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

Scania S 770 B6x4 vs Volvo FH, 552 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)

Scania S 770 B6x4

2021–2023 · 566 kW
39.1l/100 km
median; 36.6–41.6 across 18 declared configurations

Volvo FH, 552 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 552 kW
40.7l/100 km
median; 37.8–46.3 across 62 declared configurations
Scania S 770 B6x4 and Volvo FH, 552 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023) side by side
SpecificationScania S 770 B6x4Volvo FH, 552 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 kWDeclared552 kWDeclared
Engine displacement16.4 litresDeclared16.1 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO VI ERegisteredNot recorded
Gross vehicle weight31,000 kgRegistered29,500–36,000 kgDeclaredmedian 32,000 kg, across 254 declared configurations
Kerb weight19,595 kgRegisteredNot recorded
Wheelbase6,100 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Overall length9,800 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Overall height3,980 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Declared fuel, long haul39.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 36.6–41.6 l/100 km across 18 declared configurations40.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 37.8–46.3 l/100 km across 62 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km53.05 g Declaredmedian; 49.63–56.36 g55.14 g Declaredmedian; 51.26–62.8 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.6 l/100 km between these two (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 1,920 litres a year (£2,688). 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.

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Scania S 770 B6x446,920 litres
£65,688 at the assumed price
Volvo FH, 552 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)48,840 litres
£68,376 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.