[currymj]

VW was breaking the law in a way that harmed society but arguably helped the individual driver of the VW car, who gets better performance yet still passes the emissions test.

[int_19h]

It might sound funny in retrospect, but some of us actually bought VW cars on the assumption that, if biodiesel-powered, it would be more green.

[jimmaswell]

And afaik the emissions were still miles ahead of a car from 20 years prior, just not quite as extremely stringent as requested.

[slowmotiony]

"not quite as extremely stringent as requested" is a funny way to say they were emitting 40 times more toxic fumes than permitted by law.

[linksnapzz]

40x infinitesimal is still...infinitesimal.