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Re: Does 2006 9-5 require premium fuel?
Posted by 8AA2YM [Email] (more from 8AA2YM) on Tue, 7 Mar 2006 07:23:23
In Reply to: Does 2006 9-5 require premium fuel?, SacSaabDude, Mon, 6 Mar 2006 14:36:12
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From Car & Driver:
"The turbocharged Saab's sophisticated Trionic engine-control system dialed the power back 9.8 percent on regular gas, and performance dropped 10.1 percent at the track."
"Our tests confirm that for most cars there is no compelling reason to buy more expensive fuel than the factory recommends, as any performance gain realized will surely be far less than the percentage hike in price. Cheapskates burning regular in cars designed to run on premium fuel can expect to trim performance by about the same percent they save at the pump. If the car is sufficiently new and sophisticated, it may not suffer any ill effects, but all such skinflints should be ready to switch back to premium at the first sign of knock or other drivability woes. And finally, if a car calibrated for regular fuel begins to knock on anything less than premium or midgrade, owners should invest in a tuneup, emissions-control-system repair, or detergent additives to solve, rather than bandage, the root problem. Class dismissed."
http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=3604&page_number=2
Posts in this Thread:
- Does 2006 9-5 require premium fuel?, SacSaabDude, Mon, 6 Mar 2006 14:36:12
- Its only $.30 more per gallon for better a running car!, DavidFL, Tue, 7 Mar 2006 21:44:36
- Read the gas flap..., Mike Lynch
, Tue, 7 Mar 2006 15:18:02 - Re: Does 2006 9-5 require premium fuel?, 8AA2YM, Tue, 7 Mar 2006 07:23:23 <-- Viewing This Message
- Does 2006 9-5 require premium fuel?, Brooks G, Mon, 6 Mar 2006 22:47:22
- Re: Does 2006 9-5 require premium fuel?, Stephen Goldberger, Mon, 6 Mar 2006 16:26:13
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