Try It Out New Cheaper Petrol RON95 !!!
I hope it is not too late to announce some good news that Malaysia new petrol RON95 will be fully introduced this 1st of September, and it will cost about RM1.75 per liter, which is 5 cent cheaper than RON97 (RM1.80 per liter recently) but also 5 cent more expensive than RON92 (RM1.70 per liter recently).
But there is another bad news; RON97 petrol price will be increased to RM2.00 per liter. Anyway, thanks to my fellow blogger Lai Ke Po for providing me such kind of useful information.
Do You Know What Is RON?
RON means research octane number and it refers to the ability of gasoline to auto burn inside the engine. Simply say, RON97 is harder to burn compared to RON95.
Higher octane number oil is basically designed for higher performance cars such as sport cars and racing cars. This is to avoid premature burning of oil inside the engine.
A lot of people said that RON92 petrol is the older oil and it is only suitable for older cars only. And, there are also some said that RON92 petrol would make the engine dirty. As comparison, RON92 petrol is less powerful than RON95 and RON97. What do you think?
NEW RON95
RON95 could be used for all types of cars including imported luxury cars. This is good opportunity for citizen to switch to cheaper RON95 if previously they used RON97. This is because RON95 offers about the same quality and performance as RON97.
Once RON95 is out, I am sure there will be pretty much consumers trying the new RON95 petrol to see which one feels the best with their car’s engine. However, you have to remember one thing though. Check it out your vehicle fuel requirement. This is because it may cause some side effect, which is known as knocking (poor performance of your vehicle)
How To Check Your Vehicle Minimum Requirement For RON?
1. From your vehicle guidebook.
2. Minimum octane number rating at the back of your fuel lid cover
Based on what I have known, all models from Honda Malaysia are RON95 compatible. But, it is recommended to use RON97 for Honda Civic Type R because of its high performance engine and it was tested in Japan with RON100 for optimum engine performance.
What Types of Fuel Should I Use?
As long as the fuel used is not below the minimum RON requirement (RON91), then it will be appropriate for all cars.
August 28th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Will try out the new one.
August 28th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
…definitely will use it in my car
August 28th, 2009 at 4:01 pm
hmm, i think i will try gua.. cos cheaper mar.hehe..
August 28th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Tried Shell RON 95, result my year 2008 Altis has no pick up at all and fuel comsuption even higher compared with RON 97. No choice I used back to RON 97 for better performance.
August 30th, 2009 at 2:33 am
What? RON 95 is out? I didn’t even know that. I thought it suppose to be available in year 2010. Anyhow, must try it tml with my old Proton Wira :p
August 30th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Fill in Ron95 on my MyVi 1.3 auto few days ago.
My advise to those using same type of car: DON’T BUY IT!
Unless your car is overpowered, otherwise please don’t use RON95
My car is underpowered and using RON95 just make it worse.
August 31st, 2009 at 4:17 am
use this new ron95 petrol for far distance journey only, better use ron97 in town because it more performance…
August 31st, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Well, in less than a week, we are faced with an about turn from the govt as RON95 is increased to RM1.80 effective 1st Sept.
September 2nd, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I got no choice but to use Shell RON95 on 30th Aug since the station I went no Shell Super anymore.
So far, I fill it actually last longer compare to Shell Super.
Just my feedback.
September 4th, 2009 at 8:13 am
I already use the Ron95 and compare with Ron97, my suggestion is, change your type of driving style. Espscially those who using auto. Ron95 suitable for manual driving because you can adjust the power level in transmission pedal. I hope those who use auto , try not to press the pedal to hard, try pres the pedal until the speed limit almost like to change gear release the pedal just like manual and the gear will change automaticly, then pres the pedal again. This will lower the fuel consumption. Ron95 can be useful if we change our driving style. Try it and let me know
September 4th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I tried Ron 95 on my Audi A4. Lost a lot of power. The drag was horrible.
Fuel consumption increased but probably due to my need to floor the accelerator Just to get the car to its normal speed.
My A4 felt like a fat person running and gasping for air instead of a sprinter easily running towards the finish line. I am sticking with Ron 97. I believe that it’ll be better or the engine since Malaysian petrol is already not clean to begin with.
September 6th, 2009 at 9:33 am
i have to use back RON97 for my GEN-2 1.3(A)..i tried RON95 few days ago,my car had no pick up at all..(maybe because its an auto car..kot??)
September 9th, 2009 at 11:08 am
mmg la semua kereta leh pakai RON95 nie dh mmg dia minyak boleh la dia terbakar actuly minyak tanah pun leh terbakar…tpi dr segi penjimatan n horse power kenderaan tue jd lain.. sy hari2 ulang alik ipoh kuala kangsar naik moto honda EX5 thn 2002..selama nie pakai minyak RON97 tak der masaalah pikup ada jimat tpi bila sekali tukar pakai RON95 nie segala ny berubah dlu kalo naik moto nie dikatakan jimat tpi skrg tidak lagi..itu la dia ONE MALAYSIA rakyat dh berhabis upaya berjimat cermat tpi masih ada lg manusia yg ambil kesempatan yg lupa diri….
