Mercedes-Benz Antos, 260 kW, 4x2 rigid truck and Mercedes-Benz Econic, 260 kW, 4x2 rigid truck side by side
Specification
Mercedes-Benz Antos, 260 kW, 4x2 rigid truck
Mercedes-Benz Econic, 260 kW, 4x2 rigid truck
Vehicle form
Truck (BA)Registered
Truck (BA)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2013–2020Registeredcentral 90% of records
2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
260 kWDeclared
260 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
7.7 litresDeclared
7.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automated, automaticDeclared
Emission class
EURO VI A, EURO VI C, EURO VI DRegistered
Not recorded
Gross vehicle weight
18,000–20,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,500 kg, over 31 registrations
18,000–20,000 kgDeclaredmedian 20,000 kg, across 30 declared configurations
Kerb weight
8,540–14,035 kgRegisteredmedian 11,140 kg, over 31 registrations
Not recorded
Wheelbase
4,000–6,700 mmRegisteredmedian 5,500 mm, over 31 registrations
Not recorded
Overall length
6,900–11,350 mmRegisteredmedian 9,830 mm, over 31 registrations
Not recorded
Overall height
4,000 mmRegistered
Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul
35.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 34.7–35.8 l/100 km across 3 declared configurations
42.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km
66.3 g Declaredmedian; 64.9–66.9 g
78.73 g Declaredmedian
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 14 t, 2019 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The Mercedes-Benz Antos, 260 kW, 4x2 rigid truck declared 6.6 l/100 km less (18.5%) 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 7,920 litres a year, or £11,088. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
