Richard Hammond

“Now, personally, I like a car with some sort of character.”

“The easiest and simplest thing that any one can do to make their car safer, more gas efficient, whatever - check the tire pressure.”

“My first car was a 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback in red, like the one in 'The Blues Brothers.' I painted a Union Jack on the roof. I was absolutely in love with it until I destroyed it, which broke my heart!”

“It's not just the kid who's spent every penny from his job to upgrade his car to tell the world he cares about sports cars, it's also the person driving around in a fuel-conscious hybrid electric car, because it's more a message to the world than an effective means of saving fuel, to be quite honest.”

“I've been in a car three or four times when it filled with water and it's not a comfortable feeling.”

“I think a basic level of fitness can help the body cope with all manner of incidents.”