Declared fuel consumption · EU vehicle group 5 · diesel

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units: which uses the least fuel?

Every model here was simulated by its manufacturer on the EU long haul ems mission, with the payload the regulation sets, and declared to the regulator. Figures are compared only within one reporting year and one payload. A model is ranked when at least ten declared vehicles stand behind its figure.

Generated illustration, not a photograph: a representative 4×2 tractor unit
Illustration — not a photograph

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 26.5 tonne payload, 2022 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 33.2 l/100 km
    32.7–35.3 l/100 km across 29 declared configurations · 102 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 33.7 l/100 km
    32.1–38.3 l/100 km across 44 declared configurations · 101 declared vehicles
  3. 3: 33.9 l/100 km
    32.1–37.3 l/100 km across 266 declared configurations · 543 declared vehicles
  4. 4: 34 l/100 km
    32.3–38.6 l/100 km across 2,247 declared configurations · 4,673 declared vehicles
  5. 4: 34 l/100 km
    32.7–35.5 l/100 km across 65 declared configurations · 103 declared vehicles
  6. 4: 34 l/100 km
    32.4–37.3 l/100 km across 827 declared configurations · 1,499 declared vehicles
  7. 7: 34.2 l/100 km
    32.7–35.2 l/100 km across 25 declared configurations · 33 declared vehicles
  8. 8: 34.6 l/100 km
    34.5–38.6 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 28 declared vehicles
  9. 9: 34.7 l/100 km
    34.2–43.3 l/100 km across 132 declared configurations · 508 declared vehicles
  10. 10: 35 l/100 km
    33.1–38.3 l/100 km across 415 declared configurations · 538 declared vehicles
  11. 11: 35.2 l/100 km
    35.2–37.7 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations · 12 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 35.6 l/100 km
    35.4–37.8 l/100 km across 11 declared configurations · 12 declared vehicles
  13. 12: 35.6 l/100 km
    33.3–39.9 l/100 km across 274 declared configurations · 325 declared vehicles
  14. 14: 36.3 l/100 km
    DAF XG 450 FT · 330 kW
    34.7–39.6 l/100 km across 202 declared configurations · 345 declared vehicles
  15. 15: 36.4 l/100 km
    DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025) · 355–390 kW (median 355)
    34.4–45.1 l/100 km across 6,206 declared configurations · 13,248 declared vehicles
  16. 15: 36.4 l/100 km
    35.6–39 l/100 km across 169 declared configurations · 255 declared vehicles
  17. 15: 36.4 l/100 km
    34.1–40.3 l/100 km across 26 declared configurations · 55 declared vehicles
  18. 18: 36.6 l/100 km
    34.7–45 l/100 km across 1,060 declared configurations · 1,364 declared vehicles
  19. 19: 36.8 l/100 km
    DAF XG 430 FT · 315 kW
    35.1–39.6 l/100 km across 46 declared configurations · 56 declared vehicles
  20. 20: 36.9 l/100 km
    DAF XD 410 FT · 300 kW
    33.9–38.9 l/100 km across 77 declared configurations · 108 declared vehicles
  21. 21: 37 l/100 km
    37–39.4 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations · 34 declared vehicles
  22. 22: 37.1 l/100 km
    33.5–39.7 l/100 km across 58 declared configurations · 99 declared vehicles
  23. 23: 37.2 l/100 km
    DAF XD 450 FT · 330 kW
    33.8–41.1 l/100 km across 147 declared configurations · 202 declared vehicles
  24. 24: 37.3 l/100 km
    33.3–39.7 l/100 km across 90 declared configurations · 140 declared vehicles
  25. 24: 37.3 l/100 km
    33.9–44.1 l/100 km across 10 declared configurations · 14 declared vehicles
  26. 26: 37.4 l/100 km
    DAF XG+ 530 FT · 390 kW
    35.2–46.4 l/100 km across 1,667 declared configurations · 2,040 declared vehicles
  27. 26: 37.4 l/100 km
    35.4–42.2 l/100 km across 618 declared configurations · 738 declared vehicles
  28. 26: 37.4 l/100 km
    34.8–42.5 l/100 km across 374 declared configurations · 820 declared vehicles
  29. 29: 37.5 l/100 km
    DAF XG+ 450 FT · 330 kW
    34.6–38.3 l/100 km across 56 declared configurations · 71 declared vehicles
  30. 30: 37.6 l/100 km
    35.3–57.6 l/100 km across 3,867 declared configurations · 8,177 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 26.5 tonne payload, 2022 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1Scania S 420 A4x233.232.7–35.32910232.7632.25–34.89
2Scania G 420 A4x233.732.1–38.34410133.3231.73–37.84
3Scania R 420 A4x233.932.1–37.326654333.4631.7–36.83
4Scania R 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)3432.3–38.62,2474,67333.5931.94–38.12
4Scania R 460 A4x2, van (2022–2023)3432.7–35.56510333.5832.33–35.09
4Scania S 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)3432.4–37.38271,49933.6232.03–36.82
7Scania S 460 A4x2, van (2022–2023)34.232.7–35.2253333.7432.33–34.71
8DAF XF 410 FT (from 2022)34.634.5–38.6222834.1534.1–38.12
9DAF XF 430 FT (2022–2025)34.734.2–43.313250834.2233.79–42.7
10Scania S 560 A4x23533.1–38.341553834.5332.71–37.86
11Scania S 450 A4x2, van (2022–2023)35.235.2–37.791234.7734.74–37.18
12DAF XG+ 480 FT, van (2022–2023)35.635.4–37.8111235.1534.91–37.28
12Scania R 560 A4x2, 12.7 L (2022–2024)35.633.3–39.927432535.1132.85–39.42
14DAF XG 450 FT36.334.7–39.620234535.8934.25–39.09
15DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)36.434.4–45.16,20613,24835.9233.96–44.5
15DAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023)36.435.6–3916925535.9735.13–38.5
15Scania P 420 A4x236.434.1–40.3265535.9933.65–39.76
18DAF XG+ 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)36.634.7–451,0601,36436.0934.3–44.4
19DAF XG 430 FT36.835.1–39.6465636.3634.61–39.06
20DAF XD 410 FT36.933.9–38.97710836.4233.47–38.4
21Scania S 410 A4x23737–39.493436.5536.51–38.9
22Scania P 460 A4x237.133.5–39.7589936.6633.09–39.16
23DAF XD 450 FT37.233.8–41.114720236.7633.38–40.6
24Scania G 460 A4x237.333.3–39.79014036.8132.86–39.17
24Scania P 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)37.333.9–44.1101436.8533.51–43.5
26DAF XG+ 530 FT37.435.2–46.41,6672,04036.9334.8–45.9
26MAN TGX 18.520 4x2, tractor unit (from 2023)37.435.4–42.261873836.9234.94–41.71
26Scania S 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2022–2023)37.434.8–42.537482036.9234.38–42
29DAF XG+ 450 FT37.534.6–38.3567136.9834.14–37.8
30Renault T, 360 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)37.635.3–57.63,8678,17737.1534.9–56.9

