Blimey! Just been doing some reading up of the Euro Cat 7 when it comes into force.
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“A senior engineer at Volkswagen said that if Euro 7 proposals from the EU’s Advisory Group on Vehicle Emission Standards go into effect, the automaker could no longer afford to sell a Polo small car for 15,000 euros.”
“If they extend the boundary conditions of the test to include uphill driving while towing a trailer, then that will be the end of combustion engine cars — not even a 48-volt mild hybrid could meet such low requirements in every situation,” the engineer, who did not want to be quoted by name, said.
“We would have to get rid of manuals in order to be able to dictate the precise timing of the gear switch and accelerations would be far more gradual,” the person continued, “so the car would behave like it was on sleeping tablets. Not only would costs soar, everything that is fun about driving would also disappear.”