Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry vs Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry

Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry

2019–2021 · 265 kW

42.8l/100 km

median; across 1 declared configurations

Lower declared fuel

Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry

2013–2020 · 265 kW

37.3l/100 km

median; 36.6–38.2 across 7 declared configurations

Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry and Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry side by side
Specification	Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry	Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
Vehicle form	Lorry (BA)Registered	Lorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration	6×2Declared	6×2Declared
Registered new	2019–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records	2013–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	265 kWDeclared	265 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	8.7 litresDeclared	10.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automated, automatic, manualDeclared	automatedDeclared
Emission class	Not recorded	EURO VI A, EURO VI CRegistered
Gross vehicle weight	26,000–27,000 kgDeclaredmedian 27,000 kg, across 363 declared configurations	26,000–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 28,000 kg, over 35 registrations
Kerb weight	Not recorded	10,065–20,220 kgRegisteredmedian 12,775 kg, over 35 registrations
Wheelbase	Not recorded	4,600–6,850 mmRegisteredmedian 5,950 mm, over 35 registrations
Overall length	Not recorded	7,550–10,850 mmRegisteredmedian 9,470 mm, over 35 registrations
Overall height	Not recorded	3,600 mmRegistered
Declared fuel, long haul	42.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration	37.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 36.6–38.2 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km	58 g Declaredmedian	50.6 g Declaredmedian; 49.6–51.8 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

The Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry declared 5.5 l/100 km less (14.7%) 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 6,600 litres a year, or £9,240. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.

Stralis, 265 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry full specification Antos, 265 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price

Iveco Stralis, 265 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry51,360 litres

£71,904 at the assumed price

Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry44,760 litres

£62,664 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.