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 98 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 14.5 l/100 km apart (43.6%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 17,400 litres a year, or £24,360.

Where it stops mattering: 17 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Renault T, 360 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023) alone span 22.3 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

16 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
DAF XG+ 430 FT315 kW36.9 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)397 kW37.8 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania G 560 A4x2412 kW37.9 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania R 540 A4x2, van (2020–2023)397 kW38.2 l/100 km5 vehicles
Scania S 770 A4x2, van (2021–2023)566 kW38.4 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania S 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023)434 kW38.9 l/100 km6 vehicles
Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit405 kW39.1 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF CF 530 FT390 kW41.1 l/100 km4 vehicles
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW41.5 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF CF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)330 kW42.5 l/100 km4 vehicles
Iveco Stralis, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020)353 kW42.7 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW43 l/100 km7 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit315 kW44 l/100 km6 vehicles
Iveco X-Way, 309 kW, 4x2 tractor unit309 kW45.3 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania G 540 A4x2397 kW45.8 l/100 km1 vehicle
Iveco X-Way, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit375 kW47.4 l/100 km5 vehicles

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 26.5 t, reporting period 2022.

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 3.5 tonne payload, 2022 declarationsLowest: Scania S 420 A4x2, 24.5 l/100 km · 98 models ranked

