Today is the day that RON 95 petrol is made available to all motorists at a cheaper rate compared to RON 97. RON 97 previously used to retail at RM1.80 before RON95 was introduced.

I recall that when it was announced, the RON 95 was supposed to retail at RM1.75 per litre while the RON 97 price was going to be pushed up to RM2.00 per litre. However, when it was launched today, the price of RON95 has already been hiked up by a further 5 sen to now retail at RM1.80.

The newly introduced RON95 fuel is now selling at RM1.80 – five sen higher than its previous price. (source)

RON 97 is now considered premium fuel and will be sold at RM2.05 per litre from the previously agreed RM2.00 per litre. This price used to be for special fuel with additives such as V-Power which really does give your car that extra boost of power but now we’re paying the same for RON 95 instead which has no added chemicals to clean your engine and make your car faster.

So what are Malaysians ending up with now? We’re paying the same price we used to pay for petrol but for a lower grade petrol. Savings? I’m not sure…what do you think?