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Friday 20 March 2020

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Weekend Wheels April 5: Oilers Hot Rod Club, 9am-11am

On the first Sunday of every month, The Oilers Hot Rod Club invites everyone down to The Lakes Tauranga for breakfast and to display their cars.

The club has about 15 members but anyone can bring their pride and joy along. They usually get about 50-70 car owners adding their rumble to the event.

Pretty much anything goes, from hot rods to muscle cars, classics, vintage and whatever else gets your motor running.

Come on down and bring your cars, have breakfast at the Majestic Tea Bar and mix ‘n mingle with like-minded people.

April 7: New Zealand Military Vehicle Club, Tauranga

Richard Scott 027 499 9668 Darren Smith 021 346 700 Peter Findlay 021 355 580

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 13th Ave, Tauranga and welcomes new members and visitors.

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. Those wishing to obtain a military vehicle, 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.

Whangamata Beach Hop postponed until November 25-29 For over 45 years we’ve been making it easier for New Zealanders to get the things they need. We offer personal and business lending including pre-approval so you know exactly how much you have to work with.

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From the organisers: After careful consideration of the COVID-19 situation and discussions with the DHB and Ministry of Health we have decided to postpone Repco Beach Hop 20 until November.

We hope that the virus pandemic will be more controlled over the next eight months so we can celebrate our 20th year of this wonderful event.

More details for entrants about how this will work will follow in due course, so please don’t throw away your entry packs in the meantime.

We plan to roll everything over to these new dates, including the prize vehicles, Ford Kiwi Rock’n’Roll Legends concert etc.

List your event: 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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Reaching new heights Boy it’s nice to be sitting in a sporty hatch back.

It’s the first time for a while after a tour around some of the SUV’s and compact cars on offer.

The humble hatchback seems to have taken a bit of a back seat these days but, for many, it is still the best option that offers the best of both worlds.

So I was looking forward to my encounter with one of the most recognisable and enduring brands in this class – the Honda Civic and the RS Sport model in particular.

Most of the improvements in this model revolve around the introduction of Honda’s Sensing suite of safety features, but we’ll get into that once we hit the road.

There is also the matter of the very peppy 1.5 litre V-Tech turbo engine.

But first impressions are important and the revamped RS Sport model does include a couple of exterior changes in the form of a sporty twin-exit exhaust, 18” mags and some extra trim.

It is already a great looking car with sharp lines, narrow grille and low shape so I wouldn’t be messing with that design in any major way either.

The inside of the RS features black leather seats with red stitching and a wide, stylish, uncomplicated dash with a generous touchscreen in the centre.

There is plenty of storage around the cabin, including a cavernous central console.

The Civic has always been a car for everybody and that includes the back seats where there is loads of legroom.

The luggage space is big for a car in this class, so that’s a big tick as well.

Entertainment-wise you have Apple Car Play and Android Auto, and this is a simple two-minute job to set up. There is a premium sound system to add to the mix as well as a climate control system that allows you to adjust driver and passenger sides separately.

Once you have synced your phone, your calls also come through the system and can be controlled through the buttons on the steering wheel.

There are a few nice new touches like keyless, push button start and a button operated “hand” brake. Might have to rename this the finger brake I think, although you don’t even need that to release it. Simply touch the accelerator and you’re off.

So, as we mosey out onto the bottom end of Elizabeth St and head for the motorway it’s time to talk about some of the other interesting stuff.

And it doesn’t take long because when you use the indicator a side view of the car comes up on the LED screen.

Cameras strategically mounted in the side mirrors point back down the side of the car, giving you a clear view of any cyclists trying to squeeze through or vehicles in the left or right lane blind spots.

This is a handy feature in the mad scramble of Tauranga’s

peak traffic times.

As mentioned, Honda’s best safety technology is the big addition to the RS Sport model.

The list of safety features is impressive and is sure to be a deciding factor for many people looking for the perfect hatch back.

It includes a collision mitigation braking system, lane keep assist system, forward collision warning, road departure mitigation, lane departure warning and adaptive cruise control which even works at low speed.

