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Princess Diaries

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Price: R2 500 000 Engine: 3,5-litre, supercharged V6 Transmission: 6-speed manual Power: 298 kW @6 000 r/min Torque: 420 N.m @3 500 r/min 0–100 km/h: 4,3 seconds Top speed: 290 km/h Fuel consumption: 11,0 L/100 km CO2 emissions: 258 g/100 km

+ Sophisticated styling; vastly more usable cabin than before; collectibility − SA pricing

was still courting my wife when I collected her for a date in a bright-red Lotus Elise. With the engine still feverishly warm from my exuberant,

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