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.
The different size engine choices gave Japanese buyers a choice of which
annual road tax obligation they wanted to pay, and the larger engine offered more standard equipment as compensation.
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 installation of the 2.5 litre engine in Japanese models also obligated Japanese buyers to pay
more annual road tax, further enhancing the luxury image.
Every Touareg costs # 140
in annual road tax, but paying a list price above # 40,000 (including options) incurs a # 310 surcharge in years two to six, for a # 450 bill in this period.
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.
The rotary engine had financial advantages to Japanese consumers in that the engine displacement remained below 1.5 litres, a significant determination when paying the
Japanese annual road tax which kept the obligation affordable to most buyers, while having more power than the traditional inline engines.
The 3.0 litre engine also obligated Japanese buyers to pay more
annual road tax which was also a consideration affecting purchases.
That at least means a
low annual road tax bill for private buyers and relatively low Benefit - In - Kind for company car drivers.
Prices for the F - Pace R - Sport start at just over # 37,000 for the smallest diesel, but all the petrol models and the two AWD diesel autos break the # 40,000 barrier,
meaning annual road tax is # 450 for the first five years of ownership.
The best Qashqai manages a sub-100g / km CO2 output, while the best the Sportage can manage is 135g / km, which means that buyers won't avoid
paying annual road tax, and if you're buying with company money your tax bill will be higher too.
[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.
As well as saving money at the pumps, owners enjoy a lower
annual road tax charge — Band E rather than F for Vehicle Excise Duty.
While every Fiesta costs # 140
in annual road tax, this makes it very thrifty and will suit company - car drivers, thanks to its 18 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) rating.
This means CO2 emissions of as little as 119g / km, resulting in a # 30
annual road tax bill and a 21 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) company car tax liability.
[1] The two different engine sizes gave Japanese drivers a choice as to which
annual road tax obligation they were willing to pay; vehicles with the larger engine were equipped at a higher level than the lower trim level in compensation.
The rotary engine had financial advantages to Japanese consumers in that the engine displacement remained below 1.5 liters, a significant determination when paying the
Japanese annual road tax which kept the obligation affordable to most buyers, while having more power than the traditional inline engines.
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».
That means just a single percentage point higher BIK than the (much slower) D2 model and
no annual road tax.
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.
Available with either a six - speed manual or a six - speed automatic gearbox, it's the auto that's the most frugal — 47.9 mpg, 140g / km and
an annual road tax bill of # 130.
These models return 47.1 and 42.2 mpg respectively, while CO2 emissions of 136 and 153g / km means
an annual road tax bill of either # 130 or # 185.
That puts it in VED band H, for
annual road tax of # 205.
The Longitude 140 FWD will return 53.3 mpg and emit 139g / km of CO2 for # 130
annual road tax.
All Flying Spurs attract the standard road tax of # 140 a year plus an additional surcharge of # 310 a year for the second to the sixth year of ownership — this is common to all cars with a price tag above # 40,000 and brings
the annual road tax bill to # 450 during that period.
Prices for the A6 start from about # 34,000, which means the majority break the # 40,000 barrier, and mean that from April they will cost # 450 in
annual road tax, before dropping back down to # 140 a year after five years.
Japanese buyers took advantage of the largest, 1.5 L, engine while still paying the same amount of
annual road tax.
Chevrolet is hoping it will appeal to fleet owners as its lower CO2 emissions mean they won't have to pay
an annual road tax in the first year.