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Polo Bluemotion sales have gotten off to a flying start. Already the first year's allocation of 900 cars has sold out, and tellingly, all could have gone to corporate buyers, but how does its business case stack up alongside more conventional choices?
We avoided the sub-100g/km version because it jettisons aircon, instead concentrating on the chilled Bluemotion 2 for our drive that saw a credible 58mpg. But even this doesn't fully justify the nagging feeling you are driving a noisier more uncomfortable version of a supermini long past its best.
A P11D of almost £13k also grates, but surely that's made up for the 70.6mpg? Not quite, with a 20.5p cost per mile it's scalped by the Mini. In diesel form thanks to new technical upgrade it matches the Polo's CO2, while the unleaded Mini One in similar spec is £600 cheaper, quicker, better to driver, 1.5p per mile cheaper to run and 3% BIK tax brackets lower than the diesel.
Verdict: Costs rub some shine off the Bluemotion's commendable environmental achievements
VerdictCosts rub some shine off the Bluemotion's commendable environmental achievements |
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