Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit vs Volvo FE, 263 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
2019–2021 · 265 kW
37.9l/100 km
median; 37.9–38.2 across 2 declared configurations
Volvo FE, 263 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
2019–2024 · 263 kW
34.5l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 3.4 l/100 km between these two (9.8%). 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 4,080 litres a year (£5,712).
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceIveco Stralis, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit45,480 litres
£63,672 at the assumed price
Volvo FE, 263 kW, 4x2 tractor unit41,400 litres
£57,960 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.