Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
Scania R 450 A6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2022) vs Scania R 450 A6x2*4
Scania R 450 A6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2022)
2019–2022 · 331 kW
29.6l/100 km
median; 29.6–30.5 across 2 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.8 l/100 km between these two (9.4%). 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 3,360 litres a year (£4,704).
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceScania R 450 A6x2/2, tractor unit (2019–2022)35,520 litres
£49,728 at the assumed price
Scania R 450 A6x2*438,880 litres
£54,432 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.