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Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

DAF XG 530 FTG vs Scania R 540 A6x2, tractor unit (2020–2023)

Generated illustration, not a photograph: DAF XG 530 FTG, a 6×2 tractor unit

DAF XG 530 FTG

2022–2026 · 390 kW
30l/100 km
median; 29.3–31 across 38 declared configurations

Scania R 540 A6x2, tractor unit (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 397 kW
30.8l/100 km
median; 27.4–34.2 across 130 declared configurations
DAF XG 530 FTG and Scania R 540 A6x2, tractor unit (2020–2023) side by side
SpecificationDAF XG 530 FTGScania R 540 A6x2, tractor unit (2020–2023)
Vehicle formTractor unit (BC)RegisteredTractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2022–2026Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power390 kWDeclared397 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.9 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO VI ERegisteredEURO VI, EURO VI DRegistered
Gross vehicle weight27,000–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 27,000 kg, across 10 type-approval versions and 16 records without one27,000–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 27,000 kg, over 2 registrations
Kerb weight8,569–9,565 kgRegisteredmedian 9,144 kg, over 161 registrations9,140–9,855 kgRegisteredmedian 9,140 kg, over 2 registrations
Wheelbase3,950–4,150 mmRegisteredmedian 4,150 mm, over 161 registrations4,450–5,300 mmRegisteredmedian 4,450 mm, over 2 registrations
Overall length6,470–6,700 mmRegisteredmedian 6,670 mm, over 161 registrations6,660–7,400 mmRegisteredmedian 6,660 mm, over 2 registrations
Overall height3,790–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,930 mm, over 68 registrationsNot recorded
Declared fuel, long haul30 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.3–31 l/100 km across 38 declared configurations30.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 27.4–34.2 l/100 km across 130 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km40.65 g Declaredmedian; 39.72–42.04 g41.79 g Declaredmedian; 37.17–46.41 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.8 l/100 km between these two (2.6%). 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 960 litres a year (£1,344). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6.8 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

XG 530 FTG full specificationR 540 A6x2, tractor unit (2020–2023) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
DAF XG 530 FTG36,000 litres
£50,400 at the assumed price
Scania R 540 A6x2, tractor unit (2020–2023)36,960 litres
£51,744 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.