BP Ultimate Diesel

[Duroo72]

Can anyone advise if it's worth fueling the GTD with BP Ultimate diesel?

My company fuel card limits me to BP filling stations - are there any benefits or performance gains that make it worthy?

Thanks in advance.

[monkeyhanger]

Haven't tried ultimate yet, but normal BP is comparable to normal Shell, Esso and Sainsburys. As you have a fuel card and aren't paying for it yourself, why not try both and see which one works best for you?

Not all premium diesels are what they are cracked up to be - Shell V-power put me 10% down on power and economy because it's less calorific than standard due to its GTL content.

BP ultimate is likely to have more detergents and Cetane boosting additives, at the very least it'll be keeping your car's internals clean.

[noobmonkey]

I'm no expert at all, but so far, BP ultimate is providing my GTD with much better MPG.... but only compared to normal BP, normall esso, texaco , Normal Tesco and a shell ultimate (or super or whatever it is called)

[monkeyhanger]

Define "much better" please.....2%, 5%. 10%?

[noobmonkey]

Ignoring the obvious poor MPG here, my average is 33-40 mpg on normal. And 38-48mpg on BP Ultimate.

For a direct comparison, i did a 7.2 mile trip on a full to brim Tesco normal (From cold) and got 37.9mpg, with the ultimate i got 44.1 (Both on ACC at 60mph approximatley 80% of the journey.

To me... that is quite a margin.

The temp was however 1.5 degrees warmer on the day i drove with ultimate.

[jivemonkey]

What's the current mark up at the pumps? Might try this..

[noobmonkey]

depending where you are Normal is 138.30p, and ultimate is 148.72p (average across the UK - http://www.petrolprices.com/) - however down by me, normal is nearer 136 and ultimate 141... so not too dissimilar.

[Duroo72]

Filled upto today with the first tank of BP Ultimate so will report back on mpg, it's my second fill up since collecting the car Saturday when the original tank was filled with standard bp diesel so far my overall average consumption is sitting at 45mpg. I haven't red lined the car in the 600+ miles I've covered so far but driving styles have been very spirited with revs peaking  around 4500rpm, I've driven in rush hour, town centres and on motorways at mixed speeds to give you some idea - I'm quite happy with the economy.

[Jimmgc51]

ha ha another one these keep springing up!

Short answer no more performance or non that a daily driver can pick up on however I can personally say more mileage about 30-40 more but ONLY on motorway driving like a granny. This is stats from a GTI btw

However after paying £30,000 for a car an extra £4-5 at the pump I just put the good stuff in....

[monkeytennis]

After 2.5k on BP ultimate bar one half tank of regular still averaging around 42mpg (this average mpg hasn't really changed since new)