Porsche Has Been Accused Of Cayman R UK Emissions Test Cheating
Porsche Great Britain has been accused of manipulating the results of the old Cayman R’s emissions tests to drop it into a cheaper road tax group.
Autocar is reporting that a report on an “unrelated safety issue” also uncovered that the Cayman R had repeatedly been driven away in second gear for the tests, keeping revs lower and significantly reducing the amount of CO2 emitted at urban speeds.
The 3.4-litre R was given a 221g/km rating for the UK, putting it into what was then a £315 annual tax payment bracket. Continental Europe rates the same car at 228g/km, which in the UK would have put it into the £540 window instead. Cheeky, if true.
The Times newspaper is speculating that the UK treasury has lost around £3 million as a result of potentially incorrect tax groups for Boxster S, Boxster Spyder, Cayman S and Cayman R models. Porsche has refused to comment, citing ongoing dieselgate legal proceedings involving one of its board members.
Source: Autocar
Comments
another day, another emissions scandal…
Another case of where the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree
Meh. Bet you the next one will be Lamborghini
7g of emissions cheating for 225 pounds a year less in taxes - i have to say im totally fine with that
How is it cheating to be in a higher gear to keep revs and emissions low?
Isnt that how hypermiling or just regular economy driving works?
“German engineering”
Either Porsche and all of VAG need new CEOs or the environmental protection agency can go screw themselves, either way, im tired of this dieselgate/emissions crap…smh, can’t these people stop ruining these legendary car manufacturers’ names?!?!? This needs to be stopped!!!
“Just remind me, Porsche is owned by…”
“That’ll be Volkswagen.”
I wish most of the idiotic Euro’s would just shut up. They make all of the good people look bad. So what? It’s a sports car, it’s not supposed to be entirely economic.
So bad blood does run in the family.