Luxury car makers are angered by the tax hike that adds several thousand dollars to some car prices.
Just exactly how much are you going to pay for a prestige or luxury car now under the new rules?
Imported cars are hardest hit by the new LCT threshold but some of our homegrown brands also suffer.
Below is a table of the price changes.
How much they'll cost
Local
Ford Territory Ghia Turbo $65,986 (old price $65,490) + $495.82
FPV GT Pursuit $58,041 (old price $57,990) + $51.38
FPV GT E $78,167 (old price $76,990) +$1147.30
Holden Statesman 3.6 $61,219 (old price $60,990) +$229.16
Holden Caprice $68,634 (old price $67,990) +$643.97
HSV Clubsport $65,107 (old price $64,660) +$446.64
HSV Grange $86,324 (old price $84,690) +$1633.60
Imports
Audi A4 2.7TDI $68,539 (old price $67,900) +$638.64
Audi A8L W12 $341,933 (old price $326,000) +$15,993.45
Bentley Continental Flying Spur sedan $370,533 (old price $353,000) +$17,533.45
BMW 130i Sport $59,005 (old price $58,900) +$105.30
BMW 760Li $363,119 (old price $346,000) +$17,118.64
Lexus IS250 Luxury $80,296 (old price $79,000) +$1296.41
Lexus LS600hL $243,422 (old price $233,000) +$10,422.34
Mercedes-Benz C200 $65,794 (old price $65,309) +$385.00
Mercedes-Benz S500 $273,940 (old price $263,698) +$10,242
Rolls-Royce Phantom $965,837 (old price $915,000) +$50,837.16
Porsche Boxster $112,400 (old price $109,300) +$3100
Porsche 911 Carrera S $237,700 (old price $227,600) +$10,100
Read more about the Luxury Car Tax here.
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