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Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t

Scania R 650 B8x4 vs Volvo FH, 478 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)

Scania R 650 B8x4

2020–2022 · 478 kW
48.5l/100 km
median; 46.8–49 across 3 declared configurations

Volvo FH, 478 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 478 kW
46.1l/100 km
median; 42.8–49 across 44 declared configurations
Scania R 650 B8x4 and Volvo FH, 478 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023) side by side
SpecificationScania R 650 B8x4Volvo FH, 478 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration8×4Declared8×4Declared
Registered new2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power478 kWDeclared478 kWDeclared
Engine displacement16.4 litresDeclared16.1 litresDeclared
Gearboxautomated, manualDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight32,400–60,000 kgDeclaredmedian 41,000 kg, across 57 declared configurations35,000–40,000 kgDeclaredmedian 40,000 kg, across 166 declared configurations
Declared fuel, construction48.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 46.8–49 l/100 km across 3 declared configurations46.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 42.8–49 l/100 km across 44 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km98.4 g Declaredmedian; 94.9–99.5 g93.57 g Declaredmedian; 86.85–99.3 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.4 l/100 km between these two (5.2%). 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 2,880 litres a year (£4,032). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6.2 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

R 650 B8x4 full specificationFH, 478 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023) full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Scania R 650 B8x458,200 litres
£81,480 at the assumed price
Volvo FH, 478 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)55,320 litres
£77,448 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.