Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 235 kW, 4x2 rigid truck and Scania L 320 B4x2 side by side
Specification
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 235 kW, 4x2 rigid truck
Scania L 320 B4x2
Vehicle form
Truck (BA)Registered
Truck (BA)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
235 kWDeclared
235 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
7.7 litresDeclared
9.3 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automatedDeclared
automated, automaticDeclared
Emission class
EURO VI ARegistered
Not recorded
Gross vehicle weight
20,500 kgRegistered
18,600–21,000 kgDeclaredmedian 19,500 kg, across 38 declared configurations
Kerb weight
11,845 kgRegistered
Not recorded
Wheelbase
3,900 mmRegistered
Not recorded
Overall length
7,500 mmRegistered
Not recorded
Overall height
3,800 mmRegistered
Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul
34 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 32.4–37.8 l/100 km across 14 declared configurations
39.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 37.2–42 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km
63.64 g Declaredmedian; 60.61–70.73 g
73.3 g Declaredmedian; 69.56–78.4 g
Fuel and CO₂: long haul at 14 t, 2022 declarations.
What the numbers actually say
The Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 235 kW, 4x2 rigid truck declared 5.2 l/100 km less (15.2%) on the long haul at 14 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 6,240 litres a year, or £8,736. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
