Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry vs Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 310 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 315 kW
40.4l/100 km
median; 37.1–45.8 across 9 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 310 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 310 kW
41.9l/100 km
median; 37.6–43.7 across 5 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1.5 l/100 km between these two (3.7%). 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 1,800 litres a year (£2,520). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.7 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, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry48,480 litres
£67,872 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 310 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry50,280 litres
£70,392 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.