philngrayce
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2004
- Location
- Connecticut
- TDI
- '02 Jetta, '06 Jetta, Both Gone '13 Leaf, Gone Liberty CRD, Subaru Forrester and MB300SD
This is the first I've heard of it. Saw this on caranddriver.com. I wonder how the cars will drive? What was done to make them legal?
You can now buy a brand-new two-year-old Volkswagen or Audi TDI at what should be a cut-rate price.
Volkswagen received approval today to sell new 2015 TDI models with the 2.0-liter diesel four-cylinder, or what’s known as the Generation 3 engine. A software update will delete Volkswagen’s illegal emissions programming, while a few physical parts (exact details are not yet available) will be swapped out later as part of a recall. The cars can be sold and driven now without the new hardware, which won’t be ready until early next year, according to a report in Automotive News. Only the 2015 Jetta, Golf, Beetle, Passat, and Audi A3 diesels are approved for sale. Any older 2.0-liter TDI models or 2015 TDI models with the 3.0-liter V-6 are still barred. A similar update and recall will be offered for 2013–2016 3.0-liter models later this year.
You can now buy a brand-new two-year-old Volkswagen or Audi TDI at what should be a cut-rate price.
Volkswagen received approval today to sell new 2015 TDI models with the 2.0-liter diesel four-cylinder, or what’s known as the Generation 3 engine. A software update will delete Volkswagen’s illegal emissions programming, while a few physical parts (exact details are not yet available) will be swapped out later as part of a recall. The cars can be sold and driven now without the new hardware, which won’t be ready until early next year, according to a report in Automotive News. Only the 2015 Jetta, Golf, Beetle, Passat, and Audi A3 diesels are approved for sale. Any older 2.0-liter TDI models or 2015 TDI models with the 3.0-liter V-6 are still barred. A similar update and recall will be offered for 2013–2016 3.0-liter models later this year.