Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

DAF CF 480 FTP, tractor unit (2019–2022) vs DAF XF 480 FTG, tractor unit (2018–2022)

DAF CF 480 FTP, tractor unit (2019–2022)

2019–2022 · 355 kW

33.1l/100 km

median; 31.5–34.5 across 18 declared configurations

DAF XF 480 FTG, tractor unit (2018–2022)

2018–2022 · 355 kW

33.1l/100 km

median; 30.5–38 across 97 declared configurations

DAF CF 480 FTP, tractor unit (2019–2022) and DAF XF 480 FTG, tractor unit (2018–2022) side by side
Specification	DAF CF 480 FTP, tractor unit (2019–2022)	DAF XF 480 FTG, tractor unit (2018–2022)
Vehicle form	Tractor unit (BC)Registered	Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration	6×2Declared	6×2Declared
Registered new	2019–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records	2018–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	355 kWDeclared	355 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	12.9 litresDeclared	12.9 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automated, manualDeclared	automated, manualDeclared
Emission class	EURO VI C, EURO VI ERegistered	EURO VI C, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight	23,900 kgRegistered	25,400–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 27,000 kg, across 22 type-approval versions and 36 records without one
Kerb weight	7,928–8,442 kgRegisteredmedian 8,117 kg, over 9 registrations	8,325–9,725 kgRegisteredmedian 8,825 kg, over 905 registrations
Wheelbase	3,850–4,050 mmRegisteredmedian 3,850 mm, over 9 registrations	3,950–4,450 mmRegisteredmedian 3,950 mm, over 905 registrations
Overall length	6,210–6,410 mmRegisteredmedian 6,210 mm, over 9 registrations	6,250–6,810 mmRegisteredmedian 6,310 mm, over 905 registrations
Overall height	Not recorded	3,850–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 4,000 mm, over 8 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul	33.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.5–34.5 l/100 km across 18 declared configurations	33.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 30.5–38 l/100 km across 97 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km	44.85 g Declaredmedian; 42.65–46.73 g	44.9 g Declaredmedian; 41.37–51.5 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0 l/100 km between these two (0%). That is inside the 10% tolerance of declared figures, so on fuel alone neither is the better choice. The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.5 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

CF 480 FTP, tractor unit (2019–2022) full specification XF 480 FTG, tractor unit (2018–2022) full specification The fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price

DAF CF 480 FTP, tractor unit (2019–2022)39,720 litres

£55,608 at the assumed price

DAF XF 480 FTG, tractor unit (2018–2022)39,720 litres

£55,608 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.