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Home > Car Topics > Car Maintenance > Fuel Economy Higher Octane Gasoline is Better for My Car! Not Necessarily
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Cars in Houston
heard from car drivers that the higher octane gasoline
you feed your car, the better your car performs. Cars in
Houston also heard that premium gasoline prolongs the
life of the engine. Well, if you
believe in the previously mentioned stalemates,
Cars in Houston
does not blame you. As a matter of fact a number of us
at cars in
Houston believed it for a while. Well, only
until an argument happened over this matter, that lead
cars in Houston
to conduct a detailed research, one that involved
consulting with the Federal Trade Commissions. First of all,
car manufacturers spend millions maybe billions of
dollars on research and development, this allows them to
suggest an octane rating that would be the optimum for
your car. Look in your owner’s manual, and the odds are
that they have suggested regular octane. There is only
one advantage to using higher octane than suggested. The
advantage is positively contributing to the ridiculous
profits gas companies are making year after the other.
Studies (reported by the Federal Trade Commission)
indicated that “drivers may be spending hundreds of
millions of dollars each year for higher octane gas than
they need.” And the
message Cars
in Houston wants to deliver, is that there is
absolutely no benefit of using higher than the
recommended grade, your car will not perform better, will
not go faster, and will not get a better fuel mileage. If
you are not sure what grade to use, then your refer to
your owners manual. However, the rule of thumb is that
most cars need regular octane 87. On the other hand, for
cars that are equipped with a high compression engine
(sports cars, luxury cars) would need 89 or 92 to prevent
knocks. A very small
percentage of cars experience engine knocks when the
recommended gas grade is used, this should be the only
reason to use higher octane, of course if the knocking
don't stop, go back to the recommended grade, and take
your car to the mechanic.
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