Driveby Tests Two New Zealand Car of the Year Finalists
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AAUTOUTO ELECTRICALELECTRICAL (1999) LTD 121 Sloane Street, Te Awamutu Tel 871 7019 - A/hrs (07) 871 8485 172DB016-07 RICK KELLY wins the Pukekohe round of the V8 Supercar championship earlier this year, the last time the event will be held there for at least seven years following the move to a Hamilton street race for 2008 - 2014. - Car? SPECIALISING IN: t is four months exactly from today Driver will be competing for the racing fans. - Holiday? until the start Mark Porter Memorial Trophy The event is limited to 55,000 per • Secured Personal Loans - House Iof the Ham- in memory of the well known day for the fi rst year which includes Renovation? ilton 400, the Waikato driver tragically killed nearly 20,000 grandstand seats. • Hire Purchases - Shopping • Business Loans much anticipated while racing at Bathurst While there will be excellent oppor- Spree? V8 Supercar tunity for general admission, • Payments to suit street race. the best viewing will be from your budget It is the only the seven major grandstands leg of the series in which all have good views to NORMAL CREDIT COMPETITIVE New Zealand and the 12 big screens around the CRITERIA APPLY INTEREST RATES! promises to be a circuit. huge boost for the The ticketed area is at the EVERY PERSON WHO ARRANGES FINANCE THROUGH Waikato region. top of the circuit running from TASS FOR CASH GOES INTO A MONTHLY DRAW TO WIN $1000. Hamilton has the Waikato stadium, which pits won the race for and start-fi nish line on Mill St Contact TASS Loan Specialist KAREN for all your finance needs seven years and is investing a huge last year. through to Seddon Park, which Tickets for the event are now Phone: 871 7006 • 0800 868 277 or 021 623 850 amount of resources preparing the cir- will be the venue for two nights email: [email protected] cuit for the inaugural 2008 event being on sale through Ticketek, with a of free concerts for ticketholders held April 18 and 19. range of options available for motor after the day’s racing. HE BEST TTHE BEST PANEL AND PAINT SHOP IN NZ SAVE CCENTSENTS PER LITRE OOFFFF FUEL 6With your valid Servo Saver dockets* FIRST 30 LITRES ONLY Paint Shop 2007 BEST Panel and s G Overall Winners n National Award MIINN llision Repair Ass CO New Zealand Co N HERE SOO 312DB016-07 Ford makes an awesome job of Mondeo By Dean Taylor ing at Fairview Motors. My Zealand Herald Car of the ord Mondeo fans base model sedan was a great Year. hanging out for a looking car and delivered a The new Mondeo is wider Fdrive of the awe- high level of performance than the previous model, has some new model need wait and driver satisfaction. improved steering and is no longer. And already the new roomier inside. The most popular 2.3 Mondeo is a New Zealand It has a bulkier look, litre Duratec six speed auto Car of the Year contender design features to improve is available now for test driv- and has been named New safety aspects, but it also improves the overall appear- ance of the car. Models include the two litre fi ve speed manual sedan and wagon and the 2.3litre, six speed auto sedan, wagon and Zetec hatch (with sports pack option). The bigger engine pro- duces 118kW of power and 208Nm of torque - plenty of go for the new Mondeo despite it being generally bigger all round. The six speed is a terrifi c for the audio and cruise con- think it is illogical). room is impressive, as is the and stopping power. gearbox - this car feels like it trol are well placed - and it is The Mondeo comes substantial boot. Looking through the op- is always in the right gear. through necessity that I can with an impressive sound- Safety features are com- tions, I would say the sports Interior is also very good - quickly get used to the op- ing sound system that has pletely integrated into a pack leather interior and 18” it has a good mix of function posite controls for indicators, auxiliary input for modern driving package that gives alloys add heaps of appeal and design. Steering controls wipers etc. (although I still music devices. Front and rear awesome control, traction to an already great car. New Zealand Car of the Year Finalists AUDI R8 BMW M3 FIAT BRAVO FORD MONDEO HONDA CR-V MAZDA 2 MERCEDES C-CLASS MITSUBISHI LANCER SKODA ROOMSTER SUBARU IMPREZA VOLVO C30. 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