"Premium fuel" refers to a higher quality type of gasoline that contains additional or enhanced additives. It is used to improve the performance and efficiency of specific engines, usually high-performance or luxury vehicles, which require this superior fuel to operate at their best.
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Under the hood is a 2.5 - liter turbocharged 4 - cylinder engine with 250 horsepower and 310 lb - ft of torque, but only
with premium fuel in the tank.
We as enthusiasts and car owners need to stop pretending there is any benefit to
using premium fuel in our daily drivers.
It doesn't bother me to put
premium fuel in as I don't go long distance driving often.
That engine delivers a welcome 250 hp and 310 lb - ft of torque when
running premium fuel, and now we know what kind of gas mileage it gets.
The 2.0 - liter engine
wants premium fuel, and it's the only engine rated for trailer towing, up to 3,500 pounds.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, plant - based foods are actually the
ultimate premium fuel for the athlete.
Feed your
body premium fuel with lean meats such as chicken, healthy fats such as salmon and nuts, good carbohydrates like fruit and vegetables and plenty of water.
The car does call for
premium fuel standard, which will definitely add to the expense of keeping it on the road over the course of a full year.
Though power output did not change, this update
made premium fuel merely recommended, rather than required.
The trick, though, is to make that transmission engaging and fun when you're not as interested in
sipping premium fuel.
This vehicle offers the choice between three engines and multiple levels of power, and a turbocharged diesel engine
delivers premium fuel economy and plenty of torque.
The main benefit would be the discount on gas that we'd receive as members, since my boyfriend's car
requires premium fuel.
The case for diesel is clearer in the premium / sporty segment where the gasoline engine
uses premium fuel, so the diesel price disadvantage per gallon of fuel is less than 10 %.
If you're not
running premium fuel, you won't damage the engine, but you won't realize the car's performance or fuel economy potential.
It has proved to be a very fun car that I have meticulously maintained while putting only synthetic oil and
premium fuel in.
If only 100 people across the country are turned off by the Volts
premium fuel requirement and they all decide to drive 35 mpg cars at 1200 miles / month then those 100 people will burn 3000 gallons / month more gas than if they were driving a Volt.
Volvo
recommends premium fuel for best performance, but using 87 octane will not affect engine reliability, according to the owner's manual.
The issue now is that more and more cars ordinary cars have
premium fuel recommendations, and they're typically not «performance» cars, but vehicles that are helping manufacturers move toward the 54.5 mile per gallon average fuel economy requirement in 2025.
The new Mazda RX - 7 was pricey, burned
premium fuel at a prodigious pace (not to mention oil, as with all rotary engines), and faced plenty of stiff competition.
But you'd never know that by the fast pace in which it accelerates or by the efficient manner in which it uses
unleaded premium fuel.
Although the components of the electric motor add around 70 kilograms to the overall weight, the study still only burns 4.9 litres of
premium fuel per 100 km in mixed mode, while CO2 emissions average just 112 g / km.
I also have my post workout nutrition at the ready,
only premium fuel for this machine ha ha!
Other car makers should learn from Toyota that you don't
need premium fuel to make a fun ride.
One owner's manual might
specify premium fuel with no exceptions except in emergencies (Subaru WRX), while another owner's manual states lower octane merely reduces power with no long term harm (Nissan Maxima).
The engine also still
feeds premium fuel into its combustion chambers by way of port injection, rather than the more modern direct - injection setup used by the standard 2015 WRX's new 2.0 L. Given that, there should be no noticeable gains in fuel economy, but the numbers that you're probably interested in are the output, which is stated at 305 horsepower and 290 pound - feet of torque.
The Demon runs on 91 -
octane premium fuel in regular driving conditions, which limits the car's output to 808 hp and 717 lb - ft.
Speaking to the asker: From page 158 of the 2005 Crossfire Owner's Manual: «DaimlerChrysler Corporation requires the use of 91 octane or
higher premium fuel to minimize the potential for engine damage.»
An optional larger Ecotec engine displaces 2.4 liters and features variable valve timing, higher - pressure fuel injectors and a higher compression ratio to make 175 hp, but Saturn recommends that it use
premium fuel instead of the base engine's regular gasoline.
The more potent 185kW 2.0 - litre four - pot
consumes premium fuel at 6.7 L / 100 km, while the S5 does 7.9 L / 100 km — not bad for cars that rocket to 100km / h very quickly: 6.3 and 5.1 sec respectively.
The Saloon, with its six - speed manual transmission, makes do with just 5.2 litres of
premium fuel over 100 kilometres (5.4 litres for the Estate).
UPDATE: This morning, AAA announced that Americans wasted $ 2.1 BILLION in 2015
purchasing premium fuel that their cars did not require.
I think to myself, that must be the
super premium fuel for all those Ferrari's and other high performance cars that you see zipping around Rancho Santa Fe all the time.