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Originally Posted by Flieger
They didn't cheat, they just covered up information. There's a subtle difference. I'd say this is worse as they knew for many years these could kill people but they just swept it under the rug and kept on selling. They don't deserve to survive.
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I agree. Only a 200 million dollar fine on a product that could kill you today, compared to the passive emissions of a vehicle.
Here's a a good post on the TDI forums.
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Searched all over the web and finally found the EPA test results for cars tested in each year. The document for year 2015 "Certified Vehicle Test Result Report Data (XLS)" in http://www3.epa.gov/otaq/crttst.htm shows those results. Here are some random examples (I just found 4 cars I recognized), along with the Jetta TDI:
Ford Explorer: NOx=0.01300, CO=1.67000
Mini Cooper (5 Doors): NOx=0.01550, CO=0.39000
Dodge Dart: NOx=0.02000, CO=0.85000
Jeep Cherokee: NOx=0.01300, CO=1.39000
Jetta (gas): NOx=0.0149, CO=0.3770
Jetta (diesel): NOx=0.03100, CO=0.0100
All in g/mi
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To put it into comparison I worked out the numbers for my tractor. It's about 80 times the limit of the Jetta's CJAA posted numbers.