I have copied this below from another forum as I don't get the Sunday Times, and I can't access the Internet version.
The Euro 6 requirements cut the permissible amount of oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) emitted by new cars by more than half from 180 to 80 mg/km with effect from September 2015. One firm of consultants has estimated that as current diesel engines cannot be made to achieve this level, new engines each costing around £750 more to produce will be required. Whereas technological leaps forward were previously relatively simple to achieve, these new low emissions levels are difficult and hence very expensive.
On top of this from 2014 in order to achieve a 5* NCAP safety rating, cars will require radar-operated automatic emergency braking systems. In addition a new air-con coolant costing an extra £50 per car will be required.
All this, together with the already compulsory daytime running lights and electronic stability control will, it is argued, make it uneconomical to fit such an expensive diesel engine into 'cars at the lower end of the market'. The negative effect will be that by causing drivers to hang on to their current cars for longer, this will raise rather than reduce pollution levels.
These new requirements will not, of course, apply to the millions of cars sold in other parts of the world such as China and European manufacturers fear that by 'being more catholic than the Pope' their future survival prospects in international markets will be severely affected. According to the manufacturers, the EU would be better off concentrating on cleaning up lorries and machinery that produce high NOx emissions.
The next battle will come when in the next 6 years the CO2 emissions of every car sold in Europe will have to be cut from 132 to 95gm/km and the only way to achieve this will be by selling more hybrid and electric vehicles.
I can see European car firms going under with this plethora of regulations from our EC masters.
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Euro 6 & Emissions new
Euro 6 & Emissions new