Over 11 million vehicles such as Porsche, Audi and Volkswagen are included in the CO2 emission cheating scandal. Volkswagen is about to pay more penalties and will also have to prepare for future lawsuits.

Volkswagen is now cooperating with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to clarify the matter and the EPA claims that 2014-2016 cars are affected and the investigation is ongoing to reveal the true nature of the software.

There have been a number of diesel models the Environmental Protection Agency found to be flawed such as 2014 VW Touareg, 2015 Porsche Cayenne and 2016 Audi such as A6 Quattro, A7 Quattro, A8, A8L, and Q5.

Due to the large number of cars that threat the medical condition of many the EPA made the following announcement:

“These tests have raised serious concerns about the presence of defeat devices on additional VW, Audi and Porsche vehicles. Today we are requiring VW Group to address these issues. This is a very serious public health matter,”

Volkswagen cars are now being looked at all over the world and the company is facing criminal investigations.

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Aston Martin Rapide S is a sport car with four elegant doors that allow access to four individual seats inside, it is possible because of the length of the car that rises up to 5019 mm front to rear and the width of 2140 mm including the mirrors. Rapide S is equipped with single bi-xenon headlamps with integrated LED side lights and direction indicators and also LED rear lamps and side repeaters which can catch your eye for more than it should while driving.

The luxury can be seen from under the hood where the 48-valve, 5935 cc V12 engine hides. The engine powers up to 552 bhp at 6650 rpm and the optimal torque at 5500 rpm with 630 Nm. With that amount of power the Rapide S goes from 0-100 km/h in just 4.4 seconds being able to reach up to 327 km/h by manipulating the eight-speed gearbox.
Aston Martin Rapide S offers the sound of a powerful thunder from under the hood but there is something else kept inside and that is a 600-watt Premium audio system, featuring 12 speakers and a subwoofer connected to a 6.5 inch LCD screen for an easier navigation.

While listening either to the engine or the sound system the seats are ready to share their smooth, comfortable, leather touch to whoever will place their heads against the Aston Martin embroidered emblem.

Weighting just 1993 kg, Rapide S has a fuel capacity of 90.5 litres that empties by 19.5 l/100km in urban areas and by 9.1 l/100km extra urban which leads us to 300 g/km of CO2 emissions.

As power comes with a price so does luxury and that sums up to $159.990 which like it or not can easily rise as you choose a finer touch for your own Aston Martin Rapide S which makes this car one of the fastest diamond our streets met so far.

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Mercedes-Maybach S600 is a car for those who might not be interested in actually driving the incredible luxurious yacht. At a cost of just $189,350, the driver could fill four more seats inside the car and press the acceleration pedal enraging the 523 bhp of a 6.0L biturbo V-12 engine not worrying about the seven speed automatic gearbox while drinking champagne that cooled down in a refrigerator hidden in the trunk accessible from the backseat.

During five seconds that Mercedes-Mayback S600 takes to get from 0-60 mph, will be enough to adjust the seats to heat up or in case of a hard laboring work in the mine setting the massage feature would release some tension, if that was not enough Maybach S600 has a couch patato friendly design, in-seat integrated leg rest design that will make anyone feel fabulous and comfortable. Arm rests for every passenger with cup holders that will not allow drinks to become a danger while they cool down or heat up due to the feature offered by the cup holders, yes it heats up beer.

Remember about the seats that can cool down on a sunny day or massage passengers backs? The seats are also active which means that the sides of the seats are inflatable for a better grip of the passengers and keep them safe while cornering, who needs a hug can just ask Mercedes-Maybach S600.

Driving in traffic, having a clutch problem and being forced to kill the engine every other minute not only that damages your brain but it also hurts the car so bad. Something similar applies for Maybach S600 but instead of a clutch problem it has an eco stop-start system which gets annoying hearing the engine rumbling at every police officer that gives directions in traffic and stops everyone because of an ambulance that has the mission of saving some individual who jumped from the second floor because that is a fun thing to do.

It takes a good turn when reminding the coordinated operation of the Magic Body Control suspension and Road Surface Scan implying cameras scanning ahead the surface of the road for a softer behavior, this way the Maybach S600 offers a smooth ride just like expected under the influence of clean and ever-fresh smell of modern processed leather.

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The M2 has that curvy and firm design of the M-series and you can tell that by comparing it to its earlier version that amazed in 2013, the BMW 1 Series M. The front spoiler, which is 60 mm off the ground, allows air to enter under the hood to help cooling the engine for better performance through two fender vents while the lights offer a moody glow to the car. On the other hand, the rear is 100 mm off the ground offering great handling but there is something that catches the eye more than two pairs of tailpipes that look good and keeps the sound clean and roaring. Yes, the tail lights look horrible, it nullifies the contrast of ferocious but relaxed feeling that the front lights are trying to express by giving the impression of a very tired person who ran one hundred meters and it’s about to collapse, overall it looks like a great behind.

More than a powerful design the M2 has a longitudinally mounted turbocharged 3.0-liter in-line six-cylinder which with the manual version of seven speed gearbox it runs from 0 to 100km/h in 4.4 seconds and with 0.2 less with the automatic gearbox. The M double-clutch that ensures a smooth take off or a careful parking or just helping with the turbo boost that M2 builds between 1450 and 4750rpm by adding 35Nm to the already existing 465Nm.

Environmentally friendly like most of the cars, the M2 consumption in l/100km is 7.5 with CO2 emissions in g/km up to 185 for the manual gearbox as for the automatic which is thirstier 8.5l/100km and 199g/km of CO2 emanations. The pricing for such a car rises up to 44.000 pounds.

The 2016 M2 will be a fun car be it because of the design, the engine’s power or the handling. For those who do not afford to buy these wheels, the M2 will be drivable for anyone who owns a computer within the latest Need for Speed game which will be release later this year.

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