Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2019–2023) vs Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2021–2023)
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 345 kW
34.1l/100 km
median; 30.7–39.8 across 67 declared configurations
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2021–2023)
2021–2023 · 345 kW
35.5l/100 km
median; 32.6–40.4 across 15 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1.4 l/100 km between these two (4.1%). 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 1,680 litres a year (£2,352). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9.1 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 FM, 345 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2019–2023)40,920 litres
£57,288 at the assumed price
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 6x2 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2021–2023)42,600 litres
£59,640 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.