[E90F30er]

http://www.tescopfs.com/our-fuel/specifications

Momentum is 99 RON but V-Power is 98 RON.
Momentum is cheaper than V-Power.
Therefore Momentum "wins"?

What are your experiences with the two in your petrol BMWs please?

[MarkG_M5Comp]

I find they both make my car run like a dog so I stick to diesel.





Sorry.

[Nick the Greek]

BMWs will not perform any better on 99 RON than they do on 98 RON.

The mapping allows optimum performance on 98 RON.

I always use Shell 98 RON.

Car is quieter, smother and gives better economy.

[Steven1077]

I never use supermarket fuel

[SkyJawa]

VPower Nitro+ is 99 ron not 98. Optimax was 98.

http://www.moneysupermarket.com/car-...he-microscope/

[Mr NSB]

I put momentum in my bike once and it ran like a dog, never again.

[magic77]

Not sure they are all bad
Onwith sainsbury my E90 320D use to run great on the diesel possibly the % of biodiesel in it helped.

Filled up first time to full on unleaded 95 at local sainsbury will have to see. One thing I like about my one is its very heavy foot traffic right next to the m3 so lot of turnover on fuel . On other hand when ever I in past filled up with diesel at tesco car run like a bag of bolts which is odd. Youd think it would be pretty much same fuel.

Though not sure what % of biofuel is in tesco ones

[F30Andy]

Originally Posted by Steven1077

I never use supermarket fuel

+1.

If that urine was boxed on a shelf it would be packaged in own brand extra value no frills packaging.

[Edinburra]

Originally Posted by E90F30er

http://www.tescopfs.com/our-fuel/specifications

Momentum is 99 RON but V-Power is 98 RON.
Momentum is cheaper than V-Power.
Therefore Momentum "wins"?

What are your experiences with the two in your petrol BMWs please?

Have always used Shell V Power Nitro + so it difficult to express an opinion on smoothness. However my overall MPG is 31.31 and that from a 335i impresses me. I would not change willingly.

[E90F30er]

Didn't want to create a new thread but out of these super unleaded fuels order which one is best to worst in your experience please?

Branded:
BP Ultimate Unleaded [RON 97]
Shell V-Power Nitro+ [RON 99]
Esso Energy Supreme [RON 97]
Total Excellium Unleaded [RON 97]
Texaco Super Unleaded [RON 97]

Supermarket:
Tesco Momentum99 [RON 99]

I think that's it - the other 3 supermarkets just do a regular unleaded.

http://www.bp.com/en_gb/bp-plus/uk/f...-unleaded.html

http://www.shell.co.uk/gbr/products-...-unleaded.html

http://www.esso.co.uk/petrol

http://texaco.co.uk/Motorists/Pages/...r%20Fuels.aspx

http://www.tescopfs.com/our-fuel

[Nick the Greek]

As my post above.

BMW petrol engines need 98RON to give best power and economy.
99RON makes no difference.

[F30AM]

Don't go to Tesco. Crap Supermarket and don't have one nearby.

Use Shell in my Diesel BMW. Smooth running. Tried the BP stuff and preferred Shell.

As my nearest fuel stations are Shell, I will be using Shell's top juice (99 RON) in my Golf R.

[F30Andy]

Originally Posted by F30AM

Don't go to Tesco. Crap Supermarket and don't have one nearby.

Use Shell in my Diesel BMW. Smooth running. Tried the BP stuff and preferred Shell.

As my nearest fuel stations are Shell, I will be using Shell's top juice (99 RON) in my Golf R.

I think ultimate is more of a jewel like fuel.

I'm strictly an ultimate guy but have on a couple of occasions used the shell stuff. I found no performance difference between the two but did notice the engine tone was different using shell.

Why do you prefer Shell if you dont mind me asking?

[sweels]

As you're only asking about petrol options I can't really comment on those. I can tell you that she'll are doing triple points (which I think is 3 times their usual double points) on their posh fuel versions so that (partly) offsets the 8p a litre increase over standard.

Also disappointed I missed out on those lego toys they did before Christmas. I know they weren't free but they looked good value compared with normal lego.

[F30AM]

Originally Posted by F30Andy

I think ultimate is more of a jewel like fuel.

I'm strictly an ultimate guy but have on a couple of occasions used the shell stuff. I found no performance difference between the two but did notice the engine tone was different using shell.

Why do you prefer Shell if you dont mind me asking?

Because the shell has a pearl in it.

[Pablo68]

Shell nitro+. They give away model ferraris.

[k44ENT]

I asked myself the same question so I ran my F31 328i on both for around 800 miles and concluded the following
Tesco Momentum 99
Car felt very quick and alert even in Comfort mode, good throttle response.
In sport mode it became difficult to drive smoothly around town, the throttle felt to sensitive.
When cold it wasn't a 100% smooth during gear changes but hardly noticeable.
The exhaust tips went black very quickly

Shell V Power Nitro Plus
Throttle response in comfort mode is very slightly less responsive
The car is smoother in sport mode and is easily drivable around town
The gear changes are smooth even when cold
The exhaust tips take a lot longer to go black.

I'm sticking with Shell v-power

[E90F30er]

Originally Posted by Nick the Greek

As my post above.

BMW petrol engines need 98RON to give best power and economy.
99RON makes no difference.

So then there's only Shell V-Power Nitro+ and Tesco Momentum99 available in the UK which are RON 98 or higher. Ironically BMW recommend BP fuels yet BP Ultimate is only RON 97 so isn't suited to BMWs!

So it's £4.80 extra a tank for V-Power Nitro+ over regular Shell Fuelsave unleaded (8p extra x 60 litres).

[Mani59]

Only Shell in mine
The way I see it, it's only a few pounds extra for the V-Power stuff at Shell over their regular, so definitely worth it.

[Daftasabrush]

I'm not 100% sure (and await to be corrected), but I don't think V Power has anywhere near as much bio-ethanol in it which is known to rot seals.