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

DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025) vs DAF XG+ 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)

DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)

2022–2025 · 355–390 kW (median 355)
27.8l/100 km
median; 26–36 across 6,206 declared configurations

DAF XG+ 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)

2022–2025 · 355 kW
28l/100 km
median; 26.3–36 across 1,060 declared configurations
DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025) and DAF XG+ 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025) side by side
SpecificationDAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)DAF XG+ 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)RegisteredTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2022–2025Registeredcentral 90% of records2022–2025Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power355–390 kWDeclaredmedian 355 kW, across 9,398 declared configurations355 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.9 litresDeclared12.9 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO 6 Y, EURO VI, EURO VI ERegisteredEURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight18,000–21,500 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 73 type-approval versions and 196 records without one18,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 34 type-approval versions and 32 records without one
Kerb weight7,380–9,391 kgRegisteredmedian 8,128 kg, over 4,803 registrations7,554–8,902 kgRegisteredmedian 8,348 kg, over 1,032 registrations
Wheelbase3,800–4,150 mmRegisteredmedian 4,000 mm, over 4,803 registrations3,980–4,100 mmRegisteredmedian 4,000 mm, over 1,032 registrations
Overall length5,400–8,410 mmRegisteredmedian 6,520 mm, over 4,802 registrations5,910–6,750 mmRegisteredmedian 6,520 mm, over 1,032 registrations
Overall height2,550–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,930 mm, over 1,958 registrations3,780–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,960 mm, over 328 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul27.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 26–36 l/100 km across 6,206 declared configurations28 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 26.3–36 l/100 km across 1,060 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km37.75 g Declaredmedian; 35.2–48.8 g37.95 g Declaredmedian; 35.65–48.8 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.2 l/100 km between these two (0.7%). 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 240 litres a year (£336). The declared figures for one of them alone span 10 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025) full specificationXG+ 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)33,360 litres
£46,704 at the assumed price
DAF XG+ 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)33,600 litres
£47,040 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.