Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
DAF XG 480 FA vs DAF XG+ 480 FA
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.9 l/100 km between these two (3.1%). 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 1,080 litres a year (£1,512). The declared figures for one of them alone span 2.6 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 XG 480 FA34,920 litres
£48,888 at the assumed price
DAF XG+ 480 FA33,840 litres
£47,376 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.