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

Scania G 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022) vs Scania R 590 B8x4*4, road tractor (2021–2023)

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

2020–2022 · 397 kW
41l/100 km
median; 40.3–41.5 across 3 declared configurations

Scania R 590 B8x4*4, road tractor (2021–2023)

2021–2023 · 434 kW
43.2l/100 km
median; 40.4–44.8 across 18 declared configurations
Scania G 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022) and Scania R 590 B8x4*4, road tractor (2021–2023) side by side
SpecificationScania G 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022)Scania R 590 B8x4*4, road tractor (2021–2023)
Vehicle formRoad tractor (BD)RegisteredRoad tractor (BD)Registered
Axle configuration8×4Declared8×4Declared
Registered new2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power397 kWDeclared434 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared16.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight36,000–43,000 kgDeclaredmedian 37,000 kg, across 24 declared configurations36,000–44,000 kgDeclaredmedian 37,000 kg, across 33 declared configurations
Declared fuel, construction41 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 40.3–41.5 l/100 km across 3 declared configurations43.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 40.4–44.8 l/100 km across 18 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km83.22 g Declaredmedian; 81.83–84.25 g87.61 g Declaredmedian; 82.01–90.94 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.2 l/100 km between these two (5.3%). 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 2,640 litres a year (£3,696). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4.4 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

G 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022) full specificationR 590 B8x4*4, road tractor (2021–2023) full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Scania G 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022)49,200 litres
£68,880 at the assumed price
Scania R 590 B8x4*4, road tractor (2021–2023)51,840 litres
£72,576 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.