Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
Iveco Stralis, 243 kW, 4x2 tractor unit vs Volvo FM, 250 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2016–2019)
Iveco Stralis, 243 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
2019 · 243 kW
35.8l/100 km
median; 33.7–35.8 across 2 declared configurations
Volvo FM, 250 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2016–2019)
2016–2019 · 250 kW
33l/100 km
median; 33–34.2 across 2 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.8 l/100 km between these two (8.4%). 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 3,360 litres a year (£4,704).
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceIveco Stralis, 243 kW, 4x2 tractor unit42,960 litres
£60,144 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 250 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2016–2019)39,600 litres
£55,440 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.