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Tax busting duo cleaning up
Chevrolet and Suzuki serve-up low CO2 superminis.
16th April 2008
Cheaper and cleaner – the sub-120g/km club has two new members. Chevrolet’s entry-level model, the Matiz 0.8S manual, now comes with a revised 800cc engine producing only 119g/km of CO2 and returning 54.3mpg at the pumps.
This allows it to slip into road tax Band B, which costs owners £35 a year – an £80 saving on the previous 0.8S. Also, it would be exempt from London’s congestion charge under new proposals which are due to be introduced from October 2008.
The same goes for the Suzuki Swift. Revisions to the 1.3-litre DDiS diesel have reduced emissions from 124g/km to 119g/km, while combined economy has been boosted to 61.4mpg. Prices for the tax-busting Matiz start at £6,245 on the road, while the Swift costs from £10,515.
This allows it to slip into road tax Band B, which costs owners £35 a year – an £80 saving on the previous 0.8S. Also, it would be exempt from London’s congestion charge under new proposals which are due to be introduced from October 2008.
The same goes for the Suzuki Swift. Revisions to the 1.3-litre DDiS diesel have reduced emissions from 124g/km to 119g/km, while combined economy has been boosted to 61.4mpg. Prices for the tax-busting Matiz start at £6,245 on the road, while the Swift costs from £10,515.
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