Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
DAF CF 300 FA vs Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 220 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 220 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
2020–2023 · 220 kW
33.4l/100 km
median; 32.4–37.6 across 15 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.3 l/100 km between these two (7.3%). 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 2,760 litres a year (£3,864). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5.8 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceDAF CF 300 FA37,320 litres
£52,248 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 220 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry40,080 litres
£56,112 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.