Not exact matches
The engines offered to
Japanese buyers were the smaller displacement versions to reduce the
annual Japanese road tax obligation.
The smaller engines allow some operating expense relief with regards to the
annual Japanese road tax obligation.
The installation of a 2.0 litre engine in
Japanese models made buyers liable for more
annual road tax over the smaller 1.8 - litre engine, which affected sales.
In Japan, Mitsubishi's GTO was sold at a specific retail chain, called Car Plaza, and
Japanese buyers were liable for elevated operating costs imposed by the
annual road tax, and the vehicle's exterior dimensions exceeding the «compact size» exterior dimension regulations.
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Japanese buyers were liable for slightly more
annual road tax over the smaller Civic, which had a smaller engine.
[45][46] The width dimension is kept under 1700 mm on all international models so that versions in Japan will be in compliance with
Japanese Government dimension regulations with engine displacement kept under 2000cc so that
Japanese versions will offer
Japanese buyers
annual road tax savings for smaller engines.
The engine displacement also put operating costs for
Japanese owners in a higher
annual road tax obligation.
Due to its luxurious content of equipment and features installed, it helped to justify the moderately high
annual road tax bill to
Japanese buyers.
The 2.0 L non-turbo engine was replaced with a 2.3 L SOHC I4 engine, rated at 110 hp (82 kW), 127 lb · ft The 2.3 L engine was offered only in the US market, because the larger engine would have obligated
Japanese consumers to pay more
annual road tax, thereby affecting sales, as well as the larger engine conflicted with
Japanese government regulations concerning maximum displacement for cars classified as «compact».
The 3.0 litre engine also obligated
Japanese buyers to pay more
annual road tax which was also a consideration affecting purchases.
Japanese buyers took advantage of the largest, 1.5 L, engine while still paying the same amount of
annual road tax.
Japanese buyers were liable for more
annual road tax for selecting the 2.6 l engine over the smaller engines The US version also featured a «Jet Valve», a small secondary intake valve which improved emissions by enhancing swirl in the combustion chamber, allowing for burning of a leaner mixture.