Ferrari 430 Scuderia

Even Santa might have trouble getting his hands on Ferrari's latest 430 Scuderia. The lighter, tighter track-honed 430 has a waiting list stretching to years rather than months, so unless Santa is able to pull strings with the Ferrari big cheeses then this one might be a tricky gift request to fulfil. However, we'd be prepared to wait a while, as the Scuderia is one of the most intense cars we've ever driven. Ferrari's road and F1 car boffins have both been involved in its development, turning the already amazing F430 into a quite incredible performance car. Michael Schumacher was involved in its development, his input in setting up the clever electronic controls and suspension key in making the Scuderia such an amazing machine.

Weighing in at 100kg lighter and now punching out 510bhp, the Scuderia is about 100 times more desirable than the standard car - putting it right at the top of our Christmas list.

Tuesday December 11