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It was a sunny morning at the Nissan plant in Rosslyn, Pretoria. Our guide, was methodical, detailed and chose his words carefully. Here was the crème d' la crème of the continent's motoring journalists and his words could make or break the brand. "Please don't photograph that just yet," he said, pointing at the Nissan NP200.

The first car may have been a hand-me-down lemon, a showroom showpiece with a price tag that can fix Zimbabwe's economy, or a hustler's display of success. Somehow, the first car is a cruel initiation into the realities of owning a car.

The 500km road from Mombasa to Nairobi is a perfect spot for testing a car. It offers a varied mix of surfaces, and especially now that part of it is being re-carpeted.

It's the tragedy of modern sport. Two is not a winner and three nobody remembers. All competitors want to be number one. So, until he started grabbing wins (two in a row, Australian and Malaysian GP), British driver Jenson Button was relatively out of the headlines.

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2002/2006 Model, 4 Door, Colour: White, Transmission: Automatic, Engine 1490 cc Petrol

C vs 3
Will the global credit crisis slow down Bavaria’s auspicious start? Only time will tell. This month we tell you how the 3-Series and C-Class match up against each other in this Boeing versus Airbus-like duel.