Tag: Volkswagen
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Volkswagen K70 vs. NSU Ro80
Road test three generations of Triumph’s GT6
New 2016 Audi A7 Sportback H-Tron Quattro fuel cell hybrid
Road test 2016 Volkswagen Passat Estate GT 2.0 Bi-TDI 240 PS 7-speed DSG 4Motion
2016 Volkswagen Caravelle Generation Six – T6 UK-Spec
Volkswagen Group Scandal
It's almost a shame that Volkswagen management is just so apologetic about it, instead of saying something like 'Sorry about that – some of our guys fiddled a few figures, but no-one died..!' And that's a very good point, because although there are undoubtedly long-term health issues associated with NOx emissions, the immediate effects don't compare with the indisputable dangers of airbags not going off, ignition switches cutting out, brakes failing and cars catching fire or not meeting European crash test regulations, all of which have been swept under the carpet by other manufacturers in recent times.
Compared with all the other issues going on the world; widespread poverty, famine and war, the migrant crisis and airliners being blown out of the skies, not to mention impending natural disasters, supervolcanoes, tsunamis and asteroid strikes, Volkswagen's indiscretions with emissions testing are but the least of our global worries.