A lubricant composition comprising: a lubricating oil basestock comprising a Group I basestock, a Group II basestock, a Group III basestock, or a mixture thereof; a lubricant additive comprising one or more of an antioxidant, a corrosion inhibitor, an anti-wear additive, a friction modifier, a dispersant, a detergent, a defoaming agent, an extreme pressure additive, a pour point depressant, and a seal-swelling control agent; and a comb copolymer viscosity modifier made by polymerization comprising at least the following monomers: (a) a hydrogenated polybutadiene-based (alk)acrylate ester macromonomer; (b) a C 3 -C 8 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer; (c) a C 12 -C 24 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer; and (d) a C 6 -C 20 aryl-, aralkyl-, or alkaryl- endcapped C 2 -C 6 oxyalkyl or C 2 -C 6 oligo(alkylene glycol)-based (alk)acrylate ester monomer having the following structure: in which R 2 represents hydrogen or C 1 -C 2 alkyl, m is from 2 to 6, such that -(CH 2) m - represents a linear, branched, and/or cyclic alkyl group between oxygens, n is from 1 to 10, and R 1 represents a C 6 -C 20 aryl, aralkyl, or alkaryl endcap, wherein repeat units based on the C 12 -C 24 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer comprise at least 21.0 wt% of repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier, wherein repeat units based on the C 6 -C 20 aryl-, aralkyl-, or alkaryl- endcapped C 2 -C 6 oxyalkyl or C 2 -C 6 oligo(alkylene glycol)-based (alk)acrylate ester monomer comprise from 3.0 wt% to 25 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; and wherein: (i) repeat units based on the hydrogenated polybutadiene-based (alk)acrylate ester macromonomer comprise from 7.0 wt% to 18 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; and (ii) repeat units based on the C 3 -C 8 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer comprise from 33 wt% to 64 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; a lubricating oil basestock comprising a Group I basestock, a Group II basestock, a Group III basestock, or a mixture thereof; a lubricant additive comprising one or more of an antioxidant, a corrosion inhibitor, an anti-wear additive, a friction modifier, a dispersant, a detergent, a defoaming agent, an extreme pressure additive, a pour point depressant, and a seal-swelling control agent; and a comb copolymer viscosity modifier made by polymerization comprising at least the following monomers: (a) a hydrogenated polybutadiene-based (alk)acrylate ester macromonomer; (b) a C 3 -C 8 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer; (c) a C 12 -C 24 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer; and (d) a C 6 -C 20 aryl-, aralkyl-, or alkaryl- endcapped C 2 -C 6 oxyalkyl or C 2 -C 6 oligo(alkylene glycol)-based (alk)acrylate ester monomer having the following structure: in which R 2 represents hydrogen or C 1 -C 2 alkyl, m is from 2 to 6, such that -(CH 2) m - represents a linear, branched, and/or cyclic alkyl group between oxygens, n is from 1 to 10, and R 1 represents a C 6 -C 20 aryl, aralkyl, or alkaryl endcap, (a) a hydrogenated polybutadiene-based (alk)acrylate ester macromonomer; (b) a C 3 -C 8 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer; (c) a C 12 -C 24 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer; and (d) a C 6 -C 20 aryl-, aralkyl-, or alkaryl- endcapped C 2 -C 6 oxyalkyl or C 2 -C 6 oligo(alkylene glycol)-based (alk)acrylate ester monomer having the following structure: wherein repeat units based on the C 12 -C 24 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer comprise at least 21.0 wt% of repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier, wherein repeat units based on the C 6 -C 20 aryl-, aralkyl-, or alkaryl- endcapped C 2 -C 6 oxyalkyl or C 2 -C 6 oligo(alkylene glycol)-based (alk)acrylate ester monomer comprise from 3.0 wt% to 25 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; and wherein: (i) repeat units based on the hydrogenated polybutadiene-based (alk)acrylate ester macromonomer comprise from 7.0 wt% to 18 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; and (ii) repeat units based on the C 3 -C 8 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer comprise from 33 wt% to 64 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; (i) repeat units based on the hydrogenated polybutadiene-based (alk)acrylate ester macromonomer comprise from 7.0 wt% to 18 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; and (ii) repeat units based on the C 3 -C 8 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer comprise from 33 wt% to 64 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier;