British Civic service

After two seasons racing Honda Integras in the British Touring Car Championship - cars that you could never officially buy in the UK - Team Halfords and reigning BTCC champ Matt Neal have switched to a new-shape Honda Civic built to WTCC Super 2000 rules for the 2007 season.

Halfords is entering the only Civics in the Championship, and the cars have been developed in-house by Team Dynamics.

TopGear.com saw the Civic in the flesh at its debut today at Rockingham, and although it has yet to turn a wheel, the car looks stunning.

Check out our BTCC 2007 preview gallery

Matt told TG that he's expecting a tough season. "Everything is new on this car - we are starting from scratch. We've got four days of testing before the first race, so there's pressure on all of us to make the correct decisions with regards to set up.

"All credit goes to the boys though, they've been working flat out to get the car ready."

Neal will be joined by Gordon Shedden in a second Civic.

Check out the other BTCC cars shown today at Rockingham in our gallery including an awesome wide-arch BMW 1-series diesel. Yes, diesel.

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