Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

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NurseHolliday in reply to @efb

Are you surprised?

Governments are incentivising low emissions and customers care more and more about fuel economy.

What's better than making a car that produces fewer emissions and is more economical? Fooling everyone into believing that you have, especially if it's much cheaper than actually making one.

#LateStageCapitalism

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efb in reply to @NurseHolliday

Not surprised, but disappointed.
@kboy My point is that the majority of manufacturers are honestly adhering to the independently set regulatory testing requirements, unrealistic though they may be.

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NurseHolliday in reply to @efb

Are they though?

VAG and BMW aren't, which means Mercedes definitely aren't, and by extension I'm going to assume Ford and GM aren't otherwise they wouldn't be able to keep up.

If it was that easy to keep up, then it wouldn't be worth the time and effort required to cheat the system.
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lynx in reply to @efb

Learning to pass a test.

So who knows what the defeat device was?

EDIT What is the difference between a defeat device and adaptive technology in an ECU

Also what magic is there in an ECU on a vehicle that can know what race track it is on and adjust the ECU for that track. With no GPS to help?

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