Can I use Mobil 1 0w30 ESP in a 2024 Toyota Corolla?

I think 1-2 MPG is rather significant over the life of the car, especially if it’s going 500,000 miles. That would probably add up to $1000 or more in savings. That’s why I stick with 0w20 in my Civic. The way I drive it I know it doesn’t need a 3.0 HTHS oil let alone a 3.5. So I’ll take every MPG I can get (over 7000 miles last year in the warm months it averaged 49.8)
This is what I am starting to think and am considering going to 0w20 for next winter.

It takes a lot of driving on the colder days of the year to get the coolant temps to get up and stay up, and I'd imagine the oil isn't anywhere close to it's limits. It is possible that Toyota (Global) doesn't mention 0w30 as an option because if you're operating in a cold enough climate to need a 0W you won't need a W30. Wish I had two Toyotas with the same engine in the stable, because I would be running all kinds of comparisons with oil on the same cold days if I did.

I maintain several other people's vehicles for them, and I made it clear to all of them, they are going to be getting M1 European spec 0W40 oil, unless they bring me oil to use. The woman who has me doing maintenance on her 2023 Rav mentioned that to someone who is in the service department at the Toyota dealership she bought it from, and then she told me, they said that is a great oil, and they use M1 0W30 in their own wife's Rav.
All this saving 5 cents on gas BS, running oils wildly thin, in my personal opinion is ludicrous.

Where in Canada? I am curious to what dealer wouldn't blast you for not using 0w16/20. I ran PP Euro LX which is on the higher end of 30 for a short interval in the RAV and it was the smoothest running. Ultimately the lack of SN+ and higher calcium deterred me from using it again. That and the thick, grimy gray residue found on the upper end of the dipstick. Could have also been the Moly in the assembly lube washing out, who knows. In any event, the 0w30 AFE should be plenty protection especially in the winter.
 
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