And with a remarkable, environmentally-friendly engine system, Stuart Milne says Santa’s Sleigh is one of the greatest vehicles in the world.

When I was about eight years old, I got a Scalectrix for Christmas.

It was the Pole Position set, which had rollers on the start line, and if you poured some fluid into the track slots it would smoke and look like the cars were doing burnouts.

But the most impressive thing for me was how Santa managed to squeeze the huge box into his sleigh – especially with millions of other presents for children the world over.

With its compact dimensions and wooden runners it’s amazing how it can carry the cargo without the aid of a skyscraper-sized roof rack or an articulated truck’s trailer.

But every year it manages it.

Covering almost 65,000 miles in one night would prove tricky for the fastest of supercars – it would take the 252mph Bugatti Veyron ten days, not including a fuel stop every 12 minutes.

But with an in-line R8 engine – that’s two rows of reindeer behind one another, and a constant supply of semi skimmed – Santa’s Sleigh makes short work of the world’s toughest journey.

Shunning the current trend of bright white xenon headlamps and LED rear lights, the Sleigh illuminates its way through the snow-filled sky with Rudolf’s big, red nose.

Inside, the Sleigh is sparse, with just a wooden seat and a set of leather reins, and with most of the interior space given up for prezzies, there’s barely enough room for Santa’s elves.

With bodywork reminiscent of John Lennon’s famous hand-painted yellow Rolls Royce, the Sleigh is nothing if not striking – as if it doesn’t stand out as the only vehicle in the sky pulled by a breed of artic-dwelling deer enough.

Santa’s Sleigh comes up for sale just once in a generation, and is only available for those with a long white beard and a wardrobe full of red and white gowns.

The price? It’ll set you back a lifetime of bringing Scalectrix tracks to big kids like me.