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10/06/2008 04:12. When there is only a single example of a car in the entire country, there’s something vaguely intimidating about driving it. You really don’t want to be the first to break it—especially in front of scores of other journalists and auto industry-types at the International Motor Press Association (IMPA) Spring Brake event.

We had an opportunity to drive the lone Nissan Cube in the United States last week at the IMPA green-car gathering for media at Bear Mountain State Park, New York, and I’m pleased to report that neither my colleagues nor I broke it. And while the one we drove may be the only Cube here right now, I suspect it may have lots of company once North American sales begin in early 2009.

Shipped over from Japan where it’s been a hit with buyers... // Consumer reports