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Which type of fuel to use?
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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_Z" data-source="post: 441686" data-attributes="member: 894"><p>That age old debate is back...!</p><p> </p><p>If you watch Fifth gear often enough on Turbo...you might bump into the rerun episode where that dorkey white haired guy tested 3 various typs of fuel in Britain (a supermarket unleaded fuel, shell optimax - Ron 97, BP ultimate - Ron 98)with 3 diff types of cars - the Clio, golf GTI mk 5 and a Subaru impreza STI v9 . The conclusion is...dont bother with premium if you drive a day banger, a GTI mk 5 showed only 5 bhp improvement on Ron 98. Only the STI showed a 14 bhp hike (less on Ron 97), but that bloke has around 300bhp to start with...</p><p> </p><p>Lesson?...If you drive a 335i or any of the M cars then maybe a Shell Vpwer could give you a couple of bhp more on Ron 97 than Ron 95, if you care. For the rest of us, perhaps a Petronas Primax 95 or Shell Ron 95 should be the order of the day for the daily work commute...indulge in the Ron 97 only to make YOU feel good...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_Z, post: 441686, member: 894"] That age old debate is back...! If you watch Fifth gear often enough on Turbo...you might bump into the rerun episode where that dorkey white haired guy tested 3 various typs of fuel in Britain (a supermarket unleaded fuel, shell optimax - Ron 97, BP ultimate - Ron 98)with 3 diff types of cars - the Clio, golf GTI mk 5 and a Subaru impreza STI v9 . The conclusion is...dont bother with premium if you drive a day banger, a GTI mk 5 showed only 5 bhp improvement on Ron 98. Only the STI showed a 14 bhp hike (less on Ron 97), but that bloke has around 300bhp to start with... Lesson?...If you drive a 335i or any of the M cars then maybe a Shell Vpwer could give you a couple of bhp more on Ron 97 than Ron 95, if you care. For the rest of us, perhaps a Petronas Primax 95 or Shell Ron 95 should be the order of the day for the daily work commute...indulge in the Ron 97 only to make YOU feel good... [/QUOTE]
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