Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
Volvo FH, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry vs Volvo FM, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
Volvo FH, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
2019–2023 · 375 kW
29.7l/100 km
median; 27.6–34.6 across 45 declared configurations
Volvo FM, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry
2019–2023 · 375 kW
30.8l/100 km
median; 28.8–33.9 across 11 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1.1 l/100 km between these two (3.7%). 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 1,320 litres a year (£1,848). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7 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 priceVolvo FH, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry35,640 litres
£49,896 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 375 kW, 4x2 rigid lorry36,960 litres
£51,744 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.