Super car for a super star

What do you tend to buy men for their birthdays? A little gadget, socks, that new game they wanted – probably something along those lines.

For some of us, guys aren’t that easy to buy for. Often, the gift you know they’d most want to receive would set you back two pay cheques, because it’s a piece of expensive tech or a bungee jump in Australia.

Well, for some women, buying such things isn’t a problem. Beyonce has bought Jay-Z the fastest road-legal car in the world for his birthday – and it only set her back £1.3 million.

The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport goes from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds and at its fastest will travel at speeds of 255mph.

Jay-Z already owns an impressive fleet of super-cars, and is likely to be very pleased with this addition to his collection. Thanks, Beyonce, for showing all our gifts up! The men are never going to settle for a Simpsons tie now after Jay-Z gets a sleek, speedy vehicle like the Grand Sport.

Can’t help but wonder what the annual premium on that car is though and an automobile which goes from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds wouldn’t be much use in London, where speeds crawl along at 10 to 20mph most days. Yes, that’s the excuse we’ll give them – it was impractical for London, so I got you this torch key-ring instead. Enjoy!