Shell India leads the way in clean fuels with thelaunch of environment-friendly Rimula R5 Engine Oils – high performanceheavy-duty engine oils formulated in accordance with the latest emission norms.
Shell Lubricants,the global market leader in finished lubricants, recently launched the RimulaR5 LE 10W40 and R5 LE 10W30 synthetic engine oils designed for heavy dutytrucks in India. Offering enhanced engine protection and excellent oxidationcontrol, the engine oil is developed with superior CK4 technology, inaccordance with the latest BS-VI emission norms.
Rimula R5 is India’sfirst range of CK4 engine oil that is compatible with both existing vehicles andfuture ready BS-VI vehicles. The lubricants major is the first supplier todevelop a product with CK4, the best-in-class technology designed to reduce CO2emissions for creating a safer and cleaner environment and enabling smoothtransition to a low-emission economy.
Ms. Mansi Tripathy,Country Head, Shell Lubricants, India, said, “We are honoured to be partners inthe government’s commitment towards adopting the Bharat Stage VI emission norms...Ithas always been our sincere endeavour to support the Indian auto community withthe best formulations in their vehicles to meet and exceed evolving needs. Weare proud to have played a leading role in the development of the new API CK-4standards for heavy-duty diesel engine oils. Rimula R5 is designed to providesuperior performance and enhance energy efficiency, and we hope to continue ourinitiatives in delivering quality and value to our customers to further improvetheir on-road experiences.”
Praveen Nagpal,Chief Technology Officer, Shell India, added, “Shell Lubricants was first toannounce a new portfolio of heavy-duty diesel engine oils to meet the new APICK-4 standard in North America reformulating our Shell Rimula R4 L, and ShellRimula R5 LE Synthetic Blend. Now, the synthetic Shell Rimula R5 joins the CK-4compliant range. Together with OEMs and customers, ShellLubricants has conducted more than 64 million kilometres (40 million miles) ofreal-world testing – akin to driving over 1,500 times around the world. Suchrigorous testing served to demonstrate the performance of the next-generationheavy-duty diesel engine oils that meet the CK-4 specification withoutcompromising oil life or wear protection.”
The Shell Rimula R5will be available in 19 focus cites spread across 12 states: Delhi, Chennai,Namakkal, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Indore, Lucknow,Kanpur, Jalandhar, Ambala, Srinagar, East Singhbum, Ranchi, Raipur and Vadodra.The engine oils will be available in 15-liter packs only.
“Rimula R5 is designedto provide superior performance and enhance energy efficiency, and we hope to continueour initiatives in delivering quality and value to our customers to furtherimprove their on-road experiences.”
- Ms.Mansi Tripathy, Country Head, Shell Lubricants, India