Hello
I thought I would start a topic regarding the VW scandal affecting 1.6-2.0 Diesel engines
I have just been on the phone to Seat UK, they were confident to say that they haven't been affected and are receiving updates by VW on a regular basics. They have however logged my enquire and will keep me posted.
Within the last hour I have just heard on the news that the problem may be much bigger than participated and European cars may also be affected, they also stated that it could affect other brands (Seat,Skoda)
Has anyone heard anything which may be useful to us Seat Leon owners?
What is Volkswagen accused of?
It's been dubbed the "diesel dupe". The German car giant has admitted cheating emissions tests in the US. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), some cars being sold in America had devices in diesel engines that could detect when they were being tested, changing the performance accordingly to improve results.
VW has had a major push to sell diesel cars in the US, backed by a huge marketing campaign trumpeting its cars' low emissions. The EPA's findings cover 482,000 cars in the US only, including the VW-manufactured Audi A3, and the VW brands Jetta, Beetle, Golf and Passat. But VW has admitted that about 11 million cars worldwide are fitted with the so-called "defeat device".
Cheers
I thought I would start a topic regarding the VW scandal affecting 1.6-2.0 Diesel engines
I have just been on the phone to Seat UK, they were confident to say that they haven't been affected and are receiving updates by VW on a regular basics. They have however logged my enquire and will keep me posted.
Within the last hour I have just heard on the news that the problem may be much bigger than participated and European cars may also be affected, they also stated that it could affect other brands (Seat,Skoda)
Has anyone heard anything which may be useful to us Seat Leon owners?
What is Volkswagen accused of?
It's been dubbed the "diesel dupe". The German car giant has admitted cheating emissions tests in the US. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), some cars being sold in America had devices in diesel engines that could detect when they were being tested, changing the performance accordingly to improve results.
VW has had a major push to sell diesel cars in the US, backed by a huge marketing campaign trumpeting its cars' low emissions. The EPA's findings cover 482,000 cars in the US only, including the VW-manufactured Audi A3, and the VW brands Jetta, Beetle, Golf and Passat. But VW has admitted that about 11 million cars worldwide are fitted with the so-called "defeat device".
Cheers
