Scania S 560 A4x2 and Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit side by side
Specification
Scania S 560 A4x2
Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2022–2024Registeredcentral 90% of records
2019–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
412 kWDeclared
405 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
12.7 litresDeclared
12.8 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO VI ERegistered
Not recorded
Gross vehicle weight
19,000–22,000 kgRegisteredmedian 19,500 kg, across 23 type-approval versions and 4 records without one
20,500–22,000 kgDeclaredmedian 21,000 kg, across 17 declared configurations
Kerb weight
7,813–9,849 kgRegisteredmedian 8,606 kg, over 62 registrations
Not recorded
Wheelbase
3,600–3,950 mmRegisteredmedian 3,750 mm, over 62 registrations
Not recorded
Overall length
5,810–6,320 mmRegisteredmedian 5,960 mm, over 62 registrations
Not recorded
Overall height
3,820–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,990 mm, over 50 registrations
Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul
26.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 24.7–29.9 l/100 km across 415 declared configurations
30.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km
35.66 g Declaredmedian; 33.5–40.53 g
41.04 g Declaredmedian
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The Scania S 560 A4x2 declared 4 l/100 km less (15.2%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 4,800 litres a year, or £6,720. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
