Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

Scania P 460 B6x2 vs Scania R 460 B6x2*4, lorry (2022–2023)

Scania P 460 B6x2

2022–2023 · 338 kW
31.1l/100 km
median; 29.3–33.5 across 11 declared configurations

Scania R 460 B6x2*4, lorry (2022–2023)

2022–2023 · 338 kW
29.4l/100 km
median; 27–31.9 across 154 declared configurations
Scania P 460 B6x2 and Scania R 460 B6x2*4, lorry (2022–2023) side by side
SpecificationScania P 460 B6x2Scania R 460 B6x2*4, lorry (2022–2023)
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2022–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2022–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power338 kWDeclared338 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight26,600–30,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 15 declared configurations25,100–31,000 kgDeclaredmedian 27,000 kg, across 323 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul31.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.3–33.5 l/100 km across 11 declared configurations29.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 27–31.9 l/100 km across 154 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km42.2 g Declaredmedian; 39.68–45.46 g39.84 g Declaredmedian; 36.59–43.2 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.7 l/100 km between these two (5.7%). 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 2,040 litres a year (£2,856). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4.9 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 price
Scania P 460 B6x237,320 litres
£52,248 at the assumed price
Scania R 460 B6x2*4, lorry (2022–2023)35,280 litres
£49,392 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.