Comparison · 6×2 road tractor · long haul at 19.3 t

Scania R 460 B6x2*4, road tractor (2022–2023) vs Scania R 500 B6x2*4, road tractor (2019–2023)

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

2022–2023 · 338 kW
30.4l/100 km
median; 30.3–30.9 across 6 declared configurations

Scania R 500 B6x2*4, road tractor (2019–2023)

2019–2023 · 368 kW
30.7l/100 km
median; 28.9–34.1 across 31 declared configurations
Scania R 460 B6x2*4, road tractor (2022–2023) and Scania R 500 B6x2*4, road tractor (2019–2023) side by side
SpecificationScania R 460 B6x2*4, road tractor (2022–2023)Scania R 500 B6x2*4, road tractor (2019–2023)
Vehicle formRoad tractor (BD)RegisteredRoad tractor (BD)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2022–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power338 kWDeclared368 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight28,000–29,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 6 declared configurations27,000–30,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 131 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul30.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 30.3–30.9 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations30.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.9–34.1 l/100 km across 31 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km41.15 g Declaredmedian; 41.1–41.95 g41.65 g Declaredmedian; 39.17–46.21 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.3 l/100 km between these two (0.9%). 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 360 litres a year (£504). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5.2 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 R 460 B6x2*4, road tractor (2022–2023)36,480 litres
£51,072 at the assumed price
Scania R 500 B6x2*4, road tractor (2019–2023)36,840 litres
£51,576 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.