Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t

DAF CF 340 FA vs Volvo FM, 250 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry

DAF CF 340 FA

2018–2023 · 250–251 kW (median 250)

32l/100 km

median; 29.9–35.7 across 32 declared configurations

Volvo FM, 250 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry

2019 · 250 kW

34.3l/100 km

median; 31.4–40 across 57 declared configurations

DAF CF 340 FA and Volvo FM, 250 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry side by side
Specification	DAF CF 340 FA	Volvo FM, 250 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
Vehicle form	Lorry (BA)Registered	Lorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration	4×2Declared	4×2Declared
Registered new	2018–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records	2019Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	250–251 kWDeclaredmedian 250 kW, across 309 declared configurations	250 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	10.8 litresDeclared	10.8 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automated, automatic, manualDeclared	automatedDeclared
Emission class	EURO VI C, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered	Not recorded
Gross vehicle weight	17,850–21,500 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 1 type-approval version and 141 records without one	19,000–23,000 kgDeclaredmedian 21,000 kg, across 65 declared configurations
Kerb weight	8,170–16,895 kgRegisteredmedian 10,540 kg, over 142 registrations	Not recorded
Wheelbase	3,800–6,900 mmRegisteredmedian 5,400 mm, over 142 registrations	Not recorded
Overall length	6,580–11,980 mmRegisteredmedian 9,370 mm, over 142 registrations	Not recorded
Overall height	3,150–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,650 mm, over 36 registrations	Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul	32 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.9–35.7 l/100 km across 32 declared configurations	34.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.4–40 l/100 km across 57 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km	59.8 g Declaredmedian; 55.82–66.73 g	64.1 g Declaredmedian; 58.7–74.8 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 14 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.3 l/100 km between these two (7.1%). 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 8.6 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

CF 340 FA full specification FM, 250 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry full specification The fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price

DAF CF 340 FA38,400 litres

£53,760 at the assumed price

Volvo FM, 250 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry41,160 litres

£57,624 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.