How the hell do you make a fan car road legal? - The nerdiest of car chats with Gordon Murray

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3 жыл бұрын

After our video revealing the T.50 hypercar, we discovered that we had loads of incredibly insightful footage left over, with Gordon Murray and Mike discussing more of the engineering firsts that are being brought to the car industry via this stunning car. Gordon also has some very interesting things to say about the other hypercars that the T.50 will be up against. So here is 20 minutes of engineering madness for the geekiest of car people out there!
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@mikedrivetribe8314 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome support again guys! Click on my profile if you want to watch the behind the scenes from this shoot at the Top Gear test track!

@CricketEngland 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry but do you think you can get a better mic or use a clip mic the sound of you on the sofa is so tinnie..

@joeyt8643 3 жыл бұрын

What a great interview, love the details! Man do I want one of these.

@stanmarks3950 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on a great Vid. I must have watched all of them, without a doubt You and Harry M. are the best of the lot.

@ar1029 3 жыл бұрын

First tip. Never start a video sitting like that. Very unprofessional.

@Peanutdenver 3 жыл бұрын

Best coverage of this car by far!

@Pilkie101 3 жыл бұрын

He's endlessly fascinating to listen to.

@ShotInTheDark 3 жыл бұрын

Unlike the presenter.... it’s like listening to a 16 year old.

@RobManser77 3 жыл бұрын

There’s a great 1hr30min podcast with Chris Harris interviewing Gordon too if you’re interested. ‘Collecting Cars’. Highly recommended.

@CarlosCostaX 3 жыл бұрын

I could buy one just to have a breifing with the man. Well...if i had a couple millions to splash.

@powerlurker 3 жыл бұрын

@@RobManser77 thks this gentlemans sound is so fascinating

@ShotInTheDark 3 жыл бұрын

@@Sidowse One can only imagine what clarkson thinks of him.

@tommihommi1 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else watched about three hours of content on this car, looking for every little tidbit that didn't appear in the previous videos?

@nicofonce 3 жыл бұрын

guilty AF

@aydankhaliq2967 3 жыл бұрын

@CarToneHK 3 жыл бұрын

I find watching in a quicker speed helps to chomp through these

@dietznutz1 3 жыл бұрын

@darylotero6505 3 жыл бұрын

Resounding YES! Lol

@losir7331 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought I was a F1 fan, but just realized I am actually a Gordon Murray fan.

@csn583 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a Gordon Murray's F1 fan fan.

@h4x0y 3 жыл бұрын

F1 is where great ideas get banned. GMA is where they make it happen without FIA approval needed.

@elmadi7391 3 жыл бұрын

me too

@budokpantai 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to watch and hear Gordon Murray and Christian von Koenigsegg having conversations of their thoughts and visions about the the future of automotive.

@joannemarc9121 3 жыл бұрын

🤯

@robinoconnor1203 3 жыл бұрын

I would pay money to see that live.

@EliteRock 3 жыл бұрын

Would we just! I can see a conundrum in the making for Gordon - the Koenigsegg Light Speed Transmission, _lighter_ (and much faster) than any other gearbox, but can only be 'shift-by-wire'.

@diegohuijbregtsgarcia5102 3 жыл бұрын

You sir, are a genius.

@phantommedia9964 3 жыл бұрын

Let’s throw Elon Musk in there too cuz I wanna see chaos lolol

@armo0325 3 жыл бұрын

I love how he talks about the F1 being too expensive to enjoy, like 3 mil isn't. Besides, with all the hype generated for this car combined with the fact that only 100 of these are going to be made, it's immediately going to be worth way more than 3 mil.

@petrus3801 3 жыл бұрын

As if that was his fault...

