Scania Super wins Green Truck 2024

Scania has scored yet another bullseye at the prestigious Green Truck Award programme with its Super, which promises transport operators fuel savings of 8%.

Each year, all the heavy truck manufacturers in Europe are invited to the Green Truck comparison test. It is organised by two German trade magazines to identify the most transport-efficient long-haul truck. Apart from a brief hiccup in 2023 – when Scania came second – the Södertälje-based manufacturer has been named “Green Truck” for seven out of the last eight tests. In fact, Scania has won the test nine out of the 14 times that the competition has been held since it began in 2011 – an impressive feat!

“Scania participates in many press tests in Europe, but the Green Truck Award really focuses on what is an absolute core requirement in our industry – offering customers the best possible transport efficiency,” says Stefan Dorski, senior vice president and head of Scania Trucks. “Our Super-based powertrain was introduced in 2021 and brought a new performance level to the market with its 8% fuel-savings that our customers now benefit from in their daily operations.” 

The annual “Green Truck” test is organised by the magazines Trucker and VerkehrsRundschau. Along with its nine victories, Scania has claimed four second places and one fifth place (in the very first year). Needless to say, no other brand even comes close to Scania’s track record. 

“At Scania we are very proud and happy to have regained the title as the most efficient long-haul truck in the world. Consuming less fuel means that our trucks contribute a lot to curbing CO₂ emissions, since so much of the world’s transports is still dependent on combustion engines,” says Dorski.

The best truck in the test is identified by applying a clever formula that covers all the relevant aspects of being transport-efficient and sustainable: fuel consumption, average speed, used AdBlue volume, and the weight of the truck (the lighter the better). 

When one takes a closer look at the actual data used in the Green Truck formula, Scania’s results are even more impressive: over a 100km distance, the average difference compared to the runner-up is 0.41 litres of fuel. Taking into perspective the fact that  a long-haul truck travels something like 150,000km each year, this makes Scania’s Super more than 600 litres per year better off than the nearest competitor.

At 7,040kg, the Scania truck was also the lightest vehicle, and achieved the highest average speed, at 79.70km/h. Scania also introduced an updated version of its Cruise Control with Active Prediction (CCAP) system in May 2023, something that is believed to have given it an edge in the test. 

The actual testing takes place on various types of roads (mainly motorways) in the Munich area. Everything is closely monitored by the organisers and by staff from the participating manufacturers. A reference truck is always used to compensate for changing conditions such as head winds, rain, and temperature. 

Scania’s Super Series could come to South Africa late in 2025 or early in 2026. Watch the winning truck in action here.