The Week That Was: Volkswagen Dieselgate, HSV Gen F2, Lexus IS

This week was dominated by the events that saw Volkswagen admit to having cheated emissions testing in the US, and possibly elsewhere, using a ‘defeat device’ in its vehicle software.

From an inkling that the German carmaker may have used some underhanded tactics with its diesel models in the US, the ‘Dieselgate’ scandal quickly blew open to involve millions of cars in virtually every market the Volkswagen Group trades.

Dieselgate is far from over, and expect to see more news as the pages unfold in future editions of The Week That Was - including implications for the Australian market - or our Dieselgate tag page. 

Holden Special Vehicles has confirmed it will supercharge the majority of its range, with a detuned version of the GTS flagship's 6.2 litre supercharged LSA V8 now available in the Clubsport R8, Clubsport Tourer R8, Maloo R8 and Senator Signature.

With the Commodore-based HSV line-up now updated to "Gen-F2" standard, the broader application of the 6.2 litre LSA engine is undoubtedly the headline change.

Cranking out a mighty 430kW and 740Nm in the GTS, the LSA makes 400kW and 671Nm in the R8 and Senator. HSV is confident the power boost will be "well received". We're inclined to believe them.

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