DAF CF 450 FAR and Mercedes-Benz Antos, 330 kW, 6x2 rigid truck side by side
Specification
DAF CF 450 FAR
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 330 kW, 6x2 rigid truck
Vehicle form
Truck (BA)Registered
Truck (BA)Registered
Axle configuration
6×2Declared
6×2Declared
Registered new
2018–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
2013–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
330 kWDeclared
330 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
10.8 litresDeclared
12.8 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automated, manualDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered
EURO VI, EURO VI A, EURO VI CRegistered
Gross vehicle weight
27,000–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 27,000 kg, over 9 registrations
26,000–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 28,000 kg, across 1 type-approval version and 15 records without one
Kerb weight
8,900–16,263 kgRegisteredmedian 11,465 kg, over 9 registrations
11,215–24,350 kgRegisteredmedian 12,195 kg, over 16 registrations
Wheelbase
6,000–7,500 mmRegisteredmedian 6,200 mm, over 9 registrations
4,760–7,450 mmRegisteredmedian 5,950 mm, over 16 registrations
Overall length
9,700–12,000 mmRegisteredmedian 9,810 mm, over 9 registrations
7,630–10,870 mmRegisteredmedian 8,600 mm, over 16 registrations
Overall height
Not recorded
3,850–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,850 mm, over 2 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul
34 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 32.9–36.1 l/100 km across 17 declared configurations
38.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km
46.12 g Declaredmedian; 44.55–49 g
52.3 g Declaredmedian
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The DAF CF 450 FAR declared 4.5 l/100 km less (13.2%) 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 5,400 litres a year, or £7,560. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
