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Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t

Scania R 500 B4x2 vs Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)

Scania R 500 B4x2

2019–2023 · 368 kW
30.2l/100 km
median; 26.5–33.9 across 13 declared configurations

Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)

2019–2021 · 368 kW
31.4l/100 km
median; 29.8–31.4 across 2 declared configurations
Scania R 500 B4x2 and Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021) side by side
SpecificationScania R 500 B4x2Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power368 kWDeclared368 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO VI C, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegisteredNot recorded
Gross vehicle weight19,000–22,000 kgRegisteredmedian 21,000 kg, over 4 registrations19,000–20,500 kgDeclaredmedian 20,500 kg, across 12 declared configurations
Kerb weight9,431–12,321 kgRegisteredmedian 10,060 kg, over 4 registrationsNot recorded
Wheelbase4,350–5,750 mmRegisteredmedian 4,950 mm, over 4 registrationsNot recorded
Overall length7,600–10,550 mmRegisteredmedian 8,500 mm, over 4 registrationsNot recorded
Overall height4,000 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Declared fuel, long haul30.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 26.5–33.9 l/100 km across 13 declared configurations31.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.8–31.4 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km56.4 g Declaredmedian; 49.45–63.4 g42.5 g Declaredmedian; 40.5–42.5 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 14 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.2 l/100 km between these two (3.9%). 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 1,440 litres a year (£2,016). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.4 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

R 500 B4x2 full specificationS 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Scania R 500 B4x236,240 litres
£50,736 at the assumed price
Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)37,680 litres
£52,752 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.