#DieselGate Expands: Like VW Tests Find Renault Espace Diesel Emitting Frightening Amounts Of NOx

German environmental group Deutsche Umwelthilfe today said cars by French automaker Renault are exceeding EU NOx limits in an alarming way.

In measurements (report attached) conducted by the renowned Abgasprüfstelle der Berner Fachhochschule in Switzerland, the Renault Espace 1.6 dCi had NOx emissions up to 25 times higher than current EURO 6 limits. The organization called the results “frightening.” Said DUH chief Jürgen Resch:


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mre30 - 11/24/2015 9:40:05 PM

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LOVE the Espace! If Carlos Ghosn of Nissan/Renault had any sense, he would rebadge the Renault Espace as an Infiniti premium SUV and sell it in the US.

Its really really nice...and for the TMZ-Spies out there in cyberspace, Kevin Spacey is the Espace pitchman!

mre30 - 11/24/2015 9:40:52 PM

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http://www.renault.fr/gamme-renault/vehicules-particuliers/espace/espace/

carsnyc - 11/24/2015 10:09:49 PM

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Dieselgate=VW/Audi, not Renault not Nissan, VW/Audi

MDarringer - 11/25/2015 9:16:13 AM

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Don't the French get a pass on everything these days? I love how the testing is by a third party who has no motive to glorify themselves by creating a National Enquirer headline. How many vehicles were tested for the database? One? Consumer Reports is smiling.

Vette71 - 11/25/2015 2:11:01 PM

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On the money Matt. This situation begs for a scientific statistically sound analysis before judgments are made, not some random test in order to grab headlines. Schmitt has a track record of the latter and has an opinion, which is not professional journalism. .