Sentences with phrase «engine emissions testing»

The new lab would also house air quality and engine emissions testing.

Selling meaningless guarantees and cheating on engine emissions tests are kindred spirits.

Not exact matches

Software in the engine recognized the telltale signs of the testing regimen and turned up the emissions - reduction equipment when its exhaust was under scrutiny.

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.

General Motors is being sued for allegedly rigging diesel engine versions of its Silverado and Sierra HD vehicles to pass emissions tests.

As part of a close collaboration between Empa, SR Technics and FOCA experts have spent years developing a standard test setup and method that can be used to measure fine particulate emissions from aircraft engines.

The commission says that emission tests for new bus engines «will not deal with this problem».

Other manufacturers also switch off the exhaust gas treatment to go easy on the engine, when it is used outside the test rig — which is perfectly legal according to EU emissions regulation 715 / 2007 / EG.

Volkswagen and EPA have not yet disclosed how the defeat software manipulated performance in VW engines, but it may have run cars richer on testing rigs, cutting NOx emissions and keeping regulators happy, while running lean on the road, improving fuel economy and keeping customers happy.

They replace the valve and the check engine light has been resolved therefore passing the vehicle emissions test.

These engines reportedly have a warmup strategy that makes emissions controls heat up faster, which is in itself not a violation, but may prove so if the system only activates during emissions test cycles instead of real - world driving.

In real - world conditions, the engine's emissions surpassed legal limits, but the cheat devices tweaked the software to ensure the engines passed emissions tests.

However, the mid-mounted 1.5 - litre turbocharged three - cylinder petrol engine is unchanged, save for a new particulate filter reducing NOx emissions in preparation of incoming real world economy testing.

At issue is software that made VW's turbocharged clean - diesel engines perform well enough to pass EPA emissions tests, as well as tests administered by other countries.

The new emissions and mpg testing system being implemented this year is known as the WLTP (World Harmonised Light Vehicle test Procedure) and it could force manufacturers to produce lighter cars because the tough new criteria will be hard to meet using engine technology alone.

From then on there were the also the 0.9, 1.0, 1.2 lt turbo engines by most carmakers but since the emissions tests are now going to be based on real life conditions and not lab conditions, even those displacements apart from the diesel ones will prove to pollute more than what is claimed and as such, especially in the non-turbo small petrol engines the only way to meet the emissions is to upsize in order also to maintain and improve performance.

Sticking with the same engine and design has limited the need for expensive crash and emissions testing, and most of the rest of the hardware has already been long since paid for.

EPA says Fiat Chrysler's diesel Jeeps and Rams violate the Clean Air Act with defeat devices: Just prior to President Trump taking office, the Environmental Protection Agency announces it's investigating Fiat Chrysler for alleged fuel economy / emissions test cheating devices on its Jeep and Ram EcoDiesel engines.

The Defender has been tweaked over the years with various new engines - it's about to receive its seventh different diesel motor, a version of JLR's 2.2 - litre four - cylinder that will help it through the next round of Euro emissions tests.

Initially, the German government only tested diesel vehicles for defeat devices after Volkswagen Group admitted to manipulating emissions tests using engine management software.

Now the automaker has outlined a multi-billion dollar plan of action called «Strategy 2025,» which calls for cleaner gas engines, third - party emissions tests, and an «electrification initiative second to none in the industry.»

FWIW in my vehicle emission testing region (Seattle WA) this engine would pass a tailpipe emission test.

The automaker was caught last year cheating on California and U.S. emissions tests for its four - cylinder diesel engines.

Details of the autumn upgrade are understood to include a new 2.0 - litre diesel engine, codenamed Panther, which will be EU6d - compliant for the new WLTP driving cycle, with its real - world emissions and fuel economy testing, plus a new interior and tweaks to the exterior styling.

Gross horsepower is obtained by a dynamometer test of an engine equipped only with the built - in accessories essential to its operation, such as fuel pump, oil pump, coolant pump and built - in emissions - control equipment

Some manufacturers were also found to use so - called defeat devices where the engine control system would recognise that the vehicle was being tested, and would automatically switch to a mode optimised for emissions performance.

Vehicles with PGM - FI (ES3 series engine) earned 13.2 km / L (37 mpg ‑ imp; 31 mpg ‑ US) based on Japanese Government emissions tests using 10 different modes of scenario standards, with 130 PS (95.6 kW; 128.2 bhp), and 22 km / L (62 mpg ‑ imp; 52 mpg ‑ US) with consistently maintained speeds at 60 km / h (37.3 mph).

