Take a ride back in time in the epic 1970's Civic
The 1970's were a much simpler time. For all those children of the 60's & 70's there will be a lot of fond memories of time spent in Mum's, or a friend's mum's Honda civic. New Zealand embraced this revolutionary car in an age of oil crisis, enforced carless days and thoughts of fuel saving. Can you imagine a compulsory carless day happening today? At the time the 1st Generation Honda Civic was one of those pivotal motoring moments - a car that ran on the smell of an oily rag.
Local radio personality, More Fm DJ Blair Kiddy came along to Bowater Honda to check out our vintage 1970's 1st Generation Honda Civic we have in the showroom.
We thought he needed to take it for a test drive to really appreciate how the times and the technology have changed before letting him loose in the all new 9th generation 2012 Honda Civic.
The 9th Generation Honda Civic represents another leap forward for Honda with a car so popular with families the world over.
New this year, the next generation gives drivers large sedan comfort, with small sedan efficiency, remaining a true motoring masterpiece. The 2012 Honda Civic is now into it's 9th generation, spanning over 40 years. It’s a long time to spend working on one car – long enough for Honda to reinvent every aspect of the Honda Civic. In that time the one thing that hasn’t changed is their passion for building a car that belies the size of its engine, that consumes less fuel, and that continues to surprise those who drive it - as Blair so aptly found out.
Will it go to Christchurch on one tank? Now there is a challenge!
