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Most of the nation’s top 10 best-selling cars have escaped the new VRT system largely unscathed, according to a survey by Independent.ie.
This will come as a welcome surprise to many who feared they would face huge increases when shopping for their favorite new car.
Some motor industry experts have estimated that the average family car would increase by more than € 1,000 and that some larger gasoline models, especially SUVs, would be affected by increases of € 7,000.
That may be the case for specific genres, like some SUVs, large 4x4s, and luxury vehicles, but for most of the top 10 models purchased in the country there are relatively small increases and decreases, according to our survey.
Coinciding with that, many dealers are betting on imminent new ‘greener and cleaner’ models to cut emissions and VRT charges in time for January.
And there is a lot of emphasis being put on the fact that brands have, or will have, more electric vehicles (EVs), hybrids and plug-in hybrids ready for sale in 2021. All will help shift the purchasing approach to ‘electric’.
The sources also pointed out the large difference in VRT between cars with recently upgraded fossil fuel engines and those awaiting improved power sources.
Also in some cases, small differences can greatly affect the price, in one case to the tune of € 4,000 if you buy a manual instead of an automatic one.
Here are the details of the ups and downs of the new prices:
Toyota:
the Corolla The hybrid family car will go from a VRT of 14 to 12.75 pieces, and that means a price drop of up to € 360, Toyota says.
And the C-HR The compact crossover will benefit from VRT savings of up to € 530, dealers claim.
They say the new Yaris Gasoline will enjoy up to 3.5% reduction in VRT. The range starts from € 18,595.
Hyundai:
Dealers insist that the new Tucson Midsize SUV will not increase in price, due to a new improved diesel engine and the introduction of a new hybrid version for January.
Yet they see the price of their Kona compact crossover that goes up around € 350 on average.
Volkswagen:
Some versions of their best-selling products Tiguan Y Tiguan Allspace Family SUVs are expected to increase by about 4,000 euros, as is the current 2-liter automatic TDi DSG. But the picture is drastically transformed if you choose one with manual transmission. In that case the price drops € 142.
There is a new model arriving for January sales with a new line of engines, which will later include an eHybrid plug-in. And that add-on is expected to have CO2 emissions below 50g / km, putting it in the lower VRT band of 7pc.
the Golf Meanwhile, it faces a modest increase (€ 76) for the likes of the 2-liter 115PS TDI version. The 1-liter 80 hp TSI gasoline rises € 88, but the new GTI model drops € 589.
In total, Volkswagen says that by the New Year they will have eight models with emissions lower than the critical 50g / km, which means 7pc VRT.
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Good visibility: the new Škoda Octavia
The new Octavia The family car has an average price of € 150 across the range.
Nissan:
Your best-selling diesel version Qashqai crossover will increase in price to € 1,400.
*Ford:
They said they were calculating the results of the budget changes and were not in a position to provide pricing details on the Attention for a few days.
Ireland’s Favorite Cars
1. Toyota Corolla
2 Hyundai Tucson
3 Volkswagen Tiguan
4 Ford Attention
5 Hyundai Kona
6 Toyota C-HR
7 Skoda Octavia
8 Volkswagen Golf
9 Nissan Qashqai
10 Toyota Yaris
(Table courtesy of SIMI)
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