The new system arrives in Ireland in September and the six-speed automatic gearbox with stop-start becomes available in the D3 versions of the four Volvo models: S60, V60, V70 and S80. The benefit of the new technology is that most automatic versions will drop down a tax band, from Band D to Band C, down from €447 to €302 per year.
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