Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

Scania R 590 A6x2/4 vs Scania R 590 A6x2*4

Scania R 590 A6x2/4

2022–2023 · 434 kW
30.5l/100 km
median; 29.2–34.1 across 27 declared configurations

Scania R 590 A6x2*4

2022–2023 · 434 kW
31.1l/100 km
median; 29.6–35.2 across 8 declared configurations
Scania R 590 A6x2/4 and Scania R 590 A6x2*4 side by side
SpecificationScania R 590 A6x2/4Scania R 590 A6x2*4
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)RegisteredTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2022–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2022–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power434 kWDeclared434 kWDeclared
Engine displacement16.4 litresDeclared16.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight24,300–29,000 kgDeclaredmedian 27,000 kg, across 55 declared configurations27,000–29,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 12 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul30.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.2–34.1 l/100 km across 27 declared configurations31.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.6–35.2 l/100 km across 8 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km41.41 g Declaredmedian; 39.63–46.18 g42.1 g Declaredmedian; 40.11–47.76 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.6 l/100 km between these two (1.9%). 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 720 litres a year (£1,008). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5.6 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Scania R 590 A6x2/436,600 litres
£51,240 at the assumed price
Scania R 590 A6x2*437,320 litres
£52,248 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.