Customized Civic Si's Join Good Charlotte and New Found Glory on Civic Tour; Autographed Civics to be Displayed on Tour and Awarded to Lucky Fans
VENICE, Calif.--March 18, 2003--American Honda Motor Co., Inc., will be showcasing two uniquely customized Civic Si's on Civic Tour 2003, one designed by Good Charlotte and the other by New Found Glory, the co-headliners of the tour. This drivable art will be on display at venues across the U.S., when the tour hits the road on April 8 in Grand Forks, ND. The customized Civic Si hatchback models feature an amazing array of custom details selected by each band and will be awarded to lucky music fans through national and local sweepstakes as part of Civic Tour 2003.One New Found Glory Civic Si and one Good Charlotte Civic Si will be awarded through a national online sweepstakes at www.civictour.com, the official website of Civic Tour. A total of 12 customized Civic Si's will be awarded through media promotions.
The Honda Civic Si's will tour the country with Civic Tour as featured displays in the new Civic Tour Non-Stop Music Lounge Presented by Alpine. The Music Lounge is a kickback area where concertgoers can play on Xbox gaming consoles, listen to a DJ spinning tunes and get an up-close look at the customized Si's. Ticket sales have been brisk, with Chicago; Philadelphia; Milwaukee; San Jose, CA; and Fairfax, VA, already selling out. In addition several other dates are slated to sell out.
Each uniquely designed Civic Si hatchback is equipped with an Alpine state-of-the-art audio/visual system and custom installation worth $11,000, transforming each car into an awesome mobile entertainment showcase. The CVA-1004 Mobile Multimedia Station(TM), the heart of each system, features an AM/FM receiver with a 6.5-inch motorized widescreen monitor that fully retracts into the dash. An additional tuner box allows passengers to enjoy XM Satellite Radio(R)'s 100+ digital channels from coast-to-coast while the in-dash DVA-5205 allows passengers to enjoy premium DVD/CD/VCD entertainment. Alpine's award-winning satellite-linked PowerNav(TM) DVD navigation system provides turn-by-turn voice guidance to more than 6 million points of interest in the continental U.S. The 1,300-watt Alpine system featuring two pairs of Type-R speakers, two Type-R 10-inch subwoofers and two Alpine V12 amps, delivers powerful bass and clear sound reproduction.
The New Found Glory Civic Si hatchback has many special elements that reflect their fun and fearless attitude, including:
| -- | Red-to-black fade color scheme from hood to trunk with ghost flames along the sides |
| -- | New Found Glory graphics on the car's sides, hood and back bumper, with the band members' autographs emblazoned on the driver's side |
| -- | Green Astroturf interior carpet and matching floor mats embroidered with the "NFG" logo, as well as the band logo stitched in red along the front of the seat |
| -- | Konig "Holes" 18" x 7.5" graphite center machined wheels, with advanced 5-spoke split design, graphite center and machined polished lip |
"We're on the road a lot, so we created a car that would have kept us entertained with cool components like the Alpine DVD player, XM Satellite Radio and video game system," said Cyrus of New Found Glory. "Red and black are the coolest car colors, so we decided to combine them for a unique fade, and added a personal touch with some of our band's designs, both inside and out. A lot of the touches are actually inside jokes of ours."
The Good Charlotte Civic Si hatchback features many creative customizations, including:
-- A Nighthawk Black Pearl base coat with an airbrushed depiction
of the explosion from the cover artwork for their current hit
album, "The Young and the Hopeless," and the "GC" logo on the
hood
-- Band members' autographs, as well as the words "Young" and
"Hopeless" in the album's signature green Old English font,
along the car doors
-- Green stitching on the car seats, steering wheel and shift
knob to match the album color scheme, with the "GC" logo on
the front of the seat, racing-style wear patches along the
front seat edges and customized black floor mats embroidered
with the "GC" logo in green Old English lettering
-- 18" Konig Prophet wheels, one of the newest entries in the
Tuner market, featuring a sporty design with a 7-spoke modular
look and chrome finish
"We wanted to create a cool car that reflected our personality and our music, inside and out," said Benji of Good Charlotte. "We're really proud of our current album, so we chose to use the album design as the basis for the exterior artwork, while keeping it simple and sleek."
