
R-series specifications
Optimised for your business
Designed to fit
The Scania name guarantees excellent fuel efficiency, but we don’t stop there. This truck generation with the innovative Super powertrain will shave several percentage off your fuel consumption.

9-litre
Our 9-litre engine is available with 280, 320, 340 and 360 hp depending on your choice of fuel. In addition it gives you a significant weight reduction compared to the 13-litre engine, enabling you to add a little extra to your payload without compromising your performance.
13-litre
The entire Scania Euro 6 engine range is approved to run on up to 100% HVO. Developed according to Scania’s hallmark low-rev philosophy, the Scania Super 13-litre engine gives you industry-leading fuel-efficiency and unrivalled engine performance.
Our 13-litre six-cylinder units have output levels of 370, 410, 450, 500 and 540 hp with SCR technology.
Super 13-litre
With groundbreaking powertrain fuel savings of 8%, together with improved power, stamina and robustness, the Scania Super 13-litre engine not only delivers superior uptime and operational performance but is also ready to meet even the toughest emissions regulations, both today and tomorrow.
Our Super 13-litre six-cylinder engines have outputs levels of 420, 460, 500 and 560 hp.
16-litre
Our Euro 6 engines run on up to 100% HVO. Plus with our latest improvements you get a further reduction of fuel consumption, without compromising power. And we’ll keep improving on this all the time.
The Scania V8s are available with power ratings of 530, 590, 660 and 770hp.
Empowered engines
Scania engines are known for their fuel efficiency. The groundbreaking Scania Super 13-litre engine takes that reputation to new heights. With improved engine performance and leading emissions control through the Scania Twin-SCR system, the Scania Super 13-litre engine sets a new industry standard for brake thermal efficiency. This contributes to unrivalled powertrain fuel savings of 8%.
DUAL EMISSIONS CONTROL
The leading Scania Twin-SCR system, with dual AdBlue dosing, ensures a continuously higher reduction of exhaust emissions across a wide range of operations and is ready to meet even the toughest emissions regulations – both today and tomorrow.
GROUNDBREAKING PERFORMANCE
Dual overhead camshafts are introduced to enhance gas exchange and deliver unrivalled performance. Together with significant improvements to combustion performance, lubrication and cooling, and turbocharger efficiency, the Scania Super 13-litre sets groundbreaking new levels of brake thermal efficiency.
POWERFUL ENGINE BRAKING
Through an optional compression release brake system, the Scania Super 13-litre engine introduces high-performance, auxiliary engine braking capacity up to 350 kW – ensuring a smoother and safer drive across challenging terrain.
Power your profitability
Scania delivers a wide range of engines which are compatible with diesel and alternative fuels, so you can find your perfect power to keep your long-distance operations up to the task, mile after mile. This includes the new Scania Super 13-litre engine which introduces a new 560 hp performance step, in addition to groundbreaking combined powertrain fuel savings of 8%.
Get the right gearbox
Our comprehensive gearbox range can be adapted to all types of transport operations to deliver the full range of power across your Scania powertrain. Offering improved driveability, Scania’s gearboxes can be fitted with the high-performance Scania Retarder.
The Scania Opticruise G25 and G33 set the highest industry standard for gearbox performance. Together with improved overall robustness, the Scania Opticruise remains the leading choice for sustainable, fuel-efficient transport operations.
8-speed
The virtue of this gearbox lies in its simplicity. Rugged and compact, there are no crawler ratios and the smooth, positive action makes gearchanging easy. Options include Scania Opticruise, Scania Retarder and a selection of power take-offs.
8+1-speed
This gearbox offers similar advantages, together with an extra crawler ratio. Based on a 4-speed box, plus a planetary section, its strength is more than a match for the high-torque output of any Scania inline engine. Options include Scania Retarder and a selection of power take-offs.
Rear axle gears
Scania offers a range of single reduction drive axles. Hub reduction is also available in two strengths. The robust and lightweight R756 introduces faster and more efficient gearing, setting new standards for rear axle performance and delivering the improved efficiency range of the Scania powertrain.
Single driven hub reduction
The single driven hub reduction axles are offered for the operations where startability, ground clearance and high gross train weights are favourable. They manage gross vehicle and train weights up to 80 tonnes with gear ratios from 3.80 up to 7.18.
Single driven single reduction
Our gears for single reduction have low complexity and high efficiency and can master gross vehicle and train weights up to 78 tonnes with a wide range of gear ratios from 1.95 up to 5.57.
TANDEM DRIVEN SINGLE REDUCTION
Tandem driven single reduction is offered for operations where you require traction together with optimal fuel efficiency. The RB662 + R660 tandem gear masters gross vehicle and train weights up to 80 tonnes with gear ratios from 2.92 up to 4.88.
Tandem driven single hub reduction
Our broad tandem driven hub reduction axles are robust and durable and offers great startability and ground clearance. It masters extremely high gross vehicles and train weights to up to 210 tonnes with gear ratios from 3.52 up to 7.63.
WIDER GEAR RATIO
The R756 offers a wider gear ratio from 1.95 to 4.11 and is made to master a wide range of vehicle operations up to 53 tonnes GTW.Info point 2 (+ on image)
UNRIVALLED UPTIME
The R756 is engineered to deliver extended oil change intervals and an increased component lifetime.
Axle configurations
Front, rear, fixed and steered tag axles – Scania can match the requirements of any application. The R-series can be teamed with a wide range of chassis configurations with different heights.
Contact your dealer
Please contact us if you have any questions about our products, services or other activities within the Scania organisation.

With a wealth of choices and an array of modular configurations, you can tailor your truck to fit your trucking life. Make it a Scania.