Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 330 kW, 6x4 rigid truck and Scania R 450 B6x4 side by side
Specification
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 330 kW, 6x4 rigid truck
Scania R 450 B6x4
Vehicle form
Truck (BA)Registered
Truck (BA)Registered
Axle configuration
6×4Declared
6×4Declared
Registered new
2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
330 kWDeclared
331 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
12.8 litresDeclared
12.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automated, manualDeclared
Emission class
Not recorded
EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered
Gross vehicle weight
26,000–35,000 kgDeclaredmedian 26,000 kg, across 47 declared configurations
29,000–35,000 kgRegisteredmedian 30,000 kg, over 3 registrations
Kerb weight
Not recorded
12,602–29,600 kgRegisteredmedian 15,150 kg, over 3 registrations
Wheelbase
Not recorded
5,700–5,900 mmRegisteredmedian 5,850 mm, over 3 registrations
Overall length
Not recorded
8,560–11,710 mmRegisteredmedian 10,150 mm, over 3 registrations
Overall height
Not recorded
3,900 mmRegistered
Declared fuel, long haul
42.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 38.9–44.1 l/100 km across 10 declared configurations
36.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 36–39.2 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km
57.2 g Declaredmedian; 52.8–59.8 g
49.47 g Declaredmedian; 48.8–53.14 g
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The Scania R 450 B6x4 declared 5.7 l/100 km less (15.6%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 6,840 litres a year, or £9,576. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
