You’ve heard of diesel particulate filters, but petrol ones? The Volkswagen Group has decided upon wide-scale use of particulate filters for petrol engines. From 2017, all VW Group direct injection TSI and TFSI engines will be fitted step-by-step with these gasoline particulate filters (GPF). Emissions of fine soot particles will be reduced by up to 90% as a result.
By 2022, the number of VW Group vehicles being equipped with this technology annually could reach seven million, Wolfsburg says. The process is starting in June 2017 with the 1.4 litre TSI engine in the new Volkswagen Tiguan and the 2.0 TFSI in the new Audi A5. Implementation will then follow in further models and engine generations.
“Following increases in efficiency and lower CO2 output, we are now bringing about a sustained reduction in the emission levels of our modern petrol engines by fitting particulate filters as standard,” said Dr Ulrich Eichhorn, head of group research and development.
VW is also determined to reduce its diesel vehicles’ pollutant emissions as well. “In the future, all models will be equipped with the latest and most efficient SCR catalytic converter technology,” Eichhorn added.
VW says that using comparative measurements, independent testing bodies have established that both modern EU6 diesel and petrol engines from the Group are already the cleanest on the market. In its EQUA Air Quality Index, for example, London-based Emission Analytics looked at the world’s 440 most popular models and ranked the German group as the top performer by some margin.
The company that has been caught in the “Dieselgate” emissions scandal ranked first in three categories: EU6 petrol engine, EU5 petrol engine and EU6 hybrid vehicles. The best six EU6 diesel vehicles also come from Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda; among the EU5 diesels tested, a total of five models in the top 10, including the top two from Audi and Skoda, are also from the VW Group.
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Will this particulate filter only work during inspection?
End up the filter only works during emission test.
“Having the device” and “Does it really works” are 2 different things. Proton power window is the best example.
Don’t worry, even in this, they will cheat. Once a cheater, will always cheat. Not once, not twice but so many times VW has lied.
This also tipu big time.
How to trust them?
Now I don’t understand. Scientifically combustion engine works the same. Why only pollution level is “high” in VW?
It is also high with other cars. But VW was proven to employ a cheating system, and they were the first to get caught.
So that can charge RM 2.6k when need replacement? No thanks.
Sked DSG, sked RM52k wiring, now sked filter penipu scammer.
if we use hydrogen fuel cell powered.
this can be controlled at the hydrogen fuel plant itself.
no need so much operation cost for the filter at the car.
Proton engineers had failed looking at this some 7-8 years back when developing preve and suprima. Poor b**yards. Dont know what were they thinking of
come to Malaysia, our kedai exhaust will generously make an offer: “taiko.. your new car ah.. is slow you know. I can help you de-cat FOC.. you car will gain extra umphh you know. not even MyVi or Vios can out run you. I can even give you free exhaust bigger than a tiang lampu..”
People who decat should be punished. Like having to inhale their car exhausts for 30 minutes.
People who decat/remove a fine and working cat-con not only should be punished, their cars need to be towed into junkyard and get burned with fire.