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Originally Posted by drvai
I was wondering why everybody takes as granted that the new M3 will have a gas guzzler tax even higher than the past generation of the M3, if it's supposed to be 7% more economic. I mean, if that's really true, the E90 M3 would be free of GG tax, as the E43 was in the first bracket. In the worst scenario, the tax will be the same.
Am I missing something here?
When will we know which will be the GG tax? (if there is any)
When the price is announced?
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EPA testing must be complete by now, and the tax is derived from formulas using those numbers. I believe the E46 fell into the second taxable category, 20.5 - <21.5 mpg, for a $1,300 tax. The 8% improvement figure BMW stated did was not defined, and will likely not translate driectly into the EPA tested economy. We may see the tax go down, or up. I would guess when pricing is released, this information will be made available, as well. It needs to go on the Monroney stickers for the first vehicles that will be shipped to the US later this month.
BTW, the bill on the M5 is $3,000.