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■ his is no faint praise LJ.K. Setright says... from the man who describes the Mer- IF IT 1 9 9 9 i he new Honda Cavic is after a couple of hours driving, as 'acutely uncomfortable'. However, in introducing the new y J y f Honda Civic we don't wish to make /Ifl fP Of 4Hr TIJ ZO unworthy comparisons. We simply wish . wZf %Zf s/B S'K*' H/|Z VZ to emphasise that when Setright ®Z decides, his judgement is profoundly 'B 'B 9 small cars in the world.' when designing the small car. "To design a really good car . , u n , - , , cannot be easy, for not many succeed. Th© new Honda Civic has arrived. World renowned motoring critic LJ.K. Setrignt tadtXd a h a a ”ivX" e ed™ Ch gives his thoughts on what makes a small car great. And Honda explains what Success is nothing new to Honda, bring you one of the two best small cars in the world. In a mere 25 years they have 1 1 . . become the world's biggest sophy which ensures each car is not engine maker and, arguably, j on| V superior to other makes, but the m/nriri'q hoot • i-that every new car builds and improves Small wonder that, on other Honda models, as a small-car maker, Honda h- - "By contrast, almost any Civic quickly grew to be a very || -<'Z feels as alert, as mechanically smooth big car-maker; the small "" *, , and musically sweet, as many a large wonder is a Honda WW ''LQ: and more luxurious Honda - and that, speciality." ■HMBhI■jKSMi■ by normal car standards, is saying And, for three years in fiIJIRV ’ ’ S*'' ■ £?~ f duite a lot. a row Honda have blitzed 7*l y cont ' nue t 0 wax all the great European » JBMI ■■k ' eloquent about four wheel marques in Formula One double wishbone suspen ‘ V , racing. In fact this year Z? sion, 16 valve technology Honda powered cars, driven - and other °P tlonal blts and bobs - hv Senna and Prost, have Z ..Wk "Choose one with 4 speed autowon an unprecedented 15 ’ matic transmission and it does not suffer out of 16 Grand Prix events. the staggers as most other small autoSo what propels the matics do, it politely draws your new Civic into the 'best in attention to the fact that Honda make the world' category? -.x-, Zj automatics their own way and do it Is it speed? better ' and ' eave '* at tbat ” It does go like the I ■ I |H|M ■ ■ Il But ' the P roof is in the clappers. Thanks to the high I I - fl I I ex P er ' ence ’f V OO on t believe one performance 16 valve I ■■ II l of the most hi 9 hly P ualified motoring engine. Match top speed cr!t ’ cs !n wodd you " j usc ave tQ with any of the so-called A see V° ur Honda Dealer and be percompetitors and the new ' s ' suaded by trying the Civic yourself. Civic is extraordinarily fast. Setright, characteristically, must Or ic it rlncinn? The new Honda Clvics have al5 litre 16 valve en 9' ne • 5 s P eed manual & 4 s P eed automatl ' c transmission • tor ventilated disc |^ ave -fj na | words: Ui lb IL uUblyll. brakes • tachometer • velour interior • split folding rear seats • remote hatch and fuel flap opener • radio cassette • tilt steering ■ u Smooth flush surfaces • c °l° ur keyed ro °f spoiler • driver's footrest • high stop brake light • 2 year mechanical, 3 year corrosion warranty. "|n the CIVIC, the Complete Small and gently curving windows make it one amount of interior space? small miracles back in the days when car has come into its inheritance. Those of the best lookers on the road. Doors A long roof, wide track, split rear a hand held computer cost a small who recognise that there are at least and windows fit flush with the body for seats and long wheelbase all contribute fortune." two ways of doing anything will improved visibility and body rigidity, to a vast interior. Or, perhaps, Obviously all these things con- recognise it as one of the two best Triple door-seals reduce internal noise technological wizardry? tribute to the brilliance of this new small cars in the world, to an absolute minimum.-Only the most "What the electronic calculator car. But here's where Honda have innovative design could allow for a drag has forced us to call the age of mini- the jump on the rest. Honda aim to Honda, co-efficient of 0.33. aturisation may seem the right time to build the best car in the world. r QQr n f r. Irnno Could it be the almost indecent do it; but in fact Honda were making And it is this single-minded philo- IH6 rOaF OT tUIOpO. HKM HND 5448