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...shut the door and turn the key. The little green Kia is a bubble of sanity among the strangeness, weaving through the neon backstreets of its home city. This is the Picanto, our Bargain Car of the Year, a fluorescent metaphor for South Korea's journey from the havoc of wartime to economic enormity.

Words: Dan Read
Photos: Justin Leighton

This is an excerpt from an article published in the awards issue of Top Gear magazine, on sale now