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Originally Posted by BMWCCA1
I just did two days of 600-miles each (nine-hours) on my 40-year-old BMW bike with three-days off in between. Averaging close to 75-mph with a 6.2-gallon tank which went into reserve after using about 4.4-gallons each time, I did notice that when I used Shell premium I was getting over 180 miles on those 4.5-gallons as opposed to about 165 or less on other brands. Could be worth the extra money. I was quite surprised.
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Shell V-Power won a gasoline test/comparison held in the UK by a noted UK car mag. (EVO I think.)
And word I got from senior (Porsche) techs was Shell gasoline was the best gasoline.
This in spite of the fact Porsche reportedly used Chevron gasoline when testing/certifying its cars.
Now the techs did admit they used Chevron once in a while for its detergent benefits. (Provided by the presence of Techron in the fuel.) Or some just dumped in a bottle of Techron every so often.
(Since there are no Chevron stations in my area, this is what I do. In fact the last (CBS) service at the local BMW dealer I was given a bottle of what was a BMW branded bottle of Techron. And with a fall oil/filter service coming up in a week or so I just recently used it.)
Due to the big price difference between Shell V-Power vs. say Walmart Premium (both 91 octane fuels) I have not tried Shell in my M2.
When I first got the M2 -- back in mid-April 2023 -- my go to gasoline at the time was a 91 ethanol free gasoline. When I discovered how much less expensive Walmart 91 (E10) was I switched to Walmart gasoline. I didn't notice any change for better or worse. Well, except I was spending less money (roughly 30 cents less per gallon) for gasoline.
Next road trip I'll try a tank of Shell V-Power. I'll start out with a tank of Walmart 91 and I'll have a tank of Walmart gasoline experience to compare to my experience immediately switching to running a tank of Shell V-Power through the engine.