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Originally Posted by Rversteeg
I doubt if the result of this emission test can be compared with the official figure. For type approvals a car manufacturer will want to have an equal playing field, so the test itself and testing conditions are determined in protocols which are strictly adhered to. The official emission figure will be the average result of a very specific engine load pattern involving several different load cases.
I guess this test was done at a single engine load only, so it cannot be compared. If done at full load/high speed, for example, the emissions will be much higher.
The testing conditions are so specific that the VW diesel software could recognise them. It then went into a special test mode to fake the emission test to get better results.
But then again, if this is what is takes to get the Volvo admitted in Portugal, why argue? Apperantly it was needed to get the open field in the official document filled in, or is there a maximum value specified?
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I am not gonna predend to understand everything you just explained because I don't know the first thing about these protocols or testing proceedures.
I think all cars need to be tested to be registered in Portugal, but in my case specifically, I really needed the g/km value because the coc didn't not contain that value. And yes, like you assumed, there is a space in the official paperwork that needs to be filled in with this value and if you don't have it on the coc, the "real" value from the MOT is what counts. There is no maximum ammount specified, at least not for car prior to 2017. I would pay MUCH more in importation tax (8.5k€ for my car) because it is heavily based on emissions. For comparisson the same car with 244g/km would pay 4.5k€, so 4k less than one with 336g/km. Anyways, I am asking for exemption from this tax because I'm relocating to portugal, so I would be exempt of this tax either way.
They also ask for the particulates value, which I let blank because I had no way of knowing it. So I'm still not certain if they will accept the process/car or not. I suppose early next week I will know. The process is awaiting revision.
Question: Supposedly this would be a WLTP test right? So the values would be higher than the original either way!?