Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF CF 300 FAR vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 220 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 220 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
2019–2024 · 220 kW
35.9l/100 km
median; 33.8–39.8 across 24 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.9 l/100 km between these two (2.5%). 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 1,080 litres a year (£1,512). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6 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 FAR44,160 litres
£61,824 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 220 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry43,080 litres
£60,312 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.