Beijing on a sunny day. Excessive NOx emissions do kill and disable people in cities...very slowly, but en mass. That statement doesn’t let GM or other automakers off the hook for issues they should have been held accountable for...but diesels pumping out as much as 4000% of what they are supposed to is ridiculously…
Do you want China? Because that’s how you get China.
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“Oh shit, this part breaks and sometimes bad things happen. Let’s fix it and not tell anyone about it” isn’t quite the same as “We can’t meet these standards that everybody has to meet, so fuck the standards. Let’s program the car to follow the law only during the test and ignore it the rest of the time and hope we…
Dude, the car is FAT.
Massive blindspots: Check
Automatic transmission: Check
Slim greenhouse with an inability to see out of the car in full: Check
Center console that sits massively in between the driver and the passenger a la a Hummer H1: Check
3600lbs for a car I can barely see out of?
No thanks.
You know, I’ve seen this sort of post, with basically the exact same phrasing, posted in literally every post I’ve read about the issue. Not even just on this site.
The “more” might be reliability problems. Official and unofficial AMG forums are wrought with issues from most early cars dying within the first 100 miles out of the dealer, requiring a tow back and software updates/reflash. Persistent oil level problems with the dry sump. Leaking crankshaft gaskets, housings. General…
This is an interesting point which I’ve been thinking about all weekend. If you’re an employee of Volkswagen corporate, what do you do now? Start looking for a new job?
A billion dollar fine isn’t a serious consequence?
Yes, but that was more or less proven to be sensationalist journalism, not a fault of/massive coverup by the company. This makes the Audi deal look like a cakewalk.
Hey everyone, check out the side of the A-Pillar which blends back into the C-Pillar.
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The long hood looks good and all, but wouldn't it be a pain to drive around on tight roads?
They are, actually.
Actually, commercial diesel vehicles probably do contribute to numerous deaths in this country, but we don’t like to regulate industry which is why automobiles are targeted. There are many studies that show greatly increased asthma rates in areas like ports where there are a lot of trucks. Plus, diesel exhaust causes…
Not completely mate. As far as my understanding goes, secondary air pumps work by sending air to the exhaust to get the cats hot faster, hence work better and make the car truly more eco friendly, no cheating.
No because the euro standards for emissions and economy are completely bull shit and the manufacturers have been gaming the system over there for years. The EPA rules are far more strictly enforced and the fuel economy numbers reflect real world driving.
These never get old, even after nine years. Ending was a bit weak on that one though. The last line is supposed to be the final comment about the banality of the actual thing Hitler is getting pissed about.
This one is pretty meta:
Yea, I would agree that the mechanic trade has really gone downhill. You find that many don’t know how things actually work, and their training consists of using diagnostic systems and following manuals to replace entire modules.
Well, here in California, diesels do not get put on a dynomometer for smog checks. It is a simple visual inspection, OBD2 check for fault codes and readiness monitors and then a “snap throttle” test to subjectively judge if it smokes excessively (a DPF-equipped diesel should not have a hint of soot smoke at any time).
Diesels are pretty much accepted as being worse in Europe already. America has more stringent requirements on NOx, Europe only cares about CO2 so far. That will have to change with the problems in Paris and other major cities.
