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

Scania R 460 B6x2*4, road tractor (2022–2023) vs Scania R 540 B6x2, road tractor (2020–2022)

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 540 B6x2, road tractor (2020–2022)

2020–2022 · 397 kW
32.9l/100 km
median; 32.7–36 across 6 declared configurations
Scania R 460 B6x2*4, road tractor (2022–2023) and Scania R 540 B6x2, road tractor (2020–2022) side by side
SpecificationScania R 460 B6x2*4, road tractor (2022–2023)Scania R 540 B6x2, road tractor (2020–2022)
Vehicle formRoad tractor (BD)RegisteredRoad tractor (BD)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2022–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power338 kWDeclared397 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight28,000–29,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 6 declared configurations28,000–30,000 kgDeclaredmedian 30,000 kg, across 33 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul30.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 30.3–30.9 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations32.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 32.7–36 l/100 km across 6 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km41.15 g Declaredmedian; 41.1–41.95 g44.6 g Declaredmedian; 44.28–48.7 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.5 l/100 km between these two (8.2%). 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 3,000 litres a year (£4,200). The declared figures for one of them alone span 3.3 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

R 460 B6x2*4, road tractor (2022–2023) full specificationR 540 B6x2, road tractor (2020–2022) full specificationThe fuel ranking

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 540 B6x2, road tractor (2020–2022)39,480 litres
£55,272 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.