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| Wilson

27
YEARS
SERVING

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Andrew McCredie

985-2131 (147

THERE’S NO shortage of
small, front- wheel-drive sporty

coupes and hatchbacks en the
market these day5

The Honda Civic Coupe can count
as its competitors the Mazda MX.-3,

SX
an + toyota
Acura Integra, Niss “and VW Golf

Paseo, Subaru Im reza

GTi as competitors as well as domes-
tic cars like the Ford Escort aT
Saturn SC2, Dodge/Plymowmn Neon
Coupe, Chevrolet Cavalier 224,
Chevrolet Beretta, and Pontiac

Sunfire GT.

The reason for their proliferation is
twofold: a high demand for affordable
sporty cars, and the fact that most of
them are based on an existing smatt
sedan or hatchback. In other words,
it’s relatively inexpensive for the man-
ufacturers to build them.

The Honda Civic Coupe, for exam-
ple uses the same platform as the
Civic Hatchback and Sedan. However,
its sporty styling, more powerful

See New Civic puge 34

Price as tested: $20,595

Base price: $17,895

Type: two-door, five-passenger
coupe

Layout: transverse front
engine/front-wheel- -drive
Engine: (.6-litre four-cylinder,
SOHC, [6 valves, VTEC
Horsepower: 127 @ 6,600
Lp.m.

Torque: 107 ft-lbs. @ 5,500
rpm.

Transmission: four-speed auto-
matic (std five-speed manual)

Curb weight: 1,140 kg (2513
Ibs.)

Wheelbase: 2,620 mm (103.2 in.)
Length: 4,450 mm (175.1 in.)
Width: 1,705 mmm (67.1 in.)
eight: 1,375 mm (54.1 in.)
Trunk capacity: 362 litres
2.8 cu. ft.)

Fuel consumption: City — 8.9
100 km (32 mp.gj; Hwy ~
6.3 1/100 km (45 m.p.g.)
Warranty: Basic -—~ three
years/60.000 km ; Powertrain
— five years/100,000 km

THE 1996 Honda Civic Coupe Si offers revised styling,
more interior zoom, reduced interior noise, improved
manual and automatic transmiasions and a more pow-
erful 127 horsepower VTEC 1.6-litre four-cylinder
engine. Test drive the new Civic at Pacific Honda, Iecat-
ed at 725 Marine Dr., North Vancouver (984-0331).

‘OLD “BETSY” HAS SERVED YOU WELL!

.. BUT

SHE'S EATING UP GASOLINE
ENVIRONMENT ...

YOU KNOW THAT AT 15 MILES PER GALLON,
AND PCLLUTING THE
AND YOU KNOW THAT REPAIRS ARE

S NEEDED — OR COMING S00N — MAYBE EVEN SOONER?

s You enter
and your p
e Pa ment of 2202.21

nto a 36 month SmartLease
yments are $209.21
1/ 9 jess.

DAY SOL
ETRO 2 DOOR HATCHBACK

OF JAPANESE DESIGN — HAS DUAL AIRBAGS AND GETS 66 MILES PER GALLON HIGHWAY 4. 3L/100KM)_

s can Change — depending on your personal circumstances)
older car or truck worth $1,000 and in your commute you put 1,000 miles a month o

TNE FING PRINT en eso miles per gallon (19. 4L/100KM) @ 56.9 cents/litre.

$ SAVING

with $1,000
er month ~ taxes extra — total paid $8,531.56
3 76.21/m 30 days = %

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