Anybody knows what the difference of the
PZEV DSG
or
FEDERAL DSG
It depends on what state you live in. CA, MA, ME, NY, OR, VT I believe are the CARB/air quality nazi quintet (same arseholes that tried to kill diesels in the US for years). If you live in those states, you must get the PZEV vehicles (Partial Zero Emmissions Vehicles). If you live in a neighboring state, you can get PZEV (for registration purposes, etc.) or the Federal. If you don't live in one of those states, then you have to get the Federal. Confused yet? :lol: Real world example - I ordered my GTI from TurboPaul off vwvortex. His dealership is in New Jersey. I live in Maryland. He's in a border state, so in Jersey you can order either a PZEV or Federal. But since I don't live in a CARB regulated state, he ordered the GTI 2 door manual base = Federal version for me. BTW - sorry, too many acronyms. CARB = California Air Resources Board. The Gestapo which runs California emissions controls. Since CA = biggest US car market, they used to be able to dictate to manufacturers what they could and couldn't bring to the US.
Good news is the practical difference now = zip. Back in the days when CA emissions cars were siginificantly different that Federal emissions standards, it made a difference. Now, every GTI will get 200 bhp/207 ft/lb of torque rated regardless of what emissions package it is. Mileage is identical too. Go figure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZEV
