Living Life: June 27, 2019

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LIVING
LIFE
JUNE 2019
DISCOVERING
POSITIVE
RETIREMENT
INSIDE
Better health for all
PAGE 3
What’s on in
Christchurch
PAGE 4 & 5
Advanced care plans
PAGE 9
Discover the new
Peugeot 508 GT
PAGE 11
Plan your funeral,
your way
Speak to us today about no obligation,
free funeral planning

ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR
DISABILITY INFORMATION
& HELP
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LIVING
LIFE
MOBILITY
For anyone with a disability
or impairment, whether it
is temporary or permanent,
finding the right people to
provide help can be difficult
and frustrating.
Aspire Canterbury, a notfor-profit
organisation
established over 30 years
ago, specialises in providing
information and services for
the disabled, and connecting
clients with the support and
help they need to live as
independently as possible.
“Our aim is to encourage
independent living for
anyone with disabilities,”
says manager Julie Paalvast.
“We help them navigate the
information about anything
they need and want in their
daily lives by connecting
them with the organisations
INSPIRING INDEPENDENT
living
A not-for-profit with over 30-years’ experience providing
unbiased knowledge and services. Aspire enable social
freedom and independence to people, their families
and whanau, who live with any impairment.
If you are looking for un-bias advice, products
for hire or sale, or the discounted taxi scheme
– contact our team today!
Disability Information: Offering un-biased advice
to assist people in the navigation of organisation’s or
services.
Mobile Service: Connecting with communities.
Fun interactive presentations of our information,
services and easier living equipment. We come to you!
Shop and Hire: Shop on-line or visit us in our shop
at 314 Worcester Street. Plenty of free parking.
Total Mobility Discounted Taxi Service: A
scheme which provides 50% discounts on taxi
journeys to eligible people in the Christchurch area
who, due to health conditions, are unable to access
public transport. Contact us on 03 366 9093.
that are set up to meet those
needs. We’re a one-stopshop
for them.”
For the elderly, who have
been busy and active all
their lives, having reduced
mobility through health
or an accident can be
difficult to deal with. Aspire
Canterbury helps them
retain their independence
and remain living at home
by providing wheelchairs,
walkers and ramps for hire
or purchase, and as an
approved Total Mobility
agency, provides halfprice
taxi fares so they
can continue to do their
shopping and visit friends
and family.
The organisation’s mobile
van travels to centres
right around Canterbury
314 Worcester Street,
Linwood, Christchurch
Ph: 03 366 6189
Freephone: 0800 347 242
Ph: (Total Mobility) 03 366 9093
E: manager@aspirecanterbury.org.nz | W: www.aspirecanterbury.org.nz
Photo: Kylie Taylor
Mobile Services Co-ordinator Kylie Taylor demonstrates a walker with seat, alongside a new-model
wheelchair and the Aspire Canterbury van.
presenting disability information to
people in places such as rest homes,
hospitals and marae.
The offices are located at 314 Worcester
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BETTER
HEALTH
FOR ALL
C ommunity inf luencer
Wholistic health therapies have been
Sandra Curle’s passion for the forty plus
years she has worked in the healthcare
industry. Facilitating therapies and
processes which help a person identify
their core health ailments in order to heal
and move toward optimum health, has
been her quest.
The Better Health Clinic offers the
following services: The Avatar System for
testing and recording of toxins, including
heavy metals, radiation, chemicals,
bacteria, mercury, etc.
And…
Better Health also offers CranioSacral
Therapy which is a light-touch approach
which can create dramatic improvements
by releasing tensions deep in the body
to relieve pain and improve whole-body
health and performance.
“I love what I do and the results my
patients have had.” Sandra shared.
WE ASKED SANDRA
THE FOLLOWING:
What is the benefit of an Avatar
reading?
In today’s environment, the human body
is laden with toxins from just about
everything. For instance, the air we
breathe, the foods we eat, the cosmetics
and hygiene products we use. Cleaning
supplies, automobile and yard products.
People often forget the body is like
a sponge and absorbs chemicals and
toxins and holds onto them within the
body systems. In time, when the body
is overloaded, illness takes over and the
immune system breaks down. This is
where the Avatar system comes into play.