This combination of warnings and active systems to save the day when the driver loses concentration, or simply can’t react fast enough, is a massive addition to modern motoring but not always available in new vehicles and not all manufacturers achieve the same high level of performance.

One thing that I always struggle with, and I’m sure other motorists do too, is the desire for performance, speed and power but not at the expense of the environment.

Fortunately the two are not mutually exclusive if you pick the right vehicle. Basically, the more efficient a vehicle is, the more bang you get for emissions.

In the case of the RS Sport you have a 1.5-litre VTEC turbo engine that is a lot of fun on the windy roads up through the Kaimai Range but uses as little as 6.1 litres per 100km. Emissions, at just 142g/km are very low, so no guilt there.

It is quick off the mark, powerful up the hills (220Nm of torque) and there is the option of seven-speed paddle shifters or the very capable Earthdreams CVT transmission.

All in all, this is a great vehicle for anything Bay of Plenty roads can throw at you and a massive evolution for the Honda Civic.

To drive one yourself, head down to Bay of Plenty Honda at 158 Elizabeth St.

SPEC’S Model: Engine: Transmission: Price:

Honda Civic RS Sport 1.5 litre VTEC turbo Earthdreams CVT with paddle shifters $41,990 + ORC

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Its a new year and we’ve made it easy to get into a new Honda with a great new finance offer.

Zero Deposit and a very low 1.9% finance rate is now available across the new car range, including the Civic Type R. Search ‘Honda Zero’ for more details.

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*Maximum Retail Price (MRP) is available for a limited time or while stocks last. The Kia 5 year warranty programme runs for 5 years or up to 100,000km

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•2.0 Petrol IVT Features Featuresinclude: include: • •16” 2.0 alloys PetrolFeatures IVT include: 2.0Petrol Petrol IVT Braking ••2.0 IVT • Emergency •Autonomous 16” alloys • 2.0 Petrol IVT •16” 16” alloys car and pedestrian • alloys •with Autonomous Emergencydetection Braking • 16” alloys •Lane Keep Assist System •Autonomous Autonomous Emergency Braking with • car and pedestrian detection Braking Emergency •Autonomous Emergency Braking • Attention Alert •Driver Lane Keep Assist System with car and pedestrian detection with car and pedestrian detection with car- and pedestrian • mode select Normal, Eco, detection •Drive Driver Attention Alert • Lane Keep Assist System •Lane Keep Assist System •Lane Keep Assist System •Sport Drive•• mode select - Normal, Eco, Driver Attention Alert Driver Attention Alert • Driver Attention Alert •Cruise Control Sport•• Drivemode modeselect select-- Normal, Normal, Eco, Eco, Drive • Drive mode select - Normal, Eco, • 8” colour LCD touchscreen audio •Cruise Control Sport Sport Sport • parking •Rear 8” colour LCDsensors touchscreen audio • Cruise Control •Cruise Control • Cruise Control • camera with dynamic •Rearview Rear parking sensors 8”• colour LCD touchscreen audio ••8” colour LCD touchscreen audio 8” colour LCD touchscreen audio •guidelines Rearview camera with dynamic • Rear parking sensors •Rear sensors •CarPlay™ Rear parking sensors •Apple &parking Android Auto™ guidelines • Rearview camera with dynamic • Rearview camera with dynamic • Rearview camera with dynamic • cargo capacityAuto™ •Class Appleleading CarPlay™ & Android guidelines guidelines guidelines • Monitoring System •Tyre ClassPressure leading cargo capacity • Apple CarPlay™ &Android Android Auto™ • Apple CarPlay™ & Android Auto™ • Apple CarPlay™ & • •Roof Tyre Rails Pressure Monitoring System Auto™ •Class Class leading cargo capacity •Class leading cargo capacity leading cargo capacity •Roof• Rails •Tyre Pressure Monitoring System •Tyre Pressure Monitoring System •Tyre Pressure Monitoring System •Roof Rails •Roof Rails

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