We found: 2009 Volvo S80 V8, 60,000 miles – £12,000
How many left?: Around 100
Volkswagen Passat R36 (2008) – £10,000
We’ve already addressed the W8-engined Passat B5.5, but few people remember that despite its complete lack of success it had a successor – the R36 that was based on the Passat B6. Fitted with a 296bhp 3.6-litre VR6 engine the R36 could do 0-62mph in just 5.6 seconds – almost a second quicker than the W8. And the differences from a normal Passat wagon are subtle.
We found: 2008 Volkswagen Passat R36, 68,000 miles – £15,000
How many left?: Around 130
Brabus EV12 (2009)
We’ve generally avoided modified cars here because where do you draw the line? However, we have to make an exception for this; a humdrum-looking saloon that packed an 800bhp 6.2-litre twin-turbo V12 that’ll go all the way up to 230mph. That’s faster than any production Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, McLaren or Aston Martin, yet it’ll carry a family and their luggage in comfort – at insane speeds.
Infiniti Q50 hybrid (2013) – £18,000
It may have looked sharp, but ultimately the Infiniti Q50 was still pretty much invisible. However, those who opted for the hybrid edition had a true wolf in sheep’s clothing thanks to a 302bhp 3.5-litre V6 backed up by an electric motor to give a peak power output of 359bhp. That was enough to give 0-62mph in just 5.1 seconds, so it was a shame the Q50 was so inert to drive.
We found: 2018 Infiniti Q50 hybrid, 58,000 miles – £19,400
How many left?: Around 250
Tesla Model S P100D (2016) – £50,000
Thanks to Tesla’s forward-thinking design the Model S looks high-tech and desirable, but let’s face it, this doesn’t look like a car that can get from a standing start to 62mph in as little as 2.3 seconds, does it? That’s comfortably (or more accurately, uncomfortably) faster than a Ferrari 488 GTB or Lamborghini Huracan Performante.