Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit vs Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2013–2020)
Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
2019–2021 · 265 kW
37.9l/100 km
median; 37.9–38.2 across 2 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2013–2020)
2013–2020 · 265 kW
38.6l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.7 l/100 km between these two (1.8%). 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 840 litres a year (£1,176).
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceIveco Stralis, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit45,480 litres
£63,672 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2013–2020)46,320 litres
£64,848 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.