Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023) vs Scania P 500 B4x2

Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)

2019–2023 · 368 kW
33.7l/100 km
median; 29.9–34.1 across 5 declared configurations

Scania P 500 B4x2

2019–2022 · 368 kW
33.2l/100 km
median; 30–37.2 across 9 declared configurations
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023) and Scania P 500 B4x2 side by side
SpecificationScania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)Scania P 500 B4x2
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power368 kWDeclared368 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomated, automaticDeclared
Gross vehicle weight18,600–20,500 kgDeclaredmedian 19,500 kg, across 9 declared configurations18,600–22,000 kgDeclaredmedian 20,500 kg, across 105 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul33.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.9–34.1 l/100 km across 5 declared configurations33.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 30–37.2 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km45.7 g Declaredmedian; 40.48–46.2 g62.1 g Declaredmedian; 56.04–69.5 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.5 l/100 km between these two (1.5%). 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 7.2 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 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)40,440 litres
£56,616 at the assumed price
Scania P 500 B4x239,840 litres
£55,776 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.