Ariel Atom "After only a few minutes my normally florid complexion had begun to resemble Florida. And you know what? I didn’t care because this car — if you can call it that — is motoring nirvana."

Bugatti Veyron "From behind the wheel of a Veyron, France is the size of a small coconut. I cannot tell you how fast I crossed it the other day. Because you simply wouldn’t believe me."

Bentley Continental "This is not just a car that can reach 200mph. It is also, more importantly, a car that can stop from 200mph, handle the bumps at 200mph and steer at 200mph."

Overfinch Range Rover Sport "I once staged a drag race between an Overfinch Range Rover and a 2 litre Ford Focus. And even though the Overfinch was towing a Ford Focus on a trailer, it still managed to win."

Koenigsegg CCX "When you lift off, huge jets of flame shoot out of the exhaust as unburnt fuel is ignited by the heat of the pipes. I liked this feature a lot. It’d certainly scare away the tailgaters."

Citroen C4 "If you nod off while driving down the motorway, sensors under the front bumper will detect the moment when you stray into another lane and set off a vibrator in the seat to wake you up. My wife liked this feature so much she drove all the way to London last week on the hard shoulder."

Hummer H2 "I really did like it, a lot. Think of it as a caramel chocolate — a hard outer shell with a soft chewy centre. Think of it as a nightclub bouncer with a heart of gold."

Jaguar XKR "It’s also why I have fallen so very badly in love with the new Jaguar XKR. It sits on fat, low-profile tyres and has aluminium gills so you expect it to be as hard as a sideboard and as unforgiving as an enraged barbary ape."

Saab 9-3 "Speed, however, is only part of the Saab’s appeal. Style’s another and I have to say this is a good-looking car, in the same way that Benicio Del Toro is a good-looking man. It’s an especially nice place to sit."

Maybach and Rolls Royce Phantom "I spent four wonderful days being driven around in these monsters and can report that they are a realistic alternative to speed. Yes, you can get home faster in a Ferrari, but in the back of a Maybach or a Phantom you are doing what you’d be doing at home anyway. Sitting back, watching the news, with a glass of something chilled."

Lotus Exige S2 "The Lotus Exige makes an Elise feel like Bambi on that frozen lake, and any Italian supercar like a heffalump. It's as if you’re driving a housefly: the agility and sheer ability to get out of harm’s way beggar belief."

Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 "This is why I love the LP640. It’s flawed. It’s silly. It’s got a four-wheel-drive system that doesn’t really work, a sat nav screen that’s been put in place with hammers, and a steering wheel that’s coated in what appears to be a black version of Top Gear dog."

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder "Why, you may be wondering, am I so fond of a squeaky car with no phone, no iPod connection, too much body fat, tyres that last less than three minutes, and the real world performance of a BMW Z4? I’ll tell you why. Because it’s got orange seats"

Vauxhall Corsa VXR "Normally, hen you arrive at a T junction on an incline and you take your foot off the clutch in a normal car you roll backwards. Not in the VXR you don’t. It’s held in place until you prod the throttle and then it sets off. In a town like Chipping Norton or Malvern or Harrogate this alone makes the Corsa worth a look"

...and what is Jeremy's dream car? "Would I give up a kidney to have one? Yes. Without a doubt. And I’d throw in my left leg as well"

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