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

Scania R 540 B4x2 vs Scania S 540 B4x2

Scania R 540 B4x2

2021–2023 · 397 kW
30.4l/100 km
median; 28–31.7 across 10 declared configurations

Scania S 540 B4x2

2021–2023 · 397 kW
30.9l/100 km
median; 28.8–32.3 across 7 declared configurations
Scania R 540 B4x2 and Scania S 540 B4x2 side by side
SpecificationScania R 540 B4x2Scania S 540 B4x2
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power397 kWDeclared397 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO VI ERegisteredNot recorded
Gross vehicle weight22,000 kgRegistered19,500–22,000 kgDeclaredmedian 20,500 kg, across 12 declared configurations
Kerb weight9,660 kgRegisteredNot recorded
Wheelbase4,550 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Overall length7,330 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Overall height4,000 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Declared fuel, long haul30.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28–31.7 l/100 km across 10 declared configurations30.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.8–32.3 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km56.7 g Declaredmedian; 52.37–59.24 g57.81 g Declaredmedian; 53.91–60.4 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.5 l/100 km between these two (1.6%). 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 600 litres a year (£840). The declared figures for one of them alone span 3.7 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

R 540 B4x2 full specificationS 540 B4x2 full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Scania R 540 B4x236,480 litres
£51,072 at the assumed price
Scania S 540 B4x237,080 litres
£51,912 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.