Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry vs Scania R 660 B6x2
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
2020–2023 · 460 kW
37.4l/100 km
median; 35.1–40.3 across 30 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.3 l/100 km between these two (6.5%). 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 2,760 litres a year (£3,864). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6.2 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry44,880 litres
£62,832 at the assumed price
Scania R 660 B6x242,120 litres
£58,968 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.