Opel rejects accuse tampering with Zafira [updated]

Posted on 23-10-2015 at 15:20 by rubenpriest – 74 Comments”

Swiss researchers claim that the Zafira a much higher emissions than Opel to believe. Both GM and the German car manufacturer denying the accusations.

The researchers base the facts on the Zafira 1.6 CDTI. The car complies according to the Swiss not to the current Euro 6 standards. According to the study, punch the Zafira 17 times more NOx than Opel makes us believe. The analyses took place in a lab, where the car was tested on two different bands. On the one band, all four wheels are powered and on the other a band were two powered wheels. On both bands came to different results emerge with respect to the emissions.

Moreover, the conclusions of the research no surprise. It has been long and widely known that cars emit more than the theoretical specified by the manufacturer, but this is not to say that every car manufacturer sjoemelt with the tests.

Opel says that the family simply complies with the European emission requirements, and denies to cheat with his cars. Greenpeace Germany calls for an investigation into the carmaker.

UPDATE: The German carmaker says in a statement that under the watchful eye of the TÜV Hessen, today a test was carried out with a Zafira 1.6 CDTI. This showed the car to meet the legal emisie requirements that currently apply. For Opel the evidence to the claims of the researchers from Switzerland expressly to reject it.

Gallery: Opel Zafira 2012

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