Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF XF 530 FTR, tractor unit (2019–2022) vs Scania R 530 A6x2/4
DAF XF 530 FTR, tractor unit (2019–2022)
2019–2022 · 390 kW
31.9l/100 km
median; 28.6–33.4 across 26 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 1.5 l/100 km between these two (4.9%). 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 1,800 litres a year (£2,520). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5.3 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 FTR, tractor unit (2019–2022)38,280 litres
£53,592 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.