Castrol has committed itself to expanding it’s market and it’s latest efforts see the introduction of a new high-performance synthetic engine oil. Castrol aims to expand its share of the synthetic market with the launch of Castrol EDGE Sport 0W-40, a fully synthetic race-proven engine oil formulation engineered for those who appreciate an extra level of power and performance.
The new formulation complements Castrol’s entire engine oil range targeted for different consumer segments.
Although originally developed for endurance sports car engines, Castrol Edge Sport is a vital ingredient in highly stressed and competitive engines, sports cars, and luxury sedans designed for road and race applications. Castrol EDGE Sport’s unique proposition is its ability to deliver a maximum horsepower up to 45 percent longer than a competitor synthetic oil.
“At Castrol, we aim to continuously strive to provide superior technology for consumers who value performance without compromising on quality,” says Mark Ng, Castrol’s Head of Marketing.
The Castrol EDGE range is engineered to match the toughest performance standards across the seven critical engine factors. It provides protection at maximum horsepower for a longer period, stabilises the temperature, protects moving parts against wear and tear, reduces burn-off and allows optimum engine performance between oil changes, performs exceedingly well in extreme hot and cold weather conditions, reduces emission of pollutants, and maintains high efficiency fuel economy.
“We put the Castrol EDGE Sport OW-40 through a series of vigorous tests to verify the delivery of improved performance over conventional engine oils – and the results proved conclusively that we have a top-quality product,” states Ng.
In an Extreme Maximum Power test, two identical cars – one using Castrol EDGE Sport and the other with competitor synthetic oil – were run flat-out using a special test chassis dynamometer. The car using the Castrol EDGE Sport continued running 40 hours more after the other car using the competitor engine oil seized.
The test also established that Castrol EDGE Sport generated fuel economy savings of more than 2.5 percent compared to conventional engine oils. It has also passed the demanding MII FE European fuel economy test.
In the Extreme Hot test, cars were put through two tests, the “Ring of Fire Test” and the Endurance Challenge.” In the “Ring of Fire test”, the car engine reached 340 degree Celsius and once the oil cooled down, the car engine ran for an additional 72 hours in the “Endurance Challenge” at a constant temperature of 150 degree Celsius even after surviving the first test.
Castrol EDGE Sport is recommended for all modern petrol and diesel family and sports cars for best results in fuel efficiency and premium engine protection.
