The Saab's future and a 13-year-old Land Rover were the topics that grabbed visitors to andrewnoakes.com in 2009.

The Land Rover story posted on April 3 is the most popular story of the year. But a recent update on Spyker’s attempts to buy Saab from GM has generated more hits per day – and despite being posted only days ago is already the fifth most popular story of the year.

The reveal of Aston Martin's Cygnet is another story which appears in both top 5s – attracting readers partly because it was posted before similar stories from many of the big automotive news sites.

Thanks to everyone who has visited the site this year. More of the same follows in 2010, with more frequent updates planned.

Most hits in 2009: Top 5

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Aston Martin Cygnet city car

Spyker bids again for Saab

Most hits per day: Top 5

Spyker bids again for Saab

Aston Martin Cygnet city car

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Saab story: a wasted opportunity