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

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021) vs Volvo FE, 263 kW, 4x2 tractor unit

Generated illustration, not a photograph: Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021), a 4×2 tractor unit

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)

2014–2021 · 265 kW
32l/100 km
median; 29.3–38.5 across 42 declared configurations

Volvo FE, 263 kW, 4x2 tractor unit

2019–2024 · 263 kW
34.5l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021) and Volvo FE, 263 kW, 4x2 tractor unit side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)Volvo FE, 263 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Vehicle formTractor unit (BC)RegisteredTractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2014–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2024Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power265 kWDeclared263 kWDeclared
Engine displacement10.7 litresDeclared7.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO VI, EURO VI A, EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegisteredEURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight18,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,000 kg, across 45 type-approval versions and 23 records without one18,700–19,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,500 kg, across 1 type-approval version and 2 records without one
Kerb weight6,910–11,128 kgRegisteredmedian 7,363 kg, over 278 registrations6,239–6,640 kgRegisteredmedian 6,640 kg, over 7 registrations
Wheelbase3,550–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,700 mm, over 278 registrations3,500–3,900 mmRegisteredmedian 3,900 mm, over 7 registrations
Overall length5,850–6,460 mmRegisteredmedian 6,160 mm, over 278 registrations5,650–6,140 mmRegisteredmedian 6,040 mm, over 7 registrations
Overall height3,150–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,740 mm, over 39 registrations2,940–3,470 mmRegisteredmedian 2,940 mm, over 2 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul32 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.3–38.5 l/100 km across 42 declared configurations34.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km43.4 g Declaredmedian; 39.8–52.2 g46.72 g Declaredmedian

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2020 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.5 l/100 km between these two (7.8%). 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 3,000 litres a year (£4,200). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9.2 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021) full specificationFE, 263 kW, 4x2 tractor unit full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)38,400 litres
£53,760 at the assumed price
Volvo FE, 263 kW, 4x2 tractor unit41,400 litres
£57,960 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.