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Old 08-03-2011, 12:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Correct me if I am wrong, but don't Europeans have higher octanes available than the US?
Octane rating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

its wikipedia so take it for what it is.
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They use the same octane fuels just different measurement scale. In the US we take the RON/MON average, over there they just use the RON which is typically higher (for gasoline).
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