THE BMW 320d EfficientDynamics has won the ‘Best Company Car for SME Drivers’ category in the Business Car Manager SME Company Car of the Year Awards 2012, run in association with MAGMA Automotive Services.
In this category, the Business Car Manager judges were looking for cars that must be good to drive as well as being practical business cars, providing low running costs and company car tax, and offering user-chooser appeal.
The winner of the best company car for SME drivers encapsulates all of these attributes: the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics.
BMW 320d EfficientDynamics
- CO2 emission 109g/km
- Fuel consumption 68.9mpg
- Acceleration 0 to 62 in 8.0s
- Maximum speed 143mph
- Insurance group 31
- Source: comcar.co.uk
“By almost every company car yardstick affecting cost, with the exception of purchase price, the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics wins hands down. Add in good looks and benchmark-setting dynamics and other challengers simply fade away,” commented the judges.
And that’s the real point of the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics. Although BMW’s engineers have somehow stripped out the CO2 emissions of the car to make it highly company car tax friendly, they’ve ensured the good to drive elements of the 3 Series remain.
But at the same time, BMW has provided a real business environment.
Whether it’s the specification – two-zone automatic air conditioning, park distance control, rain sensor with automatic headlight activation, Bluetooth, USB and 6.5″ high-resolution Control Display – or the business extras that BMW provides through its tailored small business programe, Business Partnership, the 320d EfficientDynamics provides the perfect company car solution for business drivers whichever way you turn.
All this is backed up by a 3-year unlimited mileage warranty and a factory lead time of between 1 – 3 months.
The judges summed up the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics as having the “perfect balance of low running costs, high driver appeal and good resale value. It’s hard to beat.”
You can read more about the winners in our special SME Company Car of the Year Awards section.
BMW 320d EfficientDynamics: key company car information
Tax year to 5th April | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
P11D value | £28,025 | £28,025 | £28,025 |
Percentage Company Car Tax charge | 15% | 16% | 17% |
Benefit in kind (BIK) | £4,204 | £4,484 | £4,764 |
Tax payable at 20% | £841 | £897 | £953 |
Tax payable at 40% | £1,682 | £1,794 | £1,906 |