Are Germans capable of telling the truth ?

It appears any and every German car manufacturer is playing the world as being fools




Mercedes cars use 54 per cent more fuel on the road than they claim
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A report by Transport and Environment's Mind the Gap has highlighted issues
The average gap between real-world fuel consumption and lab results is 42%
The gap in Mercedes A and E classes are as high as 56%, says the report
Audi, Smart, Volvo, BMW, Mini and Peugeot are all above the average figure
German car giants Mercedes have been left red-faced again as it emerged the average gap between real-world fuel consumption and lab results for their cars is 54 percent.
The Mercedes A and E classes are burning 56 percent more fuel on the road that is claimed in their sales brochures, according to a report by the Transport and Environment's Mind the Gap, after Emission Analytics found their diesel engines emitted four times the legal limit for nitrogen oxide last year.
Figures show industry-wide statistics are also still skewed with the average gap for cars in Europe at 42 percent, costing drivers around £460 extra a year at the pump.
Mercedes is the worst-performing manufacturer, with the C class burning 54 percent more fuel than advertised, compared to the VW Passat, which is measured at 46 percent.
The fuel efficiency tests are conducted in the laboratory with many loopholes and flexibilities and are prone to extensive manipulation.
Greg Archer, clean vehicles director of Transport and Environment, said: 'Cars that burn 50% more fuel than advertised are deceiving consumers and cheating environmental rules.
'Unless we want the Americans do Europe's job again, the commission and national vehicle approval authorities must investigate Mercedes and Audi and determine if they are using devices to defeat the test.'
Last year, Mercedes, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishi were found to be producing cars which emitted far more pollution on the road than they do in a lab.
Mercedes was also accused in a lawsuit back in February of selling diesel cars in the US that spew excess emissions of nitrogen oxide and concealing the mechanism from regulators.
Representations by Mercedes that its BlueTEC diesel technology is the world's 'cleanest' are 'deceptive and false,' said the suit.
Lawyers likened the issue at Mercedes to the scandal which has enveloped German rival Volkswagen, which has faced a torrent of criticism and government probes after acknowledging that it installed 'defeat devices' to flout emissions rules on some 11 million cars.
A Mercedes spokesman said there was no basis for the suit.
'Currently we are reviewing the documents and we will defend ourselves,' said a Mercedes spokesman. 'We believe the complaint is without merit.'

Re: Are Germans capable of telling the truth ?

I have never understood why anybody buys a European car, they sell so few, their after sales service is abysmal, parts are ridiculously priced and they fall to bits on dirt roads.

For example Peugeot and Porshe sold 4000 vehicles each in 2015 and Mercedes 11000 (including trucks) compare that to Toyota who sold 220000 cars.

The Asians know how to build cars that last.