Shell V-Power

[remleseyer]

Anyone have thoughts on the new fuel offered by Shell, V-Power?  Is it just a rebadged Velocity?  Thanks!

[WorldRallyBlue]

malakas consumption and it even doesnt give my car any kicks. id rather use velocity or blaze instead. kung tipiran pag uusapan Xtra Unleaded na ako

[Accord GTR]

Just guessing but I'd say it's all hype.  I still use Blaze although I haven't tried Shell V-Power yet.  Anyone made any tests on it at the dyno or track?  I'd assume one would use it for more power or as an alternative to Blaze

[caloyski5]

engne response was better but ang bilis maubos. petron xtra unleaded pa rin

[crazy andy]

shell v-power is 95 ron lang if im not mistaken, and it's more expensive than Blaze.

[Conan®]

I still prefer Blaze, here's AI's write-up on V-Power:

http://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industry-news/shell-launches-v-power-gasoline.html

Performance and protection

V-Power features a three-pillar approach to getting the maximum potential out of one's car. The first is the base formula of the gasoline, which is the very same fuel used in each and every testing, qualifying and race session of the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro F1 racing team, albeit with minor changes to adapt to a broad scope of vehicles. The base "model" used locally is different than the V-Power base formulations in other countries, primarily because of the country's local transportation (private sector/personal automobile) powerplant needs. "The base formula for V-Power here is different than in, say, Germany, because the engines here are different than engines in Germany. Most European and German automobiles have engines with active knock sensors and usually require fuel with a 100 octane rating. In contrast, very few Philippine vehicles have active knock sensors, thus there is no need to create a 100 octane fuel. We just used 95 octane as the set level for V-Power in the country," said Shell global solutions fuel technology team manager (Asia-Pacific region) Eric Holthusen. And the fact that V-Power's bloodlines emanate from the Ferrari F1 experience makes using V-Power the closest one can get to the Formula One technical expertise on one's engine.

The second pillar is a detergent additive, deemed by Holthusen as the best in the market today. "The detergent additive creates a liquid film that cleans (or gets rid of deposits from) the different parts of the engine, including piston rings, valves, carburetors for older model vehicles and fuel injectors for modern engines. The cleaning benefits can be most felt with fuel injected engines because V-Power's detergent additive influences the injector nozzle's spray characteristics and unclogs areas within the inlet system that prevents air and fuel from combining in the right proportions. The deposits coming from years of using certain fuels acts like a sponge, absorbs fuel required when accelerating, allows a weak mixture of air and fuel into the combustion chamber and results in a significant loss of power and engine response. With V-Power, fuel injectors have a wider spray of fuel into each cylinder because of the unclogged nozzle spray areas," added Holthusen.

For those who have doubts about the effectiveness of V-Power's detergent additive, Holthusen claimed that testing done on several engines native to the ASEAN region (primarily Japanese inline four-cylinder and V6 engines) proved that even the most stubborn carbon deposits can be removed with the said gasoline. "One of our tests regarding V-Power's detergent additives were on Toyota engines with 2000 kilometers worth of engine deposits. We only used two tankfuls to thoroughly clean the engine, and another good news is that the test showed that it (V-Power) was able to successfully blend in with the gasoline previously consumed by the said engines, with no significant drop in performance," added Holthusen.

The third feature is Shell's unique friction modifier technology (FMT), which is an additive that creates a protective film that acts as a lubricant between rotating engine parts. The FMT clings to the metal surfaces of the different rotating parts of an automobile's engine, reducing metal-to-metal contact (better known as friction), preventing carbon deposit buildup in the engine internals and allowing engine parts to turn more freely. The effect is increased engine responsiveness and acceleration, along with increased engine protection. "But this is not a one time deal; V-Power's FMT needs constant renewal because the additive that contains FMT just stays on the metal surfaces. Over time and distance, the original protective coating from V-Power may be removed, so constant use of V-Power is recommended," said Holthusen.
Eco impact and fuel economy

Tree-huggers (or environmentalists) will be glad to know that V-Power is specified to comply with the legislated requirements of European fuel specifications, thus assuring those with Euro III or Euro IV-spec vehicles that V-Power is the perfect complement to their engine's performance. "Moreover, as V-Power helps restore performance, it should also generally improve the engine's efficiency, leading to reduced emissions," said Holthusen.

