25/11/2008 02:32. The case for a premium compact low-CO2 car isn't as strong as it at
first seems. Boris Johnston's decision to scrap plans whereby cars
emitting less than 120g/km on the official cycle would be exempt
from the London congestion charge removed a lot of their appeal,
and although there's a certain appeal in paying less tax than you
otherwise might, the fact that the VED rating for a vehicle such as
the A3 1.9 TDIe is £35 per year rather than £120 tends to
get swamped in the amount you have to pay for the car in the first
place (of which more later).
Still, the idea of an Audi with a combined fuel economy figure of
62.8mpg has a certain charm of its own. The TDIe achieves this by
various means, starting with the fact that - like several other
low-CO2 cars produced by Volkswagen Group... //
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