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Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

DAF XG 450 FT vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2024)

DAF XG 450 FT

2022–2025 · 330 kW
27.8l/100 km
median; 26.2–30.8 across 202 declared configurations

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2024)

2022–2024 · 330 kW
29.3l/100 km
median; 26.8–38.9 across 3,733 declared configurations
DAF XG 450 FT and Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2024) side by side
SpecificationDAF XG 450 FTMercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2024)
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)RegisteredTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2022–2025Registeredcentral 90% of records2022–2024Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power330 kWDeclared330 kWDeclared
Engine displacement10.8 litresDeclared12.8 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO VI ERegisteredEURO VI, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight19,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 32 type-approval versions and 41 records without one18,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,000 kg, across 94 type-approval versions and 561 records without one
Kerb weight7,317–8,476 kgRegisteredmedian 7,793 kg, over 346 registrations7,112–8,568 kgRegisteredmedian 8,029 kg, over 1,475 registrations
Wheelbase4,000 mmRegistered3,700–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,700 mm, over 1,475 registrations
Overall length6,280–6,620 mmRegisteredmedian 6,400 mm, over 346 registrations5,860–6,460 mmRegisteredmedian 6,250 mm, over 1,475 registrations
Overall height3,800–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,930 mm, over 103 registrations3,490–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,940 mm, over 1,396 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul27.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 26.2–30.8 l/100 km across 202 declared configurations29.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 26.8–38.9 l/100 km across 3,733 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km37.62 g Declaredmedian; 35.55–41.74 g39.75 g Declaredmedian; 36.3–52.7 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.5 l/100 km between these two (5.3%). 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 1,800 litres a year (£2,520). The declared figures for one of them alone span 12.1 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

XG 450 FT full specificationActros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2024) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
DAF XG 450 FT33,360 litres
£46,704 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2024)35,160 litres
£49,224 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.