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12/10/2008 15:12. The size of the Nissan Micra 160SR belies its Herculean capabilities. The two-door automobile is priced at $1.7 million from Fidelity Motors. - Contributed

Nissan is developing a cult following. Its design shops have a rep for crafting the most quirky autos around. Look at the Cube. The Tiida is a bit off the beaten path as well.

But they back up their eccentricities with good, solid engineering and user-friendliness. Somehow, though, with all their desire to satisfy the market, fun to drive is included in the mix (by design or by chance, we'll never know). How do you engineer a hatch that is full of customer appeal, yet ISN'T boring to drive?

Let's get the specs out of the way. The car I drove had the 1.6-litre, 108 hp/108 ft lb HDR16-DE inline four (Fidelity Motors only offers... // Jamaica Gleaner