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VW to Add Particulate Filters for Gasoline Engines
Next year Volkswagen AG will start using particulate filters with its TSI and TSFI direct-injection turbocharged gasoline engines to help meet more stringent European emission regulations.
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Next year Volkswagen AG will start using particulate filters with its TSI and TSFI direct-injection turbocharged gasoline engines to help meet more stringent European emission regulations.
The devices, which are widely used in diesel engines, can cut particulate emissions by as much as 90%. Starting in September 2017, vehicles sold with gasoline engines in Europe will have to meet the same particulate standards as their diesel counterparts.
As many as 7 million VW Group gasoline-fueled vehicles could be equipped with the filters each year by 2022, according to the carmaker. The rollout will begin next June with the 1.4-liter 4-cylinder TSI engine in the VW Tiguan compact crossover and Audi A5 coupe.
VW’s announcement follows one by Daimler AG last month to equip future Mercedes-Benz cars with gasoline particulate filters, starting with the next S 500 sedan.
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