Emissions and Fuel Economy
RICA meets Euro 4 Emissions Compliance and independently proves fuel economy gains!
RICA Engineering are the first aftermarket tuning company in the world to achieve
Euro 4 compliance for their performance diesel ECU upgrades! But what does this
mean? How does it compare with TUV approval? And what are the results?
The results of the tests prove that for example a Volvo V70 D5 Euro 4 163 hp achieves
the following improvements with the RICA Peformance ECU upgrade:
- Urban emissions reduced by 15%
- Average emissions reduced by 10%
- Urban fuel economy improved by 15%
- Average fuel economy improved by 10%
For any customer with a RICA Engineering diesel ECU upgrade, Euro 4 compliance means
complete assurance of the quality of the performance software. It shows that RICA
have had their performance ECU upgrades independently tested and verified by on officially recognised body to prove that the upgrade really does reduce emissions,
and that fuel economy does indeed improve as claimed by RICA.
Many tuning companies claim TUV approval for their products, but TUV approval only shows
that the product meets the minimum required safety standards for use. TUV approval
does not prove reduced emissions or improved economy. TUV has nothing to do with emissions, performance or economy at all.
Euro 4 Emissions Compliance means that the actual real world performance of the
engine, and specifically the emissions, comply with the latest European regulations
to which all the vehicle manufacturers must also comply with. Euro 4 compliance
is therefore a much higher level of quality assurance because it proves that the
actual performance software is written to the same high standards as that of the
manufacturers. Most importantly, it proves that your car meets the same strict European
emissions requirements as it
did when it left the factory.
The tests were carried out by the Dutch equivalent to MIRA. Full test data is available from RICA Engineering.
MOT Emissions
Tuning a car correctly means that the engine emissions must still comply with regulations.
In the UK this is fairly straight forward because the only emissions test that the
owner must comply with is the MOT once the car is older than 3 years. RICA ensure
that all cars tuned in the UK will pass all the current MOT emissions tests, assuming
of course that there is no other problem with the car which could cause an emissions
failure such as a faulty catalytic converter.
Did you know...
New diesel technology means that the engines now produce virtually no smoke at all, not even at full throttle. Improvements in the fuel systems and the introduction
of the particulate filters means that diesel cars are now cleaner and kinder for
the environment than ever.