Top Tier Gas
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Top Tier Gas
Came across this in the current C&D:
toptiergas.com
Interesting anyway.
TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is a recently established new standard for gasoline performance. Four of the world's top automakers, BMW, General Motors, Honda, and Toyota recognize that the current EPA minimum detergent requirements do not go far enough to ensure optimal engine performance.
Since the minimum additive performance standards were first established by EPA in 1995, most gasoline marketers have actually reduced the concentration level of detergent additive in their gasoline by up to 50%. As a result, the ability of a vehicle to maintain stringent Tier 2 emission standards have been hampered, leading to engine deposits which can have a big impact on in-use emissions and driver satisfaction.
toptiergas.com
Interesting anyway.
TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is a recently established new standard for gasoline performance. Four of the world's top automakers, BMW, General Motors, Honda, and Toyota recognize that the current EPA minimum detergent requirements do not go far enough to ensure optimal engine performance.
Since the minimum additive performance standards were first established by EPA in 1995, most gasoline marketers have actually reduced the concentration level of detergent additive in their gasoline by up to 50%. As a result, the ability of a vehicle to maintain stringent Tier 2 emission standards have been hampered, leading to engine deposits which can have a big impact on in-use emissions and driver satisfaction.
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QuikTrip has been advertising their Top Teir status for maybe a year now.
http://www.quiktrip.com/gasoline/TopTier.asp
http://www.quiktrip.com/gasoline/TopTier.asp
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Here are the current Top Tier retailers:
It isn't a grade (like Premium, Plus, etc) or octane rating (91, 93, etc) but a set of standards for detergents and additives. A retailer won't meet the Top Tier standards until EVERY grade they offer is approved.
Basically, if you buy your gas at any of these retailers you're getting Top Tier.
- QuikTrip
- Chevron
- Conoco
- Phillips
- 76
- Shell
- Entec Stations
- MFA Oil Company
It isn't a grade (like Premium, Plus, etc) or octane rating (91, 93, etc) but a set of standards for detergents and additives. A retailer won't meet the Top Tier standards until EVERY grade they offer is approved.
Basically, if you buy your gas at any of these retailers you're getting Top Tier.
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Originally Posted by dave22,Jul 5 2005, 10:14 PM
Here are the current Top Tier retailers:
Basically, if you buy your gas at any of these retailers you're getting Top Tier.
- QuikTrip
- Chevron
- Conoco
- Phillips
- 76
- Shell
- Entec Stations
- MFA Oil Company
Basically, if you buy your gas at any of these retailers you're getting Top Tier.
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I use Shell, because it's on my way to work.
All our local Mobil stations have been switched over to LUKOIL, a company I'd never heard of until I read an article in today's Philadelphia Inquirer. They bought up all the Getty stations on the East coast, plus a bunch of Mobils.
All our local Mobil stations have been switched over to LUKOIL, a company I'd never heard of until I read an article in today's Philadelphia Inquirer. They bought up all the Getty stations on the East coast, plus a bunch of Mobils.