A MAN charged with recklessly driving a Lamborghini at more than 155km/h has been acquitted by a magistrate who admits he is a Top Gear ''tragic''.

Leone Antonino Magistro, 53, a Perth motor mechanic, was at the wheel of a client's yellow Lamborghini Gallardo in January when a policeman in a Ford Falcon saw the car take off.

Senior Constable Michael Brent had said he reached 160km/h as he tried to gauge Mr Magistro's speed, but the ''Lambo'' was too quick to catch.

Yesterday magistrate Michael Wheeler acquitted Mr Magistro, saying there was no way police in a Falcon could accurately determine the Lamborghini's speed. ''The police vehicle was so far behind … it was impossible to really estimate, or really guesstimate, how fast the [Lamborghini] was moving.

''With no disrespect to the Ford Falcon, could it cut the mustard with the Lamborghini being driven by the accused?'' the magistrate said. ''It couldn't even catch my car in all honesty.''