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Closer togetherThe coupé benefits from a revised McPherson-type front suspensionand rear torsion beam. The newcomer’s roadholding qualities suggest anintimate relationship between car and tar-macadam. You feel so muchcloser together.That’s because the ride height has been lowered by 20mm while thecentre of gravity drops by 40mm. At the same time, the front track hasbeen widened by 54mm and the rear track by 72mm. The result is a wider,tighter ‘hug’ of the road.Hydraulic power steering eases you along the curves while all-arounddiscs let you ease off at the merest touch of the brake-pedal.This looks and feels like a thoroughbred, but on the quiet the RCZ is atechno-nut with an obsessive interest in your personal safety. Hill-assistis standard, as is traction control with ESP. Front and rear parking sensorsare standard, too.See and be seenCentral locking is automatically activated when driving. Hazardlights switch themselves on when you hit the brakes hard. If the tyrepressure is down, the automatic sensor will tell you long before youfeel it.When you buy something as upmarket as this you want to see and beseen. For the ‘seeing’ part of the proposition the directional bi-Xenonheadlights clear things up nicely.When it comes to the power pack, you can choose between the1.6-litre THP 115kw six-speed automatic and the 1.6 litre THP 147kWmanual with six-speed manual box.CO² emissions on the automatic come out at 168g/km. The manualversions bring this down to 159g/km. Fuel economy – a mundaneconsideration for most prospective purchasers – works out across amix of motoring conditions at 7.3 litres per 100km (automatic) or6.9 litres per 100km (manual).Runs on adrenalineThe RCZ comes with a five-year (or 100 000km) maintenance planand a three-year (or 100 000km) warranty. But if you’re totting up thenumbers, you’re missing the point. This is a car that runs on adrenaline– yours. This is a bold new design. All it asks is that you be bold enoughto embrace it and make it yours.Sure, the RCZ has got the features and technology, but its effect hasmore to do with seduction than calculation. This car’s for the 30- or40-something go-getter that’s arrived and is not afraid to show it.Come and get one and see…8