Scania
Scania S-series
Four engine families including the 16-litre V8, seven axle configurations and combination weights set by the rear axle — how to read a Scania S specification.
Model overview
Axle configurations: 4x2 · 4x4 · 6x2 · 6x2/2 · 6x2/4 · 6x4 · 6x6
Engine families
- Power
- 309–412 kW
- Torque
- 2300–2800 Nm
- Rated speed
- 1800 rpm
- Power
- 272–397 kW
- Torque
- 1900–2700 Nm
- Rated speed
- 1800 rpm
- Power
- 390–566 kW
- Torque
- 2800–3700 Nm
- Power
- 302 kW
- Torque
- 2000 Nm
- Rated speed
- 1900 rpm
Permitted combination weight is set by the rear axle rather than the cab: 78 t with a single driven single-reduction axle, 80 t with hub reduction and 210 t with a tandem hub-reduction group. Heavy-haulage configurations are rated to 250 t. The V8 runs to 1,900 rpm in its three lower steps and 1,800 rpm at the top, so no single rated speed is shown.
The S-series is the flat-floor cab at the top of Scania’s range, born with the New Truck Generation in 2016 and still the reference for driver space in the segment. Underneath, it shares its powertrains with the R-series — which means the choice a buyer actually makes is about engines and axles, not about the cab.
Four engine families, and the V8 is not the interesting one
The Super 13-litre is the current efficiency platform: 12.74 litres, 309–412 kW, 2,300–2,800 Nm at a rated 1,800 rpm. For standard European long-haul this is the engine, and Scania built its recent fuel-consumption argument on it.
The previous-generation 13-litre continues below it at 272–397 kW and 1,900–2,700 Nm. On the used market this distinction matters more than any other on the vehicle, because the two are close in appearance and not close in consumption.
The 16-litre V8 runs 390–566 kW and 2,800–3,700 Nm. It is a heavy-haulage and prestige engine, and it is worth being honest about which of those two reasons is driving a given purchase. The rated speed differs across its steps — 1,900 rpm in the lower three and 1,800 at the top — so no single figure is shown.
A 13-litre gas engine completes the range at 302 kW.
Why there is no single weight figure
Scania rates combination weight by the rear axle rather than by the model: 78 tonnes with a single driven single-reduction axle, 80 with hub reduction, and 210 with a tandem hub-reduction group. Heavy-haulage configurations go to 250. Publishing one headline number here would misrepresent the range, so the table leaves the field empty and the note explains why.
On the emission class
Scania publishes “Euro 6” on its own pages and does not state a sub-step — no 6d, 6e or VI-E. Other manufacturers do. This page therefore says Euro 6 and nothing more, which is what the source supports.
Buying used
Establish whether the engine is Super or previous-generation, and get the axle specification in writing rather than the plated weight alone. Opticruise is a 14-forward, 8-reverse unit across the range; a truck with fewer ratios listed is specified differently from what the badge suggests.
Quick answers
- Which engines are available in the Scania S-series?
- The Scania S-series is offered with 4 engine families: Scania Super 13-litre (12.74 l), Scania 13-litre (previous generation DC13) (12.7 l), Scania 16-litre V8 (16.4 l), Scania 13-litre gas (OC13) (12.7 l). Output spans 272–566 kW and 1900–3700 Nm.
- What axle configurations does the Scania S-series come in?
- 4x2, 4x4, 6x2, 6x2/2, 6x2/4, 6x4, 6x6.
- What emission standard does the Scania S-series meet?
- Euro 6.
Sources
- Scania S-series — the range — Scania
- Scania Super powertrain — Scania
- Scania Opticruise — Scania