Motoring numbers

800,000: Total amount of Mazda MX-5s sold since production of the Japanese two-seater began 17 years ago. The MGB roadster managed 387,000 sales over a period of 18 years.

1195: What you'll need to pay, in pounds, to hire a Ferrari 430 Spider for a day from London company Bespokes.

30k: The number of cans of car films which are held by the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, Hampshire, in its archive.

3.2: This is the size, in litres, of the largest four-cylinder engine in any car today. It's a diesel found in the Mitsubishi Shogun/Pajero.