This invention provides a lubricating oil composition comprising: a) one or more additives, including in the range of from greater than 0.5
mass% to no more than 5
mass%, based on the overall
mass of the lubricating oil composition, of at least one
viscosity index improver; and b) a
base oil composition having an
aniline point in the range of from 114 to 120˚C, said
base oil composition comprising: - in the range of from 20 to 60 mass%, based on the overall mass of the lubricating oil composition, of a
group II base oil with a kinematic
viscosity at 100˚C in the range of from 2.5 to 3.5 mm2 / s; and - in the range of from 30 to 70 mass%, based on the overall mass of the lubricating oil composition, of a further base oil selected from the group consisting of group III base oils, group IV base oils and mixtures thereof with a kinematic
viscosity at 100˚C in the range of from 3.6 to 5.0 mm2 / s, wherein the lubricating oil composition has a kinematic viscosity at 100˚C in the range of from 6.1 to 9.3 mm2 / s. The present invention also provides a method of improving NOACK volatility properties, which method comprises lubricating the
crankcase of an engine with said lubricating oil composition in order to suppress volatility loss as measured in a NOACK test at 150˚C.