The “father” of the engine that marked a turnaround in the field of diesel injection, in other words, the Volkswagen turbodiesel, is a Prussian engineer of 62. Karl-Heinz Neumann, director of the engine development section of the German company has today become one of the biggest world experts on diesel engines. “Despite enormous progress” he says with a note of bitterness “there is always someone willing to give space to the idea that exhaust fumes from diesel engines are more toxic than those from petrol. It is above all the soot particles which receive the greatest criticism. Volkswagen is studying a series of solutions for reducing the amount”.
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