But is it any good? It seems from the article Mobil 1 did not fare too well. Wonder if the Mobil 1 ESP is any better
I use Motul Specific 504 00 5W30. I wonder how this would fare? 
Motul Specific will produce a big wear scar. If it didn't, I'd be worried.
The test they use is entirely misleading - as they say, a little knowledge can be dangerous. Firstly it is not representative of any loading condition in the engine. Secondly the results are as expected and do not highlight any deficiencies in the decent oils (Motul, Helix, Fuchs, Mobil 1) but rather show they are superior. Lastly it is a very basic comparison of oil viscosity which was created in the 1930's before we developed an understanding of the science of lubrication.
The reason the obscure and cheaper oils produced much smaller wear scars is that they are thicker at room temperature (higher base oil viscosity). In fact high viscosity is the last thing you want in a cold engine. All the decent oils shown have lower viscosity at room temp as you'd expect of 0W and 5W rated oils. You'd get a similar test result from cooking oil, and I don't think most people would consider that for their GTI engine.
Of particular note is the Penrite oil, which they claim to be the best and based on its 5W60 rating seems to be suited to a huge temperature range. However it is a high viscosity oil (proven by the testing) not suited to low temperatures and only achieves its 5W rating because of viscosity modifiers. In use these break down relatively quickly, the oil will thicken and become more like a 15W50 within 1500 miles or so - good for the high temperatures and unsophisticated V8 engines in Australia, but not really suitable for turbo motors driven in Europe.
As a side note, the oil analysis in the original post found higher concentrations of iron in the oil. This provides evidence that wear does occur as components are run in - even with the 'modern engine tolerances' which many claim make running in irrelevant.
