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Comparison · 4×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 425 kW, 4x2 tractor unit vs Volvo FH, 413 kW, 4x2 tractor unit

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 425 kW, 4x2 tractor unit

2020–2023 · 425 kW
32l/100 km
median; 30.3–37.4 across 59 declared configurations

Volvo FH, 413 kW, 4x2 tractor unit

2019–2023 · 413 kW
31.5l/100 km
median; 30.2–35.9 across 35 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 425 kW, 4x2 tractor unit and Volvo FH, 413 kW, 4x2 tractor unit side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Actros, 425 kW, 4x2 tractor unitVolvo FH, 413 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)RegisteredTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power425 kWDeclared413 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.6 litresDeclared16.1 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classEURO VI, EURO VI A, EURO VI ERegisteredNot recorded
Gross vehicle weight19,000–21,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,500 kg, across 3 type-approval versions and 2 records without one20,500–22,000 kgDeclaredmedian 21,000 kg, across 178 declared configurations
Kerb weight7,865–8,875 kgRegisteredmedian 8,502 kg, over 5 registrationsNot recorded
Wheelbase3,700–4,000 mmRegisteredmedian 3,850 mm, over 5 registrationsNot recorded
Overall length6,120–6,500 mmRegisteredmedian 6,310 mm, over 5 registrationsNot recorded
Overall height3,970–3,980 mmRegisteredmedian 3,970 mm, over 2 registrationsNot recorded
Declared fuel, long haul32 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 30.3–37.4 l/100 km across 59 declared configurations31.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 30.2–35.9 l/100 km across 35 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km43.44 g Declaredmedian; 41.09–50.7 g42.73 g Declaredmedian; 40.92–48.65 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.5 l/100 km between these two (1.5%). 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 600 litres a year (£840). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.1 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Actros, 425 kW, 4x2 tractor unit full specificationFH, 413 kW, 4x2 tractor unit full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 425 kW, 4x2 tractor unit38,400 litres
£53,760 at the assumed price
Volvo FH, 413 kW, 4x2 tractor unit37,800 litres
£52,920 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.