Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 330 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry vs Volvo FM, 323 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 330 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 330 kW
42.2l/100 km
median; 38.9–44.1 across 10 declared configurations
Volvo FM, 323 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2020–2023 · 323 kW
38.6l/100 km
median; 35.3–42.6 across 12 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 3.6 l/100 km between these two (9.3%). 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 4,320 litres a year (£6,048). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.3 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceMercedes-Benz Arocs, 330 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry50,640 litres
£70,896 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 323 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry46,320 litres
£64,848 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.