Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 200 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry vs Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 200 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 200 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
2013–2019 · 200 kW
35.1l/100 km
median; across 2 declared configurations
Lower declared fuel
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 200 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
2017–2023 · 200 kW
31.9l/100 km
median; 31.6–33.4 across 5 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
The Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 200 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry declared 3.2 l/100 km less (10%) on the long haul at 14 t, 2019 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 3,840 litres a year, or £5,376. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMercedes-Benz Antos, 200 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry42,120 litres
£58,968 at the assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 200 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry38,280 litres
£53,592 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.