Fuel figures seat the fate of any roadtest, and Scania
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wilt be cursing the poor weather for hampering an excellent opportunity to set down an important marker.
This truck, the first ' Euro-5 tested with EGR, has an impressive bank of Euro-5 SCR tests to compete with and CM would suggest Scania returns in the New Year with another vehicle to show -; what it can realty do.
While CM recommends you take the fuel figures with a pinch of salt, nevertheless they remain competitive compared with other tests in better conditions.
The added cost of AdBlue for the SCR trucks brings the overall running costs of the R440 and its competitors closer.
The plus points for Scania include resolving the bottom bunk issue, introducing a real-time support tool, tweaking the automated transmission and removing the third pedal.
Scania has long enjoyed driver and operator backing, which underpins very healthy residuals, and this truck helps justify that support.
As CM said at the Cab Test earlier this year, this vehicle is a decent stab at the perfect truck.