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Jeremy Clarkson's greatest hits

Jeremy Clarkson's greatest hits

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What makes one car a great drive and another car a rotten one? Jeremy Clarkson knows, as holder of awards for motoring writer of the year. Here Britain's most acerbic critic shakes out his greatest hits

What a jaw dropper!

When you push a car past 180mph, the world starts to get awfully fizzy. When you go past 200mph it actually blurs. The Bugatti Veyron is mind-blowingly, stunningly brilliant. It deserves 12 stars. Simply as good and as fast as it gets

The supercar hits hyperspace

Porsche Carrera GT

Porsche Carrera GT

To make a car better than this would take completely different technology. Because when you’re limited to what we have now, this is as good as it gets

Ascari A10

Ascari A10

The result is epic. You put your foot on the accelerator and then you become somewhere else. This is hypercar fast

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder

I won’t beat about the bush on this one. The Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder is my new favourite supercar

Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

McLaren engineers have perfected the supercar for everyday driving

Beauties with brute power

Audi R8

Audi R8

The R8 is one of the truly great cars and the only hesitation I have in giving it five stars is that, ideally, I’d like to give it six

Ariel Atom 2

Ariel Atom 2

A blast of fresh-air motoring at its frenzied best. In terms of sheer thrills, the Atom is easily a match for the Porsche Carrera GT

BMW M5

BMW M5

The consummate wolf in sheep’s clothing. Beneath the layers of utter electronic nonsense, there’s one truly amazing car

Mercedes-Benz CLS 55 AMG

This car is a gem; fast, handsome, well priced, comfortable and blessed with a handling balance that’s pretty close to perfect

Noble M12 GTO-3R

The fastest thing to come out of Leicestershire. The Noble M12 GTO-3R doesn’t accelerate when you press the pedal. It explodes

Transport fit for kings

Ferrari 275

Ferrari 275 GTS (1964)

Here, wrapped up in 14ft of steel and glass and wire, we find everything that made me fall in love with cars in the first place

Aston Martin DB9 Coupe

Aston Martin DB9 coupe

If you want a fast car, buy a Ferrari. If you want a Volkswagen, buy a Bentley Continental GT. If you want a perfect car, you simply have to have a DB9

Bentley Arnage R

Bentley Arnage R

With the exception of the vastly more expensive Rolls-Royce, no other car makes you feel so damn good

Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead coupe

The Phantom is an exquisite car and I would have one tomorrow if it weren’t so bloody expensive. That and the fact my wife has said she would divorce me. And then kill me with a knife

VW Phaeton 6.0 W12 4Motion LWB

This Volkswagen Phaeton is, in essence, a Bentley Continental GT minus the turbocharging

A lot of fun for the money

BMW 135i M Sport Coupe

BMW 135i M Sport coupe

The fact of the matter is this. The 135 coupé is the best car BMW makes. I have no hesitation at all, then, in giving this car the rare accolade of five stars

Alfa Romeo Brera V6 Coupe

Alfa Romeo Brera V6 coupe

A true, guilt-free pleasure, even with 4x4. If you have bought this car you have bought it for one reason only: because it’s beautiful

Mazda MX-5 1.8i

Mazda MX-5 1.8i

Everything about the new MX-5 is perfectly judged. It is a slightly more practical, slightly better-looking version of something you loved anyway

Mazda RX-8

Great value; ideal for the follically challenged

Volkswagen Golf R32

I’ll cut straight to the chase: the R32 is a fabulous car, but it doesn’t shout about it. This car is a hole in one

Call me daft but I love them

Citroen C4 VTS Coupe

Citroen C4 VTS coupe

The Citroen C4 may be the same size as a Ford Focus or Vauxhall Astra but it can do far, far more. C’est magnifique!

Fiat Bravo 1.4 TJET 150 Sport

Fiat Bravo 1.4 TJet 150 Sport

It is not quite as good as a Golf. Except for a couple of things. The way it feels and the way it looks

Mazda CX-7

Since I believe you should live life and not spend half of it in church, preparing for death, I’d take the Mazda, warts and all, every time

Mazda6 MPS

This really is a magnificent driver’s car. It handles well, with nicely weighted steering and some excellent brakes

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