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Vauxhall ecoFLEX
range expanded
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18 Dec 2008 |
The current financial situation means
that fleet managers are scrutinising costs even more closely than usual,
with concerns including high fuel prices and increasing environmental
pressures. With this in mind, Vauxhall is offering fleet customers more
choice than any other manufacturer to reduce their environmental impact,
with more than 366 model variants to choose from with carbon dioxide
emissions of less than 160g/km.
With Vauxhall’s huge range of low
emissions models, there’s never been so much choice for customers
wanting to go green.
Astra ecoFLEX
The Astra ecoFLEX is already available from GM UK Fleet, in a range of
trim levels, including the Life (air conditioned), Club, SXi and Design
variants across the Astra Estate, Sports Hatch and 5-door hatch range.
The Astra ecoFLEX’s 1.7CDTi 16v 110PS
common rail turbo diesel engine is coupled to a 6-speed transmission and
has a diesel particulate filter to reduce its emissions.
All models across the Astra ecoFLEX
range emit just 119g/km CO2, meaning they fall within the
lowest, 13 per cent diesel band for Benefit-in-Kind (BiK) tax. Cost
efficiency is also improved, as the ecoFLEX models achieve fuel economy
of 62.8mpg on the Combined cycle.
Corsa and Agila
The Corsa and Agila models are also available in the ecoFLEX range and
again are in the lowest 13 per cent diesel band for BiK, with the Agila
1.0i 12v model falling into the lowest 10 per cent petrol tax band.
The Corsa SXi and Design models are now
available with a 1.3CDTi 16v (75PS) engine (119g/km) supplementing the
existing Life and Club ecoFLEX models, and the ecoFLEX badge will now
feature on the Agila 1.3CDTi 16v diesel (120g/km) and 1.0i 12v petrol
models (120g/km).
New Insignia ecoFLEX
Joining the ecoFLEX range in summer next year will be the new Insignia,
European Car of the Year 2009. Retaining the performance of the standard
2.0CDTi model and producing the same 160PS, the Insignia will see a drop
in emissions to less than 140g/km – down from 154g/km for the regular
model.
The Insignia ecoFLEX will still be
capable of 0-62mph in 9.5 seconds with an overboost function that
increases torque from 350Nm to 380Nm for up to 15 seconds. In
addition, the Insignia’s drag coefficient has been reduced to just
0.26Cd and low rolling resistance tyres are fitted.
Capital Allowances
Looking ahead, it's worth bearing in mind that with effect from 1 April
2009 (for Corporation Tax Purposes) and 6 April 2009 (for income tax
purposes) the capital allowance treatment of business cars will be
reformed. For example, expenditure on cars with CO2 emissions
above 160g/km will attract a 10% writing-down allowance (WDA) whereas
expenditure on cars with CO2 emissions of 160g/km or below –
like Insignia, Astra, Corsa and Agila ecoFLEX models – will attract a
full 20% WDA.
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