DAF XF 450 FTG, tractor unit (2018–2023) and DAF XF 450 FTS side by side
Specification
DAF XF 450 FTG, tractor unit (2018–2023)
DAF XF 450 FTS
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
6×2Declared
6×2Declared
Registered new
2018–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
2018–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
330 kWDeclared
330 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
10.8 litresDeclared
10.8 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO VI C, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered
Gross vehicle weight
26,500–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 27,000 kg, across 13 type-approval versions and 2 records without one
27,000 kgRegistered
Kerb weight
8,066–9,214 kgRegisteredmedian 8,656 kg, over 146 registrations
9,183–9,261 kgRegisteredmedian 9,223 kg, over 3 registrations
Wheelbase
3,950–4,150 mmRegisteredmedian 3,950 mm, over 146 registrations
4,500 mmRegistered
Overall length
6,260–6,670 mmRegisteredmedian 6,310 mm, over 146 registrations
6,860 mmRegistered
Overall height
3,800–3,930 mmRegisteredmedian 3,850 mm, over 6 registrations
Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul
28.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28–30.7 l/100 km across 14 declared configurations
31.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.9–32 l/100 km across 4 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km
38.47 g Declaredmedian; 37.91–41.69 g
43.23 g Declaredmedian; 43.21–43.36 g
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The DAF XF 450 FTG, tractor unit (2018–2023) declared 3.5 l/100 km less (12.3%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 4,200 litres a year, or £5,880. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
