Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025) vs Iveco S-Way, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2022)
Lower declared fuel
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
Iveco S-Way, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2022)
2020–2022 · 353 kW
33.4l/100 km
median; 31.1–37.8 across 84 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025) declared 5.6 l/100 km less (20.1%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 6,720 litres a year, or £9,408. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceDAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)33,360 litres
£46,704 at the assumed price
Iveco S-Way, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2022)40,080 litres
£56,112 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.