by Karl Dyson | Oct 9, 2015 | emissions
**Update! 13/10/2015** We got the chance to give our thoughts on the matter to The Telegraph. You can check out their coverage of the VW scandal here How the mighty have fallen! VW’s attempt to fool emissions tests has left the group in tatters and destroyed...
by Karl Dyson | Sep 21, 2015 | emissions
The US Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation of Volkswagen after they were caught cheating emissions regulators. It seems that VW’s so called “Clean Diesel” engines enabled pollution controls only during testing, leaving them to...
by Karl Dyson | Mar 5, 2014 | Green Car News
I’ve been a fan of the iconic Golf GTi for many years. My Mk2 8v was a cracking little car but it enjoyed a little too much to drink for my liking. VW have done a lot to improve the GTi in the days since the mighty Mk2 but it will always put performance over...
by Karl Dyson | Jan 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
Cylinder deactivation has been around for a while. After its initial experiments during WWII, Cadillac was the first to introduce the technology in its L62 engine [1]. Since then the technology has been widely used but has been much more common in larger engines...
by Karl Dyson | Sep 6, 2012 | Green Car News
Volkswagen have unveiled the all new MK7 Golf upon the world prior to the Paris Motor Show later this month. The have been busy making some major improvements to its popular family hatchback with its super efficient BlueMotion model stealing the limelight.The...