… James May was MADE for this moment.
Old fashion never boring 😜
Shit. Didn't think they'd do so much production in house. Very cool
lol, i love this guy.
2:19 i would love to make an anime related joke but i can't come up with one lol
Waooooo bellísima Ferrari súper mega Made in italy waoooooooo
Wasn’t sure if it was going to be at fiorano, but the red shutters/doors gave it away
James May would be the kind of person to help build a Ferrari considering how long it takes him to name his tools.
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@@alunesh12345 Jesus would make perfect Ferraris I can tell you that.
We enjoy your videos when are you guys going to get together again and start another series please we love to see that
James may. Stagione 2, ep. 3 materia oscura. Campotosto. Fenomeni paranormali 👻
James May's resemblance to King Theoden of Rohan is uncanny.
Most of the vehicles that have been made recently by Ferrari look the same. This one is absolutely gorgeous.
I mean I'm not a huge fan of this new wave of car design. There is little iconic nature and more trend than anything. It's all playing too safe. But I cannot deny its beauty.
Ferraris looking similar isn't a bad thing, because most of them look good, except for the 550 maranello.
@@ZimConstantine i remember back in that day when the 550 Maranello came out here in Montecarlo you could see one in every corner..also saw 4 of them all togheter in front of the Casino with different colours and it was gorgeous..that car is almost 30 yo
May : you are getting older 😀😃😄
2:20 I did not expect that. poor James
Just getting over the unexpected Rotherham shout-out in episode 2!
I am not ready