Smokie wrote:
I read just recently that Shell are coming out with a 100 octane with 5% ethenol petrol next year. The V8 racing boys have been testing it to use in next years racing...
Coles Express, in conjunction with Shell, today launched a new super-high premium fuel, with a minimum octane rating of 100, the highest currently available at any Australian service station.
Called Optimax Extreme, this fuel has been formulated for use in most modern, high performance cars and is designed to deliver a higher level of engine responsiveness, sharper acceleration and enhanced power, when you need it.
Optimax Extreme is made with 5% ethanol and as such is the first ethanol-based premium fuel to be sold at Coles Express. Ethanol is a cleaner burning, renewable fuel, which can help to reduce Greenhouse gas emissions. It is also an important component of Optimax Extreme that has helped the fuel reach a minimum 100 octane rating.
I believe the premium quality of Optimax Extreme will excite customers with its performance characteristics and in doing so help to demonstrate the potential of ethanol-based fuels to our customers.
As Australia?s number one fuel and convenience retailer, Coles Express is uniquely positioned to play a lead role in improving consumer perceptions regarding ethanol-based fuels. We are also the only fuel retailer able to offer an ethanol-based fuel in conjunction with the Coles Myer fuel discount scheme.
Shell Optimax Extreme will be available exclusively through selected Coles Express service stations in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Geelong and the Gold Coast. Over the coming weeks we will monitor the customer response to Optimax Extreme and if needed will look to expand its availability.
For those of you who would like more technical information regarding Optimax Extreme, I encourage you to visit
www.shell.com.au/extreme which contains detailed information about this fuel and its formulation.
*this was taken from internal Colesmyer news.
