Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 240 kW, 4x2 rigid truck and Scania L 320 B4x2 side by side
Specification
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 240 kW, 4x2 rigid truck
Scania L 320 B4x2
Vehicle form
Truck (BA)Registered
Truck (BA)Registered
Axle configuration
4×2Declared
4×2Declared
Registered new
2017–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power
240 kWDeclared
235 kWDeclared
Engine displacement
10.7 litresDeclared
9.3 litresDeclared
Gearbox
automated, manualDeclared
automated, automaticDeclared
Emission class
EURO VI A, EURO VI C, EURO VI ERegistered
Not recorded
Gross vehicle weight
18,000–21,500 kgRegisteredmedian 19,500 kg, over 8 registrations
18,600–21,000 kgDeclaredmedian 19,500 kg, across 38 declared configurations
Kerb weight
10,805–18,600 kgRegisteredmedian 14,530 kg, over 8 registrations
Not recorded
Wheelbase
3,600–4,500 mmRegisteredmedian 4,200 mm, over 8 registrations
Not recorded
Overall length
6,750–8,990 mmRegisteredmedian 7,850 mm, over 8 registrations
Not recorded
Overall height
3,600 mmRegistered
Not recorded
Declared fuel, long haul
33.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 31.6–40.7 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
62.9 g Declaredmedian; 59.06–76 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, 240 kW, 4x2 rigid truck declared 5.6 l/100 km less (16.6%) 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 6,720 litres a year, or £9,408. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.
