Fantastic duo — the Spider eventually started up.

Which is fastest – the Ducati Desmosedici RR or the Ferrari 430 Scuderia? Car fans will argue a supercar can out-brake and out-corner a bike, but we’ll point out that a bike’s power-to-weight ratio is much better, so in a straight race the car will never even get close enough to the bike to use its ‘magic’ powers. To prove two wheels are better than four forever, were pitching arguably the best road bike in the world against one of the best road cars, in perfect conditions at the Almeria circuit in Spain. Watch the video to see the result. You can read the full report in this week’s MCN, on sale Wednesday November 11.

Mclaren SLR vs Ferrari 599

It may be hard to believe but, Jeremy Clarkson changes his opinion about the benefits of the new Porsche 911 over his favourite brand Ferrari in this clip from Top Gear. Don’t forget to click beneath the video to view in high quality, and visit www.topgear.com for all the latest news and car reviews.

test drive the brand new Ferrari F430