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

DAF XG+ 530 FTG vs Iveco S-Way, 387 kW, 6x2 tractor unit

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

DAF XG+ 530 FTG

2023–2026 · 390 kW
30l/100 km
median; 28.6–31.9 across 32 declared configurations

Iveco S-Way, 387 kW, 6x2 tractor unit

2022–2023 · 387 kW
31.8l/100 km
median; 30.3–35.8 across 37 declared configurations
DAF XG+ 530 FTG and Iveco S-Way, 387 kW, 6x2 tractor unit side by side
SpecificationDAF XG+ 530 FTGIveco S-Way, 387 kW, 6x2 tractor unit
Vehicle formTractor unit (BC)RegisteredTractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2023–2026Registeredcentral 90% of records2022–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power390 kWDeclared387 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.9 litresDeclared12.9 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO VI ERegisteredNot recorded
Gross vehicle weight26,000–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 27,000 kg, across 9 type-approval versions and 8 records without one23,500–27,000 kgDeclaredmedian 26,000 kg, across 61 declared configurations
Kerb weight8,803–9,855 kgRegisteredmedian 9,159 kg, over 125 registrationsNot recorded
Wheelbase3,950–4,150 mmRegisteredmedian 4,150 mm, over 125 registrationsNot recorded
Overall length6,470–6,750 mmRegisteredmedian 6,670 mm, over 125 registrationsNot recorded
Overall height3,890–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,950 mm, over 80 registrationsNot recorded
Declared fuel, long haul30 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.6–31.9 l/100 km across 32 declared configurations31.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 30.3–35.8 l/100 km across 37 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km40.71 g Declaredmedian; 38.74–43.21 g43.17 g Declaredmedian; 41.14–48.57 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.8 l/100 km between these two (6%). 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 2,160 litres a year (£3,024). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5.5 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 price
DAF XG+ 530 FTG36,000 litres
£50,400 at the assumed price
Iveco S-Way, 387 kW, 6x2 tractor unit38,160 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.