Ridding the body of pollutants
After an Avatar reading, remedies are
determined in the form of drops, like
homeopathy, which are customised for
each client based upon their reading.
The drops act as a detoxification
process focused on supporting the body
with flushing out the toxins and are
customised remedies for each person,
based upon their reading results.
What ages are Avatar readings
safe?
All ages, all sexes and all animals, too.
Benefits
Natural, nontoxic with great results.
CONTACT INFO
03 388 3999 or 027 342 4892
www.betterhealthclinic.co.nz
sandracurle@xtra.co.nz
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LIFE
COMMUNITY
INFLUENCER
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GIVEAWAY
Enter to the draw to win either a free Avatar health assessment or a
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Send your name and contact details to
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Drawing held on July 24
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Call Jess for care
bed enquires.
General Inquiries:
(03) 982 2165

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LIVING
LIFE
ENTERTAINMENT
CHRISTCHURCH
BRICK SHOW
Horncastle Arena, Jack Hinton Ave,
Addington, Christchurch
Saturday 13 July 2019 9.00am and
Sunday 14 July 2019 9.00am
Ticket Information: $5 Per person & under 2
year-olds free.
This event is still the biggest LEGO show of its
kind in New Zealand!
Now with more space than ever before, the
Christchurch Brick Show will exhibit
amazing LEGO models for all age
groups in 4,000 square meters of
space at the Horncastle Arena. Over
200 enthusiasts and collectors will
show their designs, collections
and contraptions to inspire
creativity and innovation.
Children will have the opportunity
to go hands-on with various
LEGO focused activities in
Imagination Station’s huge build
and learn zone, sponsored by
Mitre 10 Mega. Activities include
building spaces, mechanics
benches, mosaic walls, gaming area,
remote control LEGO vehicles, ramp
races (from 4 meters high!) and more!
Come along and see the massive LEGO
displays and go in the draw to win a family trip
to Dreamworld (including the official LEGO
store)!
Free Parking, with food and refreshments
available on site, along with exclusive deals from
Toyworld with the biggest range of LEGO sets for
sale in New Zealand.
Still just $5 Per Person - Under 2 year-olds free!
Ticket payment at the door by cash or eftpos.
NEW BRIGHTON
SEASIDE
MARKET
New Brighton Pedestrian Mall,
Brighton Mall, New Brighton,
Christchurch
Every saturday : 10.00am - 2.00pm
Where: New Brighton Pedestrian
Mall, Brighton Mall, New Brighton,
Christchurch
• Admission: Free
Website:
• New Brighton Seaside Market
Facebook Page
Every Saturday, New Brighton’s
pedestrian mall is filled with colour
and creativity!
Come down to the seaside and
enjoy, live entertainment, great
food, fresh produce, arts, crafts,
jewellery and more. There’s also
a bouncy castle and free facepainting
for the littlies.
Life is Better By the Sea.
Enquiries please text 0275174250
or email - seasidemarket@xtra.
co.nz.
A New Brighton Project initiative.
“Creating Community Together”.
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LAMB & HAYWARD
MASTERWORKS:
SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra
Presents
Christchurch Town Hall, 86 Kilmore St,
Christchurch
Saturday 27 July 2019
7.30pm - 9.30pm
Part of Christchurch Symphony
Orchestra 2019 Season
Benjamin Northey Chief Conductor
Liv Sivkov Cello
LILBURN Aotearoa Overture
ELGAR Cello Concerto in E Minor
FARR Roar of a Thousand Tigers
(World Premiere)
Gareth Farr’s newly commissioned orchestral
work, Roar of a Thousand Tigers, takes
its name from Sherpa Tenzing Norgay’s
description to Sir Edmund Hillary of the
violent, high altitude icy winds that buffet
the uppermost slopes of Mount Everest. It is
a symphonic homage to possibly the most
famous New Zealander of all time - and the
summit that he and Tenzing first reached in
1953.
In celebration of the 100 years since the
birth of Sir Edmund, with the support of
Creative New Zealand, the symphony was
commissioned by the Hillary Centenary
Steering Committee.
