I only used Shell for many years but I only traveled short distances. Then I changed jobs and had to commute about 100km per day. I stayed with shell and I was getting about 14km per liter. I worked next to a Total garage and one day I had no choice but to fill up with Total as I would not make it home with what I had in the tank. I got 16km per liter. I could not believe it so with the next fill up I put in Shell again. Again consumption dropped to 14km per liter. Again I filled up with Total. Again I did 16km to the liter. Obviously I only use Total now. I don't drive a performance car but I can not say that as far as power goes it feels any different to me.
My car is Toyota Harrier. I bought it recently and have been fueling with Shell fuel save and the problem is that immediately after fueling the car had problems of acceleration and also shown the Engine indicator for about 5 kms. I decided to try Total excelleium and the car took off with no problems at all. It was a great relive for me.
Hey Veresta Nice to hear that your car is back to normal. SHELL Fuel Save and v-Power don't have problems as such. The problem is mostly found with the SHELL Petrol stations themselves where the fuel gets contaminated hence the problem you got of the check engine light. I haven't heard such a problem with TOTAL though. But with some SHELL stations it's rampant (Maybe an issue with the storage)
@@MimiIbie you can say that again. some shells are good but some are a nightmare. my car stalled in one station in a place you wouldn't expect, within nairobi and no compensation or feedback ever since. i still do shell but a different better place.
Best test would be on Thika road, Sunday morning. there is both shell and total fairly close to each other after Muthaiga. Put in 1000Sh and drive towards thika/kenol. Measure distance covered. Return and do the same for all three fuel types. This would be more accurate.... Maybe, I'll do that actually and post a review
Even here in the Philippines, my number 1 choice among fuel brands is Total. I can feel the difference in terms of performance, mileage and the price compared to the other brands such as Shell, Caltex, Chevron and etc.
Hahaa, they are the same product... companies take turns importing bulk crude or refined (usually from the Gulf). V-Power is just normal petrol with Octane additive, which is only useful for high performance (NEW) cars at SEA LEVEL... and even then its not a very big difference. So if you buy a brand new Porche and are driving at sea level and need high performance then V-power will give you a bit of a kick... OTHERWISE its all a gimmick to con stupid Kenyans off their money driving 8yr old wrecks spending money on Octane fuel...lol.
@@mwangikimani3970 on vpower I beg to differ, I drive b4 RSK and have done test for normal shell/total on ahill climb upcountry, several times without interference from traffic, vpower gives very noticeable "climb"
The tests are not full proof because the drive conditions and circumstances were different. A good test would require set of 3 identical cars filled with different fuel types running the same route same time.
Agreed... But again you would have said one car is better tuned than the other one, older, etc... Not 100% full proof but we used the same car, same road at the same time (basically work commute) :-)
back in 1997 I discovered when I would drive a 120 mile trip on the freeway Shell gas gave me twice the gas mileage as Total, Speedway, Marathon, BP, Clark, Amoco, 76, what have you. I would burn half a tank on all brands of gas but only a quarter tank with Shell.
The test was good but noticed the roads and times the driving was being done with the Subaru wasn't the same. That could skew the results. Just a thought
This test is only fair if all of these variables were exactly the same throughout the tests; a) Driving style b) Driving environment (weather, time of day, road conditions) c) Driving time (engine run-time in minutes/hours) d) Vehicle load (pax and/or cargo) Can you say they were? :) Also, for true bench-testing accuracy, you should have flushed the fuel system with the next fuel being tested prior to running the test. All in all, fair game.. O:-)
mista lobsta a) driving style: We tried our level best to drive the same way. b) The test was done last month before the raining season so weather should be the same. Roads used are the same as I only do home- office -home. leaving same time. traffic conditions the same. Monday to Friday c) given same roads and time I got the same time 1hour driving to office and 30min home d) I drive with my wife Mimi only. The only one which we didn't follow is the flushing. Of which I believe putting 25L in an empty tank should suffice for this simple comparison, starting with Total and ending with the 2 fuels from Shell
Tire pressure/checking if the tires are worn/shocks/wheel enlightenment and balancing/clean air intake/clean oil and oil filter/spark plugs/new brakes, All of them make a huge difference if the car was not well maintained. Do all the service yourself The heavy foot will kill MPG, if you keep to the speeds of the road you rather save a lot of fuel.
