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New Mazda 3 delivers RV and
Company car tax benefits
trong residual values, coupled with lowest
average depreciation and 2014/15 company car
benefit-in-kind tax bills lower than a host of
rivals are set to make the all-new Mazda 3 the
prudent financial choice for fleet managers and
drivers alike.
The latest data from vehicle valuation experts
CAP Automotive reveals that the all-new SKYACTIV
Mazda3 range tops the tables and beats numerous
lower medium sector rivals in terms of average
forecasted pound note depreciation including the
Ford Focus, Honda Civic, Peugeot 308, Renault
Megane, Toyota Auris, Vauxhall Astra and
Volkswagen Golf.
Meanwhile, company car drivers seeking to cut
their benefit-in-kind tax bills can make significant
savings by choosing the all-new Mazda 3 ahead of
many more expensive rivals that almost without
exception have higher CO2 emissions including the
Audi A3, BMW 1 Series, Ford Focus, Honda Civic,
Hyundai i30, Toyota Auris, Vauxhall Astra and
Volkswagen Golf.
The all-new Mazda3 range has one of the highest
average residual values with an average three
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years/60,000-mile residual value of 37 per cent,
which is only three percentage points behind the
more expensive Volkswagen Golf (40 per cent) and
11 percentage points ahead of the Renault Megane
(26 per cent), according to January 2014 data from
CAP Automotive.
Furthermore, in terms of forecast average range
depreciation the all-new Mazda3 leads the class at
£12,618 over the fleet benchmark period of threeyears/60,000 miles with £14,263 for the more
expensive Volkswagen Golf.
The average depreciation saving for fleets
choosing the all-new Mazda3 versus a range of rivals
over three years/60,000 miles is significant and up to
a staggering £2,727.
On-the-road (OTR) prices start at £16,695 for the
all-new Mazda3 1.5-litre SKYACTIV-G 100ps SE
Hatchback and extend to £23,345 for t H[ [