@joaoaoj100 3 жыл бұрын

Still isn't going to immediately reach the 20m price point of the f1

@AsbestosMuffins 3 жыл бұрын

probably more ironic the f1 people did actually drive compared to any of their later cars since they were expensive but not *that* expensive

@tedt7991 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure the requests will be higher and he will build at least 50 more

@nao__channel 3 жыл бұрын

well i mean 3 mil is nothing in f1 numbers but even when the price of the car inevitably rises its still gonna be cheaper than getting into f1 just for the sake of having fun driving a car

@Amaterasu-wh6xj 3 жыл бұрын

a total of 3 years for the entire design and production process is just insane to me. just shows what can be done when you're not bogged down by bureaucracy

@srinitaaigaura 3 жыл бұрын

He probably had everything already worked out in his head. And that's the thing when you're small and you've got a total, focused vision. But it's also a fact that Gordon doesn't mind getting help from the best out there - he doesn't waste time developing expertise when it's already there. He just owns the vision and he just pushes his partners beyond their limits to deliver and they do. Koenigsegg by comparison does almost everything themselves, which is also a valid approach, but that will take time.

@chaseharrison2064 3 жыл бұрын

LFA development was also quite long.

@gabrieljenkins-handy5232 3 жыл бұрын

Is it just me who thinks Gordon Murray seems like 1 of the most interesting people in the world😂like I feel like I could talk to him/just listen for hours n not be bored

@ueehurstonsecurity8887 3 жыл бұрын

you could sit and listen to him for hours and not be bored. this man makes neil dgrassi tysons storys and conversation seem dull and boring. and we know neil is hard to click off of. ill be like 1 hour into an interview with neil watching it, and think alright ima head out. then you hear "BUT IF YOU LOOK AT IT THIS WAY!! THEN" ME: tell me what then!!!

@jamesengland7461 3 жыл бұрын

Owns 41 cars which weigh under 900kg. Now that's a goal I can appreciate!

@oiausdlkasuldhflaksjdhoiausydo 3 жыл бұрын

I love this format. This is what the internet is meant for. The heavily edited videos feel like TV.

@chestercrozer5715 3 жыл бұрын

I could listen to Gordon Murray talk about cars for days on end.

@latneyb 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. This last week has generated as much content with him as the previous 50 years had. We're truly lucky.

@RJSTUNT23 3 жыл бұрын

You should go and listen to the collecting cars podcast with Chris Harris, they spoke for an hour and a half. Its brilliant

@angelofmalice0 3 жыл бұрын

Gordon Murray is my kind of engineer, not bothered about the fastest or the quickest, but the best.

@alejandro9rojas 3 жыл бұрын

Vaes Joren facts

@PazLeBon 3 жыл бұрын

or the prettiest

@razatiger22 3 жыл бұрын

The best at what tho?

@t.3465 3 жыл бұрын

Vaes Joren not necessarily

@t.3465 3 жыл бұрын

True

@Alorand 3 жыл бұрын

All these Gordon Murray interviews are like working through a dialog tree in an RPG game. You have to ask all the right questions to get all the interesting tidbits of information.

@sp0228 3 жыл бұрын

13:12 I wonder if that owner was Jay Leno...wanting a denim-blue flame out the back

@joelsergeant5282 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a big FAN of this car It’s FANtastic

@JohnDoe-yg6sl 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh

@liviubita4238 3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment. 👍

@dannyr2976 3 жыл бұрын

Wondered how long it would take for somebody to make that joke!

@brymills 3 жыл бұрын

Oh stop FANnying around and get to the point...

@RuthvikRajBS 3 жыл бұрын

Get out!!😂😂

@DC9622 3 жыл бұрын

You need to get Tiff, available to drive on of the prototypes, with Gordon’s permission.

@inzaneartworks3109 3 жыл бұрын

So glad you uploaded this video. Makes you appreciate the car much more when you get to hear the level of engineering that went into the little things as well. Also, as a Canadian, I could listen to these two talk cars for hours with their respective accents.

@ranjanaluwihare1511 3 жыл бұрын

Gordan will put all supercar manufacturers to shame, with this unique British engineering at its best! Amazing machine & an amazing man!

@t.3465 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully. I mean I love my fellow McLaren P1’s and Aston Martin Valhallas and Lotus Evijas, but this is some incredible engineering.

@walangchahangyelingden8252 3 жыл бұрын

Man I just searched this. What a car. Best engineered driver's car. I watched every video on this car. I'm a big fan car.

