Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
Scania P 500 B4x2 vs Volvo FH, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
Lower declared fuel
Volvo FH, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
2019–2023 · 375 kW
29.7l/100 km
median; 27.6–34.6 across 45 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The Volvo FH, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry declared 3.5 l/100 km less (11.7%) on the long haul at 14 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 4,200 litres a year, or £5,880. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceScania P 500 B4x239,840 litres
£55,776 at the assumed price
Volvo FH, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry35,640 litres
£49,896 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.