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There is a car out there that I have not driven yet — the GT-R or the Nissan GT-R, to be precise. It is not a normal car — it was conceptualised, designed and developed with the rather humble ambition of rocking the foundation bolts of super-expensive exotica from around the world. Like its predecessors, the GT-R manages to simply annihilate unsuspecting Ferraris and Porsches off red lights and is a showcase of how much technology can be shrink-wrapped inside the bodyshell of a car. Needless to add, the GT-R is a pretty sharp image-building tool for the Japanese giant that is slowly working its way into profitability and numbers. Ah, numbers. That is where a spanking new car plant in India with an installed capacity of 400,000 cars a year comes into play. And the first car to roll out of this facility is the Nissan Micra. It is a garden bug compared to the all-conquering GT-R, but is cleverly engineered to harvest space and provide a decent ride on Indian roads. And guess what, they let me play with one for a whole day!
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