Business Car Manager verdict
The Vauxhall Cascada is a new age Vauxhall that’s not short on kerb appeal. This is a strikingly good looking car that gets people talking, a car that sets out to fill an interesting new niche and has been thoughtfully engineered to a high standard.
With Cascada, the quality and style are most definitely there. Because it’s something different (not so many big, volume-badged grand tourers around these days) and numbers on the road will likely be small, that in turn will help build residual value – and the mystique.
True, some business car managers will likely look first to the usual premium badge suspects, but as The Low Down shows, this Vauxhall Cascada with efficient 2.0-litre CDTI diesel on board, does have the business numbers to back up its case.
In the big picture, all credit to Vauxhall for having the courage to try something new and different with the Cascada. If you want to stand out in the corporate car park, this is the car to let you do it.
The Low Down…
| Doors and body style | 2-door, 4-seat convertible |
| Engine/gearbox | 2 litre, 4-cyl turbodiesel/6-speed manual |
| CO2 Emissions | 138g/km |
| Economy | 54.3mpg |
| Power/torque | 165PS/350Nm |
| 0-62mph/top speed | 9.6secs/135mph |
| Insurance group | 23E |
…and what it costs
| P11D Value | £27,695 | |
| Monthly business rental (ex VAT) | From £356 (3yrs/30,000 miles) | |
| Road tax (VED) | Band E | |
| Company Car Tax Bands 2013/14 to 2015/16 | 22%, 23%, 25% | |
| Benefit in kind 2013/14 to 2015/16 | £6093, £6370, £6924 | |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (20%) | £928/£77 | |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (40%) | £1857/£154 | |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (20%) | £1219/£101 | |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (40%) | £2437/£203 | |
| Figures correct at time of posting | ||
| For latest figures | Use our company car tax calculator | |
