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I’ll go first. One of our local gas stations is out of premium gas. It may not seem like a big deal but one of our cars is a plug-in electric that also has a gas motor that requires premium. While it’s only one station now, It’s likely a direct result of US action in Iran. I think it’s just the leading edge of problems to come.
Northeast US.
What car is it? I doubt it really requires premium fuel. It’ll probably run better on premium. But I doubt any non enthusiast naturally aspirated car would 100% require premium.
It’s a turbocharged engine on a PHEV Mini. This car is finicky AF.
What were they thinking bothering with a turbo on a PHEV!?
The e motor could provide all the torque fills that a turbo has, and since it’s already there, all adding a turbo does is add weight and moving party’s to fail.
I’ve sadly started to hate bmw for the last decade or so, and its choices like this that reinforce my opinions.
That said, if it has a working knock sensor and you keep the rpm and loads down, the next lower octane shouldn’t result in anything but the motor pulling timing, and reduced power at high loads and rpm.
If it's a first-gen Chevy Volt I ran mine for 10 years on regular gas no problem.
No, it’s a turbocharged PHEV Mini. They’re very finicky, unfortunately.