E10 vs Shell V-Power ( Benelux Europe )
I have been successfully comparing E10 which has become, the new Euro 95 in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg. My theory was, that because of V-Power not containing bio-ethanol. That I should be able to drive more fuel efficient.
Well it turns out it's true! So not a lie, which most car owners who can't control their right feet claim it to be. The V-Power is € 0,213 more expensive in Belgium, then the E10. Atleast at Shell Express Maaseik in Belgium. So it turns out I'm able to do almost 32KM/L when almost exclusively driving on the highway and paying attention to the real-time fuel consumption metre. With E10 I'm able to do max 27KM/L, so per KM tanking the V-Power actually makes the car drive more fuel efficient. Also see my Spritmonitor, I kept track of E10 for a longer period in the past and also tried cheaper Euro 98 from Gabriels. A discount fuel station, and the fuel consumption was worse than normal Super E5. I'm driving a Suzuki Celerio: Dutch Suzuki Celerio, with K10C engine and Cruisecontrol. |
Interesting, I'm usualy running 95 RON E5 from the cheapest local gasstation.
I figured that since my engine is NA and doesn't have a high compression ratio, anything more would be a waste. But I might run a test tank with higher octane fuel. |
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The Suzuki Celerio is know as the most fuel efficient gasoline car, on Spritmonitor. Compression ratio of my car is 12:1 so higher than many gasoline cars. With the Super E5 I have been driving also very fuel efficient, but the only time I got 30km/L was when the Suzuki dealer added a injection cleaner to the fuel. Not all Euro 98 gasoline is free of bio-ethanol, but She'll claims their V-Power is. And I think the fuel efficiency is from the lack of bio-ethanol. |
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Also my ECU is pretty dumb since my car is pretty old. Also 95 RON E5 is mostly 1,45-1,50€ here most of the time. I usualy get about 6L/100 km with my 1,8L engine and short gears. |
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The increased price versus increased mileage suggests total cost involved versus bragging rights. |
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1,50€/L is about 6,75$/gallon after all. |
Unless it's effectively required in order to avoid knocking, resorting to an octane rating higher than specified is overkill. It won't do any actual harm, but it's also not so likely to improve fuel-efficiency at all.
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So I'm quite sure my car won't Profit from the higher octane level, that's why I don't even bother tanking V-Power Racing in Germany which is octane level 100. But the price of V-Power is higher in Germany, than Belgium. Take in mind, in Europe we use a different octane rating system than the USA. Also fuel is way more expensive. |
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They discontinued the Celerio in Europe though: you can't buy them new anymore. Anyway I noticed that with V-Power the car runs more fuel efficient. I have been trying to drive as fuel efficient as possible, by sometimes pushing the limits.
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