Low on CO2 but still big on value

According to the maker it’s a Chevy with a levy, but the levy’s not high!
This model should save you money – it’s the Chevrolet Matiz 0.8S city car and starts from £6,245.
So how does it do that?
On sale now, the Matiz with 0.8S manual comes with reduced CO2 emissions of just 119g/km, meaning it falls into the Band B road tax classification. This means a Matiz buyer will pay just £35 a year at current rates to tax their car, compared to £115 for the previous Matiz 0.8S.
What’s more, if you live in or around London, then from October 2008 the Chevy will avoid one levy – the London Congestion Charge. Under new proposals, the scheme proposes a 100 per cent discount to all vehicles with CO2 emissions of below 120g/km from having to pay to enter the zone, subject to a £10 registration fee.
There’s more, tha Matiz comes with low running costs As it has a  Group 1A insurance and an official combined fuel consumption figure of 54.3mpg
The Matiz has a lot of kit as standard including central locking, immobiliser, power steering, tinted glass, a Blaupunkt RDS Radio/CD player and body coloured bumpers.
Chevrolet also offers a comprehensive fixed-price servicing package for all its cars, costing £199 for three years/30,000 miles or £399 for three years/60,000 miles on Matiz.
Simon McBride

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