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

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025) vs Volvo FM, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2023)

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)

2022–2025 · 315 kW
31.1l/100 km
median; 28.1–38.5 across 474 declared configurations

Volvo FM, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 315 kW
29.9l/100 km
median; 27.6–34.6 across 54 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025) and Volvo FM, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2023) side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)Volvo FM, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2023)
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)RegisteredTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2022–2025Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power315 kWDeclared315 kWDeclared
Engine displacement10.7 litresDeclared12.8 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 15 type-approval versions and 87 records without one19,000–22,000 kgRegisteredmedian 20,500 kg, across 34 type-approval versions and 1 record without one
Kerb weight6,924–7,821 kgRegisteredmedian 7,394 kg, over 173 registrations7,119–8,143 kgRegisteredmedian 7,532 kg, over 304 registrations
Wheelbase3,700–3,850 mmRegisteredmedian 3,700 mm, over 173 registrations3,600–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,800 mm, over 304 registrations
Overall length5,860–6,400 mmRegisteredmedian 6,160 mm, over 173 registrations5,790–6,410 mmRegisteredmedian 5,990 mm, over 304 registrations
Overall height3,460–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,830 mm, over 169 registrations3,110–3,910 mmRegisteredmedian 3,410 mm, over 48 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul31.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.1–38.5 l/100 km across 474 declared configurations29.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 27.6–34.6 l/100 km across 54 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km42.13 g Declaredmedian; 38.05–52.23 g40.48 g Declaredmedian; 37.48–46.87 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.2 l/100 km between these two (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 1,440 litres a year (£2,016). The declared figures for one of them alone span 10.4 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Actros, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025) full specificationFM, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2023) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2022–2025)37,320 litres
£52,248 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2023)35,880 litres
£50,232 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.