Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 375 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry vs Volvo FM, 375 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 375 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2021–2023 · 375 kW
41.6l/100 km
median; 36–47.2 across 15 declared configurations
Volvo FM, 375 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
2020–2023 · 375 kW
38l/100 km
median; 32.8–41.8 across 25 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 3.6 l/100 km between these two (9.4%). 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 11.2 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, 375 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry49,920 litres
£69,888 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 375 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry45,600 litres
£63,840 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.