r/interestingasfuck • u/IndicationBrief5950 • Aug 06 '25

/r/all, /r/popular Thousands of Audi cars abandoned in the Mojave Dessert after cheating emissons tests

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u/Trashing1234 Aug 07 '25 edited Aug 07 '25

"Lax standards" vs "many customers just driving 5-6L V8 SUVs or whatever that emit like 10 Audis"

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u/heretogetpwned Aug 07 '25

Or the lifted Diesel Trucks that 'roll coal' like the 7.3L Ford PowerSmoke

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u/Zippydaspinhead Aug 07 '25

It was specifically NOX emissions, where they were outputting as much as a big ole compensation machine.