Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

Iveco Stralis, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020) vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)

Generated illustration, not a photograph: Iveco Stralis, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020), a 4×2 tractor unit

Iveco Stralis, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020)

2019–2020 · 353 kW
32.9l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)

2019–2022 · 350 kW
31.8l/100 km
median; 28.5–40.6 across 2,311 declared configurations
Iveco Stralis, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020) and Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022) side by side
SpecificationIveco Stralis, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020)Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)
Vehicle formTractor unit (BC)RegisteredTractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2019–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power353 kWDeclared350 kWDeclared
Engine displacement11.1 litresDeclared12.8 litresDeclared
Gearboxautomated, manualDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classNot recordedEURO VI, EURO VI A, EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered
Gross vehicle weight20,000 kgRegistered18,000–22,000 kgRegisteredmedian 19,000 kg, across 69 type-approval versions and 106 records without one
Kerb weight10,050 kgRegistered7,455–8,755 kgRegisteredmedian 8,163 kg, over 248 registrations
Wheelbase3,790 mmRegistered3,550–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,700 mm, over 248 registrations
Overall length6,300 mmRegistered5,880–6,600 mmRegisteredmedian 6,180 mm, over 248 registrations
Overall heightNot recorded3,600–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,960 mm, over 70 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul32.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration31.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.5–40.6 l/100 km across 2,311 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km44.5 g Declaredmedian43.1 g Declaredmedian; 38.7–55.1 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.1 l/100 km between these two (3.4%). 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 1,320 litres a year (£1,848). The declared figures for one of them alone span 12.1 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 price
Iveco Stralis, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020)39,480 litres
£55,272 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)38,160 litres
£53,424 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.