Ah yes, it’s that time again when we all remember the best and worst of the year that was 2011. For our first countdown, we crunched up the numbers on our 10 most popular spy-related stories of the year based on our page views.

Over the course of the year, we brought you close to 300 scoop stories (285 to be precise) but for one reason or the other, these ten articles captured your attention the most.

In the list that follows after the break, you’ll find a picture and a link to each story starting from number 10 and climbing to the most popular scoop of 2011. Enjoy!

# 10. 2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Spec C Sedan Scooped at the ‘Ring

# 9. All-New 2012 BMW 3-Series Sedan Spied Completely Undisguised

# 8. 2013 VW Golf GTI and Golf R Mk7 Test Mules Scooped in Germany

# 7. New Honda Fit Shuttle: Leaked Brochure Reveals Station Wagon-Like Model

# 6. 2012 Hyundai i30: VW Golf Rival Spied Inside and Out

# 5. All-New 2012 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Hatchback Revealed in Patent Images

# 4. New Toyota Prius C: Leaked Brochure Reveals Standalone Small Hybrid Hatch

# 3. 2012 VW New Beetle Caught Testing, will get 2.0T and Possible Hybrid*

# 2. 2012 Toyota Camry Revealed in Leaked Presentation Video

And our most read Scoop story of 2011 with a little over 110,000 views, or close to 10,000 more than the 2012MY Camry piece is – drum beat please…

#1. European Hyundai Veloster Coupe Shows its Face, will get 1.6-liter Turbo with 208HP

*Note: Even though the VW Beetle Scoop is from October 2010, it was one of our most read spy stories of 2011