I happened to be on the Acura site and noticed that there is a $1200 gas guzzler tax on the NSX, yet it is listed at 17mpg city and 24mpg hwy.

What gives? That's better than many cars out there.

 

You sure its not a luxury tax because of the high sticker price and not a gas guzzler tax?

 

yeah, im thinkin' its the luxo tax

 

don't they charge gas guzzler if the city is below 20mpg? too bad trucks don' get taxxed for this...

 

The CL-S is rated for 19 in the city. No tax.

 

I think that will be the luxury tax.

 

the luxury tax for cars was eliminated as of 12/31/02 (irc section 4001(g)). so it wouldn't be the luxury tax.

the problem with it being a gas guzzler tax is that the gas guzzler tax is assessed in fixed dollar amounts based on average fuel economy. the current levels under irc section 4064(a) are:

avg. mpg. tax

>22.5 $0
21.5-22.4 $1000
20.5-21.4 $1300
19.5-20.4 $1700
18.5-19.4 $2100
17.5-18.4 $2600
16.5-17.4 $3000
15.5-16.4 $3700
14.5-15.4 $4500
13.5-14.4 $5400
12.5-13.4 $6400
<12.4 $7700

a $1200 gas guzzler tax has not been an option since 1985 (it was for cars averaging between 16 and 17 mpg back then).

so I doubt it is a gas guzzler tax, either (unless the amount cited was misreported somehow).

 

luxo tax cost >50K
gas tax (city+highway)/2 use tank monkey intervals

 

It's a dealer ploy

 

Hmmmm. All I know is that it said $1200 gas-guzzler tax.

Then, when I went back to verify that, the Acura site had changed and I could not longer get to that page.

What gives?