Originally Posted by Top Gear

With the most powerful car on test (Lamborghini Aventador) developing 700bhp and the least powerful (Morgan 3Wheeler) developing 120, it's fair to say that we have both ends of the performance spectrum covered. But - as you'll see over the coming pages - it could be argued that some manufacturers have lost sight of real performance. We're excited by power and admire the engineering required to harness it, but it's how a car engages your emotions, on track or on the road, that delivers the true meaning of performance. Truth is, supercar figures usually require super-strength technology, and, during Speed Week, we found ourselves endlessly drawn to cars with much more humble vital statistics but a more involving way of delivering them.

The figures become just that, statistics. And finding the true meaning of performance becomes less of a science and more of an art form. Thousands of miles, many sets of tyres, some shouting and a small fire later we had our winner.

Enjoy the issue.