@girlsdrinkfeck 3 жыл бұрын

means fk all if no top speed specs

@walangchahangyelingden8252 3 жыл бұрын

@@girlsdrinkfeck Plus if Hammond, May and Clarkson drive the car they can all be in the car in the same time.

@andreashabeck1155 3 жыл бұрын

@@girlsdrinkfeck 227 mph that should be enough

@therickman1990 3 жыл бұрын

My entire suggestion feed on KZfaq is made up out of T50 video's now...

@walangchahangyelingden8252 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone I watched.

@vadwvea7153 3 жыл бұрын

The fact he made it manual makes me respect him even more than I already did

@louisebrillo06 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine Hammond, Clarkson and May inside the T50. That would be EPIC!

@walangchahangyelingden8252 3 жыл бұрын

That'd make the best demonstration of the practicality of the car. 👍

@ituber09 3 жыл бұрын

We need to make this happen!

@liviubita4238 3 жыл бұрын

Jezza wouldn't fit, he is too, well, plump! 🤣

@walangchahangyelingden8252 3 жыл бұрын

@@liviubita4238 Bro who is Jezza?

@louisebrillo06 3 жыл бұрын

@@walangchahangyelingden8252 Jeremy Clarkson

@OJBowie 3 жыл бұрын

Don’t give it to Hammond for Gods sake!!!

@alexdiezg 3 жыл бұрын

And a part of me hopes that Rowan Atkinson hasn't ordered one!

@alexdiezg 3 жыл бұрын

@@OJBowie I would believe so. I mean, he crashed his McLaren F1 twice. TWICE!!

@walangchahangyelingden8252 3 жыл бұрын

@@OJBowie I think he crashed 2, And Elon Musk also his.

@violentlyh 3 жыл бұрын

GIVE IT TO THE JEZZA

@CarToneHK 3 жыл бұрын

Brian Lingden It was the same one Rowan Atkinson crashed, it was rebuilt twice

@TK4491TK 3 жыл бұрын

I could watch and listen to this amazing genius of a man for hours on end. The world needs more people like Gordon Murray, super intelligent and absolutely brilliant to listen to his knowledge

@joaoaoj100 3 жыл бұрын

"does anything come out the back?" "no" "ooh... 😔" This would be me 😂😂

@JaySilva88 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it does: air traveling almost supersonic! "Marketing"

@TerribleUsernameAmirite 3 жыл бұрын

Jaime Almeida adding the word "subsonic" in front of anything makes it sound more advanced

@dsmx85 3 жыл бұрын

I want flames for those inevitable Audi drivers who talegate.

@BlatentlyFakeName 3 жыл бұрын

It would be easy to fit a smoke launcher

@TerribleUsernameAmirite 3 жыл бұрын

Mister Nobody stunt plane style.

@CanIbeFrank 3 жыл бұрын

There should a much longer version of this. Gordon Murray is incredible

@alexdiezg 3 жыл бұрын

I remember Koenigsegg talking about this topic a while ago. It's great to hear the answer from Gordon Murray himself too!

@ShouvikMukherjee0-_-0 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love a "Gordon Murray ASMR Engineering" session where he explains F1 and the evolution of T.50

@finellershaw295 3 жыл бұрын

theres a "beyond the grid" podcast with him from F1, its just him taking about nerdy engineering stuff for an hour and its brilliant

@walangchahangyelingden8252 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ndx2qNZ1y5mUlKc.html Here you go this is it.

@ShouvikMukherjee0-_-0 3 жыл бұрын

@@finellershaw295 I now know what I'll listen to before sleeping today.

@BobMonkeypimp 3 жыл бұрын

ASMR - Assorted Sounds Mesmerise R(e)tards.

@walangchahangyelingden8252 3 жыл бұрын

@@BobMonkeypimp Yep

@johnhyoutube 3 жыл бұрын

Great interview Mike, very relaxed and more like a conversation. Your best yet mate!

@teflonpete 3 жыл бұрын

I could listen Gordon speak about cars for hours.

@sweslac 3 жыл бұрын

Well done interview. You really made us feel as if we were a part it. Thank you.

