Castrol launches refreshed POWER1 motorcycle lubricant range

Castrol launches refreshed POWER1 motorcycle lubricant range with new 3-in-1 FORMULA.

Castrol has refreshed its core POWER1 motorcycle and scooter lubricant range with a new 3-in-1 FORMULA, distinctive new labels, and updated packaging aimed at better suiting the needs of workshops and consumers.

The refreshed POWER1 lubricant range supports a diverse array of use for motorcycles and scooters. Castrol POWER1’s new 3-in-1 FORMULA is engineered to perform across three critical areas: excellent power and acceleration, excellent protection, and smooth riding.

In benchmark acceleration tests during the product’s development, motorcycles using Castrol POWER1 could travel eight metres further than motorcycles using a generic market oil for bikes and scooters¹. In addition, Castrol POWER1 was found to provide 50% better wear protection versus industry limits², and it enabled smooth acceleration without any slips or judders³.

Besides the new formulation, packaging for the Castrol POWER1 range now features Castrol’s refreshed brand identity that was launched in 2023. It also includes customer-centric labelling aimed at helping consumers easily locate the right product for their motorcycle or scooter.

The packaging for Castrol’s small pack product range in Europe has been updated to use less plastic. The company’s new five-litre bottle uses 20% less plastic compared to the previous five-litre bottle⁴, one of the best-selling products in the Castrol range⁵. It is expected that these measures will help to save 1,000 tonnes of plastic use in Europe on an annual basis when compared to previous small bottle designs and aggregated across the full bottle range⁶. These new bottles were introduced in several of Castrol’s key international markets, including India and China in 2019, which meant 4,000 tonnes of plastic were saved compared to the previous small bottle designs⁶.

The introduction of the newly designed bottles is part of Castrol’s delivery of its PATH360 sustainability strategy⁷ that sets out aims to help save waste, reduce carbon and improve lives.

Castrol is the world’s number-one selling lubricant brand for two-wheelers⁸ and is trusted by MotoGP teams Aprilia and LCR Honda.

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Notes to Editors

1 – Based on the results of a 30-second acceleration test, conducted by Castrol using a motorcycle engine simulating wide open throttle acceleration from a rolling start. Oils tested were 10W-40s
2 – Assessed based on test and compared to the latest industry specification limit using the Sequence IVA test
3 – Smooth acceleration tested using a motorcycle on a chassis dyno. Tested using a Honda CB125F at wide-open throttle for 30 seconds from a rolling start
4 – New design launched in Europe in 2023 uses less plastic by weight – from 5% less (for one-litre bottles) to 20% less (for five-litre bottles). Excludes 0.5 litre bottles
5 – In 2022, Castrol produced 11 million 5-litre bottles, 8.5 million 4-litre bottles, 38.5 million one-litre bottles, and 270,000 half-litre bottles in Europe
6 – Calculated based on the equivalent volume and mix of previous small bottles sold in 2022
7 – www.castrol.com/path360
8 – Based on volume of product sales in 2021, as measured and reported by Kline & Company, Inc (2022)