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If you are a regular reader of Automobile Magazine, you know that we start each year by selecting our "of the Year" award winners. More than any other award, our Design of the Year causes confusion and provokes controversy. By choosing the Nissan Cube as our 2010 Design of the Year, this time around was no exception. The Cube is certainly no beauty queen - our own design editor Robert Cumberford called it "funny-looking" - but it has an undeniable presence and loads of charisma, and that character continues inside. The cabin is more roomy than its 156.7-inch overall length implies and the simple yet stylized interior is at once peaceful and functional.inline_mediumwraptextright31973226/reviews/12_month_car_reviews/1001_2010_nissan_cube_sl_introduction1001_02_z+2010_nissan_cube_sL+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

Finally, Ford gives us the European Focus we're been coveting for years. The 2012 Ford Focus is actually a global car that will be about 80% identical in every market. Even the front fascia is the same around the world.inline_mediumwraptextright31980456/features/news/1001_2012_ford_focus2012-ford-focus-passenger-side.jpgTrue

Finally, Ford gives us the European Focus we're been coveting for years. The 2011 Ford Focus is actually a global car that will be about 80% identical in every market. Even the front fascia is the same around the world.inline_mediumwraptextright31968567/features/news/1001_2011_ford_focus2011-ford-focus-hatchback-grille.jpgTrue