Cars coming soon

Not even Captain Credit Crunch and his spandex pants could stop the horsepower onslaught of 2009 - we saw the launch of the 306bhp BMW Z4, a 435bhp Porsche 911 GT3 and the glorious 510bhp Aston V12 Vantage.

And 2010 looks set to give your petrolhead-fibres a good old tongueing too, with a plethora of high-performance beasts just waiting to be set free. And a Chevrolet Spark.

So have a quick gander at TG's top motors heading your way this year.

One of Jezza's favourite ever cars in the world ever, the new Ferrari 458 is the Prancing Horse at its absolute best.

The Fezza boasts a glorious high-revving 4.5-litre V8 producing 570bhp, trick electronic whizzery to make your head spin, and a beautifully balanced chassis to make sure you don't. Epic.

Lusted after by corporate types with ‘low hanging fruit’ who enjoy nothing more than a spot of ‘back-end integration’, this is actually an exceptionally good car.

The last Five was the best saloon in its segment, and BMW has polished out the controversial flame surfacing and made everything bigger and better for 2010. And then there's the rumoured 550bhp+ twin turbo M5 coming soon...

We're still in shock that the RC-Z has made it into production with these concept-car looks - think less supermodel but more High Street Honey.

And the high street is definitely where this honey will spend most of its time. While not quite as dynamically polished as the Audi TT or VW Scirocco, it offers a decent drive wrapped up in a beautiful package.

Like finding out Penelope Cruz is actually a bloody good cook and isn't averse to inviting her friends around for some fun, the Aston Martin Rapide is the supercar which is practical and capable of lugging around more than one other person.

The four-door four-seat Aston rides beautifully, can seat four and is powered by a 6-litre V12. Oh, and it has looks responsible for sending blood away from your brain

Partial to a spot of bank-robbery? You'll need one of these. In black. With enormous 20-inch wheels

The Big Cat is back and London's underworld can breathe a big sigh of relief, because its favoured method of transport is a corker. With a superbly composed ride and a brilliant range of engines, the stunning XJ marks a proper return to form. Respec'

Any sentence containing the words ‘Lamborghini', ‘Gallardo' and ‘new' is likely to make you spontaneously burst out into harmonious song

So here's why you should be putting SuBo to shame this year: this is the new Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera. It's got a 570bhp V10. It's very fast. It's very green.

Blot out images of Schuey in that video with his cheesy grin and suddenly this becomes one of the most exciting supercars coming your way. And look! The doors! They like, open upwards!

The SLS gets the V8 out of the bonkers C63 AMG producing 571bhp and promises to be the supercar Merc should have made instead of the confusing SLR. Can't. Wait.

It's got a 6.75-litre V8 engine producing 505bhp. It's got torque levels capable of welding your monacle and top hat to your tonsils (752lb/ft). It'll masterly cruise through continents like an, erm, continent-cruising masterpiece.

Clearly, we're missing one big thing here. In the great words of Rolf Harris, can you tell what it is yet? No? Ok. Just look at it.

A proper red-blooded screamer with a price tag big enough to give you blood pressure, the 4.8-litre V10 powered LF-A is Lexus' first proper supercar. And it costs £336 grand.

It'll hit 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds (£336k), reach a top speed of 202mph (£336-bleedin-k), and will lap any racing circuit in the world faster than a scorched weasel. But it costs £336,000.

"How To Remove A Securely Fastened Hair Piece...

Plip alarm fob. Enter beautifully constructed cabin. Insert key. Fire up 518bhp 5.2-litre V10 engine. Press button to fold down hood. Engage first gear. Lovingly tend to wig one last time. Rag the nuts off it."