Re: Shell's 100-RON fuel - what actually is it?

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:21:22 +0000 (UTC), Craig's Saab C900 Site
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> wrote:

>ngu <spam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>
>>Even the top-of-the-line Aero requires 98RON only.  100RON will be a
waste.
>
>Well the more interesting aspect is the fact it's 5 percent ethanol - the
>Australian government wants 10 percent ethanol content but I suspect that
>there have been problems with that mixture causing degradation in fuel
>system components as well as unusual engine wear.
>
>I know there is an official Saab list of cars that will run fine on
>Ethanol-based fuel, but that's pretty useless without actual empirical
>testing to get some 'field' results. 8-) The combustion performance of
the
>fuel is going to be markedly different to regular fuels not counting the
>slightly higher RON rating.
>
>I wonder what other GM car brands are saying in the enthanol fuel debate?
>
>When I drove past a Shell outlet the other day the Optimax Extreme was
>cheaper than the regular Optimax. That's either a ruse to get people to
use
>it, or it's actually because the stuff is cheaper to make. Perhaps there
is
>an Australian federal government subsidy in place to artificially keep
the
>price lower.
>
>What's the story in other countries?
>
>Craig.


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