Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

DAF XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021) vs Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)

DAF XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021)

2021 · 330 kW

34.2l/100 km

median; 34.2–34.3 across 2 declared configurations

Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)

2019–2022 · 331 kW

31.4l/100 km

median; 28.7–35.3 across 72 declared configurations

DAF XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021) and Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022) side by side
Specification	DAF XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021)	Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)
Vehicle form	Tractor unit (BC)Registered	Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration	4×2Declared	4×2Declared
Registered new	2021Registeredcentral 90% of records	2019–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	330 kWDeclared	331 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	10.8 litresDeclared	12.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automatedDeclared	automated, manualDeclared
Emission class	Not recorded	EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered
Gross vehicle weight	20,500 kgDeclared	19,000–22,000 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 13 type-approval versions and 4 records without one
Kerb weight	Not recorded	7,291–8,595 kgRegisteredmedian 7,775 kg, over 48 registrations
Wheelbase	Not recorded	3,600–3,950 mmRegisteredmedian 3,750 mm, over 48 registrations
Overall length	Not recorded	5,810–6,160 mmRegisteredmedian 5,960 mm, over 48 registrations
Overall height	Not recorded	3,310–3,670 mmRegisteredmedian 3,660 mm, over 5 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul	34.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 34.2–34.3 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations	31.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.7–35.3 l/100 km across 72 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km	46.4 g Declaredmedian; 46.4–46.6 g	42.6 g Declaredmedian; 38.9–47.8 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2021 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.8 l/100 km between these two (8.9%). 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 3,360 litres a year (£4,704). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6.6 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021) full specification G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022) full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price

DAF XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021)41,040 litres

£57,456 at the assumed price

Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)37,680 litres

£52,752 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.