Half a million VWs recalled, sneaky emissions software.

Half a million VWs recalled, sneaky emissions software.

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MarshPhantom

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143 months

Friday 18th September 2015
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The US Govt has asked VW to recall 500000 Diesel engined vehicles after it was found the engine management knew when the engine was under test and the software reduced the emissions to pass the strict anti pollution regs they have in the States.

Unable to post a link, but this could be interesting.

davepoth

29,395 posts

205 months

Friday 18th September 2015
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DPF regeneration maybe? It'll be interesting to see.

Pesty

42,655 posts

262 months

Friday 18th September 2015
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Oh dear. They will probably get a severe rogering if this turns out to be true.


PorkInsider

6,035 posts

147 months

Friday 18th September 2015
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Interesting, but will this not be similar to what motorcycle manufacturers used to do to pass noise tests?

I don't know if the same test still applies but they used to have to accelerate bikes flat out in 2nd from 30mph over a set distance of 100ft and the max noise level was measured over the run.

As a result, 90s 'superbike' class bikes used to be factory fitted with a huge flat-spot in the mapping to cover this off so that they didn't hit peak torque, and hence peak noise, during the run.

It's nothing new to find automotive companies working around test parameters.

MarshPhantom

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Friday 18th September 2015
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Cheers.

anonymous-user

60 months

Friday 18th September 2015
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The thing about the USA they have the balls to stand up to companies. i dirve a diesel but they are not good cars for the health of others. The right thing is to tax deisel more and bring petrol prices down, to ensure better emissions. Labour where the ones who gave diesel a tax break and ended up how we are now in the uk.

The USA rightly are not a fan of diesel.

MarshPhantom

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Friday 18th September 2015
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Yes, I was amazed there's half a million diesels in the US.


Pesty

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262 months

Friday 18th September 2015
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MarshPhantom said:
Yes, I was amazed there's half a million diesels in the US.
They quite like their diesels in their bro dozers.



I think the U.S. Will look very hard into rogering vw if there is one thing they don't like its domestic manufacturers losing out to 'corruption' that's how they will spin it

MarshPhantom

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Friday 18th September 2015
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Pesty said:
MarshPhantom said:
Yes, I was amazed there's half a million diesels in the US.
They quite like their diesels in their bro dozers.



Sure I read somewhere about the first diesel car introduced in America suffered terrible engine problems, and diesel got a bad reputation that it struggled to shake off.

Pesty

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262 months

Friday 18th September 2015
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Might be true I don't know.

I spend a bit of time on us forums arguments over diesel or petrol trucks come up often. Quite a few championing diesel.

They even have forums dedicated just to diesel

Cyder

7,115 posts

226 months

Friday 18th September 2015
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PorkInsider said:
Interesting, but will this not be similar to what motorcycle manufacturers used to do to pass noise tests?

I don't know if the same test still applies but they used to have to accelerate bikes flat out in 2nd from 30mph over a set distance of 100ft and the max noise level was measured over the run.

As a result, 90s 'superbike' class bikes used to be factory fitted with a huge flat-spot in the mapping to cover this off so that they didn't hit peak torque, and hence peak noise, during the run.

It's nothing new to find automotive companies working around test parameters.
I've heard of very similar techniques being used recently in the car industry too.

davepoth

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205 months

Friday 18th September 2015
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Cyder said:
I've heard of very similar techniques being used recently in the car industry too.
It must be pretty easy to do, especially for the silly EU economy test - it's so far removed from how anyone would drive that you could program a special mode and nobody would ever notice.

Starfighter

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184 months

Friday 18th September 2015
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The "Big 3" have had a bit of a downer on imported diesels for a few years already. The emissions regulations were effectively written by Detroit tomake it very hard for a diesel to pass any of the tests. Net results was that a VAG 4 pot TDI doing 50mpg was branded a dirty yet a big V8 petrol doing 10mpg (on a good day) was classed as clean.

Pesty

42,655 posts

262 months

Saturday 19th September 2015
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Starfighter said:
The "Big 3" have had a bit of a downer on imported diesels for a few years already. The emissions regulations were effectively written by Detroit tomake it very hard for a diesel to pass any of the tests. Net results was that a VAG 4 pot TDI doing 50mpg was branded a dirty yet a big V8 petrol doing 10mpg (on a good day) was classed as clean.
You say that like its a bad thing.


Plus you do know diesel emissions are dangerous yes?

Oilchange

8,754 posts

266 months

Saturday 19th September 2015
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i am sure it's possible to contact a car using mobile or wifi technology and change maps remotely...

Huff

3,221 posts

197 months

Saturday 19th September 2015
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Oh for a Rohrl-ing Köhl meme...

King Herald

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222 months

Saturday 19th September 2015
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The Spruce goose said:
The thing about the USA they have the balls to stand up to companies. i dirve a diesel but they are not good cars for the health of others. The right thing is to tax deisel more and bring petrol prices down, to ensure better emissions. Labour where the ones who gave diesel a tax break and ended up how we are now in the uk.

The USA rightly are not a fan of diesel.
All governments EVER do to stop pollution/global warming/climate change etc is add tax to everything........

Where I live diesel is cheaper, and we pay about 40p a litre for it. Petrol is about 50p. biggrin

nyt

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156 months

Saturday 19th September 2015
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Don't VW group have previous on this sort of thing: http://www.r8talk.com/forums/5-general-discussion/...

[Audi R8 has a programmed flatspot to help with emissions]

TBH, I thought that all manufacturers did it.

Of course the US case is more devious. As I understand it the car detects the test situation and behaves differently.


98elise

28,086 posts

167 months

Saturday 19th September 2015
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Pesty said:
Starfighter said:
The "Big 3" have had a bit of a downer on imported diesels for a few years already. The emissions regulations were effectively written by Detroit tomake it very hard for a diesel to pass any of the tests. Net results was that a VAG 4 pot TDI doing 50mpg was branded a dirty yet a big V8 petrol doing 10mpg (on a good day) was classed as clean.
You say that like its a bad thing.


Plus you do know diesel emissions are dangerous yes?
And petrol emissions are good for you?