Good News: Special tax lowered for Euro V-compliant diesel

[Kspchew]

Singaporean never learn. It's a trap, wait for some bright scholar to say.Euro v diesel engine emit more particulate than petrol than they slapdiesel with more tax. learn the lesson from the.cng saga!

[2BDriver]

Singaporean never learn. It's a trap, wait for some bright scholar to say.Euro v diesel engine emit more particulate than petrol than they slapdiesel with more tax. learn the lesson from the.cng saga!

Oh, Yes ! The CNG convertion was a sad disappointment of all cost savers

[Koolaba]

Singaporean never learn. It's a trap, wait for some bright scholar to say.Euro v diesel engine emit more particulate than petrol than they slapdiesel with more tax. learn the lesson from the.cng saga!

 

Perhaps it will be good to verify your statement with the following:

 

Euro 5 standard

Emissions from diesel vehicles:

 

 

[Koolaba]

Has anyone wonder why government suddenly announced lowering of special diesel tax out of the blue? Not as if there is strong petition of ar owners for that.. somehow when something is earned less, the reenue will levied on from other area. Company diesel vehicles or those with diesel vehicles be careful.

 

This Clean Diesel Power trial set the tone for the review in diesel supplementary taxes for Euro 4 and better diesel cars.

http://motoring.asiaone.com/Motoring/Diesel%2BMotoring/Story/A1Story20080718-77527.html

[Cluboxed]

Has anyone wonder why government suddenly announced lowering of special diesel tax out of the blue? Not as if there is strong petition of ar owners for that.. somehow when something is earned less, the reenue will levied on from other area. Company diesel vehicles or those with diesel vehicles be careful.

 

they already revised the tobacco tax..haha

[Topspin]

Nabei lah!!!! This jeng hoo siang ho mai slap duty on you sai!!!! Want to slap, slap on s plate people, dont come and kar jiao we all g plate people [furious] [furious]

 

There will be two grades of diesel in the pump soon with different pump nozzle size. One "clean" diesel will be tax like petrol and one not clean none will be like today mainly for commercial vehicles.

[Topspin]

no 3/4 tank rule for diesel as diesel is not taxed

 

It will surely be taxed like petrol once a full spec Euro V is available in the pumps. Only the other non euro V diesel for commercial vehicle will not be tax. Service stations will have a worrying time converting their facility to handle two grades of diesel. Just like those days when they have both leaded and unleaded petrol.

 

Any slight contamination of the two grades of diesel, whole tank will have to be downgraded to the lower spec diesel.

Edited February 20, 2012 by Topspin

[Mustank]

There will be two grades of diesel in the pump soon with different pump nozzle size. One "clean" diesel will be tax like petrol and one not clean none will be like today mainly for commercial vehicles.

 

if like that i don mind want to tax go tax those s plate people dont come and kar jiao we all g plate people those euro 5 people better don go and pump jiu hoo you sai! wait see chia! better kuai kuai pah euro 5 you sai!

 

ok lah ok lah. i enclose Chris Tan's report for your reference. eur0 4 can tahan a bit of jiu hoo you sai. but euro 5?

 

http://motoring.asiaone.com/print/Motoring...0728-79149.html

 

Diesel Touareg works its charm

 

The R50 may be huge and heavy, but it accelerates like a tsunami. Will the 'clean' diesel Volkswagen R50 take to the high-sulphur fuel across the Causeway? -ST

 

Mon, Jul 28, 2008

AsiaOne

 

By Christopher Tan

 

There is nothing subtle about the Volkswagen R50.

 

While other cars murmur when idling, this wrestler of an SUV growls at 81 decibels - nearly as loud as a Harley-Davidson bike.

 

From its oversized 21-inch wheels peeking from pronounced wheel arches to its artillery-like tailpipes, the car is in your face.

 

It weighs 2.6 tonnes (equivalent to 2.3 Daihatsu Terios SUVs) and is powered by a 5-litre, 10-cylinder engine. That makes the beast as thirsty as a camel, consuming 17.7 litres of fuel when driven in the city.

 

It is also a diesel car.

 

So, unless you are a forest ranger, a timber tycoon or Indiana Jones, it is unlikely to be your cup of tea.

 

Or so you think.

 

Once you get behind the wheel of this pumped-up Touareg, it begins to work its charm on you.

 

For starters, its credentials are impressive. Its V10, although a bit long in the tooth, still stands as one of the most torquey engines found in a passenger car.

 

It has 850Nm at its disposal from 2,000rpm - 100Nm more than when the same bi-turbo V10 found its way into a Touareg six years ago.

 

So despite its mass, the car gets up to 100kmh in 6.7 seconds, which is as fast as the Porsche Cayman, and just a tad slower than the Boxster S.

 

But the numbers are only half the story. At the wheel, the sensation of this leviathan pulling away from the pack at the lights is unreal. The acceleration comes in one big, continuous wave and you can't help but ease off the throttle after about 10 seconds.

 

Often, that is the time it takes for you to run out of bravado or bitumen.

 

But when there are long clear stretches, such as Malaysia's North-South Highway, the car is easily persuaded to head for its top speed of 235kmh.