@@iphone202020220 The test was done in less than a month. Same car, same driver, same load, same commute, same hour. It can't be 100% accurate but we did make sure it was within the norm. For sure if one item is faulty, it will affect all the different tests equally unless if you are saying a bad spark plug affects SHELL more than TOTAL.
Next time do a 0-120 pull on the highway ( use a timer) with Total and Shell. Shell is a performance fuel made to increase overall HP, Not mean't to last long it's for power increase.
This is a great video. However, it would have been quite useful if you brought out the point of octane rating of the 3 fuels stated, versus the manufacturer recommendations for each of the vehicles you used (or rather your commentators referred to). The point here is: what did subaru specify for your specific engine to use? As in what octane is required? And is it "required", or "recommended"? I know for a fact that the Toyota 2ZZ VVTLI engines fitted in 00-2006 JDM Celicas is "manufacturer required" to use high Octane fuel which in Japan is "hai-oku" fuel. Now, hai-oku in Japan is 98-100 Octane, whereas japan Regular fuel, which the 2ZZ is not supposed to use, is 96 Octane! From what I know the highest Octane fuel in Kenya (and East Africa) is Octane 95 (V-power), the rest being much lower than that. This means, we have no fuel for vehicles at all! We are basically killing our engines due to ignorance of both ourselves and KEBS. Is a pity
@@DanielMsanii exactly my point. Our V-power has lower octane rating (95) than Japanese regualr fuel (96). Our East African V-power is not even any close to Japanese Regular fuel, yet it's marketed as high octane fuel locally. Sad.
What assumptions did you use in making the conclusions? traffic condition, car service status, type of cars in each test, fuel pedal management tips et all. I think you could be more detailed about those factors to lay better grounds for comparison.
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Didn`t expect this result.That big dfference can`t be driving style only. I will test in Germany. I am driving shell vpower racing from the first filling and wrote down the consumption on every filling. Now I have to find a total station for the test. I will report. Thanks for your field test.
Peter Koech Not right now. But I changed to Agip (eni) for a first Rilling. But didn't drive mich. Wait some fillings to tell you more. My average consumption is 7.8 liters calculated with shell v_power racing.
@@PeterKoech001 Hi, thanks for asking. Had Excellium for 4 complete fills and it shows no difference.So it`s not worth the price, because ist 10 to 15 cents more expensive than 98 octane fuel, which i normally use. I had no power increase or other advantages so i switched back to my regular 98 octane fuel.
Hi, Come to think of it, driving a merc c200 kompressor, full tank at total and drove down to msa in dec, and was in kilifi with just passed half tank mark. we fuelled up at another local fuel station in mtwapa, and got back to nbi at 1/4 tank. more than 50 km difference.
This is such an inaccurate test and misleading people. You need the exact same conditions for acceleration and de acceleration. Not to mention shell is know to be cleaner for your engine especially their VPOWER.
Absolutely right ! Serious tests with computer show difference under 3 % .Who go notice that ?Nobody. But when you believe your super v, t, r ,fuel can make your car run faster and last longer ,than it can come true . BUt not on the road, only in your head..
It's something we will do in the future. but for this test, we wanted to have a mixed experience (highway and city). We used the same road, same time, same driver, the same car
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@@MimiIbie I am back with a Disclaimer... I tried total and the experience was worse, I complained to the Total manager Thika Road . He advised me to be using V-Power (his honest opinion). Been on V-Power ever since (and the experience is supper both in quality (Engine is clean and perfect performance) and quantity (did KSH 4'800.00 to Mombasa).
