i was looking at the specs on the motor horsepower on the Outy, and i saw 3 motor models. 1 4 cylinder and 2 V6's. one of the, has 213 hp and the other 220 hp, my question is which one does the USA have? i think i know the answer but i just want to clarify.

 

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The 3.0L (6B31) came with 220hp for the '07+. In 2010 they upped the compression to get 230HP at the cost of needing premium fuel.

 

thank you, that was a great read.

 

No indication of premuim fuel required for my 2011 3.0L 230HP.

 

2011GT

Sorry but yes.
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see the attached image

 

Well, recommended is not required!

I drove over 25K kms out of total 30K using regular - don't see any drawbacks (except for potential not getting the maximum performance).

 

cant seem to find Mitsubishi definition of premuim. Her we have 87 as reguaalr 89, 91 and 93. i think Sunoco still has 94

 

is it a good habit to use regular then once in a while put premium? i used to do that on my older denali. would using premium hurt the 2007 mitsu motor?

 

Yup, it would have a crack on the performance which also does hit mpg.

 

The requirement for premium vs regular is a hardware requirement. So if your engine recommends regular, then using premium would do nothing cause the engine wouldn't know how to use the higher octane. Your knock and ping sensor would be working harder to compensate for the difference in octane!