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 3.5 tonne payload, 2022 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 24.5 l/100 km
    24.1–25.8 l/100 km across 29 declared configurations · 102 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 24.8 l/100 km
    23.7–29 l/100 km across 2,247 declared configurations · 4,673 declared vehicles
  3. 3: 24.9 l/100 km
    23.7–28.5 l/100 km across 266 declared configurations · 543 declared vehicles
  4. 3: 24.9 l/100 km
    24.2–25.8 l/100 km across 65 declared configurations · 103 declared vehicles
  5. 3: 24.9 l/100 km
    23.9–28.3 l/100 km across 827 declared configurations · 1,499 declared vehicles
  6. 6: 25 l/100 km
    24.2–25.6 l/100 km across 25 declared configurations · 33 declared vehicles
  7. 7: 25.1 l/100 km
    23.8–29.2 l/100 km across 44 declared configurations · 101 declared vehicles
  8. 8: 25.2 l/100 km
    24.1–28.9 l/100 km across 415 declared configurations · 538 declared vehicles
  9. 9: 25.5 l/100 km
    25.5–28.8 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 28 declared vehicles
  10. 9: 25.5 l/100 km
    24.3–30.1 l/100 km across 274 declared configurations · 325 declared vehicles
  11. 11: 26 l/100 km
    25.5–33.9 l/100 km across 132 declared configurations · 508 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 26.2 l/100 km
    26.2–27.9 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations · 12 declared vehicles
  13. 13: 26.4 l/100 km
    26.2–27.7 l/100 km across 11 declared configurations · 12 declared vehicles
  14. 14: 26.8 l/100 km
    DAF XG 450 FT · 330 kW
    25.7–29.3 l/100 km across 202 declared configurations · 345 declared vehicles
  15. 14: 26.8 l/100 km
    DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025) · 355–390 kW (median 355)
    25.4–34.9 l/100 km across 6,206 declared configurations · 13,248 declared vehicles
  16. 14: 26.8 l/100 km
    26.2–28.5 l/100 km across 169 declared configurations · 255 declared vehicles
  17. 17: 26.9 l/100 km
    DAF XD 410 FT · 300 kW
    25–29.7 l/100 km across 77 declared configurations · 108 declared vehicles
  18. 17: 26.9 l/100 km
    DAF XG 430 FT · 315 kW
    26.3–29.7 l/100 km across 46 declared configurations · 56 declared vehicles
  19. 17: 26.9 l/100 km
    25.7–34.9 l/100 km across 1,060 declared configurations · 1,364 declared vehicles
  20. 20: 27 l/100 km
    DAF XD 450 FT · 330 kW
    24.8–31.1 l/100 km across 147 declared configurations · 202 declared vehicles
  21. 21: 27.3 l/100 km
    DAF XG+ 450 FT · 330 kW
    25.6–27.7 l/100 km across 56 declared configurations · 71 declared vehicles
  22. 22: 27.5 l/100 km
    26.3–32.1 l/100 km across 618 declared configurations · 738 declared vehicles
  23. 23: 27.6 l/100 km
    DAF XG+ 530 FT · 390 kW
    26–36 l/100 km across 1,667 declared configurations · 2,040 declared vehicles
  24. 23: 27.6 l/100 km
    25.7–32 l/100 km across 374 declared configurations · 820 declared vehicles
  25. 25: 27.8 l/100 km
    27.6–32.6 l/100 km across 37 declared configurations · 53 declared vehicles
  26. 25: 27.8 l/100 km
    24.5–30.4 l/100 km across 90 declared configurations · 140 declared vehicles
  27. 25: 27.8 l/100 km
    27.6–29 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations · 34 declared vehicles
  28. 25: 27.8 l/100 km
    26.5–31.1 l/100 km across 513 declared configurations · 709 declared vehicles
  29. 25: 27.8 l/100 km
    26–31.6 l/100 km across 170 declared configurations · 236 declared vehicles
  30. 30: 27.9 l/100 km
    26.1–33.6 l/100 km across 98 declared configurations · 111 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 3.5 tonne payload, 2022 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1Scania S 420 A4x224.524.1–25.829102183.28180.55–192.67
2Scania R 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)24.823.7–292,2474,673185.54177.51–216.84
3Scania R 420 A4x224.923.7–28.5266543185.93177.39–212.93
3Scania R 460 A4x2, van (2022–2023)24.924.2–25.865103186.27180.84–192.69
3Scania S 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)24.923.9–28.38271,499185.94178.63–211.76
6Scania S 460 A4x2, van (2022–2023)2524.2–25.62533186.95180.89–191.42
7Scania G 420 A4x225.123.8–29.244101187.42177.72–218.03
8Scania S 560 A4x225.224.1–28.9415538188.42180.46–215.91
9DAF XF 410 FT (from 2022)25.525.5–28.82228190.83190.41–215.53
9Scania R 560 A4x2, 12.7 L (2022–2024)25.524.3–30.1274325190.89181.43–224.82
11DAF XF 430 FT (2022–2025)2625.5–33.9132508194.08190.54–253.7
12Scania S 450 A4x2, van (2022–2023)26.226.2–27.9912196.12195.96–208.54
13DAF XG+ 480 FT, van (2022–2023)26.426.2–27.71112197.62196.12–206.95
14DAF XG 450 FT26.825.7–29.3202345200.47192.4–219.26
14DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)26.825.4–34.96,20613,248200.64190.06–261
14DAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023)26.826.2–28.5169255200.7195.53–213.3
17DAF XD 410 FT26.925–29.777108201.16186.91–222.18
17DAF XG 430 FT26.926.3–29.74656201.2196.4–221.92
17DAF XG+ 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)26.925.7–34.91,0601,364201.07192.21–260.8
20DAF XD 450 FT2724.8–31.1147202202.14185.23–232.84
21DAF XG+ 450 FT27.325.6–27.75671204.06191.22–206.8
22MAN TGX 18.520 4x2, tractor unit (from 2023)27.526.3–32.1618738205.61196.44–239.93
23DAF XG+ 530 FT27.626–361,6672,040206.12194.68–269.2
23Scania S 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2022–2023)27.625.7–32374820206.46192.17–239.2
25MAN TGS 18.520 4x227.827.6–32.63753208.02206.17–243.62
25Scania G 460 A4x227.824.5–30.490140208.17183.38–227.53
25Scania S 410 A4x227.827.6–29934208.08206.13–216.7
25Scania S 530 A4x2, tractor unit (2021–2024)27.826.5–31.1513709207.81197.82–232.6
25Scania S 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)27.826–31.6170236207.63194.09–236.25
30Scania R 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)27.926.1–33.698111208.76194.77–251.26

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 98 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 12.4 l/100 km apart (50.6%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 14,880 litres a year, or £20,832.

