It seems #DieselGate is back with a vengeance.
Many news outlets including the BBC are reporting that US regulators have found more Volkswagen diesel products that have the infamous “defeat device” which allows them to cheat on emissions tests:
Porsche, Audi and VW cars are all included in this new investigation, which affects at least 10,000 vehicles.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that cars with 3.0 litre engines from the years 2014 to 2016 were affected.
The folks at Volkswagen say that they’re not cheating:
However VW denies the vehicles have software designed to cheat tests.
Instead the company says that cars with the 3.0 litre diesel V6 engines “had a software function which had not been adequately described in the application process”.
Sure. Like anyone is going to believe them now. In case you’re interested, here’s the models that are at the center of this:
- 2014 VW Touareg
- 2015 Porsche Cayenne
- 2016 Audi A6 Quattro; A7 Quattro, A8, A8L and Q5
You can bet that owners of these vehicles are going to be asking their dealer and VW lots of questions that I am sure that neither really wants to answer.
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Das Uh Oh! Volkswagen Caught Cheating Again….. Volkswagen Says Nein!
It seems #DieselGate is back with a vengeance.
Many news outlets including the BBC are reporting that US regulators have found more Volkswagen diesel products that have the infamous “defeat device” which allows them to cheat on emissions tests:
Porsche, Audi and VW cars are all included in this new investigation, which affects at least 10,000 vehicles.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that cars with 3.0 litre engines from the years 2014 to 2016 were affected.
The folks at Volkswagen say that they’re not cheating:
However VW denies the vehicles have software designed to cheat tests.
Instead the company says that cars with the 3.0 litre diesel V6 engines “had a software function which had not been adequately described in the application process”.
Sure. Like anyone is going to believe them now. In case you’re interested, here’s the models that are at the center of this:
You can bet that owners of these vehicles are going to be asking their dealer and VW lots of questions that I am sure that neither really wants to answer.
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