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

Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 425 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry vs Volvo FH, 413 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry

Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 425 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry

2020–2023 · 425 kW
42.3l/100 km
median; 39.9–43.7 across 7 declared configurations

Volvo FH, 413 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry

2020–2023 · 413 kW
40.2l/100 km
median; 39–44.6 across 4 declared configurations
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 425 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry and Volvo FH, 413 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry side by side
SpecificationMercedes-Benz Arocs, 425 kW, 6x4 rigid lorryVolvo FH, 413 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration6×4Declared6×4Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power425 kWDeclared413 kWDeclared
Engine displacement15.6 litresDeclared16.1 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight26,000–33,000 kgDeclaredmedian 28,000 kg, across 20 declared configurations29,000–36,000 kgDeclaredmedian 31,000 kg, across 20 declared configurations
Declared fuel, long haul42.3 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 39.9–43.7 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations40.2 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 39–44.6 l/100 km across 4 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km57.4 g Declaredmedian; 54.16–59.26 g54.54 g Declaredmedian; 52.83–60.5 g

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 (5.2%). 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). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5.6 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

Arocs, 425 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry full specificationFH, 413 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry full specification

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 425 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry50,760 litres
£71,064 at the assumed price
Volvo FH, 413 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry48,240 litres
£67,536 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.