Which car fuel will work best for your next new car?
In an ever-changing world, it is becoming more and more difficult to choose the right type of car. With research and development happening at a lightning pace what you get now may be out of vogue in 5 years, and with people keeping their cars for longer you may just end up with a vehicle that will see you excommunicated from the staff parking lot.
Which car fuel will work best for your next new car?
The subject of what will be powering our cars in the future is still being hotly debated and while expensive examples of hydrogen drivetrains exist, this fuel source is not likely to take off in any meaningful way. That leaves us the big four of which one is our only real option for the future.
Related: Should you buy an electric car?
We take a look at the current options available and where you should be staking your money to ensure that you are on the right side of automotive history
Petrol
Petrol and all its different grades have been the primary fuel for vehicle engines since the dawn of the automobile. Petrol will remain the dominant fuel source for a number of years to come and even with the emergence of electric cars, will still be the fallback for the foreseeable future. Whether it's 93, 95 or 98 from the pump, petrol is reliable.
Diesel
Diesel, in all its dirty, smokey usefulness is fast becoming the pariah of fuel sources. Once hailed for its economy and service cost in passenger cars, it has slowly been disappearing from manufacturers' options for some time now and will soon be relegated to whence it came, commercial and agricultural applications.
Hybrid
Many automotive makers are filling up their vehicle lineups with some form of hybrid drivetrained vehicle. These cars are the skipping stones to full electric vehicles and will see owners getting a feel for what life with an alternatively powered vehicle will be like.
Electric
This is, without doubt, the future of motoring. Battery-powered vehicles are where every manufacturer on earth is currently investing their development and will see fossil fuel cars relegated to the history books. This may still be some time out but in time fossil fuel-powered cars will go the way of the horse and carriage and octane will become an occasion.
Verdict
Our advice here would be to shy away from diesel-powered passenger vehicles and rather spend your money on a goof PHEV or Hybrid to get the feel for electric motoring and set yourself up for the future and for everything else there is still petrol.
