Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF XF 530 FTG, tractor unit (2018–2022) vs Scania R 530 A6x2/4
DAF XF 530 FTG, tractor unit (2018–2022)
2018–2022 · 390 kW
33.3l/100 km
median; 29.4–38.4 across 39 declared configurations
Scania R 530 A6x2/4
2021–2023 · 390 kW
30.4l/100 km
median; 29.2–34.5 across 46 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.9 l/100 km between these two (9.5%). 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 3,480 litres a year (£4,872). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9 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 530 FTG, tractor unit (2018–2022)39,960 litres
£55,944 at the assumed price
Scania R 530 A6x2/436,480 litres
£51,072 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.