Where it stops mattering: 19 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Renault T, 360 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023) alone span 19.4 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

16 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
DAF XG+ 430 FT315 kW27.2 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)397 kW27.2 l/100 km3 vehicles
Scania G 560 A4x2412 kW27.7 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania R 540 A4x2, van (2020–2023)397 kW27.8 l/100 km5 vehicles
Scania S 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023)434 kW28.4 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania S 770 A4x2, van (2021–2023)566 kW28.6 l/100 km1 vehicle
Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit405 kW29.4 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF CF 530 FT390 kW30.3 l/100 km4 vehicles
Iveco Stralis, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020)353 kW31.7 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW32.6 l/100 km7 vehicles
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW33 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF CF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)330 kW33.3 l/100 km4 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit315 kW35 l/100 km6 vehicles
Iveco X-Way, 309 kW, 4x2 tractor unit309 kW35.2 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania G 540 A4x2397 kW35.9 l/100 km1 vehicle
Iveco X-Way, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit375 kW36.3 l/100 km5 vehicles

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 3.5 t, reporting period 2022.

Earlier reporting periods

The same comparison on earlier declarations. Rankings are never mixed across years.

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 26.5 tonne payload, 2021 declarationsLowest: Scania R 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022), 34.7 l/100 km · 89 models ranked

