We all know that small cars are good for us. But so is cod liver oil. And jogging.

There are many rules for the elderly in the Highway Code. I have one too, and here it is: get a bloody move on.

Speed focuses the mind. It cuts through the fog of drab everyday living and keeps us on our toes. Speed works. Speed saves lives. Speed is good. And we should have more of it, not less.

I started to realise that being impolite saves an awful lot of time and costs you nothing.

The Americans lecture the world on democracy and then won’t let me turn the traction control off!

Now we get quite a lot of complaints that we don't feature enough affordable cars on the show so we'll kick off tonight with the cheapest Ferrari of them all!

This car is more fun than the entire French air force crashing into a firework factory.