SCAN IA P93
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The Scania has the lowest mounted cab in our sample, and headroom is limited— over half a metre down on the Ivem Our tester remarked that changing with his head and shouders bowed felt like "waiting for a Samurai sword"! The P cab is designed as a rest (b rather than a full sleeper; a stripped-out version is available for maximum payload in fleet applications.
Access to the single bunk is none too easy: the massive centre console makes cross-cab access tricky and the bunk can only be reached by climbing over the passenger seat. The passenger footwell is the only standing space available: it is narrow, and the seat cannot be moved back, so changing is difficult.
Once into the bunk, however, things become much easier: headroom is good and the long mattress is firm but comfortable. There is plenty of illumination on offer from a central roof light, two front reading lights and a further bedside reading light which is easily turned on and off.
The curtains are cut to the same length and width as the windows, but plastic clips pushed into the window seals hold them flush to the frames: a neat way to save on material. Our cab was trimmed in an unremarkable blue and grey cloth with grey vinyl.
While the cab has abundant stowage space in the console and dash there is no hanging space; some under-bunk storage is available, although this is reduced by the engine hump.The cab heater is effective but noisy: it buzzes away behind the passenger seat and a switch on the dash clicks even more noisily.