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When working to help
the environment, it’s often the small changes that can make a big
difference. That’s the theory used by Vauxhall engineers who have
managed to optimise the Corsa CDTi’s engine to save the planet from
hundreds of thousands of tons of CO2 emissions – and collective Corsa
owners from hundreds of thousands of pounds in tax.
The
revised 1.3CDTi 75PS engine, which is on sale now, sees emissions drop
from 124g/km to 119g/km. This might seem like a small step, but it has
great consequences for owners who will find their car in VED Group B,
dropping the cost of an annual tax disc from £115 to £35.
Company car drivers
will see further savings too, as from the 2008/09 tax year the Corsa
will fall into the new 13 percent company car tax band introduced by the
Chancellor for diesel cars emitting less than 120g/km – a drop which
could save a 40 percent tax payer £237 a year.
In addition, the new
models would also be entitled to a 100 percent discount from the London
Congestion Charge if the mayor’s proposals for 2008 are approved. This
could save drivers who enter the capital daily more than £2,000 every
year. In fact, a company car driver using a new Corsa CDTi Life in
London every day could recoup the list price of the car in tax and
congestion charge savings after little more than four years!
The new Corsa CDTi
models are on sale now, priced from £9,810 for the Corsa Life 1.3CDTi
3-door.
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Vauxhall Corsa
1.3 Cdti
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