Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry vs Volvo FMX, 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 FMX, 323 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 323 kW
36.7l/100 km
median; 35.1–43.1 across 12 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.5 l/100 km between these two (6.8%). 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 3,000 litres a year (£4,200). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8 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, 330 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry47,040 litres
£65,856 at the assumed price
Volvo FMX, 323 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry44,040 litres
£61,656 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.