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

Scania R 650 A6x4, lorry (2020–2022) vs Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)

Scania R 650 A6x4, lorry (2020–2022)

2020–2022 · 478 kW

39.3l/100 km

median; 39.3–39.5 across 2 declared configurations

Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 478 kW

40.8l/100 km

median; 37.1–45.6 across 82 declared configurations

Scania R 650 A6x4, lorry (2020–2022) and Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023) side by side
Specification	Scania R 650 A6x4, lorry (2020–2022)	Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)
Vehicle form	Lorry (BA)Registered	Lorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration	6×4Declared	6×4Declared
Registered new	2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records	2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	478 kWDeclared	478 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	16.4 litresDeclared	16.1 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automated, manualDeclared	automatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight	30,000–40,000 kgDeclaredmedian 30,000 kg, across 19 declared configurations	30,000–36,000 kgDeclaredmedian 32,000 kg, across 257 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul	39.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 39.3–39.5 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations	40.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 37.1–45.6 l/100 km across 82 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km	53.3 g Declaredmedian; 53.3–53.5 g	55.34 g Declaredmedian; 50.29–61.9 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.5 l/100 km between these two (3.8%). 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 1,800 litres a year (£2,520). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.5 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

R 650 A6x4, lorry (2020–2022) full specification FH, 478 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023) full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price

Scania R 650 A6x4, lorry (2020–2022)47,160 litres

£66,024 at the assumed price

Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)48,960 litres

£68,544 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.