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

Scania R 770 B6x4, lorry (2021–2023) vs Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)

Scania R 770 B6x4, lorry (2021–2023)

2021–2023 · 566 kW
39.7l/100 km
median; 35.6–44.8 across 77 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 770 B6x4, lorry (2021–2023) and Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023) side by side
SpecificationScania R 770 B6x4, lorry (2021–2023)Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×4Declared6×4Declared
Registered new2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power566 kWDeclared478 kWDeclared
Engine displacement16.4 litresDeclared16.1 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight27,000–42,000 kgDeclaredmedian 30,000 kg, across 242 declared configurations30,000–36,000 kgDeclaredmedian 32,000 kg, across 257 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul39.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 35.6–44.8 l/100 km across 77 declared configurations40.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 37.1–45.6 l/100 km across 82 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km53.8 g Declaredmedian; 48.29–60.8 g55.34 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 1.1 l/100 km between these two (2.7%). 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 1,320 litres a year (£1,848). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9.2 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 price
Scania R 770 B6x4, lorry (2021–2023)47,640 litres
£66,696 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.