News_Stig Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 "VW has finally decided to abandon its unique diesel fuel injection system. When common rail injection was invented by Fiat in the 1990s, it was rapidly adopted by every other car manufacturer. Common rail works by pumping fuel into all the cylinders from a common pipe, or rail. However, VW insisted it had a better solution called pump-duese that involved a separate injection system for every cylinder. No one else could really see the point of this complex solution and VW has decided to go the same route as the rest of the industry from 2007. Given the growing cost difference between VW's unique approach and a system that is being produced by the million for everyone else, VW had to admit defeat." Article taken from Fifth Gear Website - Submitted by MrMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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