Initially, the German government only tested diesel vehicles for defeat devices after Volkswagen Group admitted to manipulating emissions tests
using engine management software.
Further internal investigations conducted to date have established that the
relevant engine management software is also installed in other Volkswagen Group vehicles with diesel engines.
Things just went from catastrophic to apocalyptic as Volkswagen just admitted that the emission test
cheating engine management software at the center of the Dieselgate controversy is installed in 11 million Volkswagen Group cars worldwide.
The 3.9 - liter turbocharged V8 now develops 600 PS (592 hp), a 40 hp boost over the figures boasted by the outgoing Cali T — courtesy of a
retuned engine management software, and «new components.»
A turbocharged V8 engine has been carried over from the California T, but with new pistons, connecting rods, a new intake and
new engine management software that work together to boost output to 591 hp and 561 lb - ft of torque.
That's a respectable output bump coming by way of
massaged engine management software, a stainless exhaust with 2.5 - inch pipes, new twin - scroll Borg Warner turbochargers and new intercooler.
According to the EPA, 2014 - 2016 Ram 1500s and Jeep Grand Cherokees with the 3.0 - liter turbodiesel engine
feature engine management software that make the vehicles perform differently when being tested than they would during normal use.
German tuning company McChip - DKR has just taken the most potent Ford Mondeo diesel to a new level in performance, boosting the output of its twin - turbo 2.0 - liter Duratorq engine by 25 horsepower and an astonishing 41 lb - ft of torque with
revised engine management software alone.
Coupled with a new ZF eight - speed close - ratio automatic transmission and state - of - the -
art engine management software, the GT Speed despatches the zero - to - sixty sprint in 4.0 seconds (0 - 100 km / h in 4.2 s), reaching 100 mph (160 km / h) from a standing start in just 9.0 seconds.
The class action alleges that on January 12th, 2017, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice of violation to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA NV) and to FCA US LLC (FCA) for alleged violations of law resulting from the installation and failure to
disclose engine management software that resulted in increased emissions of nitrogen oxide from the vehicles.
The Elantra Sport's 1.6 - liter turbo - four gets BTR's own custom EC tune and
engine management software, a Torcon CAI intake, and a Pierce Motorsports exhaust system.
This is achieved by replacing the original 2.7 - liter supercharger with a 4.5 - liter blower and upgrading the fuel system,
engine management software, intake, throttle body, and exhaust headers.
This was accomplished through
an engine management software upgrade, an improved intercooler, addition of dual air induction filters, and a new stainless steel exhaust system.
Tweaks to
the engine management software have also been made, and the 2.5 - inch stainless steel exhaust with 3.5 - inch tips, finish out the package.
Changes to
the engine management software along with new low - rolling resistance tires have netted a 3 - mpg increase in highway mileage for the 2007 Ford Focus 2.0 - liter with a manual transmission.
Stage two recalibrates
the engine management software and adds a cat - back exhaust.
Correction: GM will notify owners with detailed instructions for locating qualified dealers that will update
the engine management software to limit the time that the stationary vehicle can be left in the ON position, free of charge.
In order to get this figure that high Volvo used low - friction transmission oil, tweaked
the engine management software, added higher gearing in 3rd, 4th and 5th, fitted low rolling resistance tires and aerodynamically smoothed all parts of the body.