Stunned Emran Khan jumped into his sister's 14-year-old Nissan Micra to follow his stolen graduation present - a Porsche 928.

But he soon admitted the A-reg Micra was no match for the sports car, which accelerates from 0-60mph in only six seconds.

His pride and joy, given to him by his parents after he passed his law degree, was taken from the garage at his home in Como Drive, Girlington, at 5am yesterday.

The thieves woke everyone up when they started the five-litre engine - including its sleeping owner.

But by the time he got into the Micra, his bright red pride and joy with a top speed of 160mph, was already at the end of the road.

Mr Khan said: "I knew roughly which direction they had gone and I saw the back of the car as I was turning the key.

"They were gone very fast - they must have really put their foot down. I drove out of the end of our road and they had gone.

"I am just amazed they had the guts to break into the house, take the keys, move my sister's car away from the garage door and then force their way in."

He said he usually used the car two or three times a week and normally disconnected the battery when it was in the garage.

But he said: "This time I forgot to disconnect the battery.

"I'm absolutely gutted - I can't believe they have done it.

"My parents bought it for me about two years ago, so it has a lot of sentimental value as well."

He is hoping someone may have spotted the eight-year-old car, registration number RJI 4710.

A spokesman for JCT 600 Porsche said Mr Khan's car would have cost £62,000 new and would now be worth about £18,000. "You can't get them now- they stopped making them in 1995," he said.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said theft of high-value cars was not a major problem in the county.

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