Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2021–2025) vs Scania G 370 A4x2 (2022–2024)
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2021–2025)
2021–2025 · 265 kW
29.9l/100 km
median; 28–36 across 51 declared configurations
Scania G 370 A4x2 (2022–2024)
2022–2024 · 272 kW
28l/100 km
median; 27.5–29.6 across 15 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1.9 l/100 km between these two (6.7%). 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 2,280 litres a year (£3,192). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8 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 priceMercedes-Benz Actros, 265 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2021–2025)35,880 litres
£50,232 at the assumed price
Scania G 370 A4x2 (2022–2024)33,600 litres
£47,040 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.