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May's caravan denial
Imagine my amazement when I opened the newspaper and found a picture of me driving a Rolls Royce and towing a caravan....
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James on the Porsche 911 Aug 11, 2009
"I’m on my second old 911 – a 3.2 Carrera coupe from the Eighties. It cost £15,300 with 48,000 miles on the clock and in perfect condition. It’s the best thing I’ve bought"
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James on Ferrari Jul 15, 2009
“Every time I step into an F430 I want one, quite badly. It stays with me for several days afterwards, like a bad hangover”
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James and the Fireblade Jun 26, 2009
“So, what’s a Fireblade doing here, in my supercars column? The truth is that I cocked up the admin, but the official line is that it’s here to put things into perspective”
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Veyron V-Max
Watch now. James finds out whether the Bugatti Veyron can hit its top speed of 253mph
Watch now207 v Parkour
Watch now. James races two Parkour runners across Liverpool in a Peugeot 207
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James is a man of many and varied talents. He is the only person in the world who understands how ‘torques' work, once invented a new kind of pie, and has single-handedly kept the tweed industry afloat for the last two decades. He also has sensitive hair, an array of brightly coloured jumpers, and a deep and unswayable mistrust of the French. He likes his cars in two flavours: giant luxury land yachts favoured by larger-than-life cabaret singers and dictators, and tiny cheap superminis.
