It seems that the Grupo Volkswagen not quite put an end to the problems with the emissions from their diesel engines. In this case, and after a while without any new news about the discovery of new trap systems, it has been the German Ministry of Transport who has had to draw attention to Audi to review several of their models. According to the federal agency, it is the A4, A5, A6, A7 Sportback and A8 affected on this occasion and the units would amount to a total of 127 thousand.
This information has been revealed by the German weekly Bild am Sonntag after learning of the investigations being carried out by the aforementioned ministry. According to published information, a new illegal software to manipulate polluting emissions of the diesel engines that had already been approved to exceed the Euro 6 emission regulations.
Apparently, the operation of this new system would be very simple and similar to the previous one. When the vehicle detects that it is in testing phase (homologation) activates all anti-pollution measures to emit the minimum possible, but when it does not detect them, it goes into "road" mode, deactivating all anti-pollution measures. In any case, what this new system seeks is improve engine performance still to the detriment of emissions and consumption.
The Federal Authority responsible for transport in Germany, the KBA, has communicated that of these 127 thousand units, some 78 thousand would be in the country, but the rest would have been marketed in the rest of the markets where the brand with the four rings is present. In any case, and before the new catch and blunder, Audi would have urgently called the owners of these units for review for the problem to be solved.
Finally, Audi has declared that it wants to work hand in hand with the German KBA so that its engines are clean and respectful of the environment. However, it is now clear that Volkswagen Group cheat software Not only is present in Euro5 engines of the consortium, but also that they are in the Euro6. We will have to see what happens with the situation, because as some unit has arrived in the United States, the problems for the firm could multiply.
Source – Bild am Sonntag