Comparison · 6×4 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 6x4 tractor unit vs Renault T, 360 kW, 6x4 tractor unit
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 6x4 tractor unit
2015–2023 · 350 kW
41.3l/100 km
median; 37.6–42.3 across 3 declared configurations
Renault T, 360 kW, 6x4 tractor unit
2021–2023 · 360 kW
38.8l/100 km
median; 36.3–42.9 across 4 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.5 l/100 km between these two (6.4%). 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 6.6 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, 6x4 tractor unit49,560 litres
£69,384 at the assumed price
Renault T, 360 kW, 6x4 tractor unit46,560 litres
£65,184 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.