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 26.5 tonne payload, 2021 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 34.7 l/100 km
    33.4–38.1 l/100 km across 73 declared configurations · 100 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 35.1 l/100 km
    33.9–37 l/100 km across 14 declared configurations · 16 declared vehicles
  3. 2: 35.1 l/100 km
    34–37.4 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations · 16 declared vehicles
  4. 4: 35.9 l/100 km
    34.3–37.3 l/100 km across 24 declared configurations · 25 declared vehicles
  5. 5: 37.3 l/100 km
    DAF XG 430 FT · 315 kW
    37.3–44.4 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations · 34 declared vehicles
  6. 6: 38.1 l/100 km
    DAF XG+ 450 FT · 330 kW
    36.8–44.9 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 32 declared vehicles
  7. 7: 38.4 l/100 km
    DAF XG 450 FT · 330 kW
    34.8–45.5 l/100 km across 45 declared configurations · 68 declared vehicles
  8. 7: 38.4 l/100 km
    DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025) · 355–390 kW (median 355)
    35.4–46.3 l/100 km across 1,040 declared configurations · 2,098 declared vehicles
  9. 9: 38.8 l/100 km
    35.3–46.3 l/100 km across 240 declared configurations · 361 declared vehicles
  10. 10: 39 l/100 km
    37.7–44.4 l/100 km across 17 declared configurations · 21 declared vehicles
  11. 11: 39.1 l/100 km
    38.3–40 l/100 km across 15 declared configurations · 18 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 39.2 l/100 km
    37.7–39.8 l/100 km across 19 declared configurations · 76 declared vehicles
  13. 13: 39.4 l/100 km
    DAF XG+ 530 FT · 390 kW
    35.4–47.4 l/100 km across 493 declared configurations · 614 declared vehicles
  14. 13: 39.4 l/100 km
    37.3–44.2 l/100 km across 58 declared configurations · 94 declared vehicles
  15. 13: 39.4 l/100 km
    35.2–40.1 l/100 km across 17 declared configurations · 23 declared vehicles
  16. 13: 39.4 l/100 km
    36.7–42.9 l/100 km across 325 declared configurations · 498 declared vehicles
  17. 17: 39.5 l/100 km
    34.6–48.6 l/100 km across 103 declared configurations · 565 declared vehicles
  18. 17: 39.5 l/100 km
    34–44.4 l/100 km across 1,120 declared configurations · 2,063 declared vehicles
  19. 17: 39.5 l/100 km
    37.5–43.6 l/100 km across 320 declared configurations · 446 declared vehicles
  20. 20: 39.7 l/100 km
    37.6–43.7 l/100 km across 180 declared configurations · 211 declared vehicles
  21. 20: 39.7 l/100 km
    38.6–40.4 l/100 km across 21 declared configurations · 22 declared vehicles
  22. 22: 39.8 l/100 km
    36.9–44.1 l/100 km across 254 declared configurations · 340 declared vehicles
  23. 23: 40 l/100 km
    37.6–43.6 l/100 km across 32 declared configurations · 51 declared vehicles
  24. 23: 40 l/100 km
    35.7–41.7 l/100 km across 25 declared configurations · 29 declared vehicles
  25. 25: 40.3 l/100 km
    39–42 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 23 declared vehicles
  26. 26: 40.4 l/100 km
    37.6–44.5 l/100 km across 72 declared configurations · 106 declared vehicles
  27. 26: 40.4 l/100 km
    38.8–46 l/100 km across 54 declared configurations · 56 declared vehicles
  28. 28: 40.5 l/100 km
    38.4–43.8 l/100 km across 101 declared configurations · 133 declared vehicles
  29. 28: 40.5 l/100 km
    37.5–49.4 l/100 km across 84 declared configurations · 267 declared vehicles
  30. 30: 40.6 l/100 km
    39.9–43.4 l/100 km across 54 declared configurations · 162 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 26.5 tonne payload, 2021 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1Scania R 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)34.733.4–38.17310034.2732.99–37.63
2Scania R 420 A4x235.133.9–37141634.6833.48–36.6
2Scania S 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)35.134–37.4161634.6233.6–36.9
4Scania S 560 A4x235.934.3–37.3242535.533.87–36.8
5DAF XG 430 FT37.337.3–44.4163436.836.8–43.8
6DAF XG+ 450 FT38.136.8–44.9223237.636.3–44.3
7DAF XG 450 FT38.434.8–45.5456837.934.32–44.9
7DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)38.435.4–46.31,0402,09837.934.91–45.7
9DAF XG+ 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)38.835.3–46.324036138.334.85–45.7
10DAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023)3937.7–44.4172138.537.3–43.9
11Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)39.138.3–40151838.637.8–39.5
12Scania S 410 A4x239.237.7–39.8197638.737.21–39.3
13DAF XG+ 530 FT39.435.4–47.449361438.934.96–46.8
13Scania G 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.437.3–44.2589438.936.87–43.7
13Scania R 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)39.435.2–40.1172338.934.75–39.6
13Scania S 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)39.436.7–42.932549838.936.23–42.4
17DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)39.534.6–48.61035653934.13–48
17Scania R 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.534–44.41,1202,0633933.57–43.9
17Scania S 530 A4x2, tractor unit (2021–2024)39.537.5–43.63204463937–43.1
20Scania R 530 A4x2 (2021–2022)39.737.6–43.718021139.237.12–43.2
20Scania S 530 A4x2, van (2021–2023)39.738.6–40.4212239.238.1–39.9
22Scania R 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)39.836.9–44.125434039.336.4–43.6
23Scania P 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)4037.6–43.6325139.537.12–43.1
23Scania S 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)4035.7–41.7252939.535.22–41.2
25Scania S 520 A4x240.339–42222339.838.5–41.5
26Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)40.437.6–44.57210639.8637.13–44
26Scania R 660 A4x240.438.8–46545639.938.3–45.4
28Scania R 590 A4x240.538.4–43.81011334037.92–43.2
28Volvo FM, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2023)40.537.5–49.4842674037.08–48.8
30DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)40.639.9–43.45416240.139.4–42.9

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 89 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 14.1 l/100 km apart (40.6%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 16,920 litres a year, or £23,688.

Where it stops mattering: 6 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022) alone span 14 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

28 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
Scania R 460 A4x2, van (2022–2023)338 kW34 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania R 560 A4x2, 12.7 L (2022–2024)412 kW34.7 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania S 420 A4x2309 kW36 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF XG+ 430 FT315 kW38.2 l/100 km9 vehicles
Scania G 460 A4x2338 kW38.6 l/100 km5 vehicles
Scania R 540 A4x2, van (2020–2023)397 kW39.2 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania S 660 A4x2, lorry (2021–2022)485 kW40.1 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania S 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023)434 kW40.3 l/100 km6 vehicles
DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, lorry (2019–2020)300 kW40.5 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania S 660 A4x2, van (2022–2023)485 kW40.6 l/100 km9 vehicles
Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)368 kW40.8 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF XF 530 FT, lorry (2019–2021)390 kW41.6 l/100 km3 vehicles
Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit405 kW42.3 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania G 540 A4x2397 kW43 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania P 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)302 kW43.1 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)368 kW43.1 l/100 km9 vehicles
Iveco Stralis, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit375 kW43.2 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania G 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)302 kW43.4 l/100 km3 vehicles
Iveco Stralis, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020)353 kW43.5 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania G 450 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)331 kW43.6 l/100 km8 vehicles
DAF XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021)330 kW43.7 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW43.9 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF XD 450 FT330 kW44.2 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW44.5 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF XD 410 FT300 kW45 l/100 km1 vehicle
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 4x2 tractor unit, 10.8 L (2021–2023)345 kW47.1 l/100 km3 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit315 kW47.4 l/100 km6 vehicles
Iveco X-Way, 309 kW, 4x2 tractor unit309 kW48.6 l/100 km7 vehicles

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 26.5 t, reporting period 2021.

