We do love the BMW aero-engined Brutus in all its flame-spitting, gargling glory. In his new DVD special, Clarkson decided to pit the Beast from Baden against something a little bit more modern, the BMW 1M.

If you had access to a 46-liter airplane engine and a few ancient chassis, wouldn't you at least consider an unholy experiment or two? The doctors Frankenstein at Germany's Sinsheim Technical Museum did just that with Project Brutus.