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Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry vs Scania G 540 B4x2

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry

2021–2023 · 460 kW
33.5l/100 km
median; 33–35.7 across 7 declared configurations

Scania G 540 B4x2

2020–2022 · 397 kW
31l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry and Scania G 540 B4x2 side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 rigid lorryScania G 540 B4x2
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power460 kWDeclared397 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.6 litresDeclared12.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight18,000–20,500 kgDeclaredmedian 18,000 kg, across 13 declared configurations19,500–22,000 kgDeclaredmedian 20,500 kg, across 20 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul33.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 33–35.7 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations31 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km62.6 g Declaredmedian; 61.65–66.8 g57.9 g Declaredmedian

Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 14 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.5 l/100 km between these two (8%). 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 3,000 litres a year (£4,200). The declared figures for one of them alone span 2.7 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry full specificationG 540 B4x2 full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry40,200 litres
£56,280 at the assumed price
Scania G 540 B4x237,200 litres
£52,080 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.