Total Excellium all the way 🔥 I’ve always had to make long explanations to friends on why they should just stick to Excellium, now I’ll just send them a link to this video 🫡
You need to do this experiment again in 2024
I only used Shell for many years but I only traveled short distances. Then I changed jobs and had to commute about 100km per day. I stayed with shell and I was getting about 14km per liter. I worked next to a Total garage and one day I had no choice but to fill up with Total as I would not make it home with what I had in the tank. I got 16km per liter. I could not believe it so with the next fill up I put in Shell again. Again consumption dropped to 14km per liter. Again I filled up with Total. Again I did 16km to the liter. Obviously I only use Total now. I don't drive a performance car but I can not say that as far as power goes it feels any different to me.
My car is Toyota Harrier. I bought it recently and have been fueling with Shell fuel save and the problem is that immediately after fueling the car had problems of acceleration and also shown the Engine indicator for about 5 kms. I decided to try Total excelleium and the car took off with no problems at all. It was a great relive for me.
Hey Veresta Nice to hear that your car is back to normal.
SHELL Fuel Save and v-Power don't have problems as such. The problem is mostly found with the SHELL Petrol stations themselves where the fuel gets contaminated hence the problem you got of the check engine light.
I haven't heard such a problem with TOTAL though. But with some SHELL stations it's rampant (Maybe an issue with the storage)
@@MimiIbie you can say that again. some shells are good but some are a nightmare. my car stalled in one station in a place you wouldn't expect, within nairobi and no compensation or feedback ever since. i still do shell but a different better place.
Best test would be on Thika road, Sunday morning. there is both shell and total fairly close to each other after Muthaiga. Put in 1000Sh and drive towards thika/kenol. Measure distance covered. Return and do the same for all three fuel types. This would be more accurate.... Maybe, I'll do that actually and post a review
The only problem, I will get highway data which is not too good. a mixed driving condition was what we wanted.
Please do
Emotional damage,good times when petrol fuel was retailing at 100 bob,now it's almost double at 180 bob
Even here in the Philippines, my number 1 choice among fuel brands is Total. I can feel the difference in terms of performance, mileage and the price compared to the other brands such as Shell, Caltex, Chevron and etc.
I felt the Engine performance was better with the shell brands. vpower/unleaded. Though excellium lasts longer my car drags and doesn't pick fast.
Performance Vs Economy.
Hahaa, they are the same product... companies take turns importing bulk crude or refined (usually from the Gulf). V-Power is just normal petrol with Octane additive, which is only useful for high performance (NEW) cars at SEA LEVEL... and even then its not a very big difference. So if you buy a brand new Porche and are driving at sea level and need high performance then V-power will give you a bit of a kick... OTHERWISE its all a gimmick to con stupid Kenyans off their money driving 8yr old wrecks spending money on Octane fuel...lol.
@@mwangikimani3970 on vpower I beg to differ, I drive b4 RSK and have done test for normal shell/total on ahill climb upcountry, several times without interference from traffic, vpower gives very noticeable "climb"
@@mwangikimani3970 Unfortunately the information is misleading
The tests are not full proof because the drive conditions and circumstances were different.
A good test would require set of 3 identical cars filled with different fuel types running the same route same time.
Agreed... But again you would have said one car is better tuned than the other one, older, etc...
Not 100% full proof but we used the same car, same road at the same time (basically work commute) :-)
back in 1997 I discovered when I would drive a 120 mile trip on the freeway Shell gas gave me twice the gas mileage as Total, Speedway, Marathon, BP, Clark, Amoco, 76, what have you. I would burn half a tank on all brands of gas but only a quarter tank with Shell.
Maybe things have changed over the years? You never really know what these corporations have resorted to and what not.
A review on Rubis Ultra tec ,Total excellium and Vpower
Driving habit, and terrain really matters when it comes to fuel consumptions.
Can't agree more. The review in my view is a bit skewed.
Agreed... but it's the same car, same road, same driver, same period.
Total 👍
The test was good but noticed the roads and times the driving was being done with the Subaru wasn't the same. That could skew the results. Just a thought
It's actually the same car. 2005 Subaru BL5.
This is a turbocharged?