@davidhunternyc1 3 жыл бұрын

Mike, I like how you interview people. You're modest and humble. It's refreshing.

@vitormartins5742 3 жыл бұрын

I'm passionate about people who are passionate about things. That's why, to me, it's such a pleasure to listen to Gordon Murray speak, even though I'm not that into cars.

@nao__channel 3 жыл бұрын

this car looks like if a zonda and a mclaren f1 had a baby

@mattevans4377 3 жыл бұрын

I can't unsee that, lol. I'd still prefer a Zonda though....

@drazenbudis7881 3 жыл бұрын

Matt Evans why?

@mattevans4377 3 жыл бұрын

@@drazenbudis7881 Because it's that little bit....mad. It's fun to let your hair down sometimes.

@samuelele 3 жыл бұрын

Matt Evans this car revs to 12‘100 how much do you want to let your hair down

@mattevans4377 3 жыл бұрын

@@samuelele I mean in the sense you should be a little bit scared to drive the car.

@DeadtomGCthe2nd 3 жыл бұрын

oh, I love that explanation. That's the kind of stuff they did on the SR 71 to manage inlet boundary air conditions.

@fingmoron 3 жыл бұрын

The sr71 is one of the prettiest things man has ever created.

@Audiojack_ 3 жыл бұрын

Gordon Murray is fantastic, very few people in the industry are both as passionate and as knowledgeable about stuff like this.

@davidviner4932 3 жыл бұрын

I was glued to the screen watching this, brilliant

@TopherX4 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Awesome extra bonus video. I could listen to him speak for hours

@DA-pn4rz 3 жыл бұрын

Gordon Murray's amazingly down to earth

@apophisstr6719 3 жыл бұрын

I believe the whole lap time and number craze in modern era started from the R35 GTR and Veyron.

@csn583 3 жыл бұрын

Gordon's said himself that he somewhat regrets starting the top speed race with the F1, which led to one-trick-ponies like the Veyron. I wonder what he thinks of the Bolide! At least they got it down from 2000kg to 1250kg, but 300mph! 🤤

@Noctilux2 3 жыл бұрын

lovely conversation, and it's informative and entertaining!

@D0MiiN8R-K4NJ 3 жыл бұрын

Now we just need James, Jeremy or Hammond to review it

@rileyknox 3 жыл бұрын

Ibrahim Kanj I feel like James would be the best at truely appreciating the technology of this car, and how they “haven’t built it to be the fastest car in the world, but to offer a unique driving experience.”

@therickman1990 3 жыл бұрын

Hammond? Are you crazy!?

@walangchahangyelingden8252 3 жыл бұрын

@@rileyknox James May is cool.

@walangchahangyelingden8252 3 жыл бұрын

@@therickman1990 Mr.Bean crashed 2 F1s, Elon Musk crashed his.

@louisebrillo06 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine those 3 inside the T50, that would be epic!

@JohnVander70 3 жыл бұрын

Mad and cool. Thank you for making this!

@nocashirl 3 жыл бұрын

Man this is so much better than ever other youtuber's convo wit him.

@daveisom 3 жыл бұрын

Automotive brilliance here, both in the design and in the interview itself. Thanks so much.

@dodgy1779 3 жыл бұрын

This is by far the nerdiest thing I've ever watched, and it was absolutely amazing. Gordon Murray deserves the Madlad of the year award.

@andrewleach1661 3 жыл бұрын

Wow how down to earth does Gordon seen considering what he has achieved is life and the camaraderie between u both really seemed like you hit it off.....great video to watch thank you

@flyindrummer07 3 жыл бұрын

This was amazing. Just a candid chat with a automotive genius/ legend.

@runnerbaba 3 жыл бұрын

This is some of the best videos 2020!

@c3vzn 3 жыл бұрын

I could tell Gordon's respect for Mike grow throughout this video. Really made him open up and spare no detail.

@JJs_playground 3 жыл бұрын

I've watched about 5 videos on this car (4 or 5 hours). And I can repeat what Gordon Murray has to say, regarding: the boundary layer, the braham car being a blunt instrument, the peto-tube, about Nikki Lauda looking at the gauge entering every corner. But I love it. One new thing I did learn in this video, is about the Rev counter having a stepper motor.

