Long term tests

Time for the Alpina B10 and evo to part company, sadly

Newcomer to the fleet, Mazda's RX-8, is a true drivers' car. Pity about the fuel consumption...

A few tweaks and our Impreza's faster than a 288 GTO now

Menacing looks and awesome performance make the Aston Martin DBS stand out. Just read the handbook before filling up...

It took us almost ten years to get an Alpina onto the Fast Fleet. Now we have two...

As we say farewell to our Merc, Ian Eveleigh looks back on the last 9,500 miles of ownership

Our Mitsubishi Evo was never meant to be practical. Even so, try finding and topping-up the washer bottle!

Not much to report. Our Jaguar XF is still purring contentedly

The Evo X is hilariously fast, but hard to live with and hard to love

The roof stayed up as the temperature dropped, but the Mercedes still captivated the driver

Our Jaguar XF SV8 is easy to live with and continues to impress

A puncture in 7,000 miles was the only blot in the Alpina's book

Our Impreza's taken everything in its stride, and can be fuel-efficient, too, if you drive sensibly

This month our Mercedes has been camera and support vehicle to a spectacular track stunt at the Bedford Autodrome

As fuel prices drop, the LPG savings are harder to spot on our Alpina 10

Our Smart Fortwo Brabus wasn't without issues, but it did endear itself to the temporary owner

Lousy weather has prevented too much exploration into the Jaguar XF SV8's handling capabilities

Low-ish tech but utterly dependable and a true workhorse. We already miss our Nissan Navara

Is the Subaru Impreza STI 330S worth £4,400 over the stock STI? Good question

A trip abroad revealed a weakness with LPG-converted vehicles...

A non-retracting roof caused some embarrassment and necessitated a trip back to Mercedes

Our Smart comes face to face with a yak, and survives, but struggles to be seen on motorways

Hearts were broken as the M3 was summoned back to the fold by BMW

Our spell with the Megane's sadly over. The combination of attributes is unique, and compelling

Fresh tyres were needed for the Volvo C30. Shop around first if yours are due...

The newcomer to our Fleet, Jaguar's XF SV8, has been drawing admiring looks...

Our C30 made light work of a 280-mile trek for new staffer Stephen Dobie

Finally we get round to sorting the Navara's car park bump

A performance exhaust system improves the V8 soundtrack and offers a shade more oomph

We've converted our Alpina to run on LPG...

Our diesel Megane's an inspired combination of components. No, really...

There was no danger of the Mercedes embarrassing itself on track…

BMW's M3, is the most wonderfully rewarding car to re-learn the art of driving in...

This is goodbye to AJ57 WKN, our Volvo C30 T5. It's not perfect, but credit to Volvo for having a stab at being different

Our C30 continues to effortlessly clock up the miles, although a service is now on the cards

A short holiday to the Lake District proved the capability of the SLK350, but sun was in short supply...