Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF XD 450 FAR vs DAF XD 450 FAS
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.5 l/100 km between these two (7.7%). 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 3,000 litres a year (£4,200). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9.3 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 FAR38,760 litres
£54,264 at the assumed price
DAF XD 450 FAS41,760 litres
£58,464 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.