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Vauxhall Meriva car review: new diesel boosts company car credentials

Family friendly MPV now with a much more tax-efficient diesel to please company car drivers.
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19 February 2014

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The Vauxhall Meriva has had a makeover but more important for company car drivers is the new 1.6 diesel

Vauxhall Meriva SE 1.6 CDTi 136PS ecoFLEX Start/Stop

What is it?

This is the new Meriva, Vauxhall’s compact MPV five-seater people mover given a makeover and freshen up.

The front of the Meriva has been given redesigned to improve the on-road stance by widening its appearance and at the rear there’s LED lights.

What remains, though, are the ‘taxi style’ doors, which hinge from the front and the rear pillars – like a London black taxi cab – allowing easy access to the interior space.

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Not for Vauxhall the sliding doors seen elsewhere – the Meriva has ‘taxi’ doors with a nice big grab handle on the middle pillar to help you out

 

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We love this – a bike rack that retracts back into the car. Bit pricey though

Vauxhall says it eschewed the sliding door style of class rivals, saying that – with a large grab handle on the middle B pillar – it’s easier for people, especially those more elderly, to exit from the rear seats.

Also staying is the delightful dip in the waistline at the rear side windows, accentuated with a chrome belt, which adds visual interest to the car but also allows a better view of the passing scenery for those in the rear seats.

For company car drivers with a small family, the big news is not so much the Meriva’s known carrying capacity but what’s hidden under the bonnet. Following the larger Zafira MPV and the Astra hatchback, the new Meriva gets Vauxhall’s all new 1.6 diesel engine.

With CO2 emissions of 116g/km, the new Vauxhall Meriva has a company car tax banding of 19% for the 2014/15 tax year.

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With emissions cut to 116g/km the new Meriva will have a company car tax rate of 19% for 2014/15

 

 

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Matt Morton

Matt Morton

Matt Morton is an automotive content writer for Business Car Manager

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