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Looks like BP are launching a new fuel today, similar to Shell Optimax. Rumours are 100 RON, but more likely 98 RON.
So who's the first brave soul to prove it won't rot valve seats or pit pistons in a Viper?
Would be interested to see if it performs better than Optimax.
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"BP today launches the UK’s leading diesel and unleaded fuels. The performance diesel – the first on the market – and the performance petrol deliver significantly more performance and less pollution than standard grades.
Called BP Ultimate, the fuels were created to meet the specific demands of BP’s customers. They wanted more from their engines and less from their exhausts. They wanted the fuel to work as well on old cars as new, family cars as well as hot hatches. And they wanted a diesel version too.
The resulting formulations are unique to BP. In tests on a wide and representative range of cars on the UK market, they gave both better performance and reduced emissions of greenhouse gases and other environmental pollutants.
“What you get is a fuel that burns better,” says BP’s chief scientist Dr Bernie Bulkin, “so it releases energy more efficiently and you get less pollution.”
Part of this is due to the fact that BP Ultimate has twice the cleaning power of normal grades. This prevents new engines from clogging up with deposits so they perform better. And over time the cleaning power actually reduces the deposits on older vehicle engines to make them more efficient also.
“If you use BP Ultimate it can be like driving a car with a bigger engine or a newer model,” says Graham Sims, BP’s Retail director, “and if you drive a diesel the reduction in noise can be like the difference between a van and a luxury saloon.”
BP Ultimate is available today at 100 BP filling stations and by the end of the week at 400 BP outlets nationally. By January 2004 it will be available throughout the UK."
So who's the first brave soul to prove it won't rot valve seats or pit pistons in a Viper?
Would be interested to see if it performs better than Optimax.
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"BP today launches the UK’s leading diesel and unleaded fuels. The performance diesel – the first on the market – and the performance petrol deliver significantly more performance and less pollution than standard grades.
Called BP Ultimate, the fuels were created to meet the specific demands of BP’s customers. They wanted more from their engines and less from their exhausts. They wanted the fuel to work as well on old cars as new, family cars as well as hot hatches. And they wanted a diesel version too.
The resulting formulations are unique to BP. In tests on a wide and representative range of cars on the UK market, they gave both better performance and reduced emissions of greenhouse gases and other environmental pollutants.
“What you get is a fuel that burns better,” says BP’s chief scientist Dr Bernie Bulkin, “so it releases energy more efficiently and you get less pollution.”
Part of this is due to the fact that BP Ultimate has twice the cleaning power of normal grades. This prevents new engines from clogging up with deposits so they perform better. And over time the cleaning power actually reduces the deposits on older vehicle engines to make them more efficient also.
“If you use BP Ultimate it can be like driving a car with a bigger engine or a newer model,” says Graham Sims, BP’s Retail director, “and if you drive a diesel the reduction in noise can be like the difference between a van and a luxury saloon.”
BP Ultimate is available today at 100 BP filling stations and by the end of the week at 400 BP outlets nationally. By January 2004 it will be available throughout the UK."
I stuck a tank full of BP Ultimate in the Z06 last night, will let you know if the car runs longer or feels faster on this tank of fuel (I suspect not).
It cost me 83p per litre, and the only reason I used it was on vapour and the garage had no ordinary unleaded (marketing ploy to get me to buy the stuff).
The garage is the one by the Milton Park exit on the A34.
It cost me 83p per litre, and the only reason I used it was on vapour and the garage had no ordinary unleaded (marketing ploy to get me to buy the stuff).
The garage is the one by the Milton Park exit on the A34.
I remember when Shell brought out a super duper new fuel in 1986, it was supposed to work miracles and keep your engine sparkling clean. Trouble was it knackered up a lot of Astra and Cavalier engines - allegedly. I had bought a new R5 GT Turbo at the time and ran it exclusively on Shell, but the commotion about the Vauxhalls at the time I had to sell it meant I kept schtum about my Renault's diet !
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