Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
Iveco Stralis, 419 kW, 4x2 tractor unit vs Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2021)
Iveco Stralis, 419 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
2019–2020 · 419 kW
33.1l/100 km
median; 31.4–33.8 across 9 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 1.4 l/100 km between these two (4.4%). 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 1,680 litres a year (£2,352). 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, 419 kW, 4x2 tractor unit39,720 litres
£55,608 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.