Vote for your greatest British car: The modern era

Ariel Atom: Tiny firm producing one of the few road cars that can rival a motorbike for performance and exposure to the elements

Morgan 4/4: Although the today's 4/4 can trace its roots back to 1955, the original, incredibly, launched in 1936

Noble M12: Track-ready road car was a serious TVR rival in the 2000s and eventually evolved into the M400

Ascari KZ1: Dutch owner, Italian name, Banbury built. Just 50 are in existence.

Rolls-Royce Phantom: Few cars have ever been as opulent and refined. Saw off Maybach and exists in a rarefied part of the market

Bristol Fighter: Bonkers hypercar designed by a former Brabham engineer. In its T form capable of a "more than adequate" 225mph

Marcos TSO: Swansong for the tiny British company sadly reputed to be its best model. Prodrive chassis and 400bhp helps

Renaultsport Mégane 225: Excellent French hot hatch developed by UK-based Ricardo. Not many people know that

TVR Sagaris: Like the Marcos TSO, the Sagaris was TVR's final car and possibly its best. Certainly its most outrageously styled

Caparo T1: Driving the single seater T1 was tough, but few road cars are this uncompromising. Or this fast

Honda Jazz: The Swindon built Jazz might lack excitement, but owners love its reliability and practicality

Jaguar XF: The first Jaguar that could genuinely compete with the class best. Hot XFR is our favourite current supersaloon

Aston Martin One-77: Big-budget, super rare hypercar. Few will see one in the metal. Even fewer will drive one. A masterpiece

BAC Mono: Beautifully engineered single seat road car, inspired by an F-22 Raptor fighter jet. And Bjork.

Jaguar XJ: XJ reinvented for the 21st century with huge success, but it's even better to drive than it is to look at

Lotus Evora: On a (relatively) tiny budget, Lotus has built one of the best-balanced and comfortable sports cars available

Nissan Juke: Quirky B-segment crossover that's designed and built in the UK. It remains one of Nissan's UK top sellers

Noble M600: £300,000, 225mph hypercar built in Leicestershire and powered by a Yamaha-designed Volvo engine

Vauxhall Astra: Few have not owned, driven or ridden in one. The Merseysider has one of the most enduring nameplates in the UK

Bentley Continental GT: Second, and much improved incarnation of Bentley's biggest seller. The first to employ mass production

Caterham Supersport: Fast and affordable, the Supersport is one of Caterham's most appealing packages

Honda Civic: Hugely practical and reliable family bus with radical styling and a range of impressively efficient engines

McLaren 12C: One of the most advanced, comfortable and efficient supercars of all time. Capable of competing with the very best

Morgan 3 Wheeler: Crazy reimagining of the 3 wheeler from the 1910s and available with RAF roundels, and bullet-hole decals

Aston Martin Vanquish: Achingly beautiful and dynamically beguiling grand tourer. Worth every penny of its £190k asking price

Bowler EXR: As fast on road as it is off-road. Looks like a Range Rover Sport – it uses its V8 engine, but very little else

Morgan Plus 8: Modern car, retro looks. Stunning take on one of Morgan's most famous models. Expensive though

Aston Martin V12 Vantage S: Runner-up in our handling day last year is astonishingly good to drive. And apocalyptically fast

Caterham 160: Slowest Caterham is one of the best. Excellent balance of low grip and low power from a Suzuki triple

Ford Transit: Built in Turkey but designed in Essex and uses Dagenham-designed engines. Now ready to take on the world

Radical RXC: Looks like a Le Mans refugee and goes like one too. Has numberplates, but its no commuter car

McLaren P1: Proof that hybrid tech can be cool. And very effective for a performance car. Technological tour de force

Mini hatchback: Resurrecting a Brit model under German ownership was always going to be tough. Handling and quality impresses

Nissan Qashqai: A true UK success story. Designed, engineered and built entirely in the UK

Yamaha Motiv: Will be underpinned by Gordon Murray's iStream production process and could become a hugely important car