Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t
Scania R 660 B8x4*4, lorry (2021–2023) vs Volvo FH, 478 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)
Scania R 660 B8x4*4, lorry (2021–2023)
2021–2023 · 485 kW
43.3l/100 km
median; 39.8–45.6 across 172 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
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.8 l/100 km between these two (6.4%). 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 3,360 litres a year (£4,704). 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.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceScania R 660 B8x4*4, lorry (2021–2023)51,960 litres
£72,744 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.