the lupo80 days project is a good example of the very positive working relations between Volkswagen and Shell, isn it?
Yes, that’s right. There has been an extremely positive working relationship between the two companies for quite a long time now. Our newly-developed engine fuel, Shell Optimax, was developed in conjunction with Volkswagen. What is the background to the joint development process? Volkswagen developed the first German direct-injection petrol engine, in other words a new motor engine type (FSI .- Fuel Stratified Injection) and Shell, in its turn, developed a new type of fuel to enable this new engine type to develop its full potential. We can say that Volkswagen’s new engine design and Shell’s new fuel are the result of an intensive and productive collaboration between the two companies. What’s so different about Shell Optimax? Shell Optimax offers the very best safeguard for the engine, maximum performance with 99 octane; it is environmentally friendly as it contains no sulphur and also because it reduces fuel consumption which in turn means less emissions. But it’s correct to say that
