Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF CF 450 FT, tractor unit (2018–2023) vs Renault T, 323 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2015–2023)
DAF CF 450 FT, tractor unit (2018–2023)
2018–2023 · 330 kW
32.4l/100 km
median; 29.5–36.4 across 113 declared configurations
Renault T, 323 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2015–2023)
2015–2023 · 323 kW
29.8l/100 km
median; 27.8–35.6 across 28 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.6 l/100 km between these two (8.7%). 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 3,120 litres a year (£4,368). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.8 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 450 FT, tractor unit (2018–2023)38,880 litres
£54,432 at the assumed price
Renault T, 323 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2015–2023)35,760 litres
£50,064 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.