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Why Golf 8.5 GTI was delayed by poor quality fuel in SA?

In this episode of the Cars.co.za Podcast, recorded at the Naamsa Auto Week in Port Elizabeth in October 2025, our guest is Karl Beyleveld, an automotive engineer at Volkswagen Group Africa and a fuel quality representative for NAAMSA, discussing the complexities of fuel standards in South Africa. Karl explains that the delayed introduction of Clean Fuels 2, which promises ultra-low sulphur fuels nationally by 2027, has created significant challenges for bringing high-performance vehicles, such as the GTI 8.5, to market. A major hurdle involved iron content in petrol, which causes engine misfires and irreversible damage to emissions equipment like catalytic converters, necessitating collaboration with industry associations and the bureau of standards to introduce new limits. Furthermore, Karl details ongoing issues with fuel quality variations across different regions of South Africa, necessitating extensive testing to ensure new vehicle technologies, including those needed for certain New Energy Vehicles to be successfully launched. (edited)  [12:40 PM]Here is the link: the episode will be in there in 1 hour: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... 00:00 - Introduction 01:15 - Clean Fuels 2 delay 02:40 - Iron in petrol problems 04:10 - Engine damage risks 05:50 - Fuel standards update 07:20 - Regional fuel variations 09:00 - Extensive vehicle testing Visit Cars.co.za at: https://www.cars.co.za Sell your car on Cars.co.za: https://www.cars.co.za/sell-car/ Follow Cars.co.za on the socials:   / carssouthafrica     / carssa     / carssouthafrica     / carssouthafrica   Download the Cars.co.za App here: Apple https://apps.apple.com/za/app/cars-co... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Huawei App Gallery https://appgallery.huawei.com/#/app/C...