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What does an affordable microcar, Australia’s best motor race of the year, and driving through Chongqing, China, have in common? They’re remarkable.

For more than a few years, I was starting to think that microcars were dead and dusted as a viable transportation category.

Diesels had swept Europe, Asia was either in the process of building (China) or had its own microcars, thankyouverymuch (Japan). And North Americans were hungry for King Ranch-flavoured driveway dressing…

Now? Small vehicles are finally coming back.