DAF CF 300 FT and Mercedes-Benz Actros, 200 kW, 4x2 tractor unit side by side
Specification
DAF CF 300 FT
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 200 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2017–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
2021–2024Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
220 kWDeclared
200 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
10.8 litresDeclared
7.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered
EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight
19,500–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 20,100 kg, across 5 type-approval versions and 1 record without one
18,300 kgRegistered
Kerb weight
6,879–7,250 kgRegisteredmedian 7,123 kg, over 23 registrations
6,724 kgRegistered
Wheelbase
3,250–3,800 mmRegisteredmedian 3,800 mm, over 23 registrations
3,700 mmRegistered
Overall length
5,370–5,990 mmRegisteredmedian 5,920 mm, over 23 registrations
6,160 mmRegistered
Overall height
Not recorded
3,220 mmRegistered
Declared fuel, long haul
32.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
35.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km
44 g Declaredmedian
48.66 g Declaredmedian
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The DAF CF 300 FT declared 3.4 l/100 km less (10.4%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 4,080 litres a year, or £5,712. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
