Hi David,

Define "comparable newer vehicles".  I can't think of anything
comparable that's newer. The Eurovan comes close, but I don't think it
has the load capacity or the maneuverability of the vanagon. A sprinter
conversion, maybe. I tried looking for sprinter emissions details online
  but they don't seem to be available.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
www.busesofthecorn.com
www.pottsfamily.ca

David Beierl wrote:
> Does anyone know how Vanagons compare quantitatively with comparable
> newer vehicles?  I did some reading through the nasty complicated
> stuff I found online a while ago, and if I understood correctly the
> emissions limits didn't change from some time in the '80s until 2004.
>
> Mine was tested recently and came in at (grams per mile) Hydrocarbons
> 0.34/limit 3.88, CO 1.78/limit 59.97, NOx 0.55/limit 4.09 and CO2
> 410.88.  That's respectively 9%, 3% and 13% of the 1989 maximums,
> which seems pretty good to me.