James May

Birthday: 16 January 1963, Bristol, England, UK

Birth Name: James Daniel May

Height: 183 cm

James May was born in the 18th century in the British city of Bristol. He studied music at university, although secretly he was thinking about old motorcycles. In his career to date he has been sacked from Autocar, let go from Driven, and relieved of his duties at CAR magazine. He previously presented Top Gear and is now one of the presenters on Th... Show more »

I've had this thing nearly a week and nothing has fallen off and everything still works. I mean, who...Show more »

I've had this thing nearly a week and nothing has fallen off and everything still works. I mean, who the hell do the Italians think they are, anyway? The Germans? Show less «

The reason, I think, that Porsche is the best car is, you know when you drive some cars, you get a s...Show more »

The reason, I think, that Porsche is the best car is, you know when you drive some cars, you get a sense that the car is smiling, when you're driving. Show less «

France is a country you have to drive through to get to Italy. That's all it's there for.

I am officially Captain Slow on the program. I can drive quite quickly around the track - I've done ...Show more »

I am officially Captain Slow on the program. I can drive quite quickly around the track - I've done it a bit - but I think fast track driving is a little like playing the bagpipes. A gentleman can, but doesn't. Show less «

I like luxury. It's the new performance.

When I was a boy and other boys were lying awake wondering how girls worked, I was lying awake think...Show more »

When I was a boy and other boys were lying awake wondering how girls worked, I was lying awake thinking about the Triumph TR6. What's wrong with that? Show less «

We are British. We are the inventors of everything. It's time to brace ourselves, hasten unto the sh...Show more »

We are British. We are the inventors of everything. It's time to brace ourselves, hasten unto the shed and liberate ourselves from the abyss made dark by the lights of perverted German science! Show less «

If you've got the brochure for the Hyundai Accent on your coffee table, can I implore you, please, n...Show more »

If you've got the brochure for the Hyundai Accent on your coffee table, can I implore you, please, not to do it. Buy a Fiesta, buy a second-hand Golf, go on holiday. Don't do it! Show less «

So now we have the world's lairiest car on the start of the world's most gruelling endurance race. A...Show more »

So now we have the world's lairiest car on the start of the world's most gruelling endurance race. At the wheel is the world's most plastered driver... Show less «

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