Ferrari 360

"...no road car we have ever driven can match the sheer instant response of the 360's fly-by-wire electronic throttle. As soon as the pedal is touched, the car leaps forward and hurtles right up to the 8,500rpm red line with the high pitched scream of a race car...."

Excerpts from Top Gear Road Test (www.topgear.com)...

Audi R8

"...If you think the R8 looks special, wait until you fire the engine....."

"...It’s an enormously capable and user-friendly machine, with scarcely believable amounts of grip..."

Excerpts from Auto Express Road Test (/www.autoexpress.co.uk)...

Aston Martin DB9

"...sleek, sensual and so, so good. The DB9 is the first Aston Martin that doesn't leave you disappointed, even a little bit. If you don't want one, you're probably dead..."

Excerpts from Top Gear Road Test (www.topgear.com)...

Aston Martin Vantage

"...Baby Aston Martin that looks, sounds and goes like it should...."

"...A valve linked to the throttle and speedo checks if you're driving hard enough before letting all hell break loose through the Aston Martin V8 Vantage's exhaust pipes...."

Excerpts from Top Gear Road Test (www.topgear.com)...

Lotus Elise

"...A small, lightweight, simple car that was infused with a rare brilliance; it looked great, felt spot-on and handled like nothing else...."

Excerpts from Channel 4 (www.channel4.com)...

Subaru Impeza STi

"...If you love driving, the STi offers an experience to be savoured with Sensational performance and handling..."

Lamborghini Gallardo

"...sounds like a thermo-nuclear device being detonated, while the driving experience is just as explosive with 500bhp and four-wheel drive..."

"...fast, we can do. Fast we can do to the point of making hands go grey as blood fails to pump the required distance to the steering wheel during full-bore acceleration..."

"...The SE cracks through the first four gears with more verve, prompting in turn a more serious expression from the driver as the smoother engine mapping and slightly freer-flowing exhaust give the impression that this car is much more of a missile than the stock motor..."

Excerpts from Top Gear Road Test (www.topgear.com)...

Lamborghini Murcielago

"...Lamborghini's awesome Murciélago puts the fear of God into you. And we wouldn't have it any other way. A truly awe-inspiring supercar experience that does justice to the name, if you can say it properly..."

"...It shrugs off 0-62mph in just 3.8 seconds... it will explode onwards to a top speed of 199mph..."

"...a cacophany signals the arrival of 571bhp, delivered at a peak of 7,500rpm..."

Excerpts from Top Gear Road Test (www.topgear.com)...

Porsche 911

"...the sports car that shouldn't really exist in this day and age. But it does, and thank heaven for the expertise that has made the Porsche 911 one of the finest, fastest cars you'll ever drive..."

"...You don't fight a turbo, wrestle it or tame it. You simply point it at the place where you want to be and teleport there via the medium of one extended shout of "Aaaaaaarrrrrrggggghhh...". ..."

Excerpts from Top Gear Road Test (www.topgear.com)...

BMW M3

"...The BMW M3 is a legend among enthusiast drivers, renowned for blending near supercar performance with the practicality and civility of BMW's sharp-looking 3-Series coupe..."

"...Precise steering, all that grip and little body-roll make the M3 an easy car to drive very fast..."

"...it is M for Madness as you whip from 6000 to 8000 rpm in a blaze of energy that leaves you breathless..."

Excerpts from Channel 4 (www.channel4.com)...