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Doesn't seem to be the same from what I can tell. AFAIK the Harley Davidson "defeat device" would still emit unacceptable levels of emissions during an emissio
by sbov 10y ago
Doesn't seem to be the same from what I can tell. AFAIK the Harley Davidson "defeat device" would still emit unacceptable levels of emissions during an emissions test. And that they were intended for track/racing use.
This is very different from purposefully hiding your emissions levels from testers.
Whether that difference is material when meting out punishment is up to judgement. But calling it "no different" seems pretty wrong.
- eumoria 10y agoI gotta do some searching but it was explained to me that at the factory they would run the engines extremely lean... like to the point they had to add additional cooling. Then when the bikes arrived at the dealer they would reflash the ECU and have it normally tuned again. EDIT: Not exactly that... from another user "They admit that the modified bikes bypass emissions requirements, whereas the unmodified VWs didn't meet the requirements and had to cheat to pass inspection."
- zde 10y ago> had to cheat to pass inspection What, VW bribed the comission? FBI should arrest them too..