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Weekend Wheels May 18: Targa Hawkes Bay Targa Hawkes Bay is an endurance, three-day rally event staged on closed tarmac roads, starting in Rotorua, travelling across to Cambridge before heading down to Taupo and Taihape and across into Hawkes Bay for its final day.

You’ll see a diverse range of cars from vintage to exotic (Lamborghini, Ferrari, Porsche, etc) to high spec competition race cars.

You will get the opportunity to watch New Zealand’s leading tarmac rally drivers and cars in action. Maps are available at Targa.nz.

May 19: Performance and Automotive Swap Meet, Meremere

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Gates open at 7am.

Buyers entry $5 and sellers $15 (includes vehicle and driver). Trade display enquiries to Trevor (021 762 144) or Gary (0274 056 060).

No household bric-a-brac, no dogs. Food and coffee on site and preferred parking available. Organised by Pukekohe Hot Rod Club Inc.

April 4: New Zealand Military vehicle Club, Tauranga The Bay of Plenty branch of NZMVC meets monthly on the first Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm upstairs at the Tauranga Citizens Club, 170 Thirteenth Ave, Tauranga and welcomes new members and visitors.

You do not have to own an MV to be a member, as often there can be more vehicles than drivers, or you can simply come along for the ride. Those wishing to obtain an MV either in roadworthy or unrestored condition will get plenty of assistance from existing members who have a wealth of experience and expertise.

We particularly welcome the younger generation as they are the future of the Club, and within our ranks we have a very active “Young Guns” section who get together for annual expeditions usually over the Christmas break, but also throughout the year.

Do you have a motoring related event coming up?

Send the details to daniel@thesun.co.nz and we will list it, for free, in the Weekend Wheels.

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A date with the future

I’m full of nervous excitement before my date with the new Peugeot 508 GT.

closed without getting out of the driver’s seat.

Peugeot’s i-cockpit is designed to be your personal assistant. It will sync with your android or i-phone, adding its big 10” screen to your device. It will even charge This French fastback is soooo good lookyour mobile device wirelessly. ing. My best shirt has come out for the The even bigger, 12” heads-up display is occasion but it might as well be a shopping fully digital with the key data like speed bag. All eyes are on the 508 and her stuneasy to read amongst all the other informaning red paint and black leather seats. tion available.

Slanted LED daytime running lights at By pushing the right buttons we are set the front are winking wickedly from their to launch. vertical mouldings.

This car has a lot of features and while you This is a lean machine that’s ready for don’t have to get your head around them all action. Shades of American muscle car straight away, it would be a shame to ignore are evident in the aggressive, low-slung them altogether. design but there is no mistaking the After all, if you own a futuristic rocket ship, European styling. you want to learn how to fly it, right?

This car is designed for the discerning To set the scene for what is to follow it professional. is worth mentioning that this foxy French It has stunning good looks plus a fuel effiassassin has her spies: 12 ultrasound sensors, cient, 1.6 litre turbo engine that produces a a radar enmeshed in the bumper, 180whopping 225 horsepower to match. degree cameras front and rear and another Inside, the show continues with a sleek, camera up high for good measure. And then black console, bucket seats and racing steering wheel. There is an option for red leather there’s the night vision.

After a few minutes getting to know each seats and trim which looks particularly good other, the 508 and I link arms and sidle off. on a black car. In this case, the black looks Having already met the 508’s cousin, the great on the red machine.

308 hatchback, some things were pretty The GT has just two other optional extras similar. The touchscreen is activated by – the panoramic glass sunroof and a thing pressing three fingers to it, which means you called night vision, but I’ll fill you in on don’t have to look away too long. that later. All the other features come as They also share the same engine – which standard and there’s a lot of them. is a good thing. The latest-generation This car is definitely not all about the PureTech turbo petrol engine produces good looks. It is smart, seriously smart.

225hp while also retaining the ability to You don’t really sit in this car, it is more deliver fantastic fuel economy. like becoming part of it – a single entity You can select from a variety of drive assisted by the bucket seats that remember modes which adjust the suspension for comyour preferences. They are heated and fort or for sports mode. There are paddle contain eight massage points. Both front gear shifts on the steering column for those seats are electric. who want more of the driving experience This is a liftback so there’s good storage but the EAT8, eight-speed automatic gearoptions and the back can be opened and box offers quick and seamless gear shifts.

To fully test the handling, we turn left on the other side of the Wairoa River and head for the hills along Crawford and Poripori Rd. It really is a pleasure to drive on the tight, twisting turns.

The set-up is very stable and the acceleration up the steep l o tr e p 5 roads is excellent. ureTech 22 c P ti eed automa sp Engine: Back down on State Highth ig e , 8 EAT : n o si way 29, we turn for home is sm m Tran 00rp 25hp @ 55 2 and try some of the other Power: 500rpm features this car is keen to 00Nm at 2 3 T) show off.

