50 CONTENDERS 10 WINNERS

Let the games begin...

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WHAT IS THE BEST OF 2025?

The aim here is to select a definitive list of the TOP-TEN machines launched in the past year. We do this by gathering all the machines launched in the past twelve months - well, as many as we can get our hands on anyway - and test them to near destruction in order to choose the 'Best of the Year.'

The top-ten consists of five four wheelers, three two wheelers, and two performance awards for the fastest car and bike around the short loop of the BIC.

HOW DO WE CHOOSE THE BEST OF 2025?

We evaluate every machine on quality, comfort, ride, handling, refinement, design, drivetrain, practicality and value-for-money.

Plus, we rate a vehicle's X-Factor - that special something, je ne sais quoi if you will, that a car or bike brings to the table which just pulls at your heart strings that little bit more than the competition.

In addition, a Lap Time provides a uniform method to determine all the dynamic factors of a vehicle, such as power, high-speed stability, handling, braking, etc.

Our aim is to be as transparent, objective and scientific about this as possible.

WHO CHOOSES THE BEST OF 2025?

Our team of experienced road testers - with over 100 years of cumulative experience in testing cars and bikes - score every vehicle on different parameters before the final scores are averaged to ensure that no biases come into play. We also list these points in this feature as part of our objective to be brutally honest and totally transparent.

WHY DO WE CONDUCT THIS TEST AT THE BIC?