A lubricant composition comprising: a lubricating oil basestock; at least one lubricant additive comprising 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, a seal-swelling control agent, or a combination thereof; 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 (alk)acrylate ester monomer, wherein repeat units based on the hydrogenated polybutadiene-based (alk)acrylate ester macromonomer comprises from 5.0 to 22 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; wherein repeat units based on the C 3 -C 8 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer comprise from 30 wt% to 71 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; wherein repeat units based on the C 12 -C 24 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer comprise from 5.0 wt% to 35.0 wt% of repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; wherein repeat units based on the C 6 -C 20 aryl, aralkyl, or alkaryl (alk)acrylate ester monomer comprise from 3.0 wt% to 27 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; wherein a sum of repeat units based on the C 12 -C 24 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer plus the C 6 -C 20 aryl, aralkyl, or alkaryl (alk)acrylate ester monomer collectively comprise at least 21.0 wt% of repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; and wherein the comb copolymer viscosity modifier comprises substantially no repeat units based on styrene monomer. a lubricating oil basestock; at least one lubricant additive comprising 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, a seal-swelling control agent, or a combination thereof; 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 (alk)acrylate ester monomer, (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 (alk)acrylate ester monomer, wherein repeat units based on the hydrogenated polybutadiene-based (alk)acrylate ester macromonomer comprises from 5.0 to 22 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; wherein repeat units based on the C 3 -C 8 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer comprise from 30 wt% to 71 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; wherein repeat units based on the C 12 -C 24 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer comprise from 5.0 wt% to 35.0 wt% of repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; wherein repeat units based on the C 6 -C 20 aryl, aralkyl, or alkaryl (alk)acrylate ester monomer comprise from 3.0 wt% to 27 wt% of the repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; wherein a sum of repeat units based on the C 12 -C 24 alkyl (alk)acrylate ester monomer plus the C 6 -C 20 aryl, aralkyl, or alkaryl (alk)acrylate ester monomer collectively comprise at least 21.0 wt% of repeat units of the comb copolymer viscosity modifier; and wherein the comb copolymer viscosity modifier comprises substantially no repeat units based on styrene monomer.