Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t
Scania P 370 B8x4 vs Volvo FM, 285 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry
Volvo FM, 285 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry
2019–2023 · 285 kW
40.9l/100 km
median; 39.5–43.4 across 6 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.9 l/100 km between these two (7%). 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 3,480 litres a year (£4,872). The declared figures for one of them alone span 3.9 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 P 370 B8x452,560 litres
£73,584 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 285 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry49,080 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.