I like that.
It certainly sounds like the response of a wronged woman, or more likely, wronged man!
It would be good to think that not all automakers are on the fiddle.

But as for VW and whoever from the present Hole in the Exhaust gang they appoint to act shocked about what has gone on:

'Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) CEO Carlos Ghosn said it would be difficult for an automaker to conceal internally an effort to falsify vehicle emissions data, such as has happened at Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE).

The revelation at VW raises new “trust” issues for global automakers in the eyes of consumers, Ghosn told Reuters journalists in New York on Tuesday.

He declined to comment specifically on what happened within VW but said that a lot of people likely would know about such an effort within a company.

“I don’t think you can do something like this hiding in the bushes,” said Ghosn, who is also CEO of Nissan’s alliance partner, Renault SA (RENA.PA), as well as chairman of their Russian partner, AvtoVAZ(AVAZ.MM).'

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/22/us-usa-volkswagen-ghosn-idUSKCN0RM2TK20150922

Just in more good news about previously undiscovered health benefits of diesels:

'Atmospheric levels of a little known by-product from diesel engines are up 70 times higher than expected according to a study.

Researchers found that long-chain hydrocarbons are significantly under-reported in car manufacturer's data.

These hydrocarbons are a key component of two of the worst air pollutants, ozone and particulate matter.

The authors believe these "hidden" emissions are having a large impact on air quality in cities like London.

The tailpipes of diesel fuelled trucks and cars produce an array of emissions that have different impacts on the air that people breathe.

The nitrogen dioxide and particles that are emitted from burning diesel have a direct impact on human health in cities.

But diesel also contains more complex, long-chain hydrocarbons, who's role in air pollution has been little understood until now.

They can form dangerous air pollutants, especially ozone and particulate matter, which are emitted into the air as unburned fuel or diesel vapour.

Researchers from the University of York have been able to detect these complicated compounds in the London air, using sophisticated measuring technology.

"It's definitely been hidden until now," lead author Dr Jacqueline Hamilton told BBC News.

"What we found is that there's actually a lot of this unburned material from diesel that we haven't seen before."

"That might be having a bigger impact on ozone and particle formation than petrol cars are, and historically no one has looked at these emissions at all."

The researchers found that close to 50% of the ozone production potential in London in winter was due to these diesel elements. In summertime, it was around 25%.

The authors believe that these hydrocarbons are having a direct effect on health.

"I think it is having a large impact on air quality in our cities, the number of deaths associated with particle pollution are much higher than those from nitrogen dioxide, this is a route to increase particle pollution so it could have a major impact on human health."'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34347873

It is starting to look as though diesels are not quite as health enhancing as had been thought.

Not so long as you like breathing, anyway.

Excellent posts, Davemart. Thank you.

I don't like the media's attack on the industry... DPF and SCRs systems easily out perform any TWC gasoline car as far as harmful emissions are concerned(when both are working properly).

It is possible to game the testing both ways, its much easier to make a car fail than to pass. Snapping the throttle can make any car pollute more than intended. If I wanted to make a car fail, I'd start there then move to more elaborate things like adding resistance to the HP fuel rail sensor or shorting it a little(depending on the system). Diesels will go buck wild, up until they send a rod through the block if you mess with their fuel rail pressure sensors.

CO2 is a given for most energy that we consume... anything we can do to reduce HCs/Soot and NOx from exhaust is a good step in my book. I believe modern US (Law abiding) diesel manufacturers are doing that, and they are about as good as they are going to get without advanced electrification.

Again, I am not an advocate for diesel... personally I'd never likely own one but demonizing an industry as a whole bugs me a little.

Advanced batteries and fuels can't get here fast enough.

I wouldn't mind a comparably priced 250mile EV to replace my gasoline burning car. (I drive a lot, I am going to need a lot of on board storage).