About Shell V-Power® Premium Gasolines

Compared to regular Shell Nitrogen Enriched Gasolines, Shell V-Power  premium gasoline is our best gasoline, containing the highest concentration of our technically advanced, patented Nitrogen Enriched cleaning system. With five times the amount of cleaning agents required by government standards, it helps deliver maximum protection and optimum performance. 

Premium grade gasoline references octane level, and doesn’t always equal premium quality. Using lower-quality premium gasolines can allow gunk to build up on critical engine parts like the intake valves and fuel injectors. Tests prove that Shell V-Power can remove engine gunk left behind by lower-quality premium gasolines with the first tank and when used regularly helps actively shield and protect critical engine parts to improve your performance as you drive.

For today’s advanced turbo-charged or direct injection engines, the patented cleaning system in Shell V-Power is designed to resist thermal breakdown at high temperatures, actively protecting against performance-robbing gunk under tough engine conditions.

To understand how Shell V-Power premium gasoline works, you first need to understand how your vehicle works.

Most vehicles today have a computer-monitored engine that operates in a four-part combustion cycle: intake of fuel and air, compression of the mixture, ignition and subsequent power, and finally, exhaustion of the combustion products. A vehicle’s engine needs to draw fuel and air in precise quantities to allow for proper combustion and engine operations under all driving conditions.

Engines “breathe” most efficiently when they have the right mix of air and gasoline to burn together. Performance-robbing gunk can reduce an engine’s ability to breathe and can be a result of using lower quality gasolines. With five times the amount of cleaning agents required by government standards, Shell V-Power premium gasoline can actively shield and protect your engine’s critical engine parts, helping it breathe easily and aid in the transfer of energy from the fuel to the wheels more efficiently.

With this system, the fuel injector moves directly into the combustion chamber subjecting the injector to greater heat and pressure. This can result in a breakdown of the cleaning agents in today’s conventional additive formulations. Shell V-Power premium gasoline contains the highest concentration of our Nitrogen Enriched cleaning system that is designed to maintain thermal stability under extremely hot engine temperatures found in today’s most advanced fuel-efficient engines.

Using lower quality premium grade gasolines can allow gunk to build up on critical parts of your engine, like intake valves and fuel injectors. This gunk can cause less efficient mixing of air and fuel and can result in incomplete combustion. Tests prove that regular use of Shell V-Power can remove performance-robbing gunk left behind by lower-quality premium gasolines and help your vehicle perform at its best.

Shell V-Power is designed to help you get the most from your vehicle – especially in today’s most complex and advanced vehicles. Whether you are a premium vehicle owner, general auto enthusiast, tuner or motorcyclist, you know performance counts. The highest concentration of Nitrogen Enriched cleaning agents provide maximum protection of intake valves and fuel injectors, preventing additional build-up and making your engine cleaner. When driving a vehicle designed to run on premium grade gasoline, the high-octane Shell V-Power formula can help deliver optimum vehicle performance and efficiency as intended by the manufacturer.

We go to great lengths to understand the needs of our customers. Over the years, our Shell V-Power additive technology has been tested in the lab, on road simulating dynamometers, as well as on the road. Our ongoing investment in research and development programs ensure you always get high-quality gasoline for your vehicle.

Try Shell V-Power premium gasoline for maximum protection and optimum performance.

The Shell Technical Partnership with Scuderia Ferrari is regarded as an especially successful partnership in the world of Formula One, with 12 Drivers' titles and 10 Constructors' titles together. Shell works together with Ferrari to further establish an ongoing legacy of success in motorsport.

Shell was the first sponsor of the great Enzo Ferrari when he worked alongside Alfa Romeo in the 1930s. When Enzo created his own Scuderia Ferrari in the 1940s, Shell scientists and engineers created unique blends of fuel for racing activities.

Today, the Shell Formula One project team continues to grow, with more than 50 Shell technical staff contributing to the Shell Formula One program with Ferrari. Shell V-Power racing fuel has helped the Ferrari Formula One team win six FIA Constructors' Championships in the last eleven years. The same advanced technologies that power the Ferrari Formula One cars around the track have been adapted for Shell V-Power premium gasoline for use on the road.

Every Ferrari road car leaves the production line in Maranello, Italy filled with Shell V-Power premium gasoline. We work with a brand like Ferrari because by providing our best fuels and oils for their Formula One team, we have an extremely demanding environment for our products. This provides us the valuable insights we need to keep improving Shell V-Power for motorists worldwide.

In return, Shell provides Ferrari with equally important insight into fuel and lubricant development trends so that its cars will run at their optimum level with future products. Over the past three years a dedicated team of Shell engineers have worked closely with the Ferrari Gran Turismo (GT) road car department to implement the advanced direct fuel injection fuel system into the newest fleet of Ferrari models.