[curbed-them-silly]

Hello everyone, hope all your Ones are running smoothly.

Posts on Bluefin pointed out that using super unleaded would unleash more power. So I did, and it did, I think. The real difference came when I used Shell V-Power, which is bleeding good stuff. There seemed to be a certain roughness to the engine note and a lack of power before using this fuel, but after I filled my One up, you can actually feel the difference. Engine is running smoother and there is a very noticeable power hike/enigne response increase.

Fuel economy-wise super unleaded is giving me an additional 20 miles on the clock with £40 in the tank. Please note between £40 of unleaded and £40 of super unleaded I get 20 miles more with the Super Unleaded!

There is one I havn't tried though, BP Ultimate. Maybe for the next tank....

What are your thoughts?

[Ian B]

Hi I have a JCW Cooper S, when I got it was running on normal unleaded. I contacted Michael Cooper at JCW, regarding advice on using V power in my car. His advice was that this was excellent for my car, so I have been running on it ever since. Car feels like a complete different animal now, would go far as saying it accelerates quicker than official figures. It is also returning 32mpg so not only am I getting better performance but also getting better economy so its good allround. Well worth extra cost per litre

[drumzz]

hi, yeah been using vpower on my cooper...definitely better over normal unleaded..gives th engine that better note and keeps it clean, not forgetting smoother running etc.love it!

[jkjn]

To be honest I've just been using standard unleaded from asda. I know I should probably be using shell or BP but I have to go out of my way to get them. I will give them a try one day

[3rdpillar]

Ive had Vpower in my MCS since 1st April. untill last thursday when i filled with tesco super 97,

I do mostly crawl stop start to work.... The fuel economy appears to have bettered, and i have not percieved any lack of power.

Under vPower on long runs i was getting 32 MPG , but 22 in town. I now seem to be getting 26 in town.

Go figure.

[MiniPetrolHead]

I use Tesco 99 or BP ultimate in my One, i also get beter fuel economy, better smoother engine running note, and above all the all round performance is better, both in responsivness and top end power.

i hate using anything else other than super unleaded!

Alex

[Richard Crofts]

My car runs terrible on 95 (normal) its OK on 97 from any location but it really goes on V-power at 99-100 etc. Be interesting to see how the new tuning parts will effect it!

[Vinnies' Mini]

I just use the cheapest petrol that I find...... but only from the branded petrol stations

[Laury]

i was recently tempted to give BP 102 a go to experience a bit of nitro boost at an eye watering £2.50.litfre but fortunately the pump was padlocked so i couldn't be asked!

i have to admit i regularly top up with supermarket rock bottom priced fuel

[curbed-them-silly]

£2.50/L?
That is....... extraordinary! I think a tank of that would cost around £100! Yikes.

Anyone with the courage to find out what BP 102 is like, let us all know!!!

[Laury]

Quote: Originally Posted by curbed-them-silly (original)

£2.50/L?
That is....... extraordinary! I think a tank of that would cost around £100! Yikes.

Anyone with the courage to find out what BP 102 is like, let us all know!!!

i was only going to stick in a fiver's worth to rocket me home

[Richard Crofts]

It is good! I got some once...but its only available in select locations, near race tracks

[jkjn]

I noticed the fuel light come on tonight so in honour of this thread I filled up with Shell V power £1.01 a litre, so 6p a litre more. I'm currenly getting 23mpg so I'll see how the car gets on with it in

[FunFindus]

I too got my fuel tank filled with V power in my MCS. I will inform how it drives a weekend.

[curbed-them-silly]

The low-down. Using excel I calculated the average cost per mile of fuel.
Premium Unleaded, 95RON, 95p/L, 42.11 L of fuel at £40 total. Tank goes on for 200 miles
Super Unleaded, 97RON, 97p/L, 41.24 L of fuel at £40 total. Tank goes on for 220 miles.
Shell V-power, 99RON, £1.024/L, 48.83 L of fuel at £50 total. Tank goes on for 400 miles.

Cost per mile for each:
95RON : 20p
97RON : 18p
99RON : 12.5p

You believe that? Cheaper to use Shell V-power!

My One is 'Bluefinned' btw!

[Cobby Park Lane]

WOW! your right foot must be made of concrete.....even my cooper does 300miles on a tank of 97 RON fuel (never tried the v-power)

i thought my right foot was heavy.....

Neil

Quote: Originally Posted by curbed-them-silly (original)

The low-down. Using excel I calculated the average cost per mile of fuel.
Premium Unleaded, 95RON, 95p/L, 42.11 L of fuel at £40 total. Tank goes on for 200 miles
Super Unleaded, 97RON, 97p/L, 41.24 L of fuel at £40 total. Tank goes on for 220 miles.
Shell V-power, 99RON, £1.024/L, 48.83 L of fuel at £50 total. Tank goes on for 400 miles.

Cost per mile for each:
95RON : 20p
97RON : 18p
99RON : 12.5p

You believe that? Cheaper to use Shell V-power!

My One is 'Bluefinned' btw!

[curbed-them-silly]

I did think i was getting poor mileage with my One due to 'fully utilising the engine' (caning it), but never realised 300 miles was possible! Best I ever got was 202 miles with 95RON and 235 miles with 97RON and I was really chuffed with the economy!

But then again it is also down to the fact that I live in an urban jungle so stop start traffic is the norm reducing the mpg considerably.

[jkjn]

I have now burnt half of my V-power and to be honest I haven't felt any difference in the running of the car, my mpg has gone up though. On asda standard fuel I was getting 22.3 on the V-power I'm now getting 22.7

Based on this I don't think I'll be bothering to get the v-power again. I do a lot of city driving and a burst of about 20 motorway miles a day. I am addicted to the charger sound though so thats probably not helping matters.

My MCSC is the thurstyest car I've ever owned but it's also the one that I love the most!

[curbed-them-silly]

Suprised. I think it's all relative. When you have a slow car, any increase in performance is quite noticable. But with an MCS I don't think you'll be able to feel the difference quite as much because it's already bleeding quick as it is! I can honestly say, hand on my heart, V-power has given me better performance.

[Cobby Park Lane]

I dont exactly drive my cooper carfully.....i tend to change gear at between 5,500rpm and the redline. it still does around 300 on a tank, little computer thingie is saying that im getting 33.6mpg. so not bad.

Neil

Quote: Originally Posted by curbed-them-silly (original)

I did think i was getting poor mileage with my One due to 'fully utilising the engine' (caning it), but never realised 300 miles was possible! Best I ever got was 202 miles with 95RON and 235 miles with 97RON and I was really chuffed with the economy!

But then again it is also down to the fact that I live in an urban jungle so stop start traffic is the norm reducing the mpg considerably.