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

DAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023) vs Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)

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 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)

2020–2022 · 397 kW
28.5l/100 km
median; 27.4–29.1 across 3 declared configurations
DAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023) and Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022) side by side
SpecificationDAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023)Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)
Vehicle formVan (BB)RegisteredVan (BB)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2022–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power355 kWDeclared397 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 29 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul27.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 27.1–29.8 l/100 km across 169 declared configurations28.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 27.4–29.1 l/100 km across 3 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km37.88 g Declaredmedian; 36.69–40.4 g38.65 g Declaredmedian; 37.15–39.48 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.6 l/100 km between these two (2.1%). 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 2.7 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023) full specificationS 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022) full specificationThe fuel ranking

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 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)34,200 litres
£47,880 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.