Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry vs Scania P 410 B6x4

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

Scania P 410 B6x4

2018–2023 · 302 kW

39.4l/100 km

median; 35.8–45 across 21 declared configurations

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry and Scania P 410 B6x4 side by side
Specification	Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry	Scania P 410 B6x4
Vehicle form	Lorry (BA)Registered	Lorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration	6×4Declared	6×4Declared
Registered new	2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records	2018–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	315 kWDeclared	302 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	10.7 litresDeclared	12.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automatedDeclared	automated, automatic, manualDeclared
Emission class	Not recorded	EURO 6, EURO VI A, EURO VI CRegistered
Gross vehicle weight	26,000–33,000 kgDeclaredmedian 26,000 kg, across 25 declared configurations	28,000–36,000 kgRegisteredmedian 30,000 kg, over 6 registrations
Kerb weight	Not recorded	11,370–16,155 kgRegisteredmedian 11,760 kg, over 6 registrations
Wheelbase	Not recorded	5,350–5,550 mmRegisteredmedian 5,450 mm, over 6 registrations
Overall length	Not recorded	7,870–8,580 mmRegisteredmedian 8,140 mm, over 6 registrations
Overall height	Not recorded	3,210 mmRegistered
Declared fuel, long haul	40.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 37.1–45.8 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations	39.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 35.8–45 l/100 km across 21 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km	54.8 g Declaredmedian; 50.27–62.1 g	53.4 g Declaredmedian; 48.58–61 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 1 l/100 km between these two (2.5%). 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 1,200 litres a year (£1,680). 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, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry full specification P 410 B6x4 full specification The fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry48,480 litres

£67,872 at the assumed price

Scania P 410 B6x447,280 litres

£66,192 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.