YES, Turbocharged Automatic AWD
Having come from being a shell diehard, Total is better, engine is smoother and sounds better. I get about 9 highway from 7.8 on a bp5
I do get 11-13 on highway :-)
But on a bad day 9 :-(
This test is only fair if all of these variables were exactly the same throughout the tests;
a) Driving style
b) Driving environment (weather, time of day, road conditions)
c) Driving time (engine run-time in minutes/hours)
d) Vehicle load (pax and/or cargo)
Can you say they were? :)
Also, for true bench-testing accuracy, you should have flushed the fuel system with the next fuel being tested prior to running the test.
All in all, fair game.. O:-)
mista lobsta
a) driving style: We tried our level best to drive the same way.
b) The test was done last month before the raining season so weather should be the same. Roads used are the same as I only do home- office -home. leaving same time. traffic conditions the same. Monday to Friday
c) given same roads and time I got the same time 1hour driving to office and 30min home
d) I drive with my wife Mimi only.
The only one which we didn't follow is the flushing. Of which I believe putting 25L in an empty tank should suffice for this simple comparison, starting with Total and ending with the 2 fuels from Shell
Tire pressure/checking if the tires are worn/shocks/wheel enlightenment and balancing/clean air intake/clean oil and oil filter/spark plugs/new brakes, All of them make a huge difference if the car was not well maintained. Do all the service yourself
The heavy foot will kill MPG, if you keep to the speeds of the road you rather save a lot of fuel.
traffic
Can you also add octane #s / RON against each of the fuel types used in this test please ?
@@iphone202020220 The test was done in less than a month. Same car, same driver, same load, same commute, same hour. It can't be 100% accurate but we did make sure it was within the norm. For sure if one item is faulty, it will affect all the different tests equally unless if you are saying a bad spark plug affects SHELL more than TOTAL.
I use the exelium in germany... Iam also feeling same... Its engine cleaner too
I love the fact that Shillings do still exist! But in Kenya :-)
Thanks for the insight
Total is best
Totally total is 👍💯😁
This video was swell, just what i was looking for.
Had tried on a few of the Shell stations, but the result was the same. Anyway am sorted now with total and am happy.
I'm happy to hear that... At least you have tried both and now you know which one works best for you :-)
Wow😱😱😱
Thanx man...
Goodbye Shell... Here i come Total
What's your experience with TOTAL. Any change ?
Our relationship didn't last long i went back to my ex...(Shell)
1) Shell
2) total
3) others
Next time do a 0-120 pull on the highway ( use a timer) with Total and Shell. Shell is a performance fuel made to increase overall HP, Not mean't to last long it's for power increase.
Yeah... a performance/ highway test.
Awesome review. Keep them coming.
Big respect from uk
This is a great video. However, it would have been quite useful if you brought out the point of octane rating of the 3 fuels stated, versus the manufacturer recommendations for each of the vehicles you used (or rather your commentators referred to). The point here is: what did subaru specify for your specific engine to use? As in what octane is required? And is it "required", or "recommended"? I know for a fact that the Toyota 2ZZ VVTLI engines fitted in 00-2006 JDM Celicas is "manufacturer required" to use high Octane fuel which in Japan is "hai-oku" fuel. Now, hai-oku in Japan is 98-100 Octane, whereas japan Regular fuel, which the 2ZZ is not supposed to use, is 96 Octane! From what I know the highest Octane fuel in Kenya (and East Africa) is Octane 95 (V-power), the rest being much lower than that. This means, we have no fuel for vehicles at all! We are basically killing our engines due to ignorance of both ourselves and KEBS. Is a pity
It's octane 95 for V-Power and Octane 93 for Excellium and FuelSave.
@@DanielMsanii exactly my point. Our V-power has lower octane rating (95) than Japanese regualr fuel (96). Our East African V-power is not even any close to Japanese Regular fuel, yet it's marketed as high octane fuel locally. Sad.
What assumptions did you use in making the conclusions? traffic condition, car service status, type of cars in each test, fuel pedal management tips et all. I think you could be more detailed about those factors to lay better grounds for comparison.
