Engine oil Castrol or Mannol

I use castrol in my 2014 cx5.

I use Castrol Edge European Formula 0W40 for all of my VWs (2005 Phaeton, 2014 CC 3.6, 2017 Jetta SE and now a brand new 2019 Alltrack SE): I buy it from Amazon, for $ 24.47 for 5 qts. The oil has a "European Formula" label on the front and specifically states "VW 505. 00 and 502. 00 " on the back, and is made in Brussels, Belgium.

I got some Castrol Edge Titanium FST 0W40 which is VW502 00 approved. I decided to try this oil as their name is on the oil filler cap, as in the past with other cars I always used Mobil 1 0W40.

Genuinely speaking, it's actually not bad oil at all. Apparently manufactured in Germany, meets or exceeds the OEM spec for my cars. In my 350Z which likes to drink oil, I change it using Fuchs Titan Race Pro S 5W-40 but I keep a bottle of this (also 5W-40) in the boot for top ups.

Castrol Edge European formula 5W-30. Closest thing to group IV you can easily find in the states.

I run Mannol 5w30 for Japanese brands on my 202k km d16

Works fine but I might change to a slightly thicker one

I switched from the lm to Castrol and it works as intended at a much more affordable cost.

I use 5w40 Castro’s European blend in my 06 e60 530xi and it seems like it does the job.

I used Castrol Edge 5w40 last oil change and the engine feels smooth and burns little to no oil.

I personally used to run mobil 1 0w-40. as you said its super thin and seemed to just barely get the job done. Recently switched to castrol SLX 5w-30 and I am decently pleased with the first two changes.