Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry vs Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 390 kW
38.9l/100 km
median; 36.6–43.6 across 11 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 390 kW
42.5l/100 km
median; 35.3–49.2 across 23 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 3.6 l/100 km between these two (9.2%). 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 4,320 litres a year (£6,048). The declared figures for one of them alone span 13.9 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, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry46,680 litres
£65,352 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry51,000 litres
£71,400 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.