Volkswagen is working hard to overcome the PR disaster that is its
diesel emissions scandal, and part of its efforts is focusing, weirdly, on petrol engines. Starting in June 2017, the embattled German automaker will add particulate filters to the gas-powered
Volkswagen Tiguan and
Audi A5.
The change will eventually impact nearly every direct-injected gas engine the
VW Group makes.
Audi? Particulate filter.
Seat? Particulate filter. Even
Bentley is going to get the tech, all in a bid to reduce soot emissions by 90 percent. In fact, by 2022 VAG expects 7 million of its vehicles to boast the emissions-cleaning tech, which has long been a fixture on
diesel engines.
“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,” Volkswagen Group research and design boss Dr. Ulrich Eichhorn said in a statement. “In the future, all models will be equipped with the latest and most efficient SCR catalytic converter technology.”
VW’s initial rollout focuses on the 1.4-liter, turbocharged
Tiguan and the 2.0-liter, turbocharged
A5. Considering the popularity of the 2.0-liter across the VW range, we’d expect it’s only a matter of time before VW expands its particulate filters tech to additional gas-powered vehicles.
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