Scania Engines

JSingh:
Just been reading in the commercial motor and apparently the 2nd generation of V8’s have been released! The 520 engine is meant to be even more efficient the a 6 cylinder on weight over 35t!! This is getting me excited, hopefully get to see some figures soon!!

I read on the Scania website a Scandinavian operator had the 520 averaging 7.3 MPG on 44tn work. That’s interesting stuff. I’m getting 6 MPG from a 460 double drive at 44tn cross country.

If the 520 figures are true, and comparable, it’s a 20% improvement on my current fuel figures. I’m not sure how much an extra drive axle would dent that figure…

I looked at buying an 11 plate 580 awhile back and on similar work to me, again double drive, the operator was quoting he was lucky to scrape 5 mpg. :open_mouth: