I would think so, but why would they not be listed? You would think they would want to be.

 

They aren't listed because they don't qualify.

 

Which would be better to use -

A TopTier gasoline at 91 octane, or Tier 2 at 92 octane?

 

I'd go with the cleaner fuel, but there are several here that would disagree.

 

The guy that owns that site is the VP of marketing for QuickTrip. Dig abit before you believe a .com

 

OK, so the whole "Top Tier" thing was basically put together by BMW, Toyota, Honda, and GM and it's a voluntary standard for oil companies to meet. Maybe Toyota should have done the same with motor oils to avoid their sludge issues. But I digress.

A quick Google brings up many discussions about this, quite often contradictory and certainly anecdotal, inclulding this tidbit from associatedcontent.com (never heard of them before):

So Ford goes as far as recommending a specific brand while neither Chrysler, Mercedes Benz, Nissan nor apparently any of the French automakers seems to give a damn one way or the other.

 

HEY GUYS, You should be happy with your fuel costs in the states, here in the uk petrol costs MORE THAN $10.00 a gallon OUCH!!!

 

Shell Canada may qualify but it makes my Harley's run like crap

 

Pretty heavy tax levy I would say. Well, you do have great mass transportation system that is available when the petrol cost becomes too great.

 

Hate to burst everyone's bubble but the gas you fill your car up with, regardless of the brand, is pulled from the same storage tanks.
I work for a firm that, amongst other things, owns 22 C-stores, mostly Citgo (which we are in the process of unbranding simply because the CEO's are fed up with Chavez & his non-stop mouth & the bad PR he brings to the Citgo brand) & Mobil. All of our gas is pulled from either Green Bay or Junction City (pop. 200) & comes up to this area via one pipeline out of Chicago. Via some bizarre allocation method (of which I have no idea how it works) each "brand" is alloted volume to push their product up the line to the tanks squatting in the aforementioned locations. BUT, whether I fill up with Citgo or Mobil or BP or fill-in-the-blank it's all pulled from the same tanks.
From the way it sounds Top Tier is more of a marketing idea than an actual type of gasoline. I suppose it would work the same way any other campaign is run: "brand" something, convince manufacturers to help "sell" it by giving them publicity or actual dollars (who knows?) & voila', Top Tier gas!
By the way, gas went up 12 cents this morning around here (once again, who knows why?), $3.34 for premium.

 

By the way, gas went up 12 cents this morning around here (once again, who knows why?), $3.34 for premium.[/quote]

The "why" may have something to do with oil being over $100 a barrel.

 

Again, huh?
I can hardly wait until summer comes along.............$4.00 a gallon, I'd bet.

 

Long Island - $3.49 /gallon 93 octane

 

why is your gas so bad in the states?? here in the uk regular gas is 95 octane and super unleaded is 97/98 octane

 

I work for a major oil company... but I pump my gas from a grocery store pump since it is the most cost effective..

 

Lower octane does not equate to "bad" gas.. It just equates to the ability of the gasoline to withstand higher compression and self ignition.

Also, please define bad gas. Even between the different areas of the States, different regions have their own blends based on their environment (altitude, weather, etc etc.) These blends also change according to the seasons.

 

We are fortunate down here and have lots of choices I run 100 Octane Shell V Racing from the pump around A$1.70 a litre then I put 500 Mil of Nulon octane boost which gives me an average of 105octane for the track

The Powerchip ECU I had made is set for 100octane makes a huge difference runs with the SRT until around 120/130Klms then not much in it anyway. Howver the Limted is heavily modified