>>28493475
brief explanation of dieselgate:
government sets absurd unrealistic emissions targets for diesel engines (which is funny because they NEVER applied to trucks or commercial vehicles so really it was a way to kill diesel passenger cars from the start)
these new emissions standards are ONLY achievable by putting urea into a tank- urea isn't cheap and sometimes needs to be added every 5000 miles ish when you drive it hard or tow
vw realizes this - sets it to have a mode where it doesn't require urea - which is obviously sootier - EPA figures this out years later - ALL the other manufacturers were doing the same thing with their diesel cars but only VW was made an example out of
government uses this to milk VW for cash even though it was the government's fault
VW is a shitty unethical company but the government was in the wrong here
instead of reaching out to manufacturers and setting realistic emissions targets they selectively fucked over passenger car diesels almost as if on purpose
it's not like diesel trucks went anywhere
>>28493487
ok now load it up with luggage - send it on twisting mountain roads - and see how far it goes - weird how car journalists almost NEVER test ievs on mountain roads or carrying tons of gear - I wonder why - almost like they are paid by car companies