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 3.5 tonne payload, 2021 declarationsLowest: Scania R 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022), 25.2 l/100 km · 89 models ranked

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 3.5 tonne payload, 2021 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 25.2 l/100 km
    24.2–28.7 l/100 km across 73 declared configurations · 100 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 25.4 l/100 km
    24.6–27.2 l/100 km across 14 declared configurations · 16 declared vehicles
  3. 2: 25.4 l/100 km
    24.7–27.3 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations · 16 declared vehicles
  4. 4: 26.1 l/100 km
    24.6–26.8 l/100 km across 24 declared configurations · 25 declared vehicles
  5. 5: 27.6 l/100 km
    DAF XG 430 FT · 315 kW
    27.4–34.6 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations · 34 declared vehicles
  6. 6: 27.7 l/100 km
    DAF XG+ 450 FT · 330 kW
    26.7–34.8 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 32 declared vehicles
  7. 7: 27.9 l/100 km
    DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025) · 355–390 kW (median 355)
    26.4–35.9 l/100 km across 1,040 declared configurations · 2,098 declared vehicles
  8. 8: 28 l/100 km
    DAF XG 450 FT · 330 kW
    25.8–35.1 l/100 km across 45 declared configurations · 68 declared vehicles
  9. 9: 28.2 l/100 km
    26.2–35.9 l/100 km across 240 declared configurations · 361 declared vehicles
  10. 10: 28.3 l/100 km
    27.5–29.1 l/100 km across 15 declared configurations · 18 declared vehicles
  11. 11: 28.5 l/100 km
    27.5–34.7 l/100 km across 17 declared configurations · 21 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 28.6 l/100 km
    26.4–31.8 l/100 km across 325 declared configurations · 498 declared vehicles
  13. 13: 28.7 l/100 km
    24.5–33.2 l/100 km across 1,120 declared configurations · 2,063 declared vehicles
  14. 14: 28.8 l/100 km
    DAF XG+ 530 FT · 390 kW
    26.2–36.6 l/100 km across 493 declared configurations · 614 declared vehicles
  15. 14: 28.8 l/100 km
    25.4–29.2 l/100 km across 17 declared configurations · 23 declared vehicles
  16. 16: 28.9 l/100 km
    26.5–32.7 l/100 km across 254 declared configurations · 340 declared vehicles
  17. 16: 28.9 l/100 km
    28.2–29.2 l/100 km across 19 declared configurations · 76 declared vehicles
  18. 18: 29.1 l/100 km
    27.5–32.9 l/100 km across 180 declared configurations · 211 declared vehicles
  19. 18: 29.1 l/100 km
    25.8–30.5 l/100 km across 25 declared configurations · 29 declared vehicles
  20. 18: 29.1 l/100 km
    27.5–32.9 l/100 km across 320 declared configurations · 446 declared vehicles
  21. 21: 29.2 l/100 km
    27.5–34.2 l/100 km across 58 declared configurations · 94 declared vehicles
  22. 21: 29.2 l/100 km
    28.5–29.6 l/100 km across 21 declared configurations · 22 declared vehicles
  23. 23: 29.3 l/100 km
    27.8–33.5 l/100 km across 32 declared configurations · 51 declared vehicles
  24. 24: 29.4 l/100 km
    28.4–35.2 l/100 km across 54 declared configurations · 56 declared vehicles
  25. 25: 29.5 l/100 km
    27.9–32.9 l/100 km across 101 declared configurations · 133 declared vehicles
  26. 26: 29.6 l/100 km
    25.8–38.3 l/100 km across 103 declared configurations · 565 declared vehicles
  27. 27: 29.9 l/100 km
    29.3–33.5 l/100 km across 54 declared configurations · 162 declared vehicles
  28. 28: 30 l/100 km
    27.8–33.8 l/100 km across 72 declared configurations · 106 declared vehicles
  29. 28: 30 l/100 km
    28.4–39.2 l/100 km across 84 declared configurations · 267 declared vehicles
  30. 30: 30.2 l/100 km
    29–31.5 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 23 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 3.5 tonne payload, 2021 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1Scania R 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)25.224.2–28.773100188.39180.92–214.88
2Scania R 420 A4x225.424.6–27.21416189.99184.15–203.4
2Scania S 460 A4x2, tractor unit (from 2022)25.424.7–27.31616190.1185–204.4
4Scania S 560 A4x226.124.6–26.82425194.8184.18–200.2
5DAF XG 430 FT27.627.4–34.61634206205.1–258.7
6DAF XG+ 450 FT27.726.7–34.82232206.8199.8–259.9
7DAF XG 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)27.926.4–35.91,0402,098208.8197.53–268.3
8DAF XG 450 FT2825.8–35.14568209.5193.21–262.2
9DAF XG+ 480 FT, tractor unit (2022–2025)28.226.2–35.9240361210.7195.97–268.1
10Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)28.327.5–29.11518211.3205.5–217.7
11DAF XG 480 FT, van (2022–2023)28.527.5–34.71721213.3205.3–259.1
12Scania S 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)28.626.4–31.8325498214197.7–237.6
13Scania R 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)28.724.5–33.21,1202,063214.7183.38–248.2
14DAF XG+ 530 FT28.826.2–36.6493614215195.64–273.4
14Scania R 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)28.825.4–29.21723215.6190.02–218.5
16Scania R 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)28.926.5–32.7254340215.8198.36–244.7
16Scania S 410 A4x228.928.2–29.21976215.8210.48–218.6
18Scania R 530 A4x2 (2021–2022)29.127.5–32.9180211217.9205.77–246.1
18Scania S 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)29.125.8–30.52529217.6193.06–227.8
18Scania S 530 A4x2, tractor unit (2021–2024)29.127.5–32.9320446217.6205.54–245.8
21Scania G 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)29.227.5–34.25894218205.9–255.7
21Scania S 530 A4x2, van (2021–2023)29.228.5–29.62122218.3213.2–221.1
23Scania P 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)29.327.8–33.53251219.2207.9–250.3
24Scania R 660 A4x229.428.4–35.25456219.7212.6–263.4
25Scania R 590 A4x229.527.9–32.9101133220.9208.95–245.8
26DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)29.625.8–38.3103565221.3193.24–286.6
27DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)29.929.3–33.554162223.6219.3–250.1
28Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)3027.8–33.872106224.6207.59–252.8
28Volvo FM, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2023)3028.4–39.284267224.6212.12–293.2
30Scania S 520 A4x230.229–31.52223225.5216.6–235.5

