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Luxury car makers are angered by the tax hike that adds several thousand dollars to some car prices.
Neil McDonald
Contributing Journalist
14 May 2008
1 min read

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.
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How much they'll cost

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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
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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.

Neil McDonald
Contributing Journalist
Neil McDonald is an automotive expert who formerly contributed to CarsGuide from News Limited. McDonald is now a senior automotive PR operative.
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