US Finds New Secret Software In VW Audi Engines, Says Report (cnet.com)

An anonymous reader writes: It looks like Volkswagen's diesel scandal could keep rolling as reports claim that the automaker has three hidden software programs in its 3.0-liter engines. Concerns about the German car manufacturers' 2.0-liter engines could soon reach a conclusion, but the discovery of the hidden software has thrown the future of 3.0-liter diesels into uncertainty. That secret software in Volkswagen's 3.0-liter diesels can turn off the vehicles' emissions controls, Reuters reports, citing the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag. The emissions control system allegedly shuts off after 22 minutes, when most emissions tests take about 20. If this software does exist, it likely resides in all 3.0-liter diesels that Volkswagen sells in the U.S.. This includes the Audi Q7, Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne SUVs. Approximately 85,000 of these cars are roaming around the US, and they're already under scrutiny for some software that VW "forgot" to tell regulators about.

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Witch hunt

[ichthus]

Fuck this witch hunt. As has been demonstrated (and admitted to by the EPA), the environmental impact is next to nothing. If the EPA were truly concerned about public health, they'd go after the hick, shit-kicking motherfuckers rolling coal in their F350 Super Duty trucks.

Re:Punishment Must Exceed Profit

[Rob Y.]

your idea came out of a Guardian article that focused on sulfur oxide emissions to the exclusion of everything else

You're giving him a lot of credit. This makes it sound like he actually read the article in question instead of just parroting some talking head on Fox (who probably didn't read it either - relying instead on a direct heads-up from what ever industry-funded think tank actually wrote the article).