[msvalkon]

I don't follow your arguments. Is there an actual move of trying to ban SUV's in cities or is this something you've concluded yourself?

Why shouldn't the industry be able to produce a huge oversized SUV if it can maintain emissions under the limits dictated by the law?

This discussion should not even touch the type of car. The emission hack was originally discovered in the smaller end of VW models like the Jetta and Golf with a small (<=2.0) TDi engine and now seems to span the entire range of models the concern produces. My guess is that the fuel consumption and CO2 emission manipulation also affects the entire range of models.

The problem here is that it seems to be _really_ hard to come up with a marketable engine that can meet the requirements. I guess that's why VW will be moving towards electric in the future. I hope the requirements for emission control will get stricter in the future.