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From the Engine of the Year to the plumpest, most oven-ready Turkey of the Year, here’s the very best – and the very worst – of the last 12 months

Howling Ferrari California given the once over by Chris Harris

Lambo's supercar tested in the UK by Chris Harris

Chris Harris tests the wailing Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Balboni

Roger Green tackles Bedford's West Circuit with the 190bhp Abarth 500 Assetto Corse

How well does the mightily impressive Noble M600 lap Bedford's damp West circuit?

Chris Harris gets up close with Renaultsport's stunning performance all-rounder, the Megane 250 Cup

Hatch of the moment, Ford's RS Focus, takes on Renaultsport's Megane 250 Cup

The Alfa Romeo Mito has a trick new engine and revised steering and suspension. All this and the return of the Cloverleaf badge too. Exciting times fo…

When rallying addict Henry Catchpole was offered the chance to try Prodrive’s 2009 Group N Impreza, we couldn’t see him for dust

From sketch pad to finished showroom product. How the designers and techies at Mercedes created the SLS AMG

BMW's 193ps response to the Japanese superbikes hits the test track

The front-wheel drive Alfasud evolved into something decent during its 11-year production run, although for many it will be cruelly remembered for its…

Half-car, half-bike, the £50,000 Peraves MonoTracer is the answer to a question you didn’t ask. But we thought it might just be on to something – unti…

What to look out for when buying a secondhand Audi RS4

The launch of an all-new Z4 this year means now’s a good time to take a fresh look at the Z4 M Coupe, a proper M-car with real future classic potentia…

When Roger Green had the chance to share a race in a Gallardo with a Le Mans-winning legend, he couldn't think of a better car to drive to the circuit…

Matthew Wilson shaking down the new Ford Fiesta S2000 rally car in the Lake District

The first stage of our mini Veyron’s engine upgrade is complete, with unexpectedly good results, while stripping out unnecessary weight has had an int…

The turbocharged Mulsanne transformed Bentley's fortunes and gave the company a new identity

We lap the Bedford Autodrome in the Gordon Murray-designed Rocket

We assemble a dozen of the best circuit cars from 2009 to discover which one will become our trackday car of the year

Stick a supercharger on the back of the Atom's Vetec engine and you have all the ingredients for a full-on trackday experience

The original Reventon sold out despite a stratospheric price tag. Now Lamborghini is repeating the trick with the stunning Reventon Roadster

Roger Green laps Bedford on the Radical SR8LM and sets a new circuit record

This rear-wheel-drive version of the Gallardo is the first true trackday Lamborghini

TVR's Sagaris was the last of the TVR line and as a consequence better built and sorted than predecessors

It may be small but don't discount the little Clio, because Renaults have always performed well in these tests

This is the 300bhp version of KTM's X-Bow. Can the chassis cope with the power and torque?

This is the road-going version of Lotus's GT4 racer and it comes with a sequential gearbox and 266 bhp

Four doors and a decent-sized boot isn't normally a good trackday combination, but when it's pushing out 400bhp, it's got to be a serious contender

Caterham are the stalwarts of the trackday scene. Will the latest R300 be up to the mark?

A predictably competent all-round package, the Porsche Boxster is a safe secondhand choice for the motoring enthusiast

Everything about the Bugatti 16C Galibier is outsize, including its projected price tag. We were there when the wraps came off

Over half a century after the original ‘Gullwing’, Mercedes has created another: the new 563bhp SLS AMG supercar

If you want to record trackday data, Video Racelogic Vbox is ideal