Less MPG using V-Power?

[VeinAST]

But I have had that just using the normal stuff tbh!

You should be getting more then if the lower grade fuel uses less according to curley?

 

[realnumber 1]

I could have, but I get bored after while and nail it a bit

 

[Carson]

What sort of miles are you guys getting to a full tank?

 

[Ralphizzle]

I never fully top it off when filling...

But like 186 Miles... driving @ 86 Mph on the highway.

With Vpower!

 

[Andyman]

I never fully top it off when filling...

But like 186 Miles... driving @ 86 Mph on the highway.

With Vpower!

186 on roughly a tank full?

Have you had your fuelling checked? lol

 

[alanc1000]

i'm using tesco 95 ron after using the 99 ron for ages and the MPG is basically the same.

 

[Damo_Sport]

well.. i used a tank of teso 99 the other day.. and ever since then it has ran like s**t!!

nearly on red light now.. and gonna fill it up with eitrher ultimate or vpower... not decided yet

What does everyone prefer? ultimate or vpower?

 

[Ali]

Yep! Agree. V power is over rated. I get about 10-15miles more from sainsbury fuel.

Same on Vee & 172.

 

[Curley]

Ive never took note of what im getting to the tank.

I always reset the trip computer but habit means i dont check when ive refilled... i'll just reset again.. Im always checking mpg though.

I normally put £20 in at a time now too

 

[Curley]

Right,

I took a trip over to jamsport today so i reset my trip computer at the shop at the top of my street.

The trip over on bp normal unleaded averaged at 39mpg, the tank was then nearly empty.

I put £10 of bp ultimate for the journey home and averaged 46mpg, starting from jamsport and finishing at the top of my road


My car likes bp ultimate then, i'll try v power on my next motorway journey.

Can someone do the maths to show if im saving anything using ultimate which is 10/11p more than normal petrol.

 

[realnumber 1]

Remember you might have been going into the wind or more uphill on the way! As others have said it takes a few tanks full to notice the difference (if there is any lol).

 

[Hutchie]

LPG half the price so not bothered about 1-2 mpg less, and i run bp ultimate till she is warm so that the ron rating stays similar (LPG is 108 )

 

[Damo_Sport]

Well i have just got my tank down to the red light.. used a tank of tesco super and it was running like s**t so i have used itall lol

Dunno if i should fill it with Vpower or ultimate tomorrow.... ultimate is 1p more over vpower where i live
Whatcha think?

 

[Hutchie]

Well i have just got my tank down to the red light.. used a tank of tesco super and it was running like s**t so i have used itall lol

Dunno if i should fill it with Vpower or ultimate tomorrow.... ultimate is 1p more over vpower where i live
Whatcha think?

1p:S ultimate it is then you gonna argue over a maximum of 40p???

 

[Damo_Sport]

i mean 1p more then vpower

 

[Spongebob 172]

over the last 3 times..ive filled the tank full of v power im only getting just over 300miles and my mpg is 29-30 and i drive like miss daisy

 

[Curley]

The general consensus is v power is a big lie then?

 

[Hutchie]

The general consensus is v power is a big lie then?

exactly but bp is king

 

[Damo_Sport]

think im gonna fill up with bp on thursday then

 

[Spongebob 172]

im gonna run the tank nearly empty then start using bp ultimate

 

[r516vt]

I primarily use vpower and average around 40mpg, which is a mix of about 60/40 countryside/city driving - I don't take it easy either, don't drive like a loon but tend to open it up when the conditions allow.

 

[Curley]

I think i'll order me a nectar card lol

 

[traffmeister]

isnt it cos v-power is higher octane which means iif i remeber from science that it burns better giving better performance but it goes quicker than a fuel with less octane.....correct me if i am wrong

 

[Ronnie R]

V-power adds 20bhp tbh

 

[m4rkie23]

flol. that was my understanding. 28 i thought? as does the sticker.

 

[Andyman]

V-power adds 20bhp tbh

Add 5 bhp and your right. Tested on a Volvo T5 though obviously not on a Clio lol


Not sure what the big deal is. It recommends what grade of fuel to use inside the filler cap.
They dont tell you things like that for a laugh. There must be a proven reason

 

[Wizbit]

The general consensus is v power is a big lie then?

No!

I have run my 172 on V-Power for over 10000 miles at a time with MPG of around 38mpg - and that is with a mixture of steady/enthusiastic and town/motorway driving.

I used to run Tesco 99 for a while before that, but found it inconsistent between batches. Sometimes I'd get good performance/MPG and sometimes not. It used to vary a lot for some reason. With Shell V-Power, I always get the same results, no matter which garage I use.

The 97RON (and 98RON that was about for a while), used to give me around 34 MPG, so V-power gives me an extra 4mpg. Not sure about 95RON as I haven't used it in my cars for over 10 years. It's always worth that extra little bit of cash for the increased performance IMO.

Anyway, Shell V-Power isn't that much more expensive and is the same per litre as Tesco 99 around here. BP and Total 97RON are bizarrely a lot more expensive, and never really gave the same performance increases that the 99 stuff does.