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Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t

Volvo FH, 478 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023) vs Volvo FH, 552 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2021–2023)

Volvo FH, 478 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)

2020–2023 · 478 kW
46.1l/100 km
median; 42.8–49 across 44 declared configurations

Volvo FH, 552 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2021–2023)

2021–2023 · 552 kW
46.4l/100 km
median; 41.6–49.8 across 49 declared configurations
Volvo FH, 478 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023) and Volvo FH, 552 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2021–2023) side by side
SpecificationVolvo FH, 478 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)Volvo FH, 552 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2021–2023)
Vehicle formLorry (BA)RegisteredLorry (BA)Registered
Axle configuration8×4Declared8×4Declared
Registered new2020–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records2021–2023Registeredcentral 90% of records
Engine power478 kWDeclared552 kWDeclared
Engine displacement16.1 litresDeclared16.1 litresDeclared
GearboxautomatedDeclaredautomatedDeclared
Gross vehicle weight35,000–40,000 kgDeclaredmedian 40,000 kg, across 166 declared configurations35,000–40,000 kgDeclaredmedian 40,000 kg, across 183 declared configurations
Declared fuel, construction46.1 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 42.8–49 l/100 km across 44 declared configurations46.4 l/100 km Declaredmedian; 41.6–49.8 l/100 km across 49 declared configurations
CO₂ per tonne-km93.57 g Declaredmedian; 86.85–99.3 g94.2 g Declaredmedian; 84.46–101 g

Fuel and CO₂: construction at 12.9 t, 2022 declarations.

What the numbers actually say

There is 0.3 l/100 km between these two (0.6%). 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 360 litres a year (£504). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.2 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.

FH, 478 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023) full specificationFH, 552 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2021–2023) full specificationThe fuel ranking

Fuel over a year

120,000 km · assumed price
Volvo FH, 478 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2020–2023)55,320 litres
£77,448 at the assumed price
Volvo FH, 552 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry (2021–2023)55,680 litres
£77,952 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.