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

Scania G 450 A6x2/4 vs Scania R 450 A6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2022)

Scania G 450 A6x2/4

2019–2022 · 331 kW
32.3l/100 km
median; 30–34.7 across 7 declared configurations

Scania R 450 A6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2022)

2019–2022 · 331 kW
29.6l/100 km
median; 29.6–30.5 across 2 declared configurations
Scania G 450 A6x2/4 and Scania R 450 A6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2022) side by side
SpecificationScania G 450 A6x2/4Scania R 450 A6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2022)
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)RegisteredTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2019–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power331 kWDeclared331 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classNot recordedEURO 6Registered
Gross vehicle weight24,300–28,000 kgDeclaredmedian 26,500 kg, across 78 declared configurations25,500 kgRegistered
Kerb weightNot recorded8,815 kgRegistered
WheelbaseNot recorded4,050 mmRegistered
Overall lengthNot recorded6,400 mmRegistered
Declared fuel, long haul32.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 30–34.7 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations29.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.6–30.5 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km43.7 g Declaredmedian; 40.6–47.1 g40.15 g Declaredmedian; 40.15–41.33 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2021 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.7 l/100 km between these two (9.1%). 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 3,240 litres a year (£4,536). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4.7 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
Scania G 450 A6x2/438,760 litres
£54,264 at the assumed price
Scania R 450 A6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2022)35,520 litres
£49,728 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.