21-08-13, 09:40 AM
(This post was last modified: 21-08-13, 10:36 AM by nick crisp.)
Actually Mike, I don't know what octane the V-Power stuff is - I'm guessing it's in the higher ranges for pump fuel, but I wonder if there are perhaps other additives/reasons for it to make a difference. Shell talk about having developed it in conjunction with Ferrari, so it may be performance was their guiding criteria, but that's not why I use it. I use it because, as I mentioned, it seemed to make my previous thous run smoother, reducing the standard Fazer glitches somewhat. At the shop I worked at where they recommended it, we found our customers reported the same.
Ok, just checked, and V-Power has a claimed UK rating of 99 RON. As with oils, over a period of development, with all the money spent on R&D, testing etc, I fail to believe that noticeable improvements wouldn't occur, perhaps not year-to-year, but certainly over longer time scales. Technology advances and sooner or later the benefits are available to all.
Ok, just checked, and V-Power has a claimed UK rating of 99 RON. As with oils, over a period of development, with all the money spent on R&D, testing etc, I fail to believe that noticeable improvements wouldn't occur, perhaps not year-to-year, but certainly over longer time scales. Technology advances and sooner or later the benefits are available to all.