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ScaniaScania P-series

The working cab of the modular range: low, short, and built to be climbed into.

Photo: File:Nufam 2023, Rheinstetten (P1130825).jpg: Matthew Blume File:Scania P320 mit · CC BY-SA 3.0

The story

A defining chapter in Scania history.

Explore the ideas, engineering and context that shaped the Scania P-series, then continue into its specifications and place in the marque's lineage.

Origins

The P-series is the part of Scania's PRT range built for jobs that involve stopping. Introduced in 2004, it uses a lower, shorter cab than the long-haul R and S models, with fewer steps into the seat, which matters enormously to a driver making dozens of drops a day or working a tipper on a construction site.

Brandbil Scania Hammarö räddningstjänst · Janee · CC BY-SA 3.0

Design and engineering

The range spans a wide spread of drivelines, from the 6.7-litre inline six through the 9-litre fives and the 11, 12 and 13-litre sixes up to the 16-litre V8 for heavy tipper and crane work, with manual gearboxes early on and Scania's Opticruise automated system becoming standard later. Bodies range from day cabs to short sleepers, and the P shares its parts, its electronics and much of its structure with every other truck in the range.

Scania Scania P-series · Øyvind Berg · CC BY-SA 4.0

In production

Built in Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Brazil and elsewhere, it remains one of the most common heavy trucks on European urban and regional work, which is the least glamorous and most profitable place a truck maker can be.

Scania Scania P-series · Arnaud Lambert · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

The facts that define it.

Produced

2004–present

Engine

6.7 L DC07 Straight-six engine

Body

Forward control

Technical specification

The Scania P-series, in detail.

Production: 2004–present
Class: Commercial vehicle
Body style: Forward control (L/P/G/R/S); Bonneted (T)
Engine: 6.7 L DC07 Straight-six engine; I6 ; 8.9 L DC9 Straight-five engine; I5 ; 9.0 L DC09 Hybrid I5; 9.3 L DC09 I5; 10.6 L DC11 I6 ; 11.7 L DC12 I6; 12.7 L DC13 I6; 15.6 L DC16 V8 engine; V8 ; 16.4 L DC16 V8
Transmission: Manual (standard for first gen); Scania Opticruise (standard for next gen); 14-Speed Scania GRS905 / GRSO905 Automatic (12+2 crawler gears)
Assembly: Sweden: Södertälje, Oskarshamn, Luleå (Scania AB) ; Netherlands: Zwolle (Scania Production Zwolle) ; France: Angers (Scania Production Angers SAS) ; Brazil: São Bernardo do Campo (Scania Latin America Ltda.) ; Russia: Sa
Manufacturer: Scania