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

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry vs Scania R 590 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 R 590 B4x2

2021–2026 · 434 kW
31.2l/100 km
median; 30.6–31.2 across 3 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry and Scania R 590 B4x2 side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 rigid lorryScania R 590 B4x2
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2021–2026Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power460 kWDeclared434 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.6 litresDeclared16.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Emission classNot recordedEURO VI ERegistered
Gross vehicle weight18,000–20,500 kgDeclaredmedian 18,000 kg, across 13 declared configurations21,000–22,000 kgRegisteredmedian 21,000 kg, over 2 registrations
Kerb weightNot recorded10,724–12,815 kgRegisteredmedian 10,724 kg, over 2 registrations
WheelbaseNot recorded3,750–5,750 mmRegisteredmedian 3,750 mm, over 2 registrations
Overall lengthNot recorded6,800–10,570 mmRegisteredmedian 6,800 mm, over 2 registrations
Overall heightNot recorded3,300–3,350 mmRegisteredmedian 3,300 mm, over 2 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul33.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 33–35.7 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations31.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 30.6–31.2 l/100 km across 3 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km62.6 g Declaredmedian; 61.65–66.8 g58.27 g Declaredmedian; 57.3–58.3 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.3 l/100 km between these two (7.3%). 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 2,760 litres a year (£3,864). 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 specificationR 590 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 R 590 B4x237,440 litres
£52,416 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.