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Message: <blockquote data-quote="gameover" data-source="post: 553979" data-attributes="member: 14717">Let me correct a few inaccuracies here. Euro 2 is bad only because it spews out sulphur to the atmosphere through your exhaust. From the engine's point of view Euro 2 is better than Euro 4 because sulphur acts as a lubricant and makes the engine run smoother. Biodiesel has about 5% less power than regular diesel. So B5 will have about 5% x 5% = 0.2% less power than regular diesel.So in short B5 biodiesel should not produce any power or consumption differences.What I have done is to test Euro 2 (mostly Caltex, some Petronas), B5 since the original launch in June (many tankfuls of Petronas + 1 tankful of Shell) and Euro 4 (yes I drove to Singapore and paid double the cost to refuel several tankfuls with Euro 4 diesel, mostly Caltex, 2-3 tankfuls of Shell). Consumption based on Gas Buddy on my iPhone is not significantly different. 0-100 speeds based on PocketDyno is roughly 7.1-7.4 seconds depending on the road, also about the same. Engine smoothness which is subjective is also no different, I find more differences between Shell and Caltex in this regard, Caltex is far smoother.Again my own experience with actual fuel and actual data (I'm an engineer, what to do <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />). In my opinion B5 is there to save money for the govt, no big difference in performance/consumption.</blockquote>

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