Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF CF 530 FTP, tractor unit (2019–2022) vs DAF XF 530 FTS, tractor unit (2018–2023)
DAF CF 530 FTP, tractor unit (2019–2022)
2019–2022 · 390 kW
31.5l/100 km
median; 31.5–32.1 across 2 declared configurations
DAF XF 530 FTS, tractor unit (2018–2023)
2018–2023 · 390 kW
30.4l/100 km
median; 28.6–37.6 across 26 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1.1 l/100 km between these two (3.6%). 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 1,320 litres a year (£1,848). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9 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 FTP, tractor unit (2019–2022)37,800 litres
£52,920 at the assumed price
DAF XF 530 FTS, tractor unit (2018–2023)36,480 litres
£51,072 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.