September 10th, 2009 at 3:30 pm
RON is not energy content. Power output or fuel mileage can NOT be improved by burning higher octane fuel than a particular engine was designed for. A higher octane fuel does not add any more hydrocarbon content or oxygen, the engine cannot produce more power.
Hence using fuel with RON higher than what the engine requires may not be necessarily gaining better performance and lower RON doesn’t mean less power either. Using higher RON rating also may not necessarily be the best for the engine - there is no guarantee of greater power or a more environment-friendly option as the RON number gets higher unless the engine is designed specifically to run on it.
September 13th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
my car levin 4A-GE use RON95 and gain more powerful than RON97.I’m tunning back my engin and save more fuel than before..who said RON95 less power?hehehe…my car engine made 1986.till now,it running well with horsepower 150hp.
September 13th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
4A-GE is a very very old engine. The engine is not designed for high octane fuel, even RON95 is too high already. RON92 should be better, but it can use even RON88.
September 20th, 2009 at 7:12 am
Ron 95 made my Honda City goes slower..
September 22nd, 2009 at 1:35 am
aduiiiii..bro u punya 4AGE 16V mmg la old engine sesuai la guna RON95..
sy 4AGE 20v year 1996 dh guna hight octane kt japan pakai ron100…
satu gi 4AGZE AE101 pun enjin baru supercharge..
September 25th, 2009 at 9:46 am
that true RON 95 itsbetter cheapper.. but RON 97 great better than RON95 performnace
September 29th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Yups.. agree with are yen. For my car, RON95, 2 days fuel empty. RON97, ONLY AFTER 4 DAYS it run empty! Dont really care about the fuel price, what i care is the engine life span… Btw, why don’t they sell it both RON95 and RON97? Now most of Shell and Petronas station only sell 1 type of petrol. Common place where u can get RON97 is only at the highway.. sighh…
October 7th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Yeah. my km drop when using Ron 95. I’d tried using my Rondo (auto) and WIRA (manual + karburator)..results were same..my advice just use Ron 97.
October 12th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
dah try.. sama je, xde beza pon dr segi performance.. cuma ron95 murah sket je.. tu aje.. base on pengalaman aku n kancil850 thn 2006
October 12th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
thanx for the info, i’ll change to RON97 after this. I was wondering why my car’s performance getting bad since i used RON95..
October 15th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
huh,, theres nothing to say what our gov soppose to do for their citizen. hua hua
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October 21st, 2009 at 9:48 am
If RON 95 is better than RON 97, why the prices is more cheaper? Generally, the things are better in quality if they are expensive.
October 22nd, 2009 at 5:22 pm
RON95 give my cars loosing of powers.. Car feel more ‘heavy’. No economical at all.
Now switch back to RON97.
October 24th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Mine is Gen2 1.3 Auto 2007. Pakai Esso RON95, found that better performance and lowe consumption. RON95 is better for my car.
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:15 pm
no choice now to select ROn 97 for my naza citra , using RON 95 make my citra drive like carry big stone…….
December 4th, 2009 at 1:47 am
I’ll suggest those who still doubts about the RON stuff to do a reading on article under sub-topic - Effects of octane rating in “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octane_rating” as it explains why most modern cars may have problems with RON95 fuel. ~May be you can check on your car’s specs on the compression ratio, it may be the cause…
For me, it just simply cause by the fundamental design preference done by our dear car manufacturer…..
May be your can contact your car’s manufacturer for the solution(s)… hope it works though! :>
December 16th, 2009 at 10:46 am
i used ron95 for my honda city…my car performance very bad n no pick up. just switch to ron 97 for 2 days..
January 21st, 2010 at 12:47 pm
its okay guys..
chill up..
im now on studying about these 2 products..
illl make comparisons and do some researches about both RON95 and RON97..i hope u guys can keep giving me the feedback…till then..see you..
February 5th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
most people only know HALF the truth about RON ratings and their impact on their engines.
the truth is, while most modern engines CAN use lower octane fuel, it is NOT the RECOMMENDED octane for the engine.
eg. Honda VTEC engines can use as low as RON92, but the RECOMMENDED is RON97. why? I’m already tired of explaining this to most of the websites carrying debates about RON95 vs RON97, so search the internet, and read about it yourself. Avoid Malaysian websites though - they have been misled by the gov.
March 5th, 2010 at 11:45 am
klu mitsubishi lancer pki ron 95 ada effect x? pls advice..
March 8th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
u’re rite kimchee.i’ve use ron97 for my honda city for 3 mths.trust me..its really different.plus when kat bukit u will really thank your ron97.but da big prob is some pertonas in KL not selling ron97..