New owner - question about acceleration

[autocomman]

Another question is 93 RON? Cause that's not 93 in the states. Most you'll find at pumps in the states is gonna be 91 AKI which if I remember correctly is 93 RON. Do a quick Google search but basically it's all 87 to 91 across the world. Everyone just has a different way to express that.

 

[Tracykilo]

Hello all. I recently purchased a 2018 Regal Sportback with the 2.0L engine. So far I've been impressed with the acceleration.

Tonight I was accelerating from a cloverleaf up to speed on a 65mph highway. I didn't even realize it but it seemed like I "floored it" and the pedal bottomed out. It seemed to "floor" a lot easier than my other vehicles (Chevy Cruze and Traverse). I also was expecting the engine to downshift and rev a little higher than it did.

Just curious if this is normal of if something might be off. I will see if I an replicate. Maybe I'm just imagining things!

This was a GM certified used car so it should have for sure have all of the recalls done on it.

Plugs and wires and check all fluids

 

[adam728]

Another question is 93 RON? Cause that's not 93 in the states. Most you'll find at pumps in the states is gonna be 91 AKI which if I remember correctly is 93 RON. Do a quick Google search but basically it's all 87 to 91 across the world. Everyone just has a different way to express that.

In the US all pumps should be AKI, or (RON+MON)/2 ratings. Only pumps that might not be would be off-road only fuels, like race gas, or ethanol-free "recreational fuel". These pumps have to be separate of the main island, and you are not to dispense them into the tank of a street driven vehicle.

2 gas stations in our town premium is 91, and another 2 stations it's 93. All (R+M)/2. Just saying, both are available in the US.

 

[RegalMN]

Finally happened to be around a station with 93 octane today. Filled up with it. Will be interesting to see if I notice any difference between 93 and 91.

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[Tazmontana]

During lockdown last year I was driving down to Eagan from Roseville to get the cheapest 93 I could find ($1.38).

Driving an extra little bit to get 93 (if you want it) is a small price to pay. Well... besides the cost difference between 87 and 93.

Hope to see you out on the open road sometime.

$1.38 I envy you, Bud!! I'm in Ontario, and when Sunoco disappeared in 2010, all their stations were converted to Petro-Canada, but they kept the Ultra 94 at those locations. Right now, it's CAD$1.50 (USD$1.20).... per LITRE!

 

[D2R]

$1.20 per litre? That is cheap, mate! We have it lucky here in North America.
My uncle is now paying TWICE of that overseas for regular petrol.

 

[Tazmontana]

$1.20 per litre? That is cheap, mate! We have it lucky here in North America.
My uncle is now paying TWICE of that overseas for regular petrol.

You know what, you're absolutely right. All too often our perspective is limited to Canada/US. But now you mention it, I recall that on our last 2 trips to the UK, we were shocked that although the prices "looked" identical, there's a big difference between paying $1.20 per litre in Canadian dollars and £1.20 per litre in pound sterling.

 

[RegalMN]

Finally happened to be around a station with 93 octane today. Filled up with it. Will be interesting to see if I notice any difference between 93 and 91.

1 tank through and no difference noticed with 93 vs 91.

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[Rhetoric]

1 tank through and no difference noticed with 93 vs 91.

But don't you just feeeeeeeeeel better about it??