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

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry vs Scania S 660 A4x2, lorry (2021–2022)

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 S 660 A4x2, lorry (2021–2022)

2021–2022 · 485 kW
30.6l/100 km
median; 28.6–30.8 across 5 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry and Scania S 660 A4x2, lorry (2021–2022) side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 rigid lorryScania S 660 A4x2, lorry (2021–2022)
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration4×2Declared4×2Declared
Registered new2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2021–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power460 kWDeclared485 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.6 litresDeclared16.4 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight18,000–20,500 kgDeclaredmedian 18,000 kg, across 13 declared configurations19,500–21,000 kgDeclaredmedian 21,000 kg, across 9 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul33.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 33–35.7 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations30.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 28.6–30.8 l/100 km across 5 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km62.6 g Declaredmedian; 61.65–66.8 g41.43 g Declaredmedian; 38.83–41.82 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.9 l/100 km between these two (9.4%). 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 3,480 litres a year (£4,872).

Actros, 460 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry full specificationS 660 A4x2, lorry (2021–2022) 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 S 660 A4x2, lorry (2021–2022)36,720 litres
£51,408 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.