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Old 01-13-2019, 05:45 PM   #86
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There's relatively-minor levels of corporate dishonesty (think Mazda overrating the early RX8 at 250hp, or perhaps even Hyundai and its fuel consumption claims), and then there's VW and its concerted and intentional effort to cheat regulations.

Yes, most corporations (I hesitate to label ALL) will play fast and loose with the truth at some point, but VW's dieselgate was a whole next level based on scale, and how much work it required to pull off the cheat, and then cover it up.

Corporate dishonesty isn't an on-off switch, it's more of an analog spectrum.
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