Scania gets Green Truck gong

The Scania R 450 has won the Green Truck 2019 award and has been named the most fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly commercial vehicle in its class.

The victory gives Scania a hat trick for its third consecutive win in the competition.

Green Truck 2019 is a German comparison fuel test sponsored by a couple of European trade publications focusing on the lowest fuel consumption.

Related reading:
Scania G 500 Review Kalgoorlie to Perth
New Gen Scanias on show
New Generation Scania: Launch review

Thirteen vehicles were competing for the title and the Scania R 450 won with the lowest average fuel consumption of 23.25 litres/100 kilometres, the lowest greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) of 738 grams per kilometre, and the highest average speed of 80.42 km/h on the same 353- kilometre long test track.

“The Green Truck 2019 award reinforces what our customers around the world have already experienced: that the Scania R 450 is an exceptionally fuel-efficient truck,” said Alexander Vlaskamp, Head of Scania Trucks.

Scania’s market share in Europe has also seen success, with a record high 19.1 per cent reached during first quarter of 2019. Another Scania vehicle, the Scania G 410, took the third place in the environmental ranking competition, with an average consumption of 24.02 litres/100 kilometres and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) of 762 grams per kilometre.

The participating trucks in the competition were required to take a test trailer onto the course, for a combined total weight of just under 32 tonnes, depending on the equipment of the truck. In addition, the engine output was stipulated to be no more than 500hp.