Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
Scania R 500 A6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2023) vs Scania R 500 A6x2*4
Scania R 500 A6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 368 kW
28.6l/100 km
median; 26.4–32.7 across 79 declared configurations
Scania R 500 A6x2*4
2019–2023 · 368 kW
27.8l/100 km
median; 26.9–34.4 across 12 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.8 l/100 km between these two (2.8%). 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 960 litres a year (£1,344). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.5 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 500 A6x2/4, tractor unit (2019–2023)34,320 litres
£48,048 at the assumed price
Scania R 500 A6x2*433,360 litres
£46,704 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.