Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

DAF CF 480 FAT vs Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2020–2023)

DAF CF 480 FAT

2020–2023 · 355 kW

39.2l/100 km

median; 36.8–43.1 across 43 declared configurations

Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 345 kW

38.4l/100 km

median; 34.2–40.6 across 14 declared configurations

DAF CF 480 FAT and Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2020–2023) side by side
Specification	DAF CF 480 FAT	Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2020–2023)
Vehicle form	Lorry (BA)Registered	Lorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration	6×4Declared	6×4Declared
Registered new	2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records	2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	355 kWDeclared	345 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	12.9 litresDeclared	12.8 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automated, manualDeclared	automated, automaticDeclared
Emission class	EURO 6, EURO VI, EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered	Not recorded
Gross vehicle weight	33,000–36,000 kgRegisteredmedian 33,000 kg, over 7 registrations	29,000–36,000 kgDeclaredmedian 31,000 kg, across 119 declared configurations
Kerb weight	12,476–17,820 kgRegisteredmedian 13,582 kg, over 7 registrations	Not recorded
Wheelbase	5,250–6,250 mmRegisteredmedian 5,700 mm, over 7 registrations	Not recorded
Overall length	7,800–9,370 mmRegisteredmedian 8,290 mm, over 7 registrations	Not recorded
Overall height	3,680 mmRegistered	Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul	39.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 36.8–43.1 l/100 km across 43 declared configurations	38.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 34.2–40.6 l/100 km across 14 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km	53.1 g Declaredmedian; 49.94–58.5 g	52.12 g Declaredmedian; 46.42–55.01 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.8 l/100 km between these two (2%). 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 960 litres a year (£1,344). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6.4 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

CF 480 FAT full specification FM, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2020–2023) full specification The fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price

DAF CF 480 FAT47,040 litres

£65,856 at the assumed price

Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2020–2023)46,080 litres

£64,512 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.