Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry vs Volvo FMX, 375 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 375 kW
40.4l/100 km
median; 37.3–44 across 9 declared configurations
Volvo FMX, 375 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 375 kW
38.2l/100 km
median; 34.6–42.5 across 34 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.2 l/100 km between these two (5.7%). 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 2,640 litres a year (£3,696). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.9 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, 375 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry48,480 litres
£67,872 at the assumed price
Volvo FMX, 375 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry45,840 litres
£64,176 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.