@benistingray6097 3 жыл бұрын

You just have to love Gordon Murray!

@TheWolfXCIX 3 жыл бұрын

Love these types of videos

@millenniumzeek 3 жыл бұрын

Truly excellent review. Much appreciated

@RobTebbs 3 жыл бұрын

Much respect for Gordon, so honest and down to earth, hope younger generation are inspired on possibilities

@_monti142 3 жыл бұрын

funny how almost every interview is almost the same

@user-py6jx2uy3d 3 жыл бұрын

And yet we have watched them all haha

@walangchahangyelingden8252 3 жыл бұрын

But I mean it makes sense why though right?

@walangchahangyelingden8252 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-py6jx2uy3d Yeah I sure did.

@shashankshukla2012 3 жыл бұрын

Such a shame though

@michaelsteffensen6844 3 жыл бұрын

I think Harry's Garage is the only one to bring up the fancy windscreen wipers though.

@neerajchelat894 3 жыл бұрын

To be honest this is the first time I have listened to a technical conversation for more than 10 mins without getting bored at all. Gordon Murray is an engineer in the purest form as far as I feel. The only thing he wants is to make the machine give the best form of experience to its user.

@MRShanno21 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty awesome. To take nothing away from Gordon Murray, listening to him and understanding what’s involved in the development of this car with all of the contacts GM has in F1 and beyond makes me respect CV Koenigsegg even more. ✊

@johngoodridge7815 3 жыл бұрын

41 car collection? All lightweights. That would be a feature worth seeing @Mike DriveTribe.

@joshlewis5065 3 жыл бұрын

This old man is my hero.

@AdzSONLINE 3 жыл бұрын

This one feels even more casual and conversational

@monoplug 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible look into what values are put in the car. Lovely to see what feels like a relaxed chat with a genius. At 17:06 he talks about a specific design element, but the video is just panning another area.. I would have liked to see what Gordon is talking about.

@XNinjaBladesXx 3 жыл бұрын

Great interview

@stephenlayland2889 3 жыл бұрын

I learned about boundary layer control in the late 70s as a crew chief on the A-10, not the first plane to use it. I have been waiting for an automotive application for more than forty years.

@gracefullygraceful9776 3 жыл бұрын

Really surprised how the press failed to ask the impact of safety at 235mph when the fan fails. This was the primary reason why it was withdrawn after only one f1 race in the 70's.

@onemealmonster 3 жыл бұрын

He seems so so so down to earth!!

@radost0514 3 жыл бұрын

A man and his vision! what enjoyment to wach!

@festol1 3 жыл бұрын

Great talk!

@MrLundefaret 3 жыл бұрын

Gordon Murray has officially called out Enzo Ferrari: "Some American garagista will put some parts together and go faster." As of course Enzo Ferrari said about the British. Cool.

@joeyzwier 3 жыл бұрын

How can you call someone out when he's death?

@regulus6936 3 жыл бұрын

I think he was talking about the likes of "Hennessey, SSC & Co." When Ferrari spoke those words, he was referring to the F1 world of that era, with British teams not using British engines and stuff like that (in general with the scarce presence of real constructors in the Circus). Do not forget that he was the one to compliment the jaguar E-Type as the most beautiful car ever made, and in almost any review about the car, you can still read/listen to that quotation.

@srinitaaigaura 3 жыл бұрын

@@regulus6936 He called out SSC and Henessey properly. Especially in light of SSC's scandalous record attempt.

@JackScarlett1 3 жыл бұрын

This is peak Mike Fernie. Glorious to watch

@peterjones9525 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to hear it and see it moving

@wldwst22 3 жыл бұрын

Do have anymore conversation with Mr. Murray?! That was just fantastic.

@mikekomor8565 3 жыл бұрын

Best of the T50 vids!

@L555HEP 3 жыл бұрын

I could listen to Murray all day.

@vootronic 3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what we want to see. Thankyou

@Retirement_Life 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible engineering

@sanjusanu9417 3 жыл бұрын

Man, you can listen to him all day!