Performing Elgar’s intensely emotional
concerto, Russian-born cellist Lev Sivkov
has won 1st prize in a number of prestigious
music competitions, including the 2015
Naumburg International Cello Competition.
He is currently Principal Cello with
Philharmonia Zurich and performs across
Europe as a soloist and chamber musician.
Douglas Lilburn’s Aotearoa Overture explores
the shimmer of light on the sea surrounding
the New Zealand coastline. Lilburn wished to
reflect a sense of freshness and exhilaration
in this, one of his earlier symphonic
compositions.
Wheelchair and companion tickets are $16.50
each plus fees. To book, call the Eventfinda
phone sales team on 0800 289 849 or email
support@eventfinda.co.nz
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LIVING
LIFE
ENTERTAINMENT
Where you live,
can inspire
how you live.
At Elloughton Village you’re in great company.
Our community is rich and varied, made up of friends and neighbours who
have led amazing, inspiring lives. Teachers, preachers, nurses, naturopaths,
pilots and sports champs - it’s really quite an extraordinary group of people
you will find living here.
With superb amenities, beautiful surrounds, tailored care services and
engaging activities, you too will find a rewarding, inspiring life waiting for you
at Elloughton Village.
Jesse Schell, our Site Manager, would love to take you on a personalised tour,
answer any questions you have and introduce you to our vibrant, ever-growing
community. Give us a call to make an appointment.
Brand new, world-class,
architecturally-designed,
2-bedroom stand alone villas,
priced from just $380,000.
Advanced care facilities
Available on site if you need them
Leave no pet behind
Your family pet is welcome here
Peace of mind
St John medical alarm in every home
Brand new villas
With leading brand appliances
Discover inspired living at Elloughton Village.
Call Jesse now on 0800 155 155.
For a virtual tour of the Village and a villa go to www.elloughtonvillage.co.nz
www.elloughtonvillage.co.nz
1 Pages Road, Marchwiel, Timaru 7910
Our Village sales office has more information and is open from
Monday to Thursday. Bookings for tours are essential.

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LIFE
VOLUNTEERING
VOLUNTEERING CANTERBURY
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Looking for a breakout of the house? An archive/
filing superstar is required for a few hours each
week at a central Christchurch office to help with
getting some historical files organised so that
they can be easily found, which in turn will free
up some office space. More details on this role
at www.volcanmatch.com – check the category
‘administration’ or call 03 366 2442
Are you our new Master Chef? This organisation
prepares a meal every six weeks for a group of
senior citizens – many of whom would normally
be eating by themselves. It’s a great programme
located in St Albans and our stunning chef over
many years is leaving us and we would love to
find someone who can plan and cook a two
course meal for a large group, leading a team of
other great volunteers. This role is listed under
the category ‘catering and food services’ on our
database, www.volcanmatch.com or call 03 366
2442
Volunteering Canterbury thanks
everyone who is gifting time
to make a difference in our
community. A community is
only as strong as its members.
Volunteering: Whiria te Tangata –
Weaving the People together.
The support and outpouring of love
and service is the backbone of our
city, Christchurch. Are you ready to
make a difference? Find out how at
www.volcanmatch.com
A great lifestyle in a
supportive community
• Stunning serviced
apartments
• Restaurant & bar
• Landscaped
courtyards
• Close to The Palms
Open Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm
or by appointment including weekends.
Apartments
ranging from
$289,500
Call Jenny on 021 993 943 for your own personal guided tour
The Village Palms - 31 Shirley Road, Shirley Where new memories are made

NEURONS THAT FIRE
TOGETHER, WIRE TOGETHER
Aristotle was right, we are what we repeatedly do,
but modern neuroscientists would add that we
are also what we repeatedly think.
Neuroplasticity, the ability of the brain to make
new neural pathways based on the information it
receives, isn’t new (our brains have always been
plastic); what is new is our understanding of this
phenomenon.
This is probably best summarised by the adage,
‘Neurons that fire together wire together’.
In other words, if you think a thought or perform
an action often enough, the neurons that are
responsible for executing those thoughts and
actions will start to join together to form new
neural pathways to accommodate them.
For example, if you constantly think about a pain
you are experiencing, the brain will create neural
pathways to make accessing that pain easier.
