Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
Iveco Stralis, 294 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry vs Mercedes-Benz Antos, 290 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
Iveco Stralis, 294 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
2019–2021 · 294 kW
40.1l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 290 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
2014–2020 · 290 kW
37.5l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.6 l/100 km between these two (6.9%). 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 3,120 litres a year (£4,368).
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceIveco Stralis, 294 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry48,120 litres
£67,368 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 290 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry45,000 litres
£63,000 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.