Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021) and Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2013–2020) side by side
Specification
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2013–2020)
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2014–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
2013–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
265 kWDeclared
265 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
10.7 litresDeclared
10.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO VI, EURO VI A, EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered
EURO VI, EURO VI A, EURO VI DRegistered
Gross vehicle weight
18,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,000 kg, across 45 type-approval versions and 23 records without one
19,000 kgRegistered
Kerb weight
6,910–11,128 kgRegisteredmedian 7,363 kg, over 278 registrations
6,989–7,305 kgRegisteredmedian 7,074 kg, over 13 registrations
Wheelbase
3,550–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,700 mm, over 278 registrations
3,550–3,850 mmRegisteredmedian 3,700 mm, over 13 registrations
Overall length
5,850–6,460 mmRegisteredmedian 6,160 mm, over 278 registrations
5,900–6,310 mmRegisteredmedian 6,060 mm, over 13 registrations
Overall height
3,150–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,740 mm, over 39 registrations
Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul
32 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.3–38.5 l/100 km across 42 declared configurations
38.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km
43.4 g Declaredmedian; 39.8–52.2 g
52.4 g Declaredmedian
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2020 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021) declared 6.6 l/100 km less (20.6%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2020 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 7,920 litres a year, or £11,088. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
