Comparison · 6×2 road tractor · long haul at 19.3 t
Scania G 500 B6x2*4, road tractor (2019–2023) vs Scania R 540 B6x2, road tractor (2020–2022)
Scania G 500 B6x2*4, road tractor (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 368 kW
31.2l/100 km
median; 30.4–35.3 across 7 declared configurations
Scania R 540 B6x2, road tractor (2020–2022)
2020–2022 · 397 kW
32.9l/100 km
median; 32.7–36 across 6 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1.7 l/100 km between these two (5.4%). 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 2,040 litres a year (£2,856). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4.9 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 priceScania G 500 B6x2*4, road tractor (2019–2023)37,440 litres
£52,416 at the assumed price
Scania R 540 B6x2, road tractor (2020–2022)39,480 litres
£55,272 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.