@MrLahrbrat 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing car.Can hardly wait to see it on the track.

@johnpaulcarter7 3 жыл бұрын

“If there’s too much inertia, and we’re going to wind the spindle off, ha ha ha” - what a moment. I can’t get enough of these videos. I flick through Netflix and Prime in search of entertainment each evening, but soon abandon the attempt, preferring GM discussing his designs.

@benistingray6097 3 жыл бұрын

So its a different way of using the fan, very interesting!

@mythrusthelema 3 жыл бұрын

My car geek inner self is doing a Happy Dance right now. THANKS 👍☺️😍

@Dimza-ti9sn 2 жыл бұрын

Compared to all the other interviews that came out, you can see this one is more interesting and Murray is more engaged too

@300ZCorradoVR6Z 3 жыл бұрын

First in the other video he talked about how fast and responsive the engine is and then uses a mechanical rev counter, which reminds me about the Lexus LFA’s claim that they had to use a digital rev counter because of how fast the engine could rev up to redline and a mechanical rev counter wouldn’t be able to keep up... I guess we’ll have to wait and find out in the future!

@liviubita4238 3 жыл бұрын

I would love for FIA to make the T.50 the new safety car, maybe then Hamilton would stop yapping about it going too slow. 😆

@MuitoDaora 3 жыл бұрын

That's an expensive Safety Car

@srinitaaigaura 3 жыл бұрын

@@MuitoDaora Portimao was a reference point where I realized it's 11 seconds slower than a P1 at full tilt. Even driving to save the tires, it's still 6 seconds slower. So yeah, a Senna GTR should be the safety car.

@Jack-bf6hv 3 жыл бұрын

Hmm testing at mill brook, I’ve been around there in a rascal van and left the ground, would be interesting to see a video of this going around 😮

@hotdognobun 3 жыл бұрын

Dials/knobs, manual gearbox and an analog cluster! He truly is building something special only a few would understand and appreciate. I guaranteed he even dismissed a rev matching feature lol

@ToolsnTrack 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. We are about to embark on a kit build on our channel, and it wont be half as complex as this. Still, food for thought.

@NickVolcom 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You

@charliemcmillan4230 3 жыл бұрын

As an aspiring mechanical engineer, Murray is fascinating. The borderline insanity that has gone into making this car as perfect as it can be is so interesting.

@TotallyNotASpy1 3 жыл бұрын

I just love how in certain angles you can really see the McLaren F1's influence on this car's design, particularly the front end and the sides

@ArthurZakaryan23 3 жыл бұрын

Gordon seems like such a perfect English gentleman (not to be cliche), I can listen to him waxing on about the finer points of the car for hours and not get tired. The fact that they spent months perfecting the haptics and feel of the manual switches to be just right, that kind of attention to detail is what I salivate over and these are things that should be given attention to on a car at this pricepoint and exclusivity. I applaud the whole GMA team for pulling this off and I can't wait to see it being tested for the first time, not to mention hearing that V12 being pushed to its 12K redline.

@blackknighl 3 жыл бұрын

Looks interesting. I'll be curious to see if the production version lives up to the hype.

@dsmx85 3 жыл бұрын

It will never live up to the hype, nothing ever does. But since his aim is clearly to make a better F1 with modern technology he will at the very least achieve this aim for the car.

@t.3465 3 жыл бұрын

This probably will

@kumaonidaaju 3 жыл бұрын

THIS IS THE BEST DRIVETRIBE VIDEO TILL DATE. That's it, that's THE comment.

@davidmanning1474 3 жыл бұрын

He doesn't need to be the fastest anymore. Just the man having the best time.

@amoghavarshamurthy 3 жыл бұрын

That engine is beautiful!

@user-xf6fj4vr1l 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@dorientjewoller113 3 жыл бұрын

Gordon Murray can talk a whole day about 1 car, and he wouldn't bore you to death. What a gentle, down to earth genius.

@chrismetcalfe7358 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad the Rev counter needle was mentioned. I’m sure I heard the Lexus LFA had to have a digital needle because a mechanical one wouldn’t have kept up. How the mechanical needle will keep up in this car , I’m not sure.