
Originally Posted by
bluey
Major difference is that US fuel is horrible generally compared to ours. Low lubricity and low cetane diesels. Also low octane petrols. Their best "high performance" fuel is 95RON.
Within the context of that linked document, those differences are very minor and the diesel one is mainly to do with lower additive packages added post distillation in the US (ie the same as BP Ultimate vs 'normal' diesel down here, allegedly).
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