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

Scania P 460 B4x2 vs Scania R 460 B4x2

Scania P 460 B4x2

2022–2026 · 338 kW
27.1l/100 km
median; 26.5–27.7 across 11 declared configurations

Scania R 460 B4x2

2022–2025 · 338 kW
26.6l/100 km
median; 24.7–27.8 across 17 declared configurations
Scania P 460 B4x2 and Scania R 460 B4x2 side by side
SpecificationScania P 460 B4x2Scania R 460 B4x2
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2022–2026Registeredcentral 90% of records2022–2025Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power338 kWDeclared338 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO VI ERegisteredEURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight20,990 kgRegistered22,000 kgRegistered
Kerb weight18,863 kgRegistered9,214–13,915 kgRegisteredmedian 10,992 kg, over 5 registrations
Wheelbase4,550 mmRegistered3,750–4,950 mmRegisteredmedian 4,550 mm, over 5 registrations
Overall length8,320 mmRegistered6,800–8,880 mmRegisteredmedian 7,480 mm, over 5 registrations
Overall height3,530 mmRegistered3,070–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,970 mm, over 5 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul27.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 26.5–27.7 l/100 km across 11 declared configurations26.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 24.7–27.8 l/100 km across 17 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km50.72 g Declaredmedian; 49.44–51.83 g49.81 g Declaredmedian; 46.15–51.87 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.5 l/100 km between these two (1.8%). 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 600 litres a year (£840). The declared figures for one of them alone span 3.1 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 P 460 B4x232,520 litres
£45,528 at the assumed price
Scania R 460 B4x231,920 litres
£44,688 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.