BERLIN/WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Volkswagen shares plunged by nearly 20 percent on Monday after the German carmaker admitted it had rigged emissions tests of diesel-powered vehicles in the United States, and U.S. authorities said they would widen their probe to other automakers.

German officials, alarmed at the potential damage the scandal could inflict on its car industry, urged Volkswagen to fully clear up the matter and said it would investigate whether emissions data had also been falsified in Europe.


Why do diesel cars these days have such a sickly sweet smell? Is it to make all the carcinogens they pump out smell nice?

You cant beat a nice petrol fuelled V8!!

The diesels these days work by either injecting an additive to raise the temperature of the DPF or they simply do post injections just as the cylinder is about to do its exhaust stroke so you get fresh diesel in the exhaust again bringing the temperature up. this is then meant to be done for so long as to burn the nasty stuff off when it reacts with the precious metals in the DPF.

To be honest I don't believe they have done anything wrong, they have merely made their cars so that they pass government tests. That's what they want isn't it? If not then they need to do more realistic driving on the tests..

If they get rid of the DPF, EGR and such stupid things the engines could be more powerful and be made to burn more cleanly, the same for petrols in some respects. FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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I totally agree with the heading! It is like smoking cigarets. Everybody knows it is deadly but there are still peeps that smoke.
Go for lpg. That's the cleanest of the dirty 3
Diesel is evil