However, as soon as you accept you have pain,
the brain will begin to re-route away from pain
and towards acceptance. And, if you can make
acceptance your default mode, the pain usually
becomes much easier to manage (simple but not
easy).
To some degree this is what the placebo effect is
all about i.e. you take a pill that you think will
relieve your pain, the brain starts to re-route to
accommodate that thought and, hey presto, the
pain abates.
There are lots of things you can do to promote
brain plasticity, but let’s focus on three:
1. Aerobic exercise that gets a sweat up creates
a protein called Brain Derived Neurotrophic
Factor (BDNF) and BDNF is considered to be
‘fertiliser for the brain’. So, while a stroll in the
park is beneficial on a number of levels, if you
really want to energise your brain, a fast walk
that elevates your heart rate is much better.
2. If you want your brain to learn new stuff,
focused repetition (practice) is essential. Practice
makes perfect, right? Nope, perfect practice
makes perfect. Watch the average golfer spraying
balls left, right and centre on the driving range
and ask yourself what kind of plasticity is likely
to occur.
3. The celebrated neuroscientist Michael
Merzenich, says older people are good at creating
negative neuroplasticity, aka ‘you can’t teach an
old dog new tricks’ syndrome. As it turns out,
not only can Rover learn new stuff, if he makes
learning new stuff a habit there’s a good chance
his brain will remain flexible into old age, which
has significant implications for those of you who
are concerned about dementia in its many guises.
To summarise: The discovery that our brains
are plastic is a potential game-changer, but only
if you feed your brain with helpful thoughts,
exercise with the objective of getting out of puff,
practice stuff you want to learn as perfectly as
possible and stay engaged in the game of life.
Tim Webster, Exercise as Medicine NZ
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LIFE
MENTAL HEALTH
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Kylies from $28.00
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RESEARCH
SHOWS
IMPORTANCE
OF EXERCISE
IN CANCER
CARE
Exercise New Zealand chief executive
Richard Beddie today backed United
Kingdom research which is showing the
benefits of exercise for people who have
had cancer.
Research at Northumbria University,
Newcastle, has been investigating the
important role that structured exercise
programmes can play in living with and
after recovery.
Beddie says the evidence of the benefits
of exercise as medicine, is growing.
“With everything from mental health
to heart disease it is now being well
understood that exercise works in
prevention, and in many cases beneficial
during treatment, alongside more
traditional medical interventions,” he
says.
“New research shows the benefits of
exercise for those with cancer, both
during and post treatment.
“With the financial demands on the New
Zealand health system growing every
day, we need to look at innovative and
cost-effective ways of enhancing existing
treatments, as well as preventing the
need for some treatments in the first
place.
“Exercise professionals are now
being recognised in their role
working alongside other allied health
professionals. Specialist training for
exercise professionals is now available in
New Zealand to help them understand
the specific needs of those with long
term health conditions.”
The UK research report says cancers
of the breast, prostate and colon are
amongst the most common in western
societies. Although survival rates are
increasing, the physical and mental
impacts of these cancers and their
treatments are long-lasting.
Physical activity and structured
exercise have an important role to play
in alleviating the physiological and
psychological impact of cancer and its
treatments, their report says.
Cancer is now considered a chronic
condition because more people are living
longer after a cancer diagnosis. The
UK research was about using physical
exercise as part of lifestyle interventions
to improve the health of people living
with and beyond cancer.
For further information contact Richard
Beddie on 027 5205744
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ADVANCED CARE
PLANS
Have you thought about what care you
want to receive when you reach the end of
your life? During the course of our lives
we expend an enormous amount of energy
planning where we want to live, what we
want to achieve during our lifetimes, but
we don’t give much time or thought to what
we would like to happen at the end of our
lives.
If you have a major health event that
deprives you of the ability to make your
wishes known to your family or to the
health professionals responsible for your
care, taking some time now to discuss what
SUDOKU - EASY
you want at the end of your life will provide
vital guidance if your loved ones have to
make those decisions for you.
