How Much Difference Do High Octane Fuels Make To Power Outputs?
In this segment the Fifth Gear lot have plucked from their archives, Vicki Butler Henderson investigates "posh petrols" to see how much of a difference they can make to power outputs
To find out more about the differences between high and low octane fuels, check out our guide from Engineering Explained.
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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You can’t just put higher octane fuel in the car an expect a power increase. If an engine is made for 87 octane then no matter what fuel you put in it, it going to have a compression ratio for 87 octane. Fifth Gear being stupid like always.