Comparison · 4×2 van · long haul at 19.3 t

DAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023) vs Scania S 450 A4x2, van (2022–2023)

DAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023)

2022–2023 · 355 kW
27.9l/100 km
median; 27.1–29.8 across 169 declared configurations

Scania S 450 A4x2, van (2022–2023)

2022–2023 · 331 kW
26.7l/100 km
median; 26.7–28.9 across 9 declared configurations
DAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023) and Scania S 450 A4x2, van (2022–2023) side by side
SpecificationDAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023)Scania S 450 A4x2, van (2022–2023)
Vehicle formVan (BB)RegisteredVan (BB)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2022–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2022–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power355 kWDeclared331 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.9 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight19,000–20,500 kgDeclaredmedian 19,500 kg, across 185 declared configurations19,000–19,500 kgDeclaredmedian 19,500 kg, across 9 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul27.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 27.1–29.8 l/100 km across 169 declared configurations26.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 26.7–28.9 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km37.88 g Declaredmedian; 36.69–40.4 g36.24 g Declaredmedian; 36.21–39.23 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.2 l/100 km between these two (4.4%). 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 1,440 litres a year (£2,016). The declared figures for one of them alone span 2.7 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 price
DAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023)33,480 litres
£46,872 at the assumed price
Scania S 450 A4x2, van (2022–2023)32,040 litres
£44,856 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.