What is the advantage of keeping up with the new technologies ?
In the area of technology, engine lubricants must consistently evolve toward higher performance levels, linked to engine advances, use, manufacturer requirements, and requirements of users and law-makers : • more stringent environmental requirements, • on going rise in engine power, • lower oil crankcase capacities, • longer periods between oil changes. Conditions of operation also involve : • larger highway networks and a higher annual average of kilometers traveled, • deterioration of city driving conditions.
