Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
Iveco S-Way, 353 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry vs Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
Iveco S-Way, 353 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
2020–2023 · 353 kW
41.2l/100 km
median; 34.7–45.5 across 100 declared configurations
Lower declared fuel
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
2020–2023 · 350 kW
37.4l/100 km
median; 33.4–44 across 55 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry declared 3.8 l/100 km less (10.1%) 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 4,560 litres a year, or £6,384. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceIveco S-Way, 353 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry49,440 litres
£69,216 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry44,880 litres
£62,832 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.