85% for cars up to approx $27,000.
But: Add 25 percent VAT to it as well.
So take a standard car which is $40.000 without taxes. It will be:
(28,500x1.85+11,500x2.5)1.25 = 101,844. So it is more or less like a 155 percent tax.
Take an expensive car which is $80,000 before tax:
(28,500x1.85+51,500x2.5)1.25 = $226,844 That is like a 184 percent tax.
On top of that, there are other taxes that you have to pay yearly or biannually, including a tax depending on mileage, another depending on weight, and there is also heavy taxation on gasoline.
On your bike, you pay the 25 percent VAT.
Another example, if you move from let's say Germany to Denmark, it's incredibly easy in many ways, but not when it comes to your car. You're allowed to have it on your German registration papers for 6 months, then you have to register it according to Danish rules, which comes with a hefty tax payment. You can choose to not do that, but then whenever you get pulled over by police, they will check the papers and fine you heavily for not registering the car in Denmark. Many expats decide to not bother at all and just sell the car in their home country.
There may be a loophole somewhere, but for the regular person there is no avoiding the taxman.
Is that really the median car sold in Denmark? I'm doubtful.
Not in Denmark because of the tax
You seem to be contradicting yourself :)
Actually I did have a dig around after my comment and I'm surprised just how much people are spending on their cars. The median wage in the UK isn't much higher than the median new car price.