Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
Scania R 450 A6x2/2, lorry (2019–2020) vs Scania S 450 A6x2/2, lorry (2019–2020)
Scania R 450 A6x2/2, lorry (2019–2020)
2019–2020 · 331 kW
31l/100 km
median; 29.1–34.8 across 395 declared configurations
Scania S 450 A6x2/2, lorry (2019–2020)
2019–2020 · 331 kW
31.2l/100 km
median; 29.4–31.9 across 83 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.2 l/100 km between these two (0.6%). 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 240 litres a year (£336). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5.7 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 priceScania R 450 A6x2/2, lorry (2019–2020)37,200 litres
£52,080 at the assumed price
Scania S 450 A6x2/2, lorry (2019–2020)37,440 litres
£52,416 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.