Comments on: Does Your Car Really Need Premium Gasoline?

By: Chris Burdick

Chris Burdick — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:24:59 +0000

Congrats, Mark! Personally, I’d use premium. Always. Even if you wouldn’t harm the engine with regular gas, premium will ensure you’re getting maximum performance. For me, it’s not worth the risk.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:53:36 +0000

I finally found the Jag I’ve dreamed about XK8 2001
It also requests premium according to the little sticker
I don’t plan on ruining a dream but is premium necessary?

By: egon

egon — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:11:14 +0000

Let us know how it goes, Mikey

By: MikeyPez

MikeyPez — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:39:31 +0000

Interesting post Egon. I am going to try this out with my 07 Accord 4cyl. I usually put in 89 octane gas but I will fill it up with 93 (or higher) and see what impact it has on the car. I currently get about 26-28 MPG with 89 octane fuel so I wonder if I will see an improvement in gas mileage.

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Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:08:55 +0000

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By: Carnival of Wheels: Edition #23 | The Garage

Carnival of Wheels: Edition #23 | The Garage — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:48:25 +0000

[...] So you rushed out and bought the latest sports sedan. You know the one. It has a 3 liter, normally aspirated V6 that puts out almost as much power as a Trans Am car. On the inside of the fuel door there is a little sticker that says use premium gasoline only. Egon over at Automoblog decided to try a real world experiment. What did he find? Well, you’ll have to read to find out but I’ll give you a little hint. They don’t make a little engine push out all those ponies based on the gas you put in your lawn mower. [...]

By: egon

egon — Thu, 31 May 2007 16:45:58 +0000

Thanks for the comment Gary. Was this corrected for the next generation Maxima?

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 31 May 2007 16:41:52 +0000

had you left it, you would find that Maxima’s of that vintage develope a pretty healthy ping on light accel when using regular gas. It was a pretty common concern when I was at Nissan.