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Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry vs Scania R 520 B4x2

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry

2020–2023 · 375 kW
33.8l/100 km
median; 29.7–40.4 across 27 declared configurations

Scania R 520 B4x2

2014–2020 · 382 kW
32.5l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry and Scania R 520 B4x2 side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorryScania R 520 B4x2
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2014–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power375 kWDeclared382 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.8 litresDeclared16.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomated, manualDeclared
Emission classNot recordedEURO VI A, EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered
Gross vehicle weight18,000–20,500 kgDeclaredmedian 18,000 kg, across 81 declared configurations19,000–21,658 kgRegisteredmedian 19,500 kg, over 11 registrations
Kerb weightNot recorded10,650–14,000 kgRegisteredmedian 12,520 kg, over 11 registrations
WheelbaseNot recorded4,900–6,700 mmRegisteredmedian 6,300 mm, over 11 registrations
Overall lengthNot recorded8,770–12,000 mmRegisteredmedian 10,820 mm, over 11 registrations
Overall heightNot recorded3,970–3,980 mmRegisteredmedian 3,970 mm, over 2 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul33.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 29.7–40.4 l/100 km across 27 declared configurations32.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km63.2 g Declaredmedian; 55.51–75.5 g60.7 g Declaredmedian

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 14 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 1.3 l/100 km between these two (3.9%). 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 1,560 litres a year (£2,184). The declared figures for one of them alone span 10.7 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry full specificationR 520 B4x2 full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry40,560 litres
£56,784 at the assumed price
Scania R 520 B4x239,000 litres
£54,600 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.