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driving to a new level with cruise control that not only keeps you at the desired speed but will automatically slow down and matches the speed of vehicles in front. It will keep the desired following distance.

At the same time, lane assist keeps the driver in the chosen lane. Combined with the adaptive cruise control, the car is almost driving itself.

Don’t be complacent though. Take your hands off the wheel and the 508 is quick to put you in your place with a stern warning. The driver, of course, must keep their hands on the wheel at all times, no matter how much of the driving is being done by the car.

At night, or on a gloomy or foggy day, the 508 has a trick that will brighten anyone’s day. An infrared camera works with the big LED screen in the cockpit to highlight any hard-to-see threats lurking ahead in the shadows or the fog, like pedestrians, hidden vehicles or animals.

The 508 GT comes standard with a whole bunch of other safety features, collectively known as the Safety Plus pack. That includes Advanced Automatic Emergency Braking System with Distance Alert, Active Lane Keeping Assist and Speed Limit Recognition and Recommendation.

Then there is Active Blind Spot Detection, Advanced Driver Attention Alert, and Smartbeam Assistance (automatic high-low beam adjustment).

The 508 GT has parking assist which is a lot of fun to play with and real handy if you have a tricky parking spot to navigate. It will literally park itself in either a parallel parking situation or into a parking bay.

This whole feast of technology, comfort and performance comes with a sound system that is literally music to your ears – the focal hi-fi system delivers the sound specifically to your location, via 10 speakers.

Then there is voice recognition, GPS navigation and all those high-end features you wouldn’t necessarily get in a vehicle in this price range.

The 508 feels like a car that is out of your league but the total cost of ownership is something that has been factored into the equation. The retail price, running costs, durability and even the residual price – the price you can expect to get when you sell it – have all been considered.

As we cruise back into the Tauranga Peugeot car yard on Cameron Rd, I’m more than a little bit envious of whoever ends up with this car. But it was fun while it lasted.

To get acquainted with the 508 GT head down to Tauranga Peugeot.

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Peugeot has come out top in a UK vehicle dependability study.

The New Zealand Military Vehicles Club on a recent excursion in the central North Island.

NZMVC BOP Branch Area Rep Pete Yates says they are particularly keen for young people to join.

“We are keen to get some fresh blood, they are the future of the club.”

“Within our ranks we have a very active ‘Young Guns’ section who get together for annual expeditions,” says Pete.

NZMVC strive to preserve the country’s war history by restoring and demonstrating military vehicles dating back to World War Two. “These vehicles are the horses that transported our troops in war, and the need to preserve that history for future generations is paramount,” says Pete.

NZMVC has 250 members across New Zealand, and about 20

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Attention, your military vehicle club needs you

The Bay of Plenty branch of the New Zealand Military Vehicle Club (NZMVC) is calling for new members to help keep New Zealand’s war history alive.

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members in the Bay of Plenty.

Everyone is encouraged to join NZMVC, as members are not required to have their own military vehicles.

“You do not have to own a military vehicle to be a member as often there can be more vehicles than drivers. Or, you can simply come along for the ride,” says Pete.

Within NZMVC there is a variety of military vehicles, including several WW2 jeeps and ex NZ Army Land Rovers.

Pete also owns a 1981 ex NZ Army Chevrolet gun tractor.

NZMVC participates in local outings throughout the year, alongside other events such as air shows and ANZAC Day Parades.

The BOP branch is also planning a Far North Convoy in February 2020.

NZMVC BOP Branch meets on the first Tuesday of each month, upstairs at the Tauranga Citizens Club. New members and visitors are welcome.

The Citizens Club can be found at 170 Thirteenth Ave, Tauranga.

The race by manufacturers to cram new vehicles with the latest technologies is turning into a headache for owners.

Audio, communication, entertainment, and navigation (ACEN) systems accounted for about half of the 10 most problematic issues that owners cite in their new vehicle, according to the J.D. Power 2019 UK Vehicle Dependability Study released this week.

The study measures the number of problems experienced per 100 vehicles (PP100), with a lower score indicating better performance.

The study measures 177 problem symptoms in eight categories: vehicle exterior; driving experience; features, controls and displays, ACEN, seats, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, vehicle interior; and engine and transmission.

The ACEN category averages 16.6 problems per 100 vehicles overall, a slight improvement from 2018. Issues with built-in bluetooth, built-in voice recognition, navigation systems and poor radio reception mean ACEN remains one of the most problematic categories.

Peugeot ranks highest with a score of 77 PP100, Skoda (88 PP100) ranks second and Hyundai (90 PP100) ranks third.

All problem categories, except seats, improved compared with 2018. Even though ACEN problems have decreased from 2018, this category is still mostly driven by issues with navigation systems.

Engine problems have the greatest negative effect on quality and reliability scores across the industry, as well as among premium brands.

Problems with electric and hybrid vehicles are higher in total—and in the areas of ACEN, seats and engine—than with vehicles with internal combustion engines.

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