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Volvo's newly enhanced D5 range has tipped
the scales rebalancing environmental and performance factors despite
larger engine sizes. Sometimes a
higher performing and inevitably bigger engine is what's required from a
company car which would usually compromise environmental concerns as
well as attracting higher fuel costs and tax liability. Volvo's latest
D5 diesel range, however, steers a path through these conflicting
positions providing a number of models with impressive fuel economy and
CO2 emissions.
The upgraded versions of the Volvo V70,
XC70 and S80 are the first in the model range to feature sharpened
versions of the five-cylinder D5 turbo-diesels which boost performance
and torque from 205 hp/420 Nm to 215 hp/440 Nm while at the same time
reducing fuel consumption by as much as eight percent.
"We have made these vehicles more
enjoyable and as cost efficient as possible to drive," explains Selwyn
Cooper Volvo UK's national sales manager. "With that comes lower CO2
which means company car drivers have a widened choice of vehicles
powered by larger engines without the expected hike in the amount of tax
they would have to pay."
Fuel consumption (EU Combined) of a
Volvo S80 D5 is now an impressive 57.7 mpg (129 g/km of CO2)
with manual gearbox and start/stop, placing it in the 18% BIK category.
The corresponding figures for the automatic version are 44.1 mpg (159
g/km of CO2). The figures for a Volvo V70 are 55.4 mpg (134
g/km) with the manual gearbox and 45.6 mpg with the automatic (164g/km).
Fuel consumption in the XC70 D5 AWD manual is 50 mpg (149 g/km) in the
AWD version with manual gearbox and 41.5 mpg (179 g/km) with the
automatic.
The Volvo V70, XC70 and S80 have been
upgraded with a number of features including driveline, interior and
exterior equipment including the latest user-friendly Volvo Sensus
infotainment system, and are available to order now with on-the-road
prices for D5 versions starting from £30,100 for the V70 D5 (215hp) ES
Start/Stop; £31,135 for the S80 D5 (215hp) SE Start/Stop; and £32,765
for the XC70 D5 AWD (215 hp) ES Start/Stop.
New Volvo D5 engine range -
Benefit in Kind details 2011/12
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Annual tax
payable |
| S80 |
Transmission |
CO2 g/km |
P11D price |
% of P11D |
20% |
40% |
| 2.4 D5 Executive |
Auto |
159 |
£36,615 |
25 |
£1,1758 |
£3,515 |
| 2.4 D5 SE |
Manual |
129 |
£31,080 |
18 |
£1,119 |
£2,238 |
| 2.4 D5 SE |
Auto |
159 |
£32,565 |
25 |
£1,563 |
£3,126 |
| 2.4 D5 SE-LUX |
Manual |
129 |
£33,280 |
18 |
£1,198 |
£2,396 |
| 2.4 D5 SE-LUX |
Auto |
159 |
£34,765 |
25 |
£1,669 |
£3,337 |
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Annual tax
payable |
| V70 |
Transmission |
CO2 g/km |
P11D price |
% of P11D |
20% |
40% |
| 2.4 D5 ES |
Manual |
134 |
£29,930 |
19 |
£1,137 |
£2,275 |
| 2.4 D5 ES |
Auto |
164 |
£31,415 |
25 |
£1,571 |
£3,142 |
| 2.4 D5 R-DESIGN |
Manual |
134 |
£32,230 |
19 |
£1,225 |
£2,449 |
| 2.4 D5 R-DESIGN |
Auto |
164 |
£33,715 |
25 |
£1,686 |
£3,372 |
| 2.4 D5 SE |
Manual |
134 |
£32,030 |
19 |
£1,217 |
£2,434 |
| 2.4 D5 SE |
Auto |
164 |
£33,515 |
25 |
£1,305 |
£2,609 |
| 2.4 D5 SE LUX |
Manual |
134 |
£34330 |
19 |
£1304 |
£2609 |
| 2.4 D5 SE-LUX |
Auto |
164 |
£35,815 |
25 |
£1,791 |
£3,582 |
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Annual tax
payable |
| XC70 |
Transmission |
CO2 g/km |
P11D price |
% of P11D |
20% |
Transmission |
| 2.4 D5 AWD ES |
Manual |
149 |
£32,580 |
22 |
£1,434 |
£2,867 |
| 2.4 D5 AWD ES |
Auto |
179 |
£34,065 |
28 |
£1,908 |
£3,815 |
| 2.4 D5 AWD ES |
Manual |
149 |
£34,680 |
22 |
£1,526 |
£3,052 |
| 2.4 D5 AWD SE |
Auto |
179 |
£36,165 |
28 |
£2,025 |
£4,050 |
| 2.4 D5 AWD SE-LUX |
Manual |
149 |
£37,480 |
22 |
£1,649 |
£3,298 |
| 2.4 D5 AWD SE-LUX |
Auto |
179 |
£38,965 |
28 |
£2,182 |
£4,364 |
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