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

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry vs Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry

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

Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry

2019–2023 · 478 kW
37.2l/100 km
median; 35.1–40.1 across 19 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry and Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x2 rigid lorryVolvo FH, 478 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×2Declared6×2Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2019–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power460 kWDeclared478 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.6 litresDeclared16.1 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight26,000–28,000 kgDeclaredmedian 26,000 kg, across 139 declared configurations27,000–33,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 106 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul37.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 35.1–40.3 l/100 km across 30 declared configurations37.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 35.1–40.1 l/100 km across 19 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km50.8 g Declaredmedian; 47.55–54.6 g50.43 g Declaredmedian; 47.52–54.4 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.2 l/100 km between these two (0.5%). 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 240 litres a year (£336). 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, 460 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry full specificationFH, 478 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry44,880 litres
£62,832 at the assumed price
Volvo FH, 478 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry44,640 litres
£62,496 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.