Mercedes-Benz Actros, 260 kW, 4x2 tractor unit and Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2021–2025) side by side
Specification
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 260 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2021–2025)
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2018–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
2021–2025Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
260 kWDeclared
265 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
7.7 litresDeclared
10.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO 6, EURO VI, EURO VI C, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
EURO VI, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight
17,800–19,000 kgRegisteredmedian 18,000 kg, across 4 type-approval versions and 7 records without one
18,700–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,000 kg, across 15 type-approval versions and 36 records without one
Kerb weight
6,377–6,845 kgRegisteredmedian 6,545 kg, over 15 registrations
6,923–7,694 kgRegisteredmedian 7,403 kg, over 161 registrations
Wheelbase
3,700 mmRegistered
3,700–3,850 mmRegisteredmedian 3,700 mm, over 161 registrations
Overall length
5,860–6,150 mmRegisteredmedian 5,920 mm, over 15 registrations
5,860–6,310 mmRegisteredmedian 5,910 mm, over 161 registrations
Overall height
3,620–3,920 mmRegisteredmedian 3,870 mm, over 12 registrations
3,460–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,810 mm, over 160 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul
33.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 32.2–40.9 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations
29.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28–36 l/100 km across 51 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km
45.2 g Declaredmedian; 43.59–55.5 g
40.52 g Declaredmedian; 37.9–48.76 g
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2021–2025) declared 3.5 l/100 km less (11.7%) 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 4,200 litres a year, or £5,880. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
