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I drive what, at the time, was being sold as the cleanest diesel engine ever. A super efficient VW which could do 33km for 1 liter of fuel. All lies it turns o

• droithomme 7y ago
  Right I own that car and you are right its claimed emissions were a lie. I now have the fix and it complies with emissions regulations, and gets the same mileage as before. It was stupid of management and engineers to try to defeat emissions tests because clearly they were capable of delivering the car they promised using the engineering skills they had. Being dumb cost them billions of dollars and has nearly destroyed the company, a fine company. Someone just didn't want to do things right at the time and maybe got off on scamming. Current status is that this car has unbelievably low emissions and gets astonishing mileage and also has high performance. Only problem is service costs a lot and requires specialized technicians. I hear Teslas and Apple products have a similar issue. > I can smell it Mine has no smell before or after the fix. I can smell petrol exhaust.
  • selimthegrim 7y ago
    I formerly leased one before the fix. I thought it was 5-10% mpg reduction?