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Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t

Scania G 540 B4x2 vs Scania S 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023)

Scania G 540 B4x2

2020–2022 · 397 kW
31l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations

Scania S 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023)

2021–2023 · 434 kW
29.7l/100 km
median; 29.3–30.3 across 5 declared configurations
Scania G 540 B4x2 and Scania S 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023) side by side
SpecificationScania G 540 B4x2Scania S 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023)
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power397 kWDeclared434 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared16.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight19,500–22,000 kgDeclaredmedian 20,500 kg, across 20 declared configurations19,500–21,000 kgDeclaredmedian 19,500 kg, across 8 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul31 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration29.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.3–30.3 l/100 km across 5 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km57.9 g Declaredmedian40.31 g Declaredmedian; 39.72–41.04 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 14 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.3 l/100 km between these two (4.3%). 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 1,560 litres a year (£2,184).

G 540 B4x2 full specificationS 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023) full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Scania G 540 B4x237,200 litres
£52,080 at the assumed price
Scania S 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023)35,640 litres
£49,896 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.