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w h a t i s P C11. C O M Source: history.com 6.25x That's enough testing to travel every road in the United States 6.25 times. Our PC-11 oils have accumulated Shell Rotella isn't satisfied with just meeting specs. That's why we've been working to make our new PC-11 spec'd products, work even harder. Take a look at what this new engine oil category means for you, and how Shell Rotella is working to help you take your hard work farther. ® Delivering the next generation of heavy duty engine oils, and then some. DIESEL PICKUP TRUCKS OWNER / OPERATOR OFF- HIGHWAY VEHICLES PC-11 WILL HAVE 2 CATEGORIES FA- 4 F U T U R E V E H I C L E S A direct replacement to the engine oils you are using now and will be "backwards compatible" . C K - 4 C U R R E N T V E H I C L E S Offered in lower viscosity grades for next generation engines to help maximize fuel economy. Newer engine temperatures Older engine temperatures PROTECTED PROTECTED oils are designed to protect newer, hotter running engines without any sacrifice in wear protection. Why a new diesel engine oil category? Regulators set more strict greenhouse gas emissions limits. Engine manufacturers must make cleaner more fuel efficient diesel engines. Oil engineers must make new oils for these new engines. Voilà! PC-11. 32,400 developing scientists shell spent ck-4 fa-4 and h r s oils twice as many hours as it took to build the eiffel tower proposed category 11 will deliver improvements in: started pc -11 development 2016 2015 2017 2011 we're almost there! 2.5 how much money save with a 1% improvement in fuel economy north american transport could million per day million tons helps prevent bubbles within oil for sustained wear protection Retains key oil properties in hotter engine conditions oxidation stability aeration control fuel economy FLEET OWNER 4 of co saved/year with 1% fuel economy improvement , , 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 million miles of on-highway testing of low-viscosity and PC-11 prototype oils Source: dot.gov $ PROTECTED 79 football stadiums enough to fill about Source: architecture.about.com Proposed category 11 THE AMOUNT NEARLY 2X $ $ DURING CJ-4 OILS S P E N T F O R E A C H T E S T FIRED ENGINE TESTS OIL MUST PASS 9 EACH PC-11 $ MILLION 1.3 $ P C -11 T E S T SPENT PER *Assuming Diesel at $2.50/gal * 2 ck-4 fa-4 and ® OUR BIGGEST INVESTMENT YET