Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

Scania R 540 B6x4, lorry (2020–2023) vs Scania R 560 B6x4

Scania R 540 B6x4, lorry (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 397 kW

36.5l/100 km

median; 34.1–41.3 across 32 declared configurations

Scania R 560 B6x4

2022–2026 · 412 kW

33.7l/100 km

median; 31.4–36.4 across 48 declared configurations

Scania R 540 B6x4, lorry (2020–2023) and Scania R 560 B6x4 side by side
Specification	Scania R 540 B6x4, lorry (2020–2023)	Scania R 560 B6x4
Vehicle form	Lorry (BA)Registered	Lorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration	6×4Declared	6×4Declared
Registered new	2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records	2022–2026Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	397 kWDeclared	412 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	12.7 litresDeclared	12.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automatedDeclared	automatedDeclared
Emission class	Not recorded	EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight	26,500–42,000 kgDeclaredmedian 30,000 kg, across 155 declared configurations	30,000–35,000 kgRegisteredmedian 35,000 kg, over 4 registrations
Kerb weight	Not recorded	15,608–23,961 kgRegisteredmedian 18,444 kg, over 4 registrations
Wheelbase	Not recorded	5,900–6,100 mmRegisteredmedian 5,900 mm, over 4 registrations
Overall length	Not recorded	9,820–10,710 mmRegisteredmedian 9,850 mm, over 4 registrations
Overall height	Not recorded	3,840–3,950 mmRegisteredmedian 3,900 mm, over 4 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul	36.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 34.1–41.3 l/100 km across 32 declared configurations	33.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.4–36.4 l/100 km across 48 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km	49.49 g Declaredmedian; 46.26–56 g	45.65 g Declaredmedian; 42.56–49.38 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.8 l/100 km between these two (8.3%). 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 3,360 litres a year (£4,704). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.2 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

R 540 B6x4, lorry (2020–2023) full specification R 560 B6x4 full specification The fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price

Scania R 540 B6x4, lorry (2020–2023)43,800 litres

£61,320 at the assumed price

Scania R 560 B6x440,440 litres

£56,616 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.