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Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t

Scania R 540 B8x4, lorry (2020–2023) vs Scania R 540 B8x4*4, lorry (2020–2023)

Scania R 540 B8x4, lorry (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 397 kW
41.6l/100 km
median; 38.5–47.2 across 16 declared configurations

Scania R 540 B8x4*4, lorry (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 397 kW
41.4l/100 km
median; 38.9–44.9 across 81 declared configurations
Scania R 540 B8x4, lorry (2020–2023) and Scania R 540 B8x4*4, lorry (2020–2023) side by side
SpecificationScania R 540 B8x4, lorry (2020–2023)Scania R 540 B8x4*4, lorry (2020–2023)
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration8×4Declared8×4Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power397 kWDeclared397 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight32,400–60,000 kgDeclaredmedian 41,000 kg, across 249 declared configurations33,000–42,000 kgDeclaredmedian 34,000 kg, across 355 declared configurations
Declared fuel, construction41.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 38.5–47.2 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations41.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 38.9–44.9 l/100 km across 81 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km84.4 g Declaredmedian; 78.1–95.7 g84.04 g Declaredmedian; 78.93–91.1 g

Fuel and CO₂: construction at 12.9 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.2 l/100 km between these two (0.4%). 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 240 litres a year (£336). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.7 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

R 540 B8x4, lorry (2020–2023) full specificationR 540 B8x4*4, lorry (2020–2023) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Scania R 540 B8x4, lorry (2020–2023)49,920 litres
£69,888 at the assumed price
Scania R 540 B8x4*4, lorry (2020–2023)49,680 litres
£69,552 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.