>> Hi Group.,
>> Has anybody used that V power diesel or petrol from shell?
>> if so what was the power like , some state that it makes the car
>> have better power also runs very better. and cleaner,
>
>Yes that's what Shell states. It mainly makes your wallet cleaner.
yes and no
in my 406 Hdi i get a little more fuel economy on v-power over noname
diesel
the BIG difference is in total excellium, about 200km extra on one
full tank of diesel
1100km on a noname brand with a very light foot ( 1L/15.7Km)
1300km on excellium with "normal" foot ( 1L /18.5)
Ken - 29 Aug 2007 08:30 GMT
> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:26:54 +0200, "Linea Recta"
>
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> 1100km on a noname brand with a very light foot ( 1L/15.7Km)
> 1300km on excellium with "normal" foot ( 1L /18.5)
In Australia they used to call the petrol Optimax and they claimed it
had a higher energy density than normal petrol. Now it is called V
Power - same octane rating - 95. for a while they were also selling a
V plus which contained ethanol (totally without any utility for the
user but tied up to some grubby politics in Oz). We usually use
optimax/V-Power but I have never detected and difference (and one,
early on, I filled the tank with normal unleaded by mistake - again,
absolutely no difference - or none that I could detect - but I
understand that the anti-knock system may have been operating
unobtrusively and reducing power or economy - maybe)
Linea Recta - 29 Aug 2007 15:06 GMT
> > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:26:54 +0200, "Linea Recta"
> >
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> In Australia they used to call the petrol Optimax and they claimed it
> had a higher energy density than normal petrol. Now it is called V
The thread was about diesel, but I think the same applies for petrol.

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