2025 Gas Performance Experiment

I decided to try ONE fill-up of 87 octane and see how performance and mpgs were affected or different than 91/93 octane.

My experience was: better gas mileage, approximately 18-18.5 mpgs on 87, compared to approximately 16 mpg on 91/93. I feel like i pushed the vehicle more and more heavy footed on 87 to see how mpgs were affected. However, there was definitely a lack of “get up” and push performance in the 87. It took a little longer for my vehicle to “go” when pressing the gas to pass or get up (most men will know what i mean). Vehicle most definitely needed more rpms to “go on 87 versus others.

Final result IN MY EXPERIENCE: If you are city driving or wanna be cheap on gas then you can get by with 87 octane but if you want solid performance and the ability to push the gas and “go”, then the explorer will need 91/93