ExxonMobil Expands Partnership with Porsche
Mobil 1 Lubricant Technology to Support Porsche in World Endurance
Championship Racing
- All Porsche engines factory filled with Mobil 1 fully synthetic
motor oil - Expanded partnership focused on lubricant technology for road and
race engines - History of collaboration delivers high-performance engine and
lubricant advances
ExxonMobil
announced a multi-year expansion of their partnership with Porsche
AG that includes technical support of Porsche′s return to LMP1
endurance racing in the World
Endurance Championship racing series in 2014.
A GT3 Cup Model 997 competes in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup at Bahrain on April 22, 2012. (Photo: Porsche)
Recognizing a shared commitment toward leveraging technical innovations
to deliver outstanding performance, Porsche selected Mobil 1 as its
factory-fill and recommended engine oil in 1996. During the ensuing 16
years, the two companies collaborated on technical programs resulting in
victories for Porsche racing teams as well as many of Porsche′s new and
innovative offerings to the sport utility vehicle and gran turismo
categories, such as the Porsche Cayenne and Panamera, respectively.
'For nearly two decades, Mobil 1 and Porsche have partnered on some of
the most exciting advances in high-performance automotive engines and
lubricants. Working alongside the passionate and innovative engineers at
Porsche has allowed us to develop advanced lubrication technologies
specifically to protect and optimize the performance of every Porsche
engine,? said Alan Kelly, president, ExxonMobil Fuels, Lubricants and
Specialties Marketing.
With Porsche′s planned return to the pinnacle of endurance motorsports
racing in the LMP1 class, Mobil 1 racing engineers will continue
delivering technical support as the auto manufacturer′s exclusive
motorsports lubrication partner. Leveraging their successful
collaboration for designing lubricants for Porsche road and racing
engines, Porsche and Mobil 1 experts will team up for the 2014 World
Endurance Championship racing season, which includes the 24 hours of Le
Mans.
'A critical fundamental in engine performance is lubrication,' said
Wolfgang Hatz, Member of the Executive Board - Research and Development,
Porsche AG. 'Teaming with the Mobil 1 technology experts has helped
Porsche to achieve its outstanding racing performance and meet the
expectations consumers hold for our brand. We are delighted to extend
our technical partnership.'
About Mobil 1
The world's leading synthetic motor oil brand, Mobil 1 engine lubricant
features anti-wear technology that provides performance beyond
conventional motor oils. This technology allows Mobil 1 motor oil to
meet the toughest standards of car builders and to provide exceptional
protection against engine wear under normal or even some of the most
extreme conditions. Mobil 1 oil flows quickly in extreme temperatures to
protect critical engine parts and is designed to maximize engine
performance and help extend engine life. Additional information about
Mobil 1 motor oil and other ExxonMobil lubricants can be found at Mobil1.com.
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