Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
DAF XG+ 530 FA vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
2020–2023 · 390 kW
32.7l/100 km
median; 29.9–38.2 across 26 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.5 l/100 km between these two (8.2%). 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 3,000 litres a year (£4,200). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.3 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+ 530 FA36,240 litres
£50,736 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry39,240 litres
£54,936 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.