---
title: "Drive Wire: VW Subsidiary Porsche Enters Dieselgate"
description: "Cars, Culture, and the People Who Make Both. Your Destination for All Things Automotive."
date: "2015-11-04"
modified: "2015-11-04"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/763/drive-wire-vw-subsidiary-porsche-enters-dieselgate"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Volkswagen News"
tags:
  - "porsche"
---

# Drive Wire: VW Subsidiary Porsche Enters Dieselgate

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Turning to business news, it seems that VW subsidiary Porsche— maybe you’ve heard of them— is now embroiled in the Dieselgate shenanigans. The EPA is saying that emissions-masking software has been found in diesel Cayenne models, allowing them to skirt emissions laws in the same manner as VW’s 4-cylinder diesels. However, Porsche spokesmen say the EPA has it wrong this time and that the software is a legitimate anti-pollution measure. This is the first time the Volkswagen group has pushed back on any of the diesel-cheating allegations, so this one could lead to fireworks.

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