 

On the go, the turbodiesel V10 is surprisingly subdued. Its roar is audible only at 4,000rpm or so - a territory you seldom need to visit.

 

What intrudes at high speed are road noise (on account of the fat 295/35 tyres) and a hint of wind noise (on account of the huge wing mirrors).

 

With air suspension and adjustable height at the turn of a knob, the R50 has a commendable ride, even if you can still make out its low-profile tyres. There is no bobbing associated with some SUVs in its class, although it still suffers from a tinge of dive when its large ventilated disc brakes are deployed.

 

The car feels very well-planted at speeds and in the wet, so perhaps there is justification for its weight and its all-wheel-drive system after all.

 

Its enormous wheels are not just there to give it a kicka** look. They actually do a great job in resisting the laws of physics when the R50 makes sudden changes in direction - a manoeuvre that is surprisingly as easy as in a smaller vehicle.

 

We drive the car in Malaysia because we want to see if the car will take to lower-quality fuel. We drive across with less than one-quarter tank of fuel (diesel cars are not subject to the three-quarter-tank rule), and fill up at the first station after the Second Link.

 

You see, the R50 is a Euro IV car equipped with a particulate filter. Such a car requires ultra-low sulphur diesel (no more than 50 parts per million). Diesel in Malaysia has up to 3,000ppm of sulphur.

 

Although our 500km-plus jaunt to Malacca and back (which used up about 70 litres of diesel) shows no ill effects, long-term usage of high sulphur fuel may result in a shorter filter lifespan.

 

So, as long as you limit yourself to occasional drives up, it should be a-okay. But with such phenomenal power on tap, the call to go north will be hard to resist.

 

The R50's 'special tax' for diesel cars is about $6,100 a year, on top of an annual road tax of over $5,000.

 

VOLKSWAGEN R50

Price: $298,000 with COE

Engine: 4,921cc 20-valve twin-turbo V10 diesel

Transmission: Six-speed automatic with paddle shift

Power: 350bhp at 3,500rpm

Torque: 850Nm at 2,000rpm

0-100kmh: 6.7 seconds

Top speed: 235kmh

Fuel consumption: 17.7 litres/100km (city)

Agent: Volkswagen Centre Singapore

[Mustank]

It will surely be taxed like petrol once a full spec Euro V is available in the pumps. Only the other non euro V diesel for commercial vehicle will not be tax. Service stations will have a worrying time converting their facility to handle two grades of diesel. Just like those days when they have both leaded and unleaded petrol.

 

Any slight contamination of the two grades of diesel, whole tank will have to be downgraded to the lower spec diesel.

 

my kind of 老

 

pump bunker fuel also can lah!

[Kb27]

If euro V car try to save money pumping at JB, they might end up with an expensive DPF repair...a case of penny wise, pound foolish.

[Mustank]

If euro V car try to save money pumping at JB, they might end up with an expensive DPF repair...a case of penny wise, pound foolish.

 

it obvious to me they are doing the CNG trick again. Let you all song song buy TDI SUVs. Let you are shiok shiok 2 years, then slap diesel tax! Then you see people write to forum kpkb!

[Mingsect]

what model is available at local ad aside.

 

any one have any idea.

what are the models/makes with diesel engine that are euro 5 at the moment (in europe) as i guess america is not a big fan of diese yet

[Mustank]

what model is available at local ad aside.

 

any one have any idea.

what are the models/makes with diesel engine that are euro 5 at the moment (in europe) as i guess america is not a big fan of diese yet

 

touareg:

 

http://www.coxmotorgroup.com/brochures/vw/...reg/touareg.pdf

[Kb27]

For US, like MY, diesel will not catch on.

Their diesel price is not cheap compared to petrol.

[Koolaba]

Didn't realize we don't get Euro5 diesel in MY. In any case, more than the freezing, you'll have to worry about availability of the Adblue additive. I feel better about going for the TFSI instead of the TDI.

 

You will require AdBlue if it is a Euro 6 diesel model. Not all Euro 4, Euro 5 models require AdBlue. In any case, SMRT already operates a fleet of Mercedes Benz OC500LE Euro 5 buses which require AdBlue top-ups. Availability is not an issue. Local fuel suppliers are already supplying AdBlue.

http://www.mecpec.com.sg/products.php

[Pitpot]

But if road tax still stands @ 5.1K, aint that still considered to be high still???

[Mustank]

You will require AdBlue if it is a Euro 6 diesel model. Not all Euro 4, Euro 5 models require AdBlue. In any case, SMRT already operates a fleet of Mercedes Benz OC500LE Euro 5 buses which require AdBlue top-ups. Availability is not an issue. Local fuel suppliers are already supplying AdBlue.

http://www.mecpec.com.sg/products.php

 

i used to buy oem diesel from mecpec people in sin ming. but nowadays they do away with the uncle and use a fleet card system. if not the location quite ideal

[Fourth]

But if road tax still stands @ 5.1K, aint that still considered to be high still???

 

So get the Euro V compliant cars, not the Euro IV ones.