That's why I suggested ST 5w30 synthetic....it's good quality syn. and inexpensive. I would feel wasteful changing more expensive syn. @5K or less OCI. After break-in I'd do an OCI (at about 20K) and decide if I wanted to change anything based on the results.Don't overthink that too much. With soot, oil dilution, turbo and direct injection, you can't keep the oil for long. Buy the cheapest dexos2/GF-6 you can find with a good filter. 0w30 is fine for any temperature, but 5w30 is probably cheaper.
PS: I liked the Kona and Steltos but ended up buying the Mazda CX-30 because of issues with the 2.0 H/K engines. I understand the 1.6T doesn't have those issues but I went with the Mazda because
I believe it's NA 2.5 engine would be more forgiving if my daughter (who travels for work) extended an OCI while away from home.
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