Comparison · 8×4 lorry · construction at 12.9 t
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2021–2023) vs Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2021–2023)
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2021–2023)
2021–2023 · 345 kW
41.2l/100 km
median; 40.6–44.5 across 14 declared configurations
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2021–2023)
2021–2023 · 345 kW
43.7l/100 km
median; 38.8–47.5 across 80 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.5 l/100 km between these two (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 3,000 litres a year (£4,200). The declared figures for one of them alone span 8.7 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 FMX, 345 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry, 10.8 L (2021–2023)49,440 litres
£69,216 at the assumed price
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 8x4 rigid lorry, 12.8 L (2021–2023)52,440 litres
£73,416 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.