A £140,000 Lamborghini supercar bought by Jeremy Clarkson for a dare is listed for sale on Auto Trader.

The Top Gear presenter, 50, was persuaded to buy the flash Gallardo Spyder by co-star James May in 2007.

May told Clarkson he “can’t very well spend his entire professional life extolling the virtues of the supercar if he hasn’t got one”.

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So the petrol-head agreed to buy the metallic grey car and had it fitted with a TV, sat-nav and orange seats.

Clarkson described it as being as exciting to drive as “being on fire and then putting yourself out by jumping over Niagara Falls”.

The 193mph car is listed for sale at £89,995 with ­a specialist dealership in Bucks.