Garage out OF SUPER

[Steve]

Last night had to put 95 ron in as no super.

Believe it or not can't feel any difference............

No pinking, no loss of power...........

Thought SUPER was special???????????

IS IT JUST A CON?????????????????

 

[Toypop]

Watch 5th Gear tonight....

 

[Scott]

ive always used 95 in the valver lol

 

[Lagerlout]

I think the only benefit the optimax type fuels have over normal unleaded is the engine cleaning properties. My car get's a mixture of both and never feels any different.

 

[172 Dave]

optimax in my 172 otherwise it pops n bangs all over!

 

[jeccross]

well 5th gear proved, god its s**t compared to top gear tho, couldn't actually make it thru the whole program

 

[Steve]

Is it just a con??

Being non turbo, any reason for it ?

Golf + scooby both turbo!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lucas]

It's not a con - they're hardly going to publish a list of cars and the associated power gains. 5th gear showed tonight that, depending on what kind of car you drive, you do get more power using premium fuels.

Renault probably recommend 98RON for the 182 for a reason, and whilst the difference is probably hardly noticable, I expect it's there.

As for the cleaning effect, the premium fuels do contain cleaning additives and over time a cleaner engine will perform better. Having said that, you probably don't need to use a premium fuel on every fill to keep your engine clean.