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

Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid truck vs Volvo FE, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid truck

Generated illustration, not a photograph: Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid truck, a 6×4 rigid truck

Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid truck

2017–2022 · 240 kW
39.6l/100 km
median; 39.6–40 across 2 declared configurations

Volvo FE, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid truck

2020–2021 · 240 kW
37.5l/100 km
median; across 1 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid truck and Volvo FE, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid truck side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Arocs, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid truckVolvo FE, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid truck
Vehicle formTruck (BA)RegisteredTruck (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×4Declared6×4Declared
Registered new2017–2022Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2021Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power240 kWDeclared240 kWDeclared
Engine displacement10.7 litresDeclared7.7 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomated, automatic, manualDeclared
Emission classEURO VI C, EURO VI DRegisteredNot recorded
Gross vehicle weight26,000–28,000 kgRegisteredmedian 26,000 kg, over 2 registrations28,000 kgDeclared
Kerb weight24,070–24,600 kgRegisteredmedian 24,070 kg, over 2 registrationsNot recorded
Wheelbase5,250 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Overall length9,800–10,000 mmRegisteredmedian 9,800 mm, over 2 registrationsNot recorded
Overall height3,900 mmRegisteredNot recorded
Declared fuel, long haul39.6 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 39.6–40 l/100 km across 2 declared configurations37.5 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km53.74 g Declaredmedian; 53.74–54.2 g50.79 g Declaredmedian

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 2.1 l/100 km between these two (5.6%). 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 2,520 litres a year (£3,528).

Arocs, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid truck full specificationFE, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid truck full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid truck47,520 litres
£66,528 at the assumed price
Volvo FE, 240 kW, 6x4 rigid truck45,000 litres
£63,000 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.