Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF CF 480 FTG, lorry (2019–2020) vs Scania S 500 A6x2/4, lorry (2019–2020)
DAF CF 480 FTG, lorry (2019–2020)
2019–2020 · 355 kW
32.4l/100 km
median; 31.8–36.8 across 95 declared configurations
Scania S 500 A6x2/4, lorry (2019–2020)
2019–2020 · 368 kW
31.6l/100 km
median; 31–31.9 across 22 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.8 l/100 km between these two (2.5%). That is inside the 10% tolerance of declared figures, so on fuel alone neither is the better choice: at 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre the gap would be about 960 litres a year (£1,344). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceDAF CF 480 FTG, lorry (2019–2020)38,880 litres
£54,432 at the assumed price
Scania S 500 A6x2/4, lorry (2019–2020)37,920 litres
£53,088 at the assumed price
At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre; the price is an assumption, not one we track.