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Volkswagen Group introduces Particulate filters for Petrol Engines The Introduction of Particulate filters for petrol engines is said to reduce Emission soot particles from direct injection engines by up to 90 per cent.  VW Plan to roll out in Group models as of 2017. Recent News from The Volkswagen Group about the introduction of Particulate Filters for Petrol Engines: The Volkswagen Group is continuing to work assiduously on the environmental compatibility of conventional drive systems. The company has now decided upon wide-scale use of particulate filters for petrol engines, so-called ‘gasoline particulate filters (GPF)’. From 2017, all Group direct injection TSI and TFSI engines will be fitted step-by-step with petrol particulate filters. Emissions of fine soot particles will be reduced in this way by up to 90 per cent. By 2022, the number of Volkswagen Group vehicles being equipped with … Continue reading →