Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
Scania R 650 A6x2/4 vs Scania S 580 A6x2, tractor unit (2019–2021)
Scania R 650 A6x2/4
2019–2022 · 478 kW
32.7l/100 km
median; 31.3–35.9 across 10 declared configurations
Scania S 580 A6x2, tractor unit (2019–2021)
2019–2021 · 427 kW
33l/100 km
median; 31.8–35.7 across 7 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.3 l/100 km between these two (0.9%). 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 360 litres a year (£504). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4.6 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 priceScania R 650 A6x2/439,240 litres
£54,936 at the assumed price
Scania S 580 A6x2, tractor unit (2019–2021)39,600 litres
£55,440 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.