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Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry vs Scania R 540 B6x4, lorry (2020–2023)

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

Scania R 540 B6x4, lorry (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 397 kW
36.5l/100 km
median; 34.1–41.3 across 32 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry and Scania R 540 B6x4, lorry (2020–2023) side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorryScania R 540 B6x4, lorry (2020–2023)
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×4Declared6×4Declared
Registered new2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power390 kWDeclared397 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.8 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight26,000–33,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 33 declared configurations26,500–42,000 kgDeclaredmedian 30,000 kg, across 155 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul38.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 36.6–43.6 l/100 km across 11 declared configurations36.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 34.1–41.3 l/100 km across 32 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km52.78 g Declaredmedian; 49.59–59.1 g49.49 g Declaredmedian; 46.26–56 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.4 l/100 km between these two (6.5%). 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 2,880 litres a year (£4,032). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.2 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Actros, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry full specificationR 540 B6x4, lorry (2020–2023) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry46,680 litres
£65,352 at the assumed price
Scania R 540 B6x4, lorry (2020–2023)43,800 litres
£61,320 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.