E10 Petrol: Anyone concerned?

[Kenai]

just had an email from Shell today about this

who will switch to Super Unleaded because of this ?

i think Shell are falsely advertising their V-power

GIVE OUR BEST CLEAN
for your engine*

PROVIDE OUR VERY BEST PERFORMANCE,
with up to 4% more power**

REDUCE
engine friction***

so people are going to think "ill stick V-power in instead then" but the ECU wont go "wow high performance fuel, i can go faster"

Presumably that's what the ** is for - to mention it'll only give more power on cars that can appropriately take advantage of it?

 

[Armageus]

My local tesco unleaded pumps are now labelled E10, despite a big sign stating E10 from September 1st...

 

[ShiWarrior]

Presumably that's what the ** is for - to mention it'll only give more power on cars that can appropriately take advantage of it?

i was thinking about the majority of people who will just see that and not understand it

 

[ShiWarrior]

My local tesco unleaded pumps are now labelled E10, despite a big sign stating E10 from September 1st...

should still be E5

 

[Kenai]

i was thinking about the majority of people who will just see that and not understand it

Take that approach and you might as well bin off half the world's advertising and marketing industry

 

[Simon]

i was thinking about the majority of people who will just see that and not understand it

But you seem to know better and state that shell can’t support the claims, and haven’t looked into the caveat? U.K. ASA will want substation for any claims made.

 

[MagicBoy]

Presumably that's what the ** is for - to mention it'll only give more power on cars that can appropriately take advantage of it?

The ** reads :

**Measured using industry standard and Shell proprietary tests. Shell V-Power Unleaded with 99 Octane compared to lower octane (95 octane) fuels in octane responsive vehicles. Actual effects and benefits may vary according to vehicle type, driving conditions and driving style. Actual benefits may vary. No guarantees provided. See shell.co.uk/vpower for more information.

 

[ShiWarrior]

so whos going to use super unleaded instead of normal unleaded ? even if your car can still use it ?

 

[JRS]

so whos going to use super unleaded instead of normal unleaded ? even if your car can still use it ?

I'm gonna use it in la Citroën. We've already rebuilt the carb once, don't fancy doing it on the regular.

 

[Simon]

The same people but the current V power I guess? I am going to assume that with the advent of E10 95 ron they have used this opportunity to rebenchmark V power vs typical 95 ron, hence updated claims.

 

[MagicBoy]

so whos going to use super unleaded instead of normal unleaded ? even if your car can still use it ?

Not me. I drive a hybrid that's happy on E10. I'll make sure to put decent 95 octane fuel in it, rather than supermarket.

 

[Bear]

so whos going to use super unleaded instead of normal unleaded ? even if your car can still use it ?

Me, I only run my car on V Power. The car states a preference for 98RON on the fuel flap, although it will obviously run on 95RON

 

[ShiWarrior]

Me, I only run my car on V Power. The car states a preference for 98RON on the fuel flap, although it will obviously run on 95RON

that's different
like my bog standard 1800 Focus, i don't know if I'm going to switch to Super unleaded or use E10 , i cant decide

 

[Kenai]

that's different
like my bog standard 1800 Focus, i don't know if I'm going to switch to Super unleaded or use E10 , i cant decide

Are you expecting any particular problems from using E10 in your Focus?

 

[ShiWarrior]

Are you expecting any particular problems from using E10 in your Focus?

no its a 2009
just going to be filling up more often i think ? (i could be wrong)

 

[Kenai]

no its a 2009
just going to be filling up more often i think ? (i could be wrong)

You're looking at probably a 2 to 3% drop in economy, I doubt most people would even notice without measuring.

 

[SkodaMart]

If you are concerned, all super fuels (97-99RON) will stay at E5

Way I’m going to go.
E10 isn’t great left in the tank for any length of time with it being hydroscopic.

 

[Nasher]

Presumably that's what the ** is for - to mention it'll only give more power on cars that can appropriately take advantage of it?

*** because they can't proove and you can't disproove it

Surely reducing engine friction would be down to the oil. Unless E10 is causing engines to run lean or something.

 

[Simon]

*** because they can't proove and you can't disproove it

Surely reducing engine friction would be down to the oil. Unless E10 is causing engines to run lean or something.

Ah, here he is making stuff up again.

Who said anything about reducing friction?

 

[Simon]

Way I’m going to go.
E10 isn’t great left in the tank for any length of time with it being hydroscopic.

So is E5.