Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
Iveco S-Way, 294 kW, 4x2 tractor unit vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)
Iveco S-Way, 294 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
2020–2023 · 294 kW
36l/100 km
median; 31.6–37.1 across 9 declared configurations
Lower declared fuel
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)
2022–2025 · 290 kW
31.4l/100 km
median; 28–37.2 across 192 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025) declared 4.6 l/100 km less (14.6%) 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 5,520 litres a year, or £7,728. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceIveco S-Way, 294 kW, 4x2 tractor unit43,200 litres
£60,480 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)37,680 litres
£52,752 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.