Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t

DAF XF 480 FAD vs Iveco X-Way, 353 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry

DAF XF 480 FAD

2021–2025 · 355 kW
43.7l/100 km
median; 43.4–44 across 3 declared configurations

Iveco X-Way, 353 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry

2020–2023 · 353 kW
43.8l/100 km
median; 40.1–47.5 across 11 declared configurations
DAF XF 480 FAD and Iveco X-Way, 353 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry side by side
SpecificationDAF XF 480 FADIveco X-Way, 353 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration8×4Declared8×4Declared
Registered new2021–2025Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power355 kWDeclared353 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.9 litresDeclared11.1 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomated, manualDeclared
Emission classEURO VI D, EURO VI ERegisteredNot recorded
Gross vehicle weight40,000–46,000 kgRegisteredmedian 40,000 kg, over 4 registrations35,000–36,000 kgDeclaredmedian 35,000 kg, across 37 declared configurations
Kerb weight14,393–28,596 kgRegisteredmedian 17,070 kg, over 4 registrationsNot recorded
Wheelbase5,750–6,600 mmRegisteredmedian 6,400 mm, over 4 registrationsNot recorded
Overall length8,800–10,530 mmRegisteredmedian 9,100 mm, over 4 registrationsNot recorded
Overall height3,350–3,890 mmRegisteredmedian 3,870 mm, over 3 registrationsNot recorded
Declared fuel, construction43.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 43.4–44 l/100 km across 3 declared configurations43.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 40.1–47.5 l/100 km across 11 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km88.6 g Declaredmedian; 88–89.24 g88.9 g Declaredmedian; 81.32–96.3 g

Fuel and CO₂: construction at 12.9 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.1 l/100 km between these two (0.2%). 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 120 litres a year (£168). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.4 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 price
DAF XF 480 FAD52,440 litres
£73,416 at the assumed price
Iveco X-Way, 353 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry52,560 litres
£73,584 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.