Shell V-Power 99 RON

[Guest RSjonny]

Good post - as an aside where was the "mapping centre in Halifax"?

 

Mike

 

It was The Racing Line (TRL)

[DODGYDODDS]

A while ago I did a bit of research on this subject, I questioned numerous v-power fuel stations and also sent off numerous email to Shell UK.

 

From memory, v-power in the UK was only slightly higher than normal premium fuels sold by the likes of esso and BP.

Esso and BP premium fuel was 97RON and v-power (then called optimax), was 98RON.

 

 

 

Optimax and v-power have always been different, like bp super unleaded to bp ultimate, two completely different formulas, or brands if you will.

 

From memory v power has always been 99ron for the good few years it has been sold. They are probably putting 99 on the pump now, as V-power is 99 ron and they want to stand that fact out against the likes, of normal 97 ron supers and bp's 98ron ultimate. in a more expensive competitive market.

 

This is a fifth gear article on it (optimax though not V-power) Where the fuels are tested on the dyno. Supras mentioned to

 

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Optimax won, marginally but it is only benificial if you have a sportier engine

[benkei]

This is a fifth gear article on it (optimax though not V-power) Where the fuels are tested on the dyno. Supras mentioned to

 

Optimax won, marginally but it is only benificial if you have a sportier engine

 

I watched this episode last week

Hasn't that always been the case? I thought that was the point in the higher RON fuels, to help boost performance engines. If your engine isn't designed for performance, then the fuel will have no effect.