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EMISSIONS – where politics & engineering collide

car manufacturer tunes engines to optimise cost, power, reliability, maintenance schedules and longevity, while meeting Whole Vehicle Type Approval targets. As emissions are set by legislators, perhaps it became inevitable that motor manufacturers and politicians became ever-closer. Post-’Dieselgate’, some quarters argued that the relationship had become too cosy.

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