Nice review......thumbs up!
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I use Total Excellium and it gives me an average of 12km/l...With 2,500/- i will do an average of 220-250km. Normal drive.
That's awesome. I couldn't believe the test results myself as i'm a Shell die hard.
You can try Shell and see what it gives you.
Total is the best
You do not use V power in that car! 🔊 What the hell! Lol 😁
You can use v power in every car , it will clean the engine and stuff as he goes along
HEHE... which cars then? Enlighten us.
SHELL IS THE BEST GAS! PERIOD 🔊 Do your research. V power is not for that vehicle.
Didn`t expect this result.That big dfference can`t be driving style only. I will test in Germany. I am driving shell vpower racing from the first filling and wrote down the consumption on every filling. Now I have to find a total station for the test. I will report.
Thanks for your field test.
Any feedback for us Martin?
Peter Koech Not right now. But I changed to Agip (eni) for a first Rilling. But didn't drive mich. Wait some fillings to tell you more. My average consumption is 7.8 liters calculated with shell v_power racing.
@@Martin-gg1up aaaany update after half a year?
@@PeterKoech001 Hi, thanks for asking. Had Excellium for 4 complete fills and it shows no difference.So it`s not worth the price, because ist 10 to 15 cents more expensive than 98 octane fuel, which i normally use. I had no power increase or other advantages so i switched back to my regular 98 octane fuel.
@@tarcal87 see above at Peters question.
shell is in 105 years of fuel expertise
Hi, Come to think of it, driving a merc c200 kompressor, full tank at total and drove down to msa in dec, and was in kilifi with just passed half tank mark. we fuelled up at another local fuel station in mtwapa, and got back to nbi at 1/4 tank. more than 50 km difference.
Ascending and descending, while you were going to mbs the consumption was less and while going back to nrb conspution was high coz you were climbing.
I am from Pakistan but i use shell super in my bike its best then other in Pakistan
What other fueling companies do you guys have?
This is such an inaccurate test and misleading people. You need the exact same conditions for acceleration and de acceleration. Not to mention shell is know to be cleaner for your engine especially their VPOWER.
Absolutely right ! Serious tests with computer show difference under 3 % .Who go notice that ?Nobody. But when you believe your super v, t, r ,fuel can make your car run faster and last longer ,than it can come true . BUt not on the road, only in your head..
Hi To compare between TOTAL and SHELL fuel , i advice you to drive in highway same path , accelaration and speed...
Than you can judge.
Thanks youuu
It's something we will do in the future. but for this test, we wanted to have a mixed experience (highway and city). We used the same road, same time, same driver, the same car
Any review on the new Rubis Ultra tec? What's the comparison Vpower VS Excellium vs Ultra Tec?
Ultra Tec and excellium are same product
I can never put anything from shell in my car, Maybe I can use their carwash services
Why
Awesome comparison
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use the same road because of terrain
Total is better
Total(y) not agree
I just switched to Total diesel..
Trip computer is an inaccurate way of measuring consumption.
I always get better with total than shell
Shell is the best
V-POWER ALL THE WAY.....
JATOT!!
But...Do u kno da wey?
Shell burns fast
Thanks was lost but now I seem found. Been using V-Power for the life i have lived with my car and now I feel robbed.
Haha... Maybe not. SHELL claims it cleans the engine.
What was your experience with TOTAL?
@@MimiIbie I am back with a Disclaimer... I tried total and the experience was worse, I complained to the Total manager Thika Road . He advised me to be using V-Power (his honest opinion). Been on V-Power ever since (and the experience is supper both in quality (Engine is clean and perfect performance) and quantity (did KSH 4'800.00 to Mombasa).
Hehe sahi ni 150 kshs wee
representing Kenya 254 am sure that a subaru
Yep it was... BL5 turbo charged
Shell is always bttr
Total 1 fill up 100%
Total Excellium all the way 🔥
I’ve always had to make long explanations to friends on why they should just stick to Excellium, now I’ll just send them a link to this video 🫡
Total is better