Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF XF 450 FTP, tractor unit (2017–2023) vs Scania S 450 A6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2022)
DAF XF 450 FTP, tractor unit (2017–2023)
2017–2023 · 330 kW
29.2l/100 km
median; 28–34.8 across 35 declared configurations
Scania S 450 A6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2022)
2019–2022 · 331 kW
29.8l/100 km
median; 29.5–30.9 across 10 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.6 l/100 km between these two (2%). 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 720 litres a year (£1,008). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6.8 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 XF 450 FTP, tractor unit (2017–2023)35,040 litres
£49,056 at the assumed price
Scania S 450 A6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2022)35,760 litres
£50,064 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.