VW/Audi
This is going to hurt the bottom line a bit! So wonder how the fix will affect their fuel mileage and used car prices? LINK The Environmental Protection Agency and California issued a notice of v...
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ktmrfs wrote:creeper wrote:krobbe wrote:
But I don't see performance or mpg being affected UNLESS a change in fuel/air will bring the NOx levels down. From what I've read, a urea system or other external system would be needed, but would be economically prohibitive. I would stay far away from a recall that isn't in the best interest of the auto's owner. IMHO
Of course it's going to affect MPGS. The only reason to put this into motion is because the cars could not pass a emissions test. Only way to keep mileage up is to defeat the emissions equipment on the vehicles. Now they will have to change the way the cars performance to meets those emission tests.
Many of the vehicles in question already have a urea system. None of the Jettas do that I'm aware of, but many of the passats already have that system.
There will have to be some serious performance changes if a Passat with a Urea system can't meet an emissions test. Lucky for us our area doesn't do emissions.
It shouldn't affect the epa mpg ratings, since they do that test as part of the emissions test sequence. However it could affect either actual mileage, or actual performance
Maybe that's why VW TDI owners are always saying their cars exceed the EPA's mileage ratings?
