Scania Model History

Sweden · founded 1911

Sweden's premium heavy-truck and bus maker — 55,000 employees, five truck cab families, and the legendary V8 engine that has powered European long-haul since 1969.

Models

1-Series (L/LB/LS/LT range)

The first range to carry the Scania name alone — a tipping-cab range launched in 1968 that also introduced the legendary 350 hp V8.

Heavy truck · 1968–1980
2-Series

The 1980 successor to the 1-series — sold as the GPRT range — that kept Scania at the forefront of European heavy haulage through the early 1980s.

Heavy truck · 1980–1988
3-Series

The aerodynamic 1987 generation — home of the iconic R143 V8 Streamline — that cemented Scania's image as Europe's prestige long-haul truck.

Heavy truck · 1987–1998
4-Series

The Bertone-styled 1995 generation — models 94 through 164 — that brought a 16-litre V8 and carried Scania into the 2000s.

Heavy truck · 1995–2007
R-Series

Scania's long-haul flagship since 2004 — a high-roof tractor available with up to 770 hp and five International Truck of the Year titles.

Heavy truck · 2004–present
P-Series

Scania's versatile low-cab series since 2004 — built for distribution, construction, and regional work where a compact profile matters.

Heavy truck · 2004–present
G-Series

The 2007 mid-height cab that slots between the P and R — a flexible national-haulage and construction truck bridging regional and long-haul work.

Heavy truck · 2007–present
S-Series

Scania's flat-floor flagship since 2016 — Europe's most spacious production truck cab, available with up to 770 hp.

Heavy truck · 2016–present
L-Series

The 2017 low-entry urban truck — a purpose-built city distribution vehicle with a step-in height and wide-angle City Safe Window.

Heavy truck · 2017–present
Citywide

Scania's integral low-floor city bus (2011–2024) — a successor to the OmniCity that introduced a battery-electric variant before production ended.

Bus · 2011–2024
Touring

Scania's flagship long-distance coach since 2009 — built by Higer Bus in China on a Scania chassis and sold under the Scania brand in Europe.

Coach · 2009–present

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