The five best supercars you can buy

£248,184, 650bhp, 604lb ft, 0-62mph in 3.0secs, VMax 225mph, n/a mpg, n/a g/km CO2

Built in a shed in Leicester around the engine from an old Volvo XC90. Doesn’t sound too promising, but the Noble is as scarily scintillating as nude mako-wrestling, yet friendly, too.

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£134,520, 610bhp, 413lb ft, 0-62mph in 3.2secs, VMax 205mph, 23mpg, 287g/km CO2

You used to be able to get an R8 with a V8. And a manual gearbox. Now you can’t, because the new one is a V10 and auto only. We’d care more if it wasn’t so mega.

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£143,250, 570bhp, 443lb ft, 0-62mph in 3.2secs, VMax 204mph, 26.4mpg, 249g/km CO2

Since when did ‘entry level’ translate to 570mph and a 200mph plus VMax? Mighty 675LT excepted, this is the McLaren to buy. A bargain at £143K.

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£183,984, 670bhp, 560lb ft, 0-62mph in 3.0secs, VMAX 205mph, 24.8mpg, 260g/km CO2

Controversial, this one. We doubted the 488 GTB could match the 458 Speciale for sheer, erm, specialness. It can't quite, but that wouldn't stop us from buying one.

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£259,500, 675bhp, 515lb ft, 0-62mph in 2.9secs, VMax 205mph, 24.1mpg, 275g/km CO2

A 650S made, in every conceivable way, a little bit better. And longer. The result is maybe the best McLaren since the inconic F1. Pity they're all sold out...

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