An Advance Care Plan or Advance
Directive (“Advance Care Plan”) is a way to
help you communicate to your loved ones
your wishes about your future health care
and will help your loved ones and your
health care providers to understand what is
important to you and what treatment you
do or do not want in the event that you are
unable to communicate with those around
you.
EXERCISE THE MIND
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QUICK CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS ON PAGE 10
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Under the Code of Health and
Disability Services Consumers’
Rights you have the right to
use an Advance Care Plan to
make your health care wishes
known. Examples might be
the desire not to receive blood
transfusions, be resuscitated or
kept alive with the use of life
support systems.
The Code gives a person, who
has capacity to make decisions
for themselves, the right to
make an Advance Care Plan.
When deciding on whether to
follow your Advance Care Plan,
your health care professional
will try to ensure that:
• you had capacity at the time
the Advance Care Plan was
made;
• you made your Advance Care
Plan of your own free will;
• you were informed and
understood the decisions you
were making; and
• your Advance Care Plan
applies to the current
circumstances, whatever they
may be.
To assist the treating team
considering these factors, you
are encouraged to complete
the section in the Plan dealing
with your treatment and care
choices with your health care
professional and you both
then sign and date this. The
completed Plan is entered onto
an electronic database which is
available to staff if you go into
hospital or to St Johns if your
require assistance.
Talking about your Advance
Care Plan with your loved ones
and in particular your attorney
for care and welfare, if you have
appointed one, is an important
conversation and should be
an integral part of your estate
planning for you.
At Harmans we have a specialist
seniors team dealing with estate
planning, give Phillipa Shaw a
call on 03 352 2293 to arrange
an appointment to discuss your
situation.
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9 Stray from the subject (7)
10 Grown-up (5)
11 Paved garden area (5)
12 List of things to be done or
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14 In truth (6)
16 Extortionate money-lender (6)
19 Infuriate (6)
21 Garden tools (5)
24 Contempt (5)
25 Incident (7)
26 Cooked egg dish (8)
27 Conspiracy (4)
14 In truth (6)
16 Extortionate money-lender (6)
19 Infuriate (6)
21 Garden tools (5)
24 Contempt (5)
25 Incident (7)
26 Cooked egg dish (8)
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LIFE
UC STUDIES
LURE OF THE ICE ENTICES
BRIGHT YOUNG RESEARCHERS
Antarctica continues to call bright young researchers to her
icy shores, and scholarships are making their ground-breaking
research at University of Canterbury (UC) possible.
“They are the top of the top,” UC’s Gateway Antarctica director
Professor Wolfgang Rack says of the two students who accepted
scholarships last week, Shinae Montie and Rose Foster. “I am
looking forward to the research they produce. It is amazing, the
difference they can make, because they are really at the forefront
of new knowledge that is relevant to global change.”
The Christchurch City Council (CCC), ChristchurchNZ and
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) contribute to
scholarships for Antarctic research at UC.
Montie was awarded a $5000 MFAT
scholarship for her research using satellite
remote sensing to detect heatwaves in the
Antarctic Ocean.
“We should be more worried about
heatwaves in the ocean than gradual
warming,” she says.
Twice they flew to Antarctica, but adverse
weather prevented the plane landing. For
these passionate young researchers, who
had only dreamed of visiting Antarctica, it
was hard work.
“It was an emotional rollercoaster,” Foster
says. “When we finally walked out onto
the ice, I just burst into tears!”
Foster was inspired by David
Attenborough’s pioneering Frozen
Planet documentary to give up her flight
attendant job and “do more to help the
planet. The main aspects of polar ecology
that interest me are understanding how
species have adapted to living in such
extreme environments, understanding
the impact climate change is having
on them now and in the future, and
also participating in research which
contributes to the development of effective
conservation initiatives to mitigate these
impacts,” she says.
The trip to the ice was beyond everything
she could have imagined, she says. “It has
ignited my motivation for studying and
conserving the vulnerable species that call
the frozen parts of our planet ‘home’.”
Montie’s interest in Antarctica developed
earlier, during her final years of high
school.
“I began to explore electives that could
accompany my degree in ecology. I
have always been drawn to the marine
environment; however, my focus has since
shifted towards the Southern Ocean. I now
know that I want to dedicate my career to
understanding, learning, educating and
protecting the Antarctic, and the Southern
Ocean region in particular.”
