Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
DAF XD 450 FA vs DAF XG+ 450 FA
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.5 l/100 km between these two (1.7%). 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 600 litres a year (£840). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.4 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 XD 450 FA34,560 litres
£48,384 at the assumed price
DAF XG+ 450 FA33,960 litres
£47,544 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.