¿Este coche funciona con gasolina o con gasóleo?
ben-ZI-na — stress on second syllable. ga-SO-lio — stress on second syllable.
Before driving away with the rental car, to ensure you put the right fuel in.
'Benzina' (petrol/gasoline) vs 'gasolio' (diesel). Using the wrong fuel type is a serious and expensive mistake. Always check. Italian petrol stations have colour-coded pumps: green for benzina, black for gasolio. Electric cars (elettrica) and hybrids are increasingly common in rentals.
È un'auto ibrida o elettrica?
¿Es un coche híbrido o eléctrico?
Growing number of EV and hybrid rental options
Dove posso trovare un distributore di benzina?
¿Dónde puedo encontrar una gasolinera?
'Distributore' is the Italian word for petrol station
È più economica la benzina o il gasolio in Italia?
¿Es más barata la gasolina o el gasóleo en Italia?
Diesel is usually slightly cheaper than petrol in Italy
Misfuelling (putting the wrong fuel in) is more common than you might think — especially for travellers from countries where diesel is rare (USA) or where pumps are colour-coded differently. Italian pumps: verde (green) = benzina; nero (black) = gasolio; blue = gas. Many modern diesel cars also have a misfuelling preventer device in the fuel cap.