Lancia launches green signature label for low-CO2 emitting cars
Filed under: Diesel, MPG, Fiat, European Union
It had to happen: since most European brands have created "eco" signature labels to mark their lowest-CO2 emitting models, it's time for Lancia, which belongs to the Fiat group, to do the same. What's it called? The "Ecollection."
Lancia has modified its Musa model, the subcompact minivan showed above, to produce less than 119 g/km of CO2 (118 for the automatic version) by means of using the well-known1.3 Multijet diesel engine found elsewhere in other Fiat-group models, reducing the suspension and installing some aerodynamic tweaks. Prices start at €18,990 in Spain, where the Muso Ecollection is elligible for another low number: 0 percent tax.
[Source: Lancia via Econoticias]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-09-2008 @ 3:27PM
Wildgoosechase73 said...
I'm surprised it's not taken.
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5-09-2008 @ 8:18PM
Karl-Uwe Strunzen said...
I think the remarkable thing here is that the 119 g CO2/km version of the Musa is available in Spain and yet not so in the Italian home market.
Spain seem to be leading the way currently in Europe at both ends of the scale when it comes CO2 taxes and rebates. The "idiot tax" (as of 1 January 2008) is having a very obvious effect on SUV and executive sales for the year to date. In terms of incentives and rebates, the 0 tax on the lowest CO2 level (120 g CO2/km) has meant that the Musa is one of several specific low-CO2 models to make its debut on the Spanish market (e.g. Bravo, Ibiza).
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5-12-2008 @ 3:31PM
Karl-Uwe Strunzen said...
There's another story about the Fiat Grande Punto being offered in a methane version before the year's end. This Musa (and the very similar Fiat Idea) and the Ypsilon would also be great candidates for a CNG version!
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