Automotive Facts Debunked
Posted by Zaran Tarapore on Jun 22, 2017
There’s a certain know-it-all aura that surrounds most petrolheads who spend hours on end flipping through reviews and indulging in automotive content on YouTube. Rarely ever challenging traditional ideologies, they believe most, if not all, of what they hear including ridiculous statements such as:
“Jet fuel makes my car go faster!”
The fact of the matter is that conventional petrol-powered engines are incapable of combusting kerosene (jet fuel). Therefore, if you’re filling your tank up hoping to race your way to a dragstrip win, you’ll be disappointed to learn that you won’t be going anywhere fast.
“I fill fuel in the morning so I get more mileage, yo!”
It’s amusing how many people still believe this to be true. The thinking behind the myth is that petrol expands with heat – which is true – so if it’s cooler, you can fit more of it into your tank. Unfortunately, fuel is stored in tanks below the ground where the rising temperatures of the day play no part in the density of the petrol.
“Premium fuel gives me more power!”
More expensive than traditional Octane 95, premium fuel isn’t any cleaner or purer than regular fuel (both must meet the same quality standards). While premium fuel is less combustible, which benefits high-performance engines, it isn’t going to give you more power or mileage on your daily driver.
“My black car is no warmer than your white one, buddy!”
Proved time and again, darker colors absorb more heat while lighter colors reflect it. A black car with dark interior and dark tints, is bound to be warmer than a white or silver colored car with a lighter interior, there’s simply no denying it.
“Ford’s Model T was only produced in black, bro!”
There is a widespread myth that the Ford Model T was only available in black, with the adage attributed to Henry Ford himself: “You can have it in any color you want, so long as it’s black”. In fact, while nearly 12 million of the 15 million Model Ts produced were black, the car was produced in an array of colors such as black, red, green, and grey. The issue, however, might be because they were all photographed in black and white!
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