Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
Scania P 450 A6x2/4 vs Scania R 450 A6x2*4
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.7 l/100 km between these two (9%). 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 3,240 litres a year (£4,536).
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceScania P 450 A6x2/435,640 litres
£49,896 at the assumed price
Scania R 450 A6x2*438,880 litres
£54,432 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.