This is one of the first videos that Chris Harris did for the Drive YouTube Channel. It’s one of my favorites of his because it’s more of a commentary on car design philosophy than a review. His experiment involves putting the new 2012 Mercedes Benz C63 AMG on space saver spare tires. The reasoning was to replicate the feel of a car with a lot more horsepower but you could say he just wanted it easier to oversteer. Harris calls the experiment a resounding experiment as he drifts the C63 around the entire track. The take away point is that cars with state of the art traction and stability control are fast on the Nurburgring but they’re not necessarily fun on the street. That simple sense of fun is responsible for the success of cars like the Mazda Miata, the Nissan S-Chassis cars and the new Toyota FT-86/Subaru BRZ.