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Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 380 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry vs Volvo FM, 375 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry (2019–2023)

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 380 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry

2020–2023 · 380 kW
34.4l/100 km
median; 32.7–37.4 across 16 declared configurations

Volvo FM, 375 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry (2019–2023)

2019–2023 · 375 kW
34.8l/100 km
median; 30.6–39.1 across 171 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 380 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry and Volvo FM, 375 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry (2019–2023) side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Actros, 380 kW, 6x2 rigid lorryVolvo FM, 375 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry (2019–2023)
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power380 kWDeclared375 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.6 litresDeclared12.8 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomated, automaticDeclared
Gross vehicle weight26,000–28,000 kgDeclaredmedian 26,000 kg, across 51 declared configurations23,500–33,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 877 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul34.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 32.7–37.4 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations34.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 30.6–39.1 l/100 km across 171 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km46.58 g Declaredmedian; 44.32–50.7 g47.25 g Declaredmedian; 41.48–53 g

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.4 l/100 km between these two (1.1%). 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 8.5 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Actros, 380 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry full specificationFM, 375 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry (2019–2023) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 380 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry41,280 litres
£57,792 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 375 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry (2019–2023)41,760 litres
£58,464 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.