Following a successful initial trial earlier this year, BP today announces that its ‘handmade’ BP Ultimate 102 Unleaded petrol is to be made more widely available across the UK. 102’s formulation meets exactly the same high specifications used in Formula 1 and the World Rally Championships.
The decision to target a further 30 sites follows extremely positive reaction from customers after the fuel was introduced at six locations in April this year.
The name ‘102’ refers to the octane number of the fuel - the highest octane available on any UK forecourt, while remaining ‘road-legal’. But high-octane performance is just a small part of the 102 story.
102 is unique in being crystal clear, a sign of the purity that leads to environmental performance in advance of any fuel offered on a UK forecourt. With less than 0.1 per cent benzene, it is the only automotive petrol available not classed as carcinogenic, and it’s also unique in containing a high performance ‘bio-component’ which works to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
BP Ultimate 102 is intended for the growing numbers of highly tuned, high performance cars available, and in particular for use by drivers who like to take advantage of the increasingly popular ‘driving days’ on racing circuits – where peak performance is critical.
The price of the fuel, at £2.42 per litre reflects its very advanced components and small-batch production at BP’s Speciality Fuels Technology Centre.
Said Paul Beckwith, vice president of Fuels Product Management at BP: “The reaction to the introduction of Ultimate 102 Unleaded at eight sites earlier this year has far-exceeded our expectations and the decision to go ahead and target a further 30 sites is very much in response to this.
“102 is the definitive expression of our Ultimate range of premium fuels, which are designed to increase fuel economy as well as performance, and to offer fewer emissions.
“This fuel was developed to satisfy the need for an extreme high performance fuel that’s easily available to private motor sporting enthusiasts. People who invest in supercar-engineering naturally want to fill up with similarly advanced fuel, which has all the properties of the fuels used at the pinnacle of motor sport.”
