Saturday, May 28, 2022

Volkswagen Group Diesel Scrappage Schemes Announced




The Volkswagen Group has unveiled UK scrappage schemes for all of its mass-market brands, designed to get customers into newer, less polluting cars and out of older cars from the Euro 1-4 classifications. The schemes cover the Volkswagen and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brands, as well as Audi, Seat and Skoda. Larger discounts for the brand鈥檚 electrified models can also be combined with the Government鈥檚 grant for low-emission vehicles. A 拢5500 scrappage scheme discount combined with the Government鈥檚 拢4500 OLEV grant can result in a total saving of 拢10,000 on an e-Golf. Adding in the 拢2500 Government grant for plug-in hybrids, the Golf GTE can have 拢7500 off and the Passat GTE 拢8500 off. Any car in the VW range, aside from the Touareg, is eligible for discount, regardless of whether it鈥檚 petrol or diesel-powered, hybrid or fully electric. VW says the scheme is being introduced to encourage the uptake of lower-emission vehicles, including hybrids and full electric cars.





Audi's scrappage scheme offers between 拢2000 and 拢8000 off its range - the smallest 拢2000 saving applied to the Q2 and the largest 拢8000 saving offered on its Q7 e-tron plug-in hybrid. The A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid has a 拢5000 discount applied, which combined with the Government's grant for low emission vehicles, is boosted to 拢7500. The new A8, R8 and sporting RS cars are not included in the scheme. Discounts of between 拢1500 and 拢4000 are available on the Skoda range, although the Kodiaq is not included in the offer. A similar strategy is offered by Seat, with the smallest 拢1500 discount applied to the Mii, and 拢3500 discount applied to the Leon; the Ateca is not included. Skoda's largest 拢4000 saving is for the Superb. Across all five scrappage schemes, cars of any brand can be traded in, although they must be diesel models and must have been registered before 2010 with pre-Euro 5 emissions classification. The car must have been kept by the owner for at least six months. The traded-in car will be scrapped under the scheme and no cars will be sold on. Other brands have pledged that valuable cars may not be scrapped and, in some schemes, Euro 4 cars are sold on.





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Meridian sound system. The Dynamic version based on the SE, has gloss black fender vents and grille bars with black grille surround, complemented on the interior with three colourway choices of sport-themed electric leather seats. Top of the range is the HSE with a grained leather and wood interior as standard. There's the option of 19-inch Diamond Turned wheels and Grand Black Lacquer finisher and also Windsor leather seats with premium carpet mats for that extra special touch. The new 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine joins the Freelander 2 line-up, reducing CO2 emissions by 14 percent compared to the outgoing Si6 engine. Powering the Freelander 2 GTDi, the new direct injection, turbocharged Si4 engine now delivers 240PS and an increase of seven percent on torque to 340Nm, providing a broader spread of torque for relaxed cruising and strong low-speed response. The all-aluminium engine is a full 40kg lighter than the previous six-cylinder and returns a competitive 224g/km CO2 while meeting the stringent EU5 emissions regulations. The Si4 GTDi first appeared in the Range Rover Evoque and is packed with advanced technical features including high pressure direct injection and variable valve timing on both inlet and exhaust.

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