Looks like governments use manufacturer data which is actualy independent lab tested data for the g/km figures... In France, the pollution-related tax is now a reality when you purchase a new car, not YET as part of an annual tax (our former 'vignette' was killed a few years ago). The 2.0 TDI manual supports no extra charge, whereas the DSG carries a +750 EUR tax... Am glad I bought mine a few months before!
Your right there bneeos! Our so called 'Road Tax' actually goes into a large pot for government use - at the moment it seems to be for re-fitting the MP's second homes !!(or is it more revenue for the government)?
The system in place here is meant to scare people away from buying cars with bigger engines or that are more likley to pollute (4WD...), by increasing the price tag... MY two cents is that is is rather discriminatory and useless, since most of the poeple who would buy those 'polluter-cars', would anyhow care little to spend 500 or 2'000 extra euros on a 40'000+ car ;-)I'm a cynic on the otherside of the world, how do these taxes and charges help the environment (or is it more revenue for the government)?
Actually you are partly right Graham. In the early brochures (I have one here) the 2.0T is listed as 202g/km whereas on the VW website its down to 194 (below the 200 barrier). I wonder what fiddling went on to get it to the right side of 200.
