Can you guys tell me which you use and whether its noticebaly better or not?
Fith Gear Golf Gti 35 test Fifth Gear Fuel test - YouTube
Fith Gear Golf Gti 35 test Fifth Gear Fuel test - YouTube
have yet to fill up
car is only on 85miles lol. Intend to use 97 or above, wherever I can find it
(have no idea what THEY put in it, but I hazard a guess at the cheapest available in the area)
And the biggest benefits under normal driving conditions will be?
I am not really going to start being part of yet another debate about the myths of premium fuels as I think I have said enough and this forum is becoming rather full of the same old misunderstandings about what a real difference there is. However I do really think that if you really believe that a real performance gain is going to be had then that's up to you but unfortunately there isn't much evidence out there to support what you are saying.
Agreed you'll get a whole of, possibly, 5ps increase at the top rpm of your engine. If we both started from the same destination and drove both our cars keeping to the speed limits who do you think would be the winner?
Agreed you'll get a whole of, possibly, 5ps increase at the top rpm of your engine. If we both started from the same place and drove to the same destination and drove both our cars keeping to the speed limits who do you think would be the winner?
But you missed my point, the drop in power you are suggesting is negligible in real world driving, unless you drive flat out all the time which will stress your engine even more...
The biggest benefits obviously are for turbo or supercharged engines,and more so if the boost is increased,as you are able to run higher levels of boost with less risk of detonation,but on normally aspirated engines,gains tend to be much smaller.
I am not really going to start being part of yet another debate about the myths of premium fuels as I think I have said enough and this forum is becoming rather full of the same old misunderstandings about what a real difference there is. However I do really think that if you really believe that a real performance gain is going to be had then that's up to you but unfortunately there isn't much evidence out there to support what you are saying.
Haven't got our S3 yet (March 2015 delivery) but use Shell V-power in both my current Audi and my wife's MINI John Cooper Works. Have done on the MINI since we got it new in September 2013 and my current Audi for just over 2 years
Ok, and what are your findings?