Even at it's worst, a 2 litre TDI is still WAAAAY cleaner than a 1.6 litre IDI. Probably cleaner than a little 5kw diesel generator for Doug's sake!
The news media has really blown this one apart to the point that they make it sound like these things are dirtier than a DEEtroit that's halfway running on it's own oil.
I thought the unqualified statement "up to 35 times more pollution" was especially harsh. 35 times more than...what? A 350 Cummins? No, the real answer is 35 times more than EPA Tier 2, Bin 5 standards for NOX emissions of .07g per mile (less than half the European standard) , but the talking heads would rather leave you, the viewer to draw your own sparsely educated conclusions. It's more sensational that way.
The exhaust still smells like Tru-Green ChemLawn.
Hard Drive, the pic is awesome! You two nailed it on the over reaction.
