[GTRAM]

Filled up in Liphook this morning (A3 services going north) and the pump for V Power has 99 written on it.

First time I've noticed this - anyone know if it is a general change or just marketing.


AM

 

[s2gtr]

Filled up in Liphook this morning (A3 services going north) and the pump for V Power has 99 written on it.

First time I've noticed this - anyone know if it is a general change or just marketing.


AM

From the Shell website:

High performance fuel formulated for enhancing power delivery
Shell V-Power is also a high performance fuel (99 RON) designed to help you get the most out of every drop. Shell V-Power is formulated to reduce friction between the cylinder and piston rings, a critical area of the engine where lubrication is difficult to achieve. It's designed to help the engine turn more freely, and so help transfer energy from the fuel to the wheels more efficiently.

Don't remember it being 99 last time I got some?

Dave.

 

[Volvic]

V-Power has been out a fair while now. I thought Optimax had been replaced altogether. Optimax itself was 98.6 so it may just be a name change. Thought V-Power had always been 99.

 

[NISMO-GTR]

V-Power has been out a fair while now. I thought Optimax had been replaced altogether. Optimax itself was 98.6 so it may just be a name change. Thought V-Power had always been 99.

Yea im sure V-power was introduced always as a 99RON petrol.

 

[Robbie J]

but having 99 on the pump is new

 

[tonigmr2]

V Power is 99ron - SUL (even the BP stuff) is 97.

 

[Shinobi]

V-Power is defo diffrent from Optimax, Optimax smelt lovely.

 

[souroull]

strange that 99 at the pump is new there, we've had 100 for a few years now and its only a few cents more expensive than 98

 

[_shaun_]

V-Power is defo diffrent from Optimax, Optimax smelt lovely.

Vpower is "super" unleaded, what is optimax?

 

[dan-hipgrave]

Vpower is "super" unleaded, what is optimax?

Optimax is what Shell used to offer as a 'super' before V-power.

I thought it had always been 99ron since coming out.

 

[r32cosworthblue]

also noticed the 99 badge on the pump the other day filling up!

 

[asiasi]

It is supposed to be an improvement on 'Optimax' higher octane 99 and some
new cleaning agent which does wonders for your engine.

 

[Eikichi]

V Power's always been 99ron (well since I bought my first Skyline in 2006), like Tesco 99ron but Total's 97ron, Texaco's 97ron.
I think most of the super unleaded are 97ron in the UK except for Shell & Tesco.

Back home we had the choice of 95ron or 98ron for over 12 years

 

[asiasi]

V Power's always been 99ron (well since I bought my first Skyline in 2006), like Tesco 99ron but Total's 97ron, Texaco's 97ron.
I think most of the super unleaded are 97ron in the UK except for Shell & Tesco.

Back home we had the choice of 95ron or 98ron for over 12 years

Sorry bud you are wrong optimax in uk was 98 now v power is 99.

 

[r32cosworthblue]

I have tried opitmax, v power and tescos super led and can confirm v power feels the best.

 

[LiamGTR]

For what it's worth my friend filled up at Shell in Gateshead and it was 99RON there because I actually commented on it as he was filled up (at 107.9p!)

 

[typerchris]

I also noticed this last weekend at my local shell.

I thought Vpower was just a rebrand of Optimax not a new fuel. Optimax was 98 ron and the smell was awesome.

 

[T04Z GTR]

Here in Northern Ireland the best we can get is BP Ultamite 98ron, Shell Super Unleaded 98ron (its not called Optimax here for some reason), & Tesco-98ron...

Sainsburys do their version of super unleaded, but i have my dout's about it.

No 99ron available at all

E85 is avalible in the South from the pumps (& its cheep), but they've been talking of doing away with that now as well...:bawling:


99-Ron would sell like it was going out of fashion if they introduced it over here...

Si..

 

[ru']

Shock horror - V Power remains 99 RON :chuckle:

 

[Eikichi]

Sorry bud you are wrong optimax in uk was 98 now v power is 99.

Sorry, I was talking about VPower & not Optimax


Is that not in Germany where VPower is 100ron?