Castrol 0W-30 has changed; non LL-01 vs LL-01 versions

[Snagglefoot]

I regularly see Edge 0w30 A3/B4 on the rack up here, but have not seen a bottle of Edge 0w30 LL, even though it shows up in the website of Canadian Tire. Try searching Castrol LL in this forum. There is lot posted.

The lates bottle of A3/B4 says made in Belgium and repackaged in the USA.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Here’s a bottle of LL on the Canadian Tire website, right next to the Unicorn Tears.

 

[djipka]

I too was wondering how these current oils compare to the old GC in chemistry and usability. I had great UOA's back in the day with GC. My car (Nissan VQ35) has always ran smoother with GC. I used to also use M1 0w40 with great results, but since then GC disappeared and M1 has had the formula updated twice and I think it has not been PAO based for years.
are the current Castrol 0w30 options PAO? Anyone know?

And in general, what PAO oils are left out there from the major brands? Shell Corp is all GTL. M1 seems to be mostly Group3. . . Castrol is also Group 3 from what I see. . .