Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)
DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)
2018–2022 · 300 kW
29.6l/100 km
median; 28.7–33 across 46 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)
2022–2025 · 290 kW
31.4l/100 km
median; 28–37.2 across 192 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1.8 l/100 km between these two (6%). 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 2,160 litres a year (£3,024). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9.2 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 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)35,520 litres
£49,728 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)37,680 litres
£52,752 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.