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And that brings me back to the Gallardo. The standard car is not quite as rewarding to drive as an F430 - not quite as delicate or manageable when the going gets wayward. But it looks better, and it's louder, and you can have it painted lime green and fitted out with seats the colour of a baboon's bottom. And that means it's more fun. And that is the point of a supercar.

That's why I've just bought one. Yes, it has a grey roof, and grey paint and grey wheels, but I did specify the orange seats, and you should hear the noise it makes when the revs climb past 3,500. It makes you smile.

And when you smile, you forget about the boot which is barely big enough for the carpet that lines it, and the fact you were charged £600 for a cup holder, and that you've just sat in a traffic jam for an hour, inching forwards every few moments and that your left leg is as ruined as Borat's brother's anus.

And this is why I'm concerned about the Superleggera. With this car, Lambo has gone after the Ferrari Challenge Stradale. They've tried to make a car for the track-day market.

And that's wrong. Track-day people wear Nomex underpants, and think about engine noises when making love to their wives. They put their own company name on the side of their cars, and talk in the pits about camber and ratios, and you don't want them round for dinner. Track-day people actually swell when you say "shock absorber" to them.

Taking the Gallardo in this direction is wrong. If Lambo wanted to do a special edition, it should have built a version that works in space and has machine guns that flip out of the sills. I really like the idea of a Gallardo with Colonel Bogey air horns and a device that plays Ode To Joy every time you unlock the doors.

My car is as stupid as the Ford GT that preceded it, only I've done two journeys in it now and it did both without breaking down. Also, I can get out of it, and it's small. It's a properly brilliant car. As much fun as an evening out with the bastard love child of Jimmy Carr and Axl Rose.

The Superleggera is like that too of course. Only a bit more uncomfortable. And what's the point of that?