The road tax (VED) was lower from around 2008 after Volvo made some changes to get the emissions down. The 200bhp is definitely lower, I pay the same £28odd a month for our 2012 as I did for our manual 2005 car. They do have a dpf but I’ve not had any issues as yet but do do a mix of driving with very little, if any, stop start. The feel of the engine is similar it feels more flexible than the older 163. Otherwise they feel very similar overall. Our neighbour also went from a 54 plate to a 2012.
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