Comparison · 6×2 truck · long haul at 19.3 t

DAF CF 290 FAN, 6.7 L (2017–2020) vs Volvo FE, 210 kW, 6x2 rigid truck

DAF CF 290 FAN, 6.7 L (2017–2020)

2017–2020 · 211 kW

39.9l/100 km

median; 38.5–42.5 across 9 declared configurations

Volvo FE, 210 kW, 6x2 rigid truck

2015–2024 · 210 kW

37l/100 km

median; 33.2–53.2 across 11 declared configurations

DAF CF 290 FAN, 6.7 L (2017–2020) and Volvo FE, 210 kW, 6x2 rigid truck side by side
Specification	DAF CF 290 FAN, 6.7 L (2017–2020)	Volvo FE, 210 kW, 6x2 rigid truck
Vehicle form	Truck (BA)Registered	Truck (BA)Registered
Axle configuration	6×2Declared	6×2Declared
Registered new	2017–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records	2015–2024Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	211 kWDeclared	210 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	6.7 litresDeclared	7.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automated, automaticDeclared	automated, automatic, manualDeclared
Emission class	EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered	EURO VI B, EURO VI C, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight	26,000–27,000 kgRegisteredmedian 26,500 kg, over 13 registrations	24,500–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 27,000 kg, across 2 type-approval versions and 169 records without one
Kerb weight	11,437–15,195 kgRegisteredmedian 11,922 kg, over 13 registrations	8,365–18,721 kgRegisteredmedian 15,083 kg, over 172 registrations
Wheelbase	5,200–6,700 mmRegisteredmedian 6,200 mm, over 13 registrations	4,300–6,850 mmRegisteredmedian 5,450 mm, over 172 registrations
Overall length	8,140–10,250 mmRegisteredmedian 10,100 mm, over 13 registrations	7,760–11,130 mmRegisteredmedian 9,400 mm, over 172 registrations
Overall height	Not recorded	2,850–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,500 mm, over 35 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul	39.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 38.5–42.5 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations	37 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 33.2–53.2 l/100 km across 11 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km	54.1 g Declaredmedian; 52.2–57.7 g	50.1 g Declaredmedian; 45.06–72.1 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2019 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.9 l/100 km between these two (7.8%). That is inside the 10% tolerance of declared figures, so on fuel alone neither is the better choice: at 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre the gap would be about 3,480 litres a year (£4,872). The declared figures for one of them alone span 20 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

CF 290 FAN, 6.7 L (2017–2020) full specification FE, 210 kW, 6x2 rigid truck full specification The fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price

DAF CF 290 FAN, 6.7 L (2017–2020)47,880 litres

£67,032 at the assumed price

Volvo FE, 210 kW, 6x2 rigid truck44,400 litres

£62,160 at the assumed price

At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre; the price is an assumption, not one we track.