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 89 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 13.7 l/100 km apart (54.3%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 16,440 litres a year, or £23,016.

Where it stops mattering: 6 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022) alone span 12.5 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

28 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
Scania R 460 A4x2, van (2022–2023)338 kW24.8 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania R 560 A4x2, 12.7 L (2022–2024)412 kW25.1 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania S 420 A4x2309 kW26.1 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF XG+ 430 FT315 kW28 l/100 km9 vehicles
Scania R 540 A4x2, van (2020–2023)397 kW28.2 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania G 460 A4x2338 kW29.3 l/100 km5 vehicles
Scania S 660 A4x2, lorry (2021–2022)485 kW29.3 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania S 590 A4x2, lorry (2021–2023)434 kW29.4 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania S 660 A4x2, van (2022–2023)485 kW29.5 l/100 km9 vehicles
DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, lorry (2019–2020)300 kW29.9 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)368 kW30.2 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF XF 530 FT, lorry (2019–2021)390 kW30.7 l/100 km3 vehicles
Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit405 kW30.8 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania G 540 A4x2397 kW32.1 l/100 km2 vehicles
Iveco Stralis, 353 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2020)353 kW32.4 l/100 km8 vehicles
Iveco Stralis, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit375 kW32.4 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)368 kW32.7 l/100 km9 vehicles
DAF XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021)330 kW32.9 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania P 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)302 kW33.1 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW33.2 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania G 450 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)331 kW33.3 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania G 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)302 kW33.4 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW34.2 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF XD 450 FT330 kW34.3 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF XD 410 FT300 kW35 l/100 km1 vehicle
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 4x2 tractor unit, 10.8 L (2021–2023)345 kW35.8 l/100 km3 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit315 kW37.4 l/100 km6 vehicles
Iveco X-Way, 309 kW, 4x2 tractor unit309 kW37.7 l/100 km7 vehicles

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 3.5 t, reporting period 2021.

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 26.5 tonne payload, 2020 declarationsLowest: Scania S 410 A4x2, 39.2 l/100 km · 78 models ranked

