Two minutes on the BBC news website and the first thing I notice is fuel prices are rising again. This certainly isn’t good news for the motorist!
“Oil prices have risen on worries over the unrest in the Arab world and concerns over the Japan nuclear crisis. Brent crude rose by 2.5%, or $2.73, to $111.25 a barrel, rebounding from near a three-week low. US light, sweet crude gained $2 to $99.38 a barrel.” – BBC News
So what can you do to save money on fuel? The perfect way to save money on your petrol or diesel fuel bill is to have your vehicle economy remapped. Everyone knows an engine not running at its full potential isn’t efficient. Unfortunately your car is designed by the manufacturers to work in the most extreme of conditions including exceptionally cold arctic climates and with little or no maintenance in countries with very low quality fuel. This doesn’t help fuel economy for drivers here in Europe where we have good quality fuel and easy access to vehicle maintenance.
Another reason manufacturers de-tune their engines is for marketing reasons. Modern Turbo Diesel engines have improved dramatically over the last 2-3 years and some new-model diesels if left in their natural state of tune would make last years petrol model look slow by comparison. A perfect example of this is the BMW 335d. This Twin-Turbo diesel engine once remapped has more grunt than the previous generation ‘M3’ badged petrol BMW. This would upset the M3 owners terribly who paid a premium for their ‘M’ car, as a result BMW are left with no choice but to de-tune the 335d for product placement and marketing reasons.
An economy remap from JR Tuning unleashes your engines potential, but is specifically written to maximize fuel economy, and best of all, you will still see considerable power and torque gains. The average turbo diesel vehicle remapped for economy achieves a 15% fuel saving. The saving is dependent on vehicle and driving style with some customers reporting savings in excess of 25% on certain vehicles.
We can economy remap most cars and most commercial vehicles (vans, trucks, hgv etc). We are also currently developing economy remapping for petrol cars. Petrol economy remapping will offer 5-10% fuel savings and is due to be launched in June 2011.
Read more about our economy remapping.
