It’s difficult to see how Jeremy Clarkson fits car reviewing into what is clearly a manic schedule. On top of running a farm, farm shop and restaurant (on and off… mostly off), while filming it all for TV and writing about it for The Sunday Times Magazine, he has still had time this year to create another special episode of The Grand Tour and write his regular columns for the main sections of two national newspapers.

But on top of that Clarkson is still producing car reviews for The Sunday Times Magazine – 19 throughout 2022, in fact. It would have been more but, by his own admission, he’s been so flat out that he failed to notice at least two test cars that were delivered to him this year.

A look back at all 19 shows that, unlike in previous years, Clarkson hasn’t deemed any of the cars he’s reviewed to be real stinkers; the lowest score awarded between January and December is three stars. He only wrote about one electric vehicle all year, and you’d think that came in for a beating, but surprisingly it received four stars and was one of his favourites.

There’s just one car he decided was worthy of a full five stars, despite having driven Porsches, Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis, McLarens and Mercedes (no, it wasn’t one of them). Read on to find out what is was.

Jeremy Clarkson’s least favourite cars of 2022

Mercedes-AMG E 63 S estate

• Published January 9, 2022
• Rating ***

A V8-powered luxury Mercedes AMG estate?…