In the 2007 Federal budget there is a "green levy". (linky) Apparently for every new vehicle sold after March 18th there is a tax of $1000 for every L/100km your vehicle consumes in excess of 13L/100km. Hopefully this doesn't affect the LR2 as the LR2 consumes 11.2 l/100km (as per LR's spec). It probably will affect LR's other offerings though. Anybody heard any official word on whether the LR2 is affected?

Ahh, you have to hand it to the Canadian government; socialism (with a touch of ignorance) at it's best!

Were I to purchase an LR3 I'd pay an extra $4k for the pleasure, even if I drove it but 5km per day. Yet the fool who lives 120km from work and drives a hybrid gets a $2k kickback from the government. You do the math... This isn't a "Green Levy", it's just a barganing chip. If they really cared about fuel consumption, it would have been easy to raise the taxes again...

As per the original post, the LR2 should escape unscathed - as you pointed out the stated mileage is under the limit. If the number is per LR, and not the government (yes, the government sets the mileage rating, not the manufacture - that's why they are so far off from reality!), the stated mileage will probably get better.

GTC

Hi there,

just ordered my LR2 Today and it is not affected by the Levy.