Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022) vs Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)
2019–2022 · 350 kW
31.8l/100 km
median; 28.5–40.6 across 2,311 declared configurations
Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)
2019–2022 · 331 kW
31.4l/100 km
median; 28.7–35.3 across 72 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.4 l/100 km between these two (1.2%). 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 480 litres a year (£672). The declared figures for one of them alone span 12.1 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, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)38,160 litres
£53,424 at the assumed price
Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)37,680 litres
£52,752 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.