Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022) and Scania G 540 A4x2 side by side
Specification
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)
Scania G 540 A4x2
Vehicle form
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Tractor unit (BC)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2019–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
390 kWDeclared
397 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
12.8 litresDeclared
12.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automatedDeclared
Emission class
EURO 6, EURO VI, EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered
Not recorded
Gross vehicle weight
18,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,000 kg, across 12 type-approval versions and 19 records without one
19,000–23,000 kgDeclaredmedian 19,000 kg, across 17 declared configurations
Kerb weight
7,803–8,492 kgRegisteredmedian 8,311 kg, over 42 registrations
Not recorded
Wheelbase
3,700–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,700 mm, over 42 registrations
Not recorded
Overall length
6,120–6,460 mmRegisteredmedian 6,160 mm, over 42 registrations
Not recorded
Overall height
3,900–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,960 mm, over 12 registrations
Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul
32.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.6–41.2 l/100 km across 811 declared configurations
36.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km
43.6 g Declaredmedian; 38.8–55.9 g
49.68 g Declaredmedian
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 19.3 t, 2021 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022) declared 4.4 l/100 km less (13.6%) on the long haul at 19.3 t, 2021 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 5,280 litres a year, or £7,392. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
