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Most popular ride in town
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We've tested more vehicles than anyone else; now we're using our extensive database to highlight popular vehicles. This time we reprise the Scania R124 tractor — a vehicle much in
demand. Model: Scania R124 tractor Launch date: October 1995 Engines: 360 and 400hp at launch; additional engines introduced later including 420 and 470hp Production ceased: March 2004 (superseded by the new R-Series) Best selling power rating: 420hp Transmission: GRS900 UK units sold: More than 15,000 Main market All markets Official used dealers: More than 90 CM roadtest: 31 October 2002 Model: R124LA6x2/2NA420 sleeper-cab tractor Engine: Scania 420 DC12-01 (Euro-3), charged-cooled direct-injection turbo-diesel with unit injectors Capacity: 11.7 litres Maximum power: 420hp (309kW) at 1,90Orpm Maximum torque: 2,000Nm (1,475Ibft) at 1,000-1,300rpm Average fuel consumption: 7.51mpg (37.6Iit/ 100km) (Scottish three-day test) Average speed: 70.6krrVh (43.8mph)
The lowdown: For operators running bulk haulage, kerbweight is crucial. At 44 tonnes a combination of higher payloads and consistent fuel consumption is encouraging, especially if demanding customers expect the extra payload for the same rates.A lightweight tractor like the R124 6x2 can make a difference, even if it only saves a few extra trips a year — and Scania residuals are as good as they get.
As for the driver, the comfort and driveability are as good as ever and the lightweight option does not compromise the working space.
Overall it produced a good result from the A68; it was only slightly down on the motorways and A-roads and, despite this it more than equalled our results at 41 tonnes With the extra weight as an added bonus and good fuel returns at 44 tonnes the Scania R124 midlift will continue to be a firm favourite with those who control the purse strings. CM Roadtest: 13 September 2001 Model: Scania R124 LA6x2/4 NA470 Engine: Scania 470 DT12-02 (Euro-3) charge-cooled four-stroke turbo-diesel (turbo-compound) with electronic engine management Capacity: 11.7 litres Maximum power: 464hp (345kW) at 1,90Orpm Maximum torque: 2,200Nm (1,6231bft) at 1,050-1,350rpm Average fuel consumption: 7.45mpg (37.91it/100km) (Scottish three-day test) Average speed: 75km/h (46.6mph)
The lowdown:The latest technology can be a doubleedged sword, bringing us the dubious benefits of innovations such as robotic pet dogs and televisions that show Big Brother. But technology's not all bad, having also brought electronic nose-hair trimmers and televisions that show Charlie Dimmock. The stuff under the Scania 470's engine cover definitely falls into the latter category. Nice as it might be to have a stonking great V8 at your beck and call, the 470 option is close to being the ideal choice for the real world. Only if we were regularly running under extreme conditions or had an image to maintain at all costs would we be tempted to spend our own money on those two extra cylinders. •
Predided to the penny?
The used van residual prices predicted three years ago by CAP Monitor have proved to be bang on the money. Future Residual Values for Light Commercial Vehicles, an audit of CAP Monitor, reveals that today's prices are as close as £25 to the original forecast value. Fifty light CVs ranging from CDVs to 25-tonne chassis-cabs were reviewed; it reveals an overall difference of just 3.16%. CAP Commercial Vehicle Monitor editor John Watts says the light CV has been buoyant in recent years as CAP's original three-year forecasts suggested and the values achieved reflect this. An Astra Envoy 1.7 Dti 16v forecast at £3,500 in 2001 was valued last month at £3,475, while a Ford Transit 260 SWB with a 74hp engine with a predicted residual of £4,975
came in just £100 below it's current value.
But Watts warns against assuming that values will rise in the future:"Common-rail diesel technology has ceased to command a premium and instead is now viewed by the market as the norm."
Other factors are working against rises in value, such as pressure on CDV values from low transaction prices for new vehicles, and the 3.5-tonne panel van sector is under heavy pressure from oversupply. But overall the market will remain strong this year.
"The light CV market is a barometer for the economy as a whole," he adds. "Constant growth has led to an overall consistency in supply and demand for used vans, We forecast this correctly, as the audit of CAP Monitor forecasts from three years ago demonstrate."