Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry vs Scania S 650 B6x4

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry

2021–2023 · 460 kW

42.9l/100 km

median; 40.6–44.8 across 7 declared configurations

Scania S 650 B6x4

2018–2021 · 478 kW

39.7l/100 km

median; 39.7–40.5 across 2 declared configurations

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry and Scania S 650 B6x4 side by side
Specification	Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry	Scania S 650 B6x4
Vehicle form	Lorry (BA)Registered	Lorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration	6×4Declared	6×4Declared
Registered new	2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records	2018–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	460 kWDeclared	478 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	15.6 litresDeclared	16.4 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automatedDeclared	automatedDeclared
Emission class	Not recorded	EURO 6, EURO VI, EURO VI CRegistered
Gross vehicle weight	26,000–33,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 41 declared configurations	28,000–30,000 kgRegisteredmedian 30,000 kg, over 4 registrations
Kerb weight	Not recorded	12,793–18,365 kgRegisteredmedian 13,625 kg, over 4 registrations
Wheelbase	Not recorded	5,700–6,100 mmRegisteredmedian 5,700 mm, over 4 registrations
Overall length	Not recorded	9,000–10,000 mmRegisteredmedian 9,420 mm, over 4 registrations
Declared fuel, long haul	42.9 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 40.6–44.8 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations	39.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 39.7–40.5 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km	58.2 g Declaredmedian; 55.05–60.8 g	53.8 g Declaredmedian; 53.8–54.9 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 3.2 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 3,840 litres a year (£5,376). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4.2 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Actros, 460 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry full specification S 650 B6x4 full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry51,480 litres

£72,072 at the assumed price

Scania S 650 B6x447,640 litres

£66,696 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.