Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t

Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 265 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry vs Scania P 370 B8x4*4

Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 265 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry

2015–2023 · 265 kW

45.7l/100 km

median; across 1 declared configurations

Lower declared fuel

Scania P 370 B8x4*4

2020–2023 · 272 kW

40.7l/100 km

median; across 1 declared configurations

Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 265 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry and Scania P 370 B8x4*4 side by side
Specification	Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 265 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry	Scania P 370 B8x4*4
Vehicle form	Lorry (BA)Registered	Lorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration	8×4Declared	8×4Declared
Registered new	2015–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records	2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power	265 kWDeclared	272 kWDeclared
Engine displacement	10.7 litresDeclared	12.7 litresDeclared
Gearbox	automatedDeclared	automatedDeclared
Emission class	EURO VI A, EURO VI C, EURO VI ERegistered	Not recorded
Gross vehicle weight	35,500–37,000 kgRegisteredmedian 37,000 kg, over 3 registrations	33,000–39,000 kgDeclaredmedian 37,000 kg, across 10 declared configurations
Kerb weight	13,770–18,080 kgRegisteredmedian 13,801 kg, over 3 registrations	Not recorded
Wheelbase	5,900–7,500 mmRegisteredmedian 6,400 mm, over 3 registrations	Not recorded
Overall length	8,400–11,050 mmRegisteredmedian 8,800 mm, over 3 registrations	Not recorded
Overall height	3,660 mmRegistered	Not recorded
Declared fuel, construction	45.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration	40.7 l/100 km Declaredmedian; across 1 declared configuration
CO₂ per tonne-km	92.7 g Declaredmedian	82.53 g Declaredmedian

Fuel and CO₂: construction at 12.9 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

The Scania P 370 B8x4*4 declared 5 l/100 km less (12.2%) on the construction at 12.9 t, 2022 declarations. At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 6,000 litres a year, or £8,400. A gap this size is outside the 10% tolerance of declared figures.

Arocs, 265 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry full specification P 370 B8x4*4 full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price

Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 265 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry54,840 litres

£76,776 at the assumed price

Scania P 370 B8x4*448,840 litres

£68,376 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.