Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t

Scania G 500 B8x4 vs Scania R 500 B8x4

Scania G 500 B8x4

2020–2023 · 368 kW
41.8l/100 km
median; 38.3–47.9 across 13 declared configurations

Scania R 500 B8x4

2020–2023 · 368 kW
40.9l/100 km
median; 36.5–43.1 across 12 declared configurations
Scania G 500 B8x4 and Scania R 500 B8x4 side by side
SpecificationScania G 500 B8x4Scania R 500 B8x4
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration8×4Declared8×4Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power368 kWDeclared368 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomated, manualDeclared
Gross vehicle weight34,000–60,000 kgDeclaredmedian 39,000 kg, across 94 declared configurations34,000–60,000 kgDeclaredmedian 41,000 kg, across 303 declared configurations
Declared fuel, construction41.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 38.3–47.9 l/100 km across 13 declared configurations40.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 36.5–43.1 l/100 km across 12 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km84.72 g Declaredmedian; 77.6–97.3 g83 g Declaredmedian; 73.97–87.5 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.9 l/100 km between these two (2.2%). 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 1,080 litres a year (£1,512). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9.6 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 500 B8x450,160 litres
£70,224 at the assumed price
Scania R 500 B8x449,080 litres
£68,712 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.