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Comparison · 8×4 road tractor · construction at 12.9 t

Scania G 500 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2023) vs Scania R 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022)

Scania G 500 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 368 kW
39.4l/100 km
median; 38.8–39.4 across 1 declared configurations

Scania R 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022)

2020–2022 · 397 kW
41.3l/100 km
median; 39–42.3 across 7 declared configurations
Scania G 500 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2023) and Scania R 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022) side by side
SpecificationScania G 500 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2023)Scania R 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022)
Vehicle formRoad tractor (BD)RegisteredRoad tractor (BD)Registered
Axle configuration8×4Declared8×4Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power368 kWDeclared397 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight37,000–38,000 kgDeclaredmedian 37,000 kg, across 9 declared configurations32,000–42,000 kgDeclaredmedian 37,000 kg, across 81 declared configurations
Declared fuel, construction39.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 38.8–39.4 l/100 km across 1 declared configuration41.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 39–42.3 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km79.9 g Declaredmedian; 78.76–79.9 g83.7 g Declaredmedian; 79.02–85.86 g

Fuel and CO₂: construction at 12.9 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.9 l/100 km between these two (4.8%). 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 2,280 litres a year (£3,192). The declared figures for one of them alone span 3.3 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

G 500 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2023) full specificationR 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022) full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Scania G 500 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2023)47,280 litres
£66,192 at the assumed price
Scania R 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022)49,560 litres
£69,384 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.