BREAKING: EPA Expands Emissions Investigation to Volkswagen 3.0-Liter V6 Diesels

by Mark Stevenson

Updated: November 6th, 2015 Published: September 22nd, 2015

breaking epa expands emissions investigation to volkswagen 3 0 liter v6 diesels

Until now, the EPA’s investigation into NOx emissions has centered around Volkswagen’s four-cylinder diesel engines equipped in the Jetta, Golf, Golf/Jetta SportWagen, Beetle Coupe/Convertible, Passat and Audi A3. The EPA is now investigating the larger 3.0-liter diesel, used by Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche, to see if it is compliant or affected by the same “defeat device”, says David Shepardson of the Detroit News.

The larger diesel mill is used in the Touareg, Audi A6/A7/A8/Q7, and Porsche Cayenne.

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Superdessucke on Sep 22, 2015

This is good to see. After this is over I hope they turn some of this energy towards U.S. companies who manufacture in China and are really destroying our environment. Go EPA!

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- Budda-Boom on Sep 22, 2015
  
  Never happen. The common denominator in all "global warming" or "climate change" pacts I've ever seen or heard about, is that China and India are exempt. They'll have to become appreciative enough of life over there to decide to do something about the pollution themselves.
  
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- 28-Cars-Later on Sep 22, 2015
  
  @Budda-Boom High populations need a certain level of employment, and employment creates pollution/waste.
  
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- Dan on Sep 22, 2015
  
  @Budda-Boom It hasn't been about the environment for decades. In 1970 when the rivers were afire and the sky was brown, absolutely. But those problems are long since addressed. The environmental movement today is just a PR cover to advance centralized government partnership and co-ownership of industry. And increasingly, of private citizen. There's no need for American fascists to be concerned with Chinese and Indian pollution because the Westphalian principle of sovereign states, at least when those sovereign states have nuclear arsenals, reserves Chinese and Indian oppression to the Chinese and Indian governments. Respectively.
  
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- TrailerTrash on Sep 22, 2015
  
  @Dan wow...good read! how cynical you are!!!! we should have gone into government when deciding our career paths. Government or religion...the true growth industries...
  
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- Superdessucke on Sep 22, 2015
  
  @28-Cars-Later Hell so do we! Do you know what's happening in major cities right now? Half of Chicago is a combat zone and our taxes keep going up to support the non-producers. The people need jobs! Use this momentum to do that. Today a few little Volkswagens. Tomorrow the big fish!
  
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Rocketrodeo on Sep 22, 2015

I'll be surprised if this ends without another major manufacturer or two found to be doing similar things. Given all the issues inherent in making clean diesel work, I'd be shocked if competitive analysis had not uncovered this years ago.

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Mark Morrison on Sep 22, 2015

I wonder if this will spread to boat engines? Mine had a Mercury TDI 3 litre V6 which is of course a marinised VW engine with claims of Tier 3 emissions compliance?

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Rushn on Sep 23, 2015

Is there more than one diesel 3.0L V6? Because my Audi A4 has it, as does Q5, Passat and so the other two diesel powered Porsches. Just saying, it's going to be ugly.

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