Comparison · 6×4 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2020–2023) vs Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2020–2023)
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 345 kW
36.9l/100 km
median; 35–39.9 across 5 declared configurations
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 345 kW
38.4l/100 km
median; 34.2–40.6 across 14 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1.5 l/100 km between these two (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 1,800 litres a year (£2,520). The declared figures for one of them alone span 6.4 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, 6x4 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2020–2023)44,280 litres
£61,992 at the assumed price
Volvo FM, 345 kW, 6x4 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2020–2023)46,080 litres
£64,512 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.