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

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 425 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry vs Scania R 590 B6x2

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 425 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry

2020–2023 · 425 kW
36.7l/100 km
median; 33.9–39.1 across 15 declared configurations

Scania R 590 B6x2

2021–2023 · 434 kW
34.7l/100 km
median; 32.5–36.5 across 42 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 425 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry and Scania R 590 B6x2 side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Actros, 425 kW, 6x2 rigid lorryScania R 590 B6x2
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power425 kWDeclared434 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.6 litresDeclared16.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight26,000–28,000 kgDeclaredmedian 27,000 kg, across 60 declared configurations27,000–31,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 112 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul36.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 33.9–39.1 l/100 km across 15 declared configurations34.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 32.5–36.5 l/100 km across 42 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km49.8 g Declaredmedian; 45.96–52.9 g47.03 g Declaredmedian; 44.05–49.4 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 2 l/100 km between these two (5.7%). 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 2,400 litres a year (£3,360). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5.2 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Actros, 425 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry full specificationR 590 B6x2 full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 425 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry44,040 litres
£61,656 at the assumed price
Scania R 590 B6x241,640 litres
£58,296 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.