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

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025) vs Volvo FM, 285 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)

2022–2025 · 290 kW
31.4l/100 km
median; 28–37.2 across 192 declared configurations

Volvo FM, 285 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)

2019–2022 · 285 kW
32.8l/100 km
median; 27.2–35.9 across 63 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025) and Volvo FM, 285 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022) side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)Volvo FM, 285 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)RegisteredTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2022–2025Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power290 kWDeclared285 kWDeclared
Engine displacement10.7 litresDeclared10.8 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO VI D, EURO VI ERegisteredEURO 6, EURO VI D, EURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight18,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,000 kg, across 32 type-approval versions and 108 records without one18,200–22,000 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 28 type-approval versions and 8 records without one
Kerb weight6,967–8,147 kgRegisteredmedian 7,392 kg, over 282 registrations6,576–7,804 kgRegisteredmedian 7,209 kg, over 346 registrations
Wheelbase3,700–3,850 mmRegisteredmedian 3,700 mm, over 282 registrations3,500–3,800 mmRegisteredmedian 3,800 mm, over 346 registrations
Overall length5,850–6,320 mmRegisteredmedian 6,160 mm, over 282 registrations5,690–6,210 mmRegisteredmedian 5,990 mm, over 346 registrations
Overall height3,460–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,810 mm, over 276 registrations2,930–3,910 mmRegisteredmedian 3,820 mm, over 78 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul31.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28–37.2 l/100 km across 192 declared configurations32.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 27.2–35.9 l/100 km across 63 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km42.53 g Declaredmedian; 37.98–50.5 g44.5 g Declaredmedian; 36.86–48.7 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.4 l/100 km between these two (4.4%). 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 1,680 litres a year (£2,352). 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, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025) full specificationFM, 285 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 290 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)37,680 litres
£52,752 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 285 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)39,360 litres
£55,104 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.