Interesting features of this model are powerful and economical engines, sporty appearance, safety., and Roomy interior All prices plus tax, license, $ 80 documentation fee and and emission testing fees.

Mechanically, the 3.0 - liter V6 diesel engine is fine - tuned to emit fewer CO2 emissions, while fuel economy has also increased (according to EU tests).

The new 1.6 - liter i - DTEC engine is one of the first on the market to be officially tested under the new Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) fuel consumption and emissions cycle.

That rating appeared in published 1973 model year Pontiac literature, which had been printed prior to the «pre-production» engines «barely passing» emissions testing, and the last minute switch to what became the production engine.

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Although, it still comes with the 1.3 - liter 1NR - FE engine or an improved 1.5 - liter 1NZ - FE engine, mated with the Super CVT - i (Continuously Variable Transmission - intelligent) automatic transmission, an available Smart Stop feature for the 1.5 - liter variants has a fuel efficiency of 20.6 km / L (58 mpg ‑ imp; 48 mpg ‑ US) under the JC08 test cycle (equivalent to 113 g / km (6.4 oz / mi) of CO2 emissions) of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).

The EPA has determined certain 2014 to 2016 Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche models with 3.0 liter engines have equipment to turn off emissions systems when they're not being tested, the agency said in a letter posted to its website.

During his tenure, the company developed and used defeat devices that allowed its engines to cheat diesel - emissions testing.

To reduce exhaust emissions, use is made of tried - and - tested piezo injectors with a good mixture preparation, a further - improved combustion chamber and a particulate filter for petrol engines.

Source: Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal (Subscription Required), Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Press Release is on Page 2 June 13, 2017, Auburn Hills, Mich. - FCA US has recently been made aware of on - road emissions testing conducted on two of the Company's diesel - powered vehicles by West Virginia University's Center for Alternative Fuels Engines and Emissionsemissions testing conducted on two of the Company's diesel - powered vehicles by West Virginia University's Center for Alternative Fuels Engines and EmissionsEmissions (CAFEE).

Bloomberg reports the West Virginia University's Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines and Emissions tested five Jeep Grand Cherokees and Ram 1500s from the 2014 and 2015 model years in the lab and out on the road.

Hyundai Santa Fe Highlander AWD CRDi price and specs: Price: $ 51,490 (plus on - road costs) Engine: 2.2 - litre four - cylinder turbo - diesel Output: 145kW / 436Nm Transmission: Six - speed automatic Fuel consumption: 7.3 L / 100 km (combined) CO2 emissions: 192g / km (combined) Crash rating: Five - star (ANCAP) Options fitted to test car (not included in above price): Heavy - duty tow kit

The new engines may be a response to the «dieselgate» scandal, where software in VW models was found to be artificially lowering the NOx emissions in official tests.

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The new engine is as yet cleared to meet BS IV and Euro IV emission norms, and has not been tested for European markets so far.

When emissions tests were underway, the software would force the engine into a mode that produced the requisite amount of emissions, but under normal driving conditions, the speculation is that that fantastic torque that TDI - equipped Volkswagens are able to produce might be seriously limited.

Based on 91 RON ULP testing for the petrol engine, fuel consumption and CO2 emission figures are 6.6 L / 100 km and 153g / km for the petrol sedan (155g / km for the wagon) and 5.4 L / 100 km and 141g / km for the diesel (both sedan and wagon).

CO2 emissions are rated at 153g / km, making it the cleanest vehicle on test [Ed: note that the V6 diesel engine in the Q7 is not affected by the Volkswagen Group's «Dieselgate» scandal].

Volkswagen's emissions issue, where its diesel engines were programmed to get around test standards, has left some critics wondering if the German automaker will make it through this breach of public trust.

Price: $ 35,600 ($ 39,720 as tested) Engine: 1.6 - litre 4 - cyl turbo petrol Power: 100kW at 4400rpm Torque: 220Nm at 1350 - 4300rpm Transmission: 8 - speed automatic 0 - 100 km / h: 8.7 seconds Fuel consumption: 5.8 L / 100 km claimed (8.5 L / 100 km on test) CO2 emissions: 134g / km

Price: $ 36,990 (as tested) Engine: 1.6 - litre 4 - cyl turbo diesel Power: 84kW at 3600rpm Torque: 270Nm at 1750 - 2500rpm Transmission: 6 - speed dual - clutch automatic 0 - 100 km / h: 12.1 seconds Fuel consumption: 4.2 L / 100 km claimed (7.4 L / 100 km on test) CO2 emissions: 110g / km