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Petrol Honda CR-V on urban commute - worth using premium fuel?

I drive a 2013 4WD Honda CR-V, with a 2.0 litre petrol engine (manual). My daily commute is 7 miles each way in urban / suburban traffic. I drive carefully for economy and have averaged 36mpg since purchase a year ago. With this car / driving style / type of use, do you think I'd see much improvement in MPG by switching from standard supermarket petrol to Shell Fuelsave or V Power Nitro?

Asked on 28 October 2015 by Jim

Answered by Honest John
Fuelsave won't make much difference but you could see maybe 3mpg improvement on V-Power Nitro Plus if you use the improved torque at low revs to change up earlier.
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