Castrol has launched its new range of Castrol Magnatec engine oils with ‘Dualock technology’, which the company claims is designed for handling stressful start-stop conditions in traffic.

According to Simon Edwards, Head of Technology – Castrol India and Middle East: “Castrol Magnatec with new and unique Dualock technology uses a combination of two different protective molecules that lock together at the engine surface to create a powerful force-field of protection, delivering a ground breaking 50 percent reduction in warm-up and stop-start wear. Castrol Magnatec Stop-Start 0W-20 and Castrol Magnatec Stop-Start 5W-30 offer an additional benefit of fuel efficiency of up to 60 litres per annum.” 

L-R: Simon Edwards, Head of Technology – Castrol India and Middle East, and Kedar Apte, vice-president - Marketing, Castrol India. 

Speaking at the product reveal in Mumbai, Kedar Apte, vice-president - Marketing, Castrol India (pictured above) said, “An average driver can stop and start as many as 18,000 times a year and can spend up to one-third of the journey time idling. This puts up to 66 percent more load on critical engine parts compared to driving on the open road. The reinvented Castrol Magnatec formulation with groundbreaking Dualock technology is engineered specifically for such stressful driving conditions.”

Castrol has announced that the Dualock technology is available on the full range of the Castrol Magnatec product portfolio across all its viscometrics that ranges from 15W-40 to 0W-20.

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