Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
Iveco Stralis, 338 kW, 4x2 tractor unit, 11.1 L (2019–2020) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2021)
Iveco Stralis, 338 kW, 4x2 tractor unit, 11.1 L (2019–2020)
2019–2020 · 338 kW
34.3l/100 km
median; 32.8–38.6 across 37 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2021)
2020–2021 · 375 kW
31.7l/100 km
median; 29.5–40.7 across 1,614 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.6 l/100 km between these two (8.2%). 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). The declared figures for one of them alone span 11.2 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceIveco Stralis, 338 kW, 4x2 tractor unit, 11.1 L (2019–2020)41,160 litres
£57,624 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2021)38,040 litres
£53,256 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.