VW Diesel Acceleration, Fuel Economy Fall Without ‘Cheat Mode’ (Video)

Consumer Reports tests 2015 Volkswagen Jetta TDI diesel in 'cheat mode,' October 2015

As Volkswagen works overtime to figure out what changes it will make to 482,000 TDI diesel cars sold in the U.S. with a “cheat mode” that let them comply with emission rules, an obvious question arises. What will those cars be like to drive and own when they’re fixed? Consumer Reports, one of only a few media outlets with extensive testing… …read more