Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF CF 430 FAT vs Volvo FMX, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
Volvo FMX, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 315 kW
39.6l/100 km
median; 36.3–42.3 across 15 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1.3 l/100 km between these two (3.3%). 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 1,560 litres a year (£2,184). 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 430 FAT45,960 litres
£64,344 at the assumed price
Volvo FMX, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry47,520 litres
£66,528 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.