Both the New Found Glory and Good Charlotte Civic Si hatchbacks also feature:
-- Sprint Performance suspension systems, manufactured from the
finest chrome silicon steel and performance powder coated to
last a lifetime, which lower the vehicle two inches in the
front and rear to provide better handling and a controlled,
comfortable ride
-- A Wings West customized G55 body kit featuring a front air dam
with stainless signature caps, side skirts, rear lower wrap
and an extreme flares seven-piece kit all manufactured from
urethane, as well as fiberglass rear roof and rear lower hatch
wings
-- Yokohama's Parada Spec-2 new high-performance tires with
maximum grip and the highest possible UTQG rating for wet
traction
-- Xbox gaming console that includes games chosen by the band
themselves
The Civic Tour featuring New Found Glory and Good Charlotte is scheduled to visit the following cities (dates and venues subject to change).
Tue-Apr-08 Grand Forks ND Alerus Center Wed-Apr-09 Minneapolis MN Target Center Thur-Apr-10 Chicago IL UIC Pavilion Fri-Apr-11 Milwaukee WI Eagles Ballroom Sat-Apr-12 Detroit MI Cobo Arena Sun-Apr-13 Grand Rapids MI Delta Plex Tue-Apr-15 Indianapolis IN Pepsi Coliseum Wed-Apr-16 Dayton OH Hara Arena Thu-Apr-17 Pittsburgh PA Peterson Center Fri-Apr-18 Cleveland OH Tower Amphitheatre Mon-Apr-21 Hershey PA Giant Center Tue-Apr-22 Rochester NY Blue Cross Arena Thu-Apr-24 Worcester MA Centrum Fri-Apr-25 Portland ME Cumberland County Civic Center Sat-Apr-26 Hartford CT Civic Center Sun-Apr-27 Albany NY Sienna College Wed-Apr-30 Poughkeepsie NY Marist College - McCann Center Thu-May-01 Hampton VA Coliseum Fri-May-02 Philadelphia PA Spectrum Sat-May-03 Holmdel NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Sun-May-04 Washington DC Patriot Center Tue-May-06 Charlotte NC Cricket Arena Wed-May-07 Atlanta GA Gwinnett Civic Center Thu-May-08 Greenville SC Timmons Arena Sat-May-10 Sunrise FL Office Depot Center Sun-May-11 Tampa FL USF Sundome Tues-May-13 Orlando FL TD Waterhouse Centre Wed-May-14 Birmingham AL Boutwell Auditorium Thu-May 15 New Orleans LA State Palace Fri-May-16 Houston TX Reliant Arena Sat-May-17 Dallas TX Smirnoff Music Center Sun-May-18 San Antonio TX Sunken Gardens Tues-May-20 St. Louis MO Family Arena Wed-May-21 Kansas City KS City Market Thu-May-22 Lincoln NE Pershing Auditorium Fri-May-23 Denver CO Red Rocks Mon-May-26 Seattle WA Seahawk Stadium Exhibition Center Tues-May-27 Portland OR Coliseum Wed-May-28 Boise ID Bank of America Center Thu-May-29 Salt Lake City UT E Center Ford Theater Fri-May-30 Las Vegas NV Cox Pavilion Sat-May-31 San Jose CA SJSU Events Center Sun-June-1 Bakersfield CA Centennial Garden Arena Tues-June-3 Phoenix AZ Mesa Amphitheatre Wed-June-4 Irvine CA Bren Center Thu-June-5 Santa Barbara CA County Bowl Fri-June-6 San Diego, CA Cox Arena Sat-June-7 Los Angeles CA Universal Amphitheatre