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Originally Posted by halfmoonclip
Noticed in another post that reference was made to the European habit of taxing by engine displacement, which has to be no small part of the move to smaller turbo'd engines.
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This used to be the case in the UK, but in the last 10 years or so, vehicle taxation is based on CO2 emissions. This explains why diesels are so popular particularly for company cars. The bad press diesels have been getting lately over particulate emissions has pushed manufacturers towards more efficient petrol engines, like the VW 1.4 4 cylinder that runs on 2 cylinders when not under load.