How Suitable Is Shell V-power With 5% Ethanol For The Euro?

[mmmsxc]

hi guys. pulled into my local shell servo today, realising that they have a new addition to their fuels. it is the V-Power Racing with 5% Ethanol. I was really tempted with fueling up my car with it, but instead went with the standard V-Power. although there is a massive difference in price. Standard ULP was 119.9 and V-Power Racing was 152.5

so im just wondering would it be OK for me to use this on my Euro?

[LXRY]

This is the million dollar question....
Is the fuel going to benefit me without compromising power and efficiency and will it do any damage to my car, over a long period of time ?

Would be interested in Aaronng's opinion on this ?

If the world wasn't so unstable regarding oil then I doubt ethanol would have ever entered the scene.

Hope this helps

but me personally if i could run my car with jet fuel I would, only the best for my car Mobil synergy 8000 is what I use

[yfin]

honda says you can use up to e10 on the Euro so it is safe to use. I think you are better off sticking with 98 ron though given the price premium here. I also think it is unlikely you will see any performance benefit. I found the Euro liked the Mobil 8000 or BP Ultimate best.

[tony1234]

As yfin says you can use up to E10 in the Euro with no problems.But i think the price diff. between the V power with 5% ethanol and 98RON is too much to justify.

[BusterSonic12]

i thought they stopped vpower racing... well all those shell station near my place which used to hav vpower racing, so some reason they never avaliable anymore.

from what i remember they are 17c above normal price, whilst 98ron are 10c

[vti_ek9]

yer there like 17cents extra,,,not 33cents extra..dats way too much..
n like everyone else says....doubt you'll feel the difference anyway..stick with 98ron

[aaronng]

You can use up to E10 like what Yfin said. But in my opinion, there is no point using 100RON in the Euro as it is tuned for 95. I use 98 so that in case of a bad batch of fuel, it is still above the minimum requirement of 95RON.

Also, adding ethanol to fuel slightly increases fuel consumption because ethanol releases less energy when burnt.

[panda[cRx]]

while completely unnecessary yes it is 100% safe to use according to honda.

ethanol is fine in newer cars and it is actually quite common in overseas markets

[tony1234]

i thought they stopped vpower racing... well all those shell station near my place which used to hav vpower racing, so some reason they never avaliable anymore.

from what i remember they are 17c above normal price, whilst 98ron are 10c

The price diff.of 7 cents/ltr.kills any advantage you MAY get going from 98-100RON,not to mention E5.i can't see any reason why you'd use this fuel.stay with 98.

[iversonruls]

yer there like 17cents extra,,,not 33cents extra..dats way too much..
n like everyone else says....doubt you'll feel the difference anyway..stick with 98ron

just went through a shelll during the eveningg
its is ard 3x cents higher than the normal ones