Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF XF 530 FAT vs Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 390 kW
42.5l/100 km
median; 35.3–49.2 across 23 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.2 l/100 km between these two (5.4%). 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 2,640 litres a year (£3,696). The declared figures for one of them alone span 13.9 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 XF 530 FAT48,360 litres
£67,704 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry51,000 litres
£71,400 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.