DaveGordon:

I thought it was more or less an open secret that everyone did this?

I thought the same. There are and always were also very strong rumors that some car manufacturers are using very sophisticated test cycle/dyno "detecting" ECU software, so their products are in the "green" when tested for emissions and/or excessive power figures. 

It will be interesting to see what kind of impact this will have upon all car manufacturers because I am pretty sure that US authorities but also European emissions agencies will take a closer look now when it comes to software. Might be the start of a pretty nasty situation for the entire car industry. However, I'm not so sure if some governments actually want to risk a whole car industry for the sake of some environmental data figures. So I suppose Germany won't do much but mostly countries who are not that much involved into the car industry.


--

RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby SVT (2014), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)