France Sets Emissions Tax For Toyota GR Yaris Latest, Prices Soar To IDR 1 Billion

Toyota GR Yaris Facelift. (Doc.Toyota Global)

JAKARTA - The strict emission regulations set out in the European region make it difficult for some sports car buyers to get their dream vehicle. Several countries set high taxes based on the amount of emissions issued from a number of cars.

France is one of the countries that set this strict rule. With high taxes, some models such as GR Yaris Facelift can be priced unreasonablely.

Reporting from Motor1, Tuesday, February 13, the normal price of this model with manual transmission reached 46,300 euros (equivalent to Rp777.8 million). However, in this country nicknamed Kota Mode, this high-performance hot hatch gets more than double the price of normal.

The reason is, this 1.6 liter 3-cylinder gasoline engine emits 190 grams/km of emissions according to WLTP standards. Meanwhile, the tax for emissions is 45,990 euros (around Rp772.7 million) or almost the same as the price of one unit of this model.

Thus, customers from France have to spend up to 92,290 euros or in balance with Rp1.5 billion. However, this price is not much compared to the automatic transmission version.

The manufacturer provides GR Yaris version eight of the automatic acceleration at a price of 48,800 euros or equivalent to IDR 820.4 million. The emissions produced in this version are higher than manual, which is 210 g/km, meaning they will get an additional tax of up to 60,000 euros (equivalent to IDR 1 billion) or higher than the original price of this model.

If added up, then this automatic transmission version of GR Yaris can be priced at up to 108,800 euros or comparable to Rp1.8 billion.

With this price tag, it will certainly make interested people think twice. However, the popularity of GR Yaris is quite good and Toyota is quite optimistic about this. This car had a previous positive sales record after the company sold 300 units in the country.

The rules imposed by the European Union are a driving factor in tax downsizing trends. This is also the reason why a number of manufacturers have plans to switch to the electrification sector.

The European Union has set to ban sales of new cars that produce emissions from 2035 unless these plans can change as suggested by Lutz Meschke, Porsche's Chief Financial Officer.

As previously reported by VOI, Meschke emphasized that the plan could be postponed and discussed. Of course, the concession to stopping an ICE-engined car will raise a big question mark whether this is the right step, considering that the region is working on all means to minimize the use of emissions.