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

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry vs Volvo FM, 323 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry

2021–2023 · 330 kW
39.2l/100 km
median; 35.3–42.4 across 11 declared configurations

Volvo FM, 323 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry

2020–2023 · 323 kW
38.6l/100 km
median; 35.3–42.6 across 12 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry and Volvo FM, 323 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 6x4 rigid lorryVolvo FM, 323 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×4Declared6×4Declared
Registered new2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power330 kWDeclared323 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.8 litresDeclared10.8 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomated, automaticDeclared
Gross vehicle weight26,000–33,000 kgDeclaredmedian 26,000 kg, across 29 declared configurations29,000–35,000 kgDeclaredmedian 30,000 kg, across 56 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul39.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 35.3–42.4 l/100 km across 11 declared configurations38.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 35.3–42.6 l/100 km across 12 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km53.16 g Declaredmedian; 47.85–57.5 g52.36 g Declaredmedian; 47.82–57.8 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.6 l/100 km between these two (1.5%). 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 720 litres a year (£1,008). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.3 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Actros, 330 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry full specificationFM, 323 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry47,040 litres
£65,856 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 323 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry46,320 litres
£64,848 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.