With regard to fuel economy, Shell claims that since V-Power is meant (and branded) as a high-performance fuel, fuel economy may take a backseat to spirited driving with regards to the use of the aforementioned gasoline. "V-Power is meant for those who enjoy driving, so we prioritized power and performance instead of formulating a do-it-all gasoline. Besides, if you put everything in one product, there definitely will be compromises. V-Power is meant to be strictly a performance fuel," claimed Holthusen.

[Hero33]

is this the one being hyped as Ferrari fuel on banners with a pit crew fueling an Alfa Romeo? haha

[jcu]

used this fuel on my last fill up, used to fill up with velocity, my cars consumption increased hmmm used to do 6-5 km/l city now im only doing 4 km/l based on my cars OBC which i reset every fill up, as for responsiveness couldnt really notice the difference

[FlyLO]

is this the one being hyped as Ferrari fuel on banners with a pit crew fueling an Alfa Romeo? haha

Hahahaha yeah! kinda funny.

Cool if they made all their gas boys for Vpower wear those hahaha

[k.o]

umakyat consumption? sakin same lang e used to put velocity on my altis i get about 10km/l now v-power same thing ! filled it up mg 3x na same lang talaga yan

[Accord GTR]

shell v-power is 95 ron lang if im not mistaken, and it's more expensive than Blaze.

OT.  I was staring at your sig and wondering, "What's wrong with this picture?".  Then I figured it out days later that they're only wearing cheap slippers when they should have been wearing high heels!  LOL!   

[jcu]

umakyat consumption? sakin same lang e used to put velocity on my altis i get about 10km/l now v-power same thing ! filled it up mg 3x na same lang talaga yan

yup umakayat! dont know why, driving habits the same! obc used to read  17 - 20L/100kms or around 6 - 5 km/l now its aroun 23 - 25L/100kms or roughly 4 to 4.xx km/l. even tried cruising lang to keep the consumption level lower, wala parin! but will try to observe and keep you guys posted! and the figures are from the OBC

[bmmer701]

umakyat consumption? sakin same lang e used to put velocity on my altis i get about 10km/l now v-power same thing ! filled it up mg 3x na same lang talaga yan

same here:) and parang mas naging smooth yung car sa akin eh:) i'm not sure lang i'm using it na for a month or month 1/2. or yung first unang introduce nila kasi hindi ko pa alam na vpower ang tawag doon:)

[k.o]

yup umakayat! dont know why, driving habits the same! obc used to read  17 - 20L/100kms or around 6 - 5 km/l now its aroun 23 - 25L/100kms or roughly 4 to 4.xx km/l. even tried cruising lang to keep the consumption level lower, wala parin! but will try to observe and keep you guys posted! and the figures are from the OBC

what car mo ba ginagamit na may OBC? yung obc mo ba is yung nagdidisplay mismo ng milage? sakin kasi the method i use is total km travel tpos divided by the liters i put in the next fill up lagi kasi ako full tank automatic para medyo same lagi nalalagay ko so yun it still came up same milage compared to velocity

and OBC arent really accurate e hehe soo yun try using my method

[jcu]

cars a 525i, obc and my mileage is digital which is in one cluster, so is it safe to assume that its fairly accurate? the obc can be switched to show you outside temp, mileage to next fill, consumption, average speed and etc, but will still observe and give you feed back give me 2 to 3 more days until i reach my fill up point, cars normally driven at night with less traffic on our manila roads! labo nga eh dont know why it came up that way! = ) and i fill up only to automatic also so fairly same amount is filled every time which is 1/4 tank left to automatic!

to add a quote from the write up above

"With regard to fuel economy, Shell claims that since V-Power is meant (and branded) as a high-performance fuel, fuel economy may take a backseat to spirited driving with regards to the use of the aforementioned gasoline. "V-Power is meant for those who enjoy driving, so we prioritized power and performance instead of formulating a do-it-all gasoline. Besides, if you put everything in one product, there definitely will be compromises. V-Power is meant to be strictly a performance fuel," claimed Holthusen."

so they kinda admit that fuel economy will suffer?