median; 32.5–37.4 across 2 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 200 kW, 4x2 tractor unit and Mercedes-Benz Actros, 220 kW, 4x2 tractor unit side by side
Specification
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 200 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 220 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2021–2024Registeredcentral 90% of records
2014–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
200 kWDeclared
220 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
7.7 litresDeclared
7.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO VI ERegistered
EURO VI, EURO VI A, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight
18,300 kgRegistered
18,000–19,000 kgRegisteredmedian 19,000 kg, across 6 type-approval versions and 1 record without one
Kerb weight
6,724 kgRegistered
6,484–6,805 kgRegisteredmedian 6,587 kg, over 13 registrations
Wheelbase
3,700 mmRegistered
3,550–3,700 mmRegisteredmedian 3,700 mm, over 13 registrations
Overall length
6,160 mmRegistered
5,860–6,220 mmRegisteredmedian 5,920 mm, over 13 registrations
Overall height
3,220 mmRegistered
3,470–3,880 mmRegisteredmedian 3,870 mm, over 5 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul
35.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
32.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 32.5–37.4 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km
48.66 g Declaredmedian
44.06 g Declaredmedian; 44.06–50.74 g
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The Mercedes-Benz Actros, 220 kW, 4x2 tractor unit declared 3.4 l/100 km less (10.4%) 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 4,080 litres a year, or £5,712. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
