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

Scania G 450 A6x2, tractor unit (2019–2022) vs Scania R 450 B6x2*4, tractor unit (2019–2023)

Scania G 450 A6x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)

2019–2022 · 331 kW
32.8l/100 km
median; 31.4–34.2 across 5 declared configurations

Scania R 450 B6x2*4, tractor unit (2019–2023)

2019–2023 · 331 kW
33.3l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations
Scania G 450 A6x2, tractor unit (2019–2022) and Scania R 450 B6x2*4, tractor unit (2019–2023) side by side
SpecificationScania G 450 A6x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)Scania R 450 B6x2*4, tractor unit (2019–2023)
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)RegisteredTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2019–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power331 kWDeclared331 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight25,300–30,000 kgDeclaredmedian 27,000 kg, across 55 declared configurations26,500–29,000 kgDeclaredmedian 26,500 kg, across 8 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul32.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.4–34.2 l/100 km across 5 declared configurations33.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km44.43 g Declaredmedian; 42.58–46.38 g45.2 g Declaredmedian

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.5 l/100 km between these two (1.5%). 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 600 litres a year (£840). The declared figures for one of them alone span 2.8 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, tractor unit (2019–2022)39,360 litres
£55,104 at the assumed price
Scania R 450 B6x2*4, tractor unit (2019–2023)39,960 litres
£55,944 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.