Both students paid tribute to the
organisations who had helped to
facilitate their research and as part of
the Postgraduate Certificate in Antarctic
Studies, UC offers an 8 to 10 day field
course at Scott Base and in Windless
Bight, Antarctica, comprising a mix of
analytical projects (data and information
gathering, analysis and interpretation)
and interpretative exercises. Antarctic
field training and the experience of living
and working in the polar environment are
additional components of this course.
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THE NEW
508 GT
BY ROSS KIDDIE
Everyone who laid eyes on it said what a beautiful
car – elegant, luxurious and downright classy.
These comments referred to the entire design of
Peugeot’s new 508 GT Fastback, and I could see
by the looks from other motorists it was certainly
capturing interest. I’m not arguing against that, but
you’d expect nothing less from this exciting French
automobile manufacturer.
Yes, the 508 GT has definite appeal, the style is
sleek and the interior is simply gorgeous. However,
it’s not perfect; while Peugeot have created an
upmarket cabin layout, I found some of the
secondary control buttons frustrating, they don’t
have any haptic feel and sometimes you don’t
believe that the button has generated the function
you want, so you push it again and it takes you to
where you don’t want to be.
There is some sound upon activation, but it’s quiet,
which could be problematic for those in theLiving
Life demographic who may suffer from age-related
hearing loss.
This is all very minor, and after almost two weeks
in the test car I grew to understand it and enjoyed
it immensely. Some might suggest the 508’s 1.6-litre
engine isn’t true grand tourer material, but when
the go pedal is given a bit of a nudge the Fastback
certainly scampers along.
For the record, Peugeot rate the turbocharged fourpotter
at 169kW and 300Nm, both outputs realised
where you want them, low in the rev band at
5500rpm and 2500rpm. As a consequence, power
is generally accessible without lag. As a vehicle, the
508 is a big car, but there’s no suggestion the engine
isn’t up to task, it is one of the sweetest engines to
come out of the Peugeot/Citroen factories, and I
simply adore it.
Power is channelled through to the front wheels
through an eight-speed automatic gearbox.
Interestingly, the 508 gets a manual drive mode
that can be selected at will, there are also comfort
and sport modes. Each has its own significance, but
I chose to use normal/comfort mode mostly, only
accessing the others for evaluation purposes.
Certainly, in the sport or manual setting the GT’s
character comes out, it is lively and constantly
eager. For the record, the 508 will lunge to
100km/h from a standstill in 7.3sec, and will make
a highway overtake – 80-120km/h – in 4.6sec.
On the subject of figures, if you aren’t stirring
the engine to work that turbo boost, it is also
surprisingly economical. Peugeot claims a
combined average cycle of 5.7-litres per 100km
(49mpg); during my time in the GT it was
constantly listing around 7.6l/100km (37mpg)
with a 4.7l/100km (63mpg) instantaneous figure at
100km/h (engine speed 1600rpm).
I took the test car through some of the windy
peninsula roads and I knew I wasn’t going to
be disappointed with its handling. For many
years Peugeot has been the champion in terms
of suspension and ride quality versus handling
control. The 508 has a glorious ride, it’s almost
un-GT-like with soft spring and damper rates, but
it also offers the control you would want in a sports
sedan/liftback.
Riding on high quality Michelin rubber (235/40
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is direct. At just 1.4m the 508 sits low, body
movement is unaffected by gravitational change,
it is kept even by the suspension along with
complete absorption through the four-corner, fully
independent system.
At $55,990 ($57,990 with nappa leather), it also sits
appealingly in the marketplace. It is a car built with
plenty of French flair, pride, passion and panache,
competing well against competition from its
European counterparts.
At these prices it punches well above its weight,
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one very desirable grand tourer.
Price – Peugeot 508 GT Fastback,
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Dimensions – Length, 4750mm; width,
1859mm; height, 1404mm
Configuration – Four-cylinder, frontwheel-drive,
1598cc, 169kW, 300Nm,
eight-speed automatic.
Performance – 0-100km/h, 7.3sec
Fuel usage – 5.7l/100km
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