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Comparison · 8×4 road tractor · construction at 12.9 t

Scania R 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022) vs Scania R 560 B8x4*4, road tractor (2022–2023)

Scania R 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022)

2020–2022 · 397 kW
41.3l/100 km
median; 39–42.3 across 7 declared configurations

Scania R 560 B8x4*4, road tractor (2022–2023)

2022–2023 · 412 kW
38.1l/100 km
median; 35.2–40.1 across 40 declared configurations
Scania R 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022) and Scania R 560 B8x4*4, road tractor (2022–2023) side by side
SpecificationScania R 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022)Scania R 560 B8x4*4, road tractor (2022–2023)
Vehicle formRoad tractor (BD)RegisteredRoad tractor (BD)Registered
Axle configuration8×4Declared8×4Declared
Registered new2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records2022–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power397 kWDeclared412 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.7 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight32,000–42,000 kgDeclaredmedian 37,000 kg, across 81 declared configurations36,000–42,000 kgDeclaredmedian 37,000 kg, across 40 declared configurations
Declared fuel, construction41.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 39–42.3 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations38.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 35.2–40.1 l/100 km across 40 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km83.7 g Declaredmedian; 79.02–85.86 g77.34 g Declaredmedian; 71.49–81.24 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 3.2 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 3,840 litres a year (£5,376). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4.9 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

R 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022) full specificationR 560 B8x4*4, road tractor (2022–2023) full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Scania R 540 B8x4*4, road tractor (2020–2022)49,560 litres
£69,384 at the assumed price
Scania R 560 B8x4*4, road tractor (2022–2023)45,720 litres
£64,008 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.