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U.S. Porsche Owners Want to Sue the VW Group for Dieselgate Compensation

As we have said before, Volkswagen Group’s self-inflicted problems because of the Dieselgate scandal are far from over.
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This time, American owners of the 3.0-liter V6 TDI are upset, and they plan a class-action lawsuit against the German corporation.

Readers that have followed the subject know that the Volkswagen Group has reached a settlement deal with American authorities for its 2.0-liter TDI engines that were sold with “defeat devices.” However, no such plan exists for the clients that bought 3.0-liter V6 TDI-engined vehicles.

While the Volkswagen Group did sell 475,000 2.0-liter TDI-engined Dieselgate-affected cars in the United States of America, and “only” 85,000 (approximate figure) vehicles with the “dirty” 3.0-liter V6 TDI engine, the second category had models that were even three times more expensive than the former.

Even if they are not as many, owners of the 3.0-liter V6 TDI-engined vehicles feel that the German corporation is ignoring them, and it appears that they have decided to prepare for a class action lawsuit.

As Automotive News reports, owners of models like the Porsche Cayenne feel disappointed because of the situation, and the lawyers they have contacted understand their frustration. One owner has reportedly received a trade-in offer for just $42,000 for a 2014 Porsche Cayenne Diesel which cost over $81,000 when new.

While depreciation is a concern with high-end vehicles, selling one for half its sticker price after two years of use seems like an uninspiring deal, and the said owner stated that the $42,000 was the best offer she had received.

The link between the best offer and the fact that the Volkswagen Group has yet to present an approved fix or compensation plan for the clients of V6 TDI-engined vehicles is upsetting.

Therefore, owners see legal action as the best solution to force the German company to remember those that paid top dollar for cars that were sold with “defeat devices.”

Porsche is not the only brand in the Volkswagen Group that has sold cars with Dieselgate-affected 3.0-liter V6 TDI engines, as the same units were offered in the Touareg, VW’s SUV, as well as expensive Audi models, like the Q7 and A8, just to name a few.

If the owners of the affected models gather up under the umbrella of a class action lawsuit, the Volkswagen Group might have another massive settlement on its table.
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About the author: Sebastian Toma
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Sebastian's love for cars began at a young age. Little did he know that a career would emerge from this passion (and that it would not, sadly, involve being a professional racecar driver). In over fourteen years, he got behind the wheel of several hundred vehicles and in the offices of the most important car publications in his homeland.
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