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Weekend Wheels September 24: Tauranga Street Machines & Customs 39th anniversary car show Held in conjunction with Greerton Cherry Blossom Festival, car-lovers can park their beauties on Chadwick Rd. The event is free for car entries and show-goers.

Chadwick Rd will close from 9am and entry is from Greerton Rd. The show from 10am-2pm is open to hot rods plus American and Australian classics. The car show’s Famous Mystery Auction is set for 1pm, followed by prizegiving.

Details: www.greertonvillage.org.nz or Tim 07 552 6666.

September 25: The Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride – Tauranga One day each year, thousands of Distinguished Gentleman and genteel lady folk in cities worldwide – including Tauranga – press their cravats, starch their tweed and sit astride their classic-styled motorcycles to raise funds for prostate cancer research and mental health awareness.

About 150 riders are expected at the Tauranga event on September 25, which starts in Papamoa about 10am. To join the Tauranga ride, see: www.gentlemansride.com/rides/new+zealand/tauranga October 15: The NZXC Cross-country Series at Matata In its second year, the popular NZXC dirt bike series is coming to the Bay for its fourth round. Only the best five out of six rounds in series are counted, with contestants discarding their one worst score.

Round four, a Grand National Cross Country Series event, is Burt’s Farm, Matata.

Details: www.bikesportnz.com October 16: Oceanside automotive-only swap meet Hosted by Oceanside Street Rods Inc outside their Cherokee Place clubroom at Mount Maunganui from 7am. The swap meet will have display of club members’ pre-1949 hotrods – and swappers and buyers of strictly automotive-only parts are welcome. Swappers entry is $10 and buyers entry is $5. Under 12s enter for free.

For more information, call Grant on 022 535 2422.

October 22: Baypark Family Speedway season opening night Get revved up and get along to Baypark Family Speedway – the new speedway season kicks off with a bang with Round 1 of the six-round Sprint Car Champion of Champions series. See the North Island’s best Sprint Car drivers battle it out with the start of an exciting new season offering bigger fields of cars in most classes.

Also racing is super saloons, saloons, stock cars, six-shooter wingless sprint cars and mini stocks. Details: www.bayparkspeedway.co.nz If you have a vehicle or motorsport listing, please email details to merle@thesun.co.nz at least two weeks prior to the event.

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Forty-something…

... really? dynamic of the Honda Civic with its sporty coupe-like design and turbo offering. For a medium sedan it offers large car space, road noise and ride quality.

“It is proving to be popular with not only for Civic drivers but also for drivers of larger cars, including the Accord Euro,” says Barry.

Forty-four years later and totally And while one of the four new Civic model re-engineered, the 10th generation Civic variants is still powered by Honda’s tried looks set to shake things up once again. and true 1.8-litre naturally aspirated fourIt’s a been a while since we test drove a new cylinder engine – the Civic S – it was the Honda but when Bay of Plenty Honda’s new 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder we general manager Barry Knight gave us the were keen to drive. opportunity to check out the all new Honda And it’s available in three variants including Civic we were there in the blink of an eye. the Civic Turbo, the Civic RS – which is the “The new Civic has certainly changed the model we were lucky enough to test drive – and the range-topping Civic NT. The all new Civic Turbo engine provides the perfect balance of dynamic power delivery and fuel economy – and with 127kW of power and 220Nm of torque d r s standa a s across the range, it gives you e r u t a e ed f t h g li h plenty of power whenever you ig H need it while achieving an : ) (Civic RS e with in exceptional fuel economy of g n e o Turb C VTEC tion Technology. just 6L/100km.

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When it first launched in 1972 the Honda Civic was a global phenomenon, setting the standard the world over for what a compact car should be.

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her that sporty look she likes when cruising around on her own.

“This is actually pretty cool, I don’t know what I was expecting but this is a lot sportier than I thought it would be. Sporty but practical,” says Jo. “It is so hard to find a new car that ticks all the boxes when you are a working mum but don’t want to look like one, but this is perfect.”

Jo is right – there is a great balance of sportiness and practicality to the Civic RS. Starting on the inside with a small steering wheel and low seating position. And with the dashboard angled towards the driver and the centre console placed high enough to feel properly ensconced inside, you actually feel like you are about to take to the race track – in comfort though, of course.

The 7-inch touchscreen offers highresolution graphics and the climate controls in particular utilise matte-silver that feel decidedly European. And a really cool feature Jo discovered was the ability connect her iPhone – or my Android – device and ‘mirror’ the smartphone’s navigation app onto the centre screen, which works amazingly well. The new Civic’s boot is huge too; another feature Jo was quick to check out, with a 517-litre capacity even eclipsing many much larger models.

Control that ever so subtly intervenes during enthusiastic driving.

The most amazing asset for what is still a small-yet-spacious sedan is its ride quality.

Even on semi-low profile tyres the way this Honda soaks up sizeable road irregularities and skims over small ones is, to put it simply, downright impressive. With six airbags – including dual front, front-side, and fulllength curtain protection – plus ABS, ESC, front and rear parking sensors, rear-view camera and LaneWatch blind-spot camera this is a safe little number too.

Power, ride, handling and safety

We reckon Honda is on the money with their new Civic. The subtle blend of sportiness and sheer spaciousness is arguably better than anything else in this segment. We actually went in with mid-range expectations and despite toting a mid-range price, this car delivered top of the range features and performance that may silence even the toughest critics.

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In terms of performance, the Civic RS is quick and seamless, with massive energy and thrust under full-throttle. The steering of this new Honda is among the best in this segment, it’s immediate, direct and responsive. Through corners the Civic feels light on its feet and agile, and it’s backed by a superbly calibrated Electronic Stability

Some big accolades The new Civic already has a healthylooking trophy cabinet, knocking out the competition in the following categories: • 2016 North American Car of the Year.

• 2016 Car of the Year – Autoguide.com • 2016 Canadian Car of the Year – Automobile Journalists Association of Canada.

• 2016 Editor’s Choice Compact – caranddriver.com • 2016 Best of the Best – The Canadian Automotive Jury.

• 2016 Most Popular Compact Car – edmunds.com • 2016 Best Overall Buy – Kelley Blue Book.

The verdict

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