median; 29.3–37.4 across 7 declared configurations
DAF CF 430 FTG and Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 6x2 tractor unit side by side
Specification
DAF CF 430 FTG
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 6x2 tractor unit
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
6×2Declared
6×2Declared
Registered new
2017–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records
2013–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
315 kWDeclared
310 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
12.9 litresDeclared
12.8 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered
EURO 6, EURO VI, EURO VI A, EURO VI C, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight
27,000 kgRegistered
23,100–27,000 kgRegisteredmedian 23,800 kg, across 31 type-approval versions and 72 records without one
Kerb weight
8,287–8,706 kgRegisteredmedian 8,574 kg, over 11 registrations
7,915–9,080 kgRegisteredmedian 8,585 kg, over 191 registrations
Wheelbase
3,950 mmRegistered
4,000 mmRegistered
Overall length
6,310 mmRegistered
6,250–6,500 mmRegisteredmedian 6,460 mm, over 191 registrations
Overall height
Not recorded
3,970–3,980 mmRegisteredmedian 3,980 mm, over 10 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul
35.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
29.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.3–37.4 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km
48.6 g Declaredmedian
39.69 g Declaredmedian; 39.69–50.73 g
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2020 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 6x2 tractor unit declared 6.6 l/100 km less (22.5%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2020 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 7,920 litres a year, or £11,088. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
