Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t
DAF CF 530 FAD vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2021–2023)
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2021–2023)
2021–2023 · 390 kW
43.9l/100 km
median; 43.2–44.4 across 7 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.7 l/100 km between these two (1.6%). 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 840 litres a year (£1,176). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5.1 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 530 FAD51,840 litres
£72,576 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2021–2023)52,680 litres
£73,752 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.