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

Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry vs Volvo FH, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry

Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry

2021–2023 · 350 kW
41.8l/100 km
median; 37.3–47 across 20 declared configurations

Volvo FH, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry

2020–2023 · 345 kW
38.3l/100 km
median; 33–43.3 across 36 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry and Volvo FH, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 6x4 rigid lorryVolvo FH, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×4Declared6×4Declared
Registered new2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power350 kWDeclared345 kWDeclared
Engine displacement12.8 litresDeclared12.8 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight26,000–33,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 56 declared configurations29,000–36,000 kgDeclaredmedian 32,000 kg, across 98 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul41.8 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 37.3–47 l/100 km across 20 declared configurations38.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 33–43.3 l/100 km across 36 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km56.72 g Declaredmedian; 50.55–63.7 g51.97 g Declaredmedian; 44.68–58.7 g

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

What the numbers actually say

There is 3.5 l/100 km between these two (9.1%). 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 4,200 litres a year (£5,880). The declared figures for one of them alone span 10.3 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Arocs, 350 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry full specificationFH, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 350 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry50,160 litres
£70,224 at the assumed price
Volvo FH, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry45,960 litres
£64,344 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.