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Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

DAF XG 530 FTP vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)

Generated illustration, not a photograph: DAF XG 530 FTP, a 6×2 tractor unit

DAF XG 530 FTP

2022–2024 · 390 kW
29.4l/100 km
median; 27.9–31.2 across 30 declared configurations

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)

2019–2023 · 390 kW
31.8l/100 km
median; 28.7–38.8 across 113 declared configurations
DAF XG 530 FTP and Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2019–2023) side by side
SpecificationDAF XG 530 FTPMercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)
Vehicle formTractor unit (BC)RegisteredTractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2022–2024Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power390 kWDeclared390 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.9 litresDeclared12.8 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO VI ERegisteredEURO 6, EURO VI, EURO VI A, EURO VI C, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight23,900–24,900 kgRegisteredmedian 23,900 kg, across 4 type-approval versions23,200–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 26,200 kg, across 10 type-approval versions and 17 records without one
Kerb weight8,302–8,792 kgRegisteredmedian 8,652 kg, over 11 registrations8,241–9,465 kgRegisteredmedian 8,870 kg, over 34 registrations
Wheelbase4,050 mmRegistered4,000–4,600 mmRegisteredmedian 4,000 mm, over 34 registrations
Overall length6,570 mmRegistered6,450–6,800 mmRegisteredmedian 6,460 mm, over 34 registrations
Overall height3,930 mmRegistered3,460–3,970 mmRegisteredmedian 3,900 mm, over 13 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul29.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 27.9–31.2 l/100 km across 30 declared configurations31.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.7–38.8 l/100 km across 113 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km39.91 g Declaredmedian; 37.88–42.3 g43.1 g Declaredmedian; 38.87–52.6 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.4 l/100 km between these two (8.1%). 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 2,880 litres a year (£4,032). The declared figures for one of them alone span 10.1 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

XG 530 FTP full specificationActros, 390 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2019–2023) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
DAF XG 530 FTP35,280 litres
£49,392 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 6x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)38,160 litres
£53,424 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.