Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t

DAF XD 340 FA vs Volvo FM, 250 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry

DAF XD 340 FA

2023–2025 · 251 kW

29.5l/100 km

median; 27.3–30.3 across 16 declared configurations

2019 · 250 kW

34.3l/100 km

median; 31.4–40 across 57 declared configurations

DAF XD 340 FA and Volvo FM, 250 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry side by side
Specification	DAF XD 340 FA	Volvo FM, 250 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
Vehicle form	Lorry (BA)Registered	Lorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration	4×2Declared	4×2Declared
Registered new	2023–2025Registeredcentral 90% of records	2019Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	251 kWDeclared	250 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	10.8 litresDeclared	10.8 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automated, automaticDeclared	automatedDeclared
Emission class	EURO VI ERegistered	Not recorded
Gross vehicle weight	19,500–21,500 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 2 type-approval versions and 70 records without one	19,000–23,000 kgDeclaredmedian 21,000 kg, across 65 declared configurations
Kerb weight	8,512–14,148 kgRegisteredmedian 10,740 kg, over 72 registrations	Not recorded
Wheelbase	3,800–6,100 mmRegisteredmedian 5,400 mm, over 72 registrations	Not recorded
Overall length	6,810–11,250 mmRegisteredmedian 9,700 mm, over 72 registrations	Not recorded
Overall height	3,020–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,800 mm, over 69 registrations	Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul	29.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 27.3–30.3 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations	34.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.4–40 l/100 km across 57 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km	55.06 g Declaredmedian; 51.06–56.71 g	64.1 g Declaredmedian; 58.7–74.8 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 14 t, 2022 declarations.

We publish the table but give no verdict: they were not registered new in the same years.

120,000 km · assumed price

DAF XD 340 FA35,400 litres

£49,560 at the assumed price

Volvo FM, 250 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry41,160 litres

£57,624 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.