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 26.5 tonne payload, 2020 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 39.2 l/100 km
    38–40.6 l/100 km across 24 declared configurations · 92 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 39.6 l/100 km
    39.3–40.4 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations · 11 declared vehicles
  3. 3: 39.8 l/100 km
    39.2–40.7 l/100 km across 31 declared configurations · 45 declared vehicles
  4. 4: 39.9 l/100 km
    37.6–45 l/100 km across 1,611 declared configurations · 3,117 declared vehicles
  5. 4: 39.9 l/100 km
    38.1–43.3 l/100 km across 436 declared configurations · 578 declared vehicles
  6. 6: 40 l/100 km
    39.2–43.3 l/100 km across 26 declared configurations · 43 declared vehicles
  7. 6: 40 l/100 km
    38.5–43.8 l/100 km across 43 declared configurations · 52 declared vehicles
  8. 8: 40.2 l/100 km
    38–46.1 l/100 km across 328 declared configurations · 382 declared vehicles
  9. 9: 40.4 l/100 km
    39–44 l/100 km across 83 declared configurations · 196 declared vehicles
  10. 9: 40.4 l/100 km
    39.4–43.6 l/100 km across 57 declared configurations · 308 declared vehicles
  11. 11: 40.8 l/100 km
    38.5–47 l/100 km across 370 declared configurations · 1,067 declared vehicles
  12. 11: 40.8 l/100 km
    38.5–48.9 l/100 km across 2,140 declared configurations · 8,717 declared vehicles
  13. 11: 40.8 l/100 km
    39.1–43.6 l/100 km across 157 declared configurations · 233 declared vehicles
  14. 14: 41 l/100 km
    39–50.9 l/100 km across 1,745 declared configurations · 4,236 declared vehicles
  15. 14: 41 l/100 km
    38.7–44 l/100 km across 29 declared configurations · 54 declared vehicles
  16. 14: 41 l/100 km
    39.2–47.9 l/100 km across 132 declared configurations · 157 declared vehicles
  17. 17: 41.1 l/100 km
    40.4–45.7 l/100 km across 29 declared configurations · 170 declared vehicles
  18. 17: 41.1 l/100 km
    38.2–43 l/100 km across 57 declared configurations · 196 declared vehicles
  19. 19: 41.2 l/100 km
    39–50.2 l/100 km across 1,614 declared configurations · 4,172 declared vehicles
  20. 20: 41.5 l/100 km
    37.5–44.8 l/100 km across 149 declared configurations · 252 declared vehicles
  21. 21: 41.7 l/100 km
    39.8–45.9 l/100 km across 109 declared configurations · 317 declared vehicles
  22. 22: 41.8 l/100 km
    39.6–49.6 l/100 km across 203 declared configurations · 217 declared vehicles
  23. 22: 41.8 l/100 km
    39.1–50 l/100 km across 613 declared configurations · 787 declared vehicles
  24. 22: 41.8 l/100 km
    40.1–53.8 l/100 km across 1,559 declared configurations · 4,314 declared vehicles
  25. 25: 41.9 l/100 km
    40–50.5 l/100 km across 328 declared configurations · 1,028 declared vehicles
  26. 26: 42 l/100 km
    40.5–48.5 l/100 km across 22 declared configurations · 24 declared vehicles
  27. 26: 42 l/100 km
    39.3–48.6 l/100 km across 49 declared configurations · 77 declared vehicles
  28. 28: 42.1 l/100 km
    39.9–45.4 l/100 km across 192 declared configurations · 229 declared vehicles
  29. 29: 42.2 l/100 km
    39.8–47.1 l/100 km across 89 declared configurations · 102 declared vehicles
  30. 29: 42.2 l/100 km
    41.1–43.8 l/100 km across 62 declared configurations · 65 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 26.5 tonne payload, 2020 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1Scania S 410 A4x239.238–40.6249238.737.5–40.1
2Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)39.639.3–40.491139.138.8–39.9
3Scania S 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)39.839.2–40.7314539.338.7–40.2
4Scania R 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)39.937.6–451,6113,11739.437.1–44.5
4Scania S 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)39.938.1–43.343657839.437.7–42.8
6Scania R 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)4039.2–43.3264339.538.7–42.8
6Scania S 530 A4x2, tractor unit (2021–2024)4038.5–43.8435239.538–43.2
8Scania R 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)40.238–46.132838239.737.6–45.5
9DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)40.439–448319639.938.5–43.5
9DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)40.439.4–43.65730839.938.9–43.1
11Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)40.838.5–473701,06740.338.1–46.4
11Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2021)40.838.5–48.92,1408,71740.338–48.3
11Scania S 520 A4x240.839.1–43.615723340.338.6–43.1
14Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)4139–50.91,7454,23640.538.5–50.2
14Scania P 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)4138.7–44295440.538.2–43.4
14Scania R 520 A4x2 (2019–2021)4139.2–47.913215740.538.7–47.3
17DAF CF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)41.140.4–45.72917040.639.9–45.1
17Scania G 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)41.138.2–435719640.637.7–42.5
19Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2021)41.239–50.21,6144,17240.738.5–49.6
20Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)41.537.5–44.81492524137.1–44.2
21Volvo FH, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)41.739.8–45.910931741.239.3–45.4
22MAN TGX 18.580 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)41.839.6–49.620321741.339.1–49
22Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)41.839.1–5061378741.338.6–49.4
22Renault T, 360 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)41.840.1–53.81,5594,31441.339.6–53.2
25Renault T, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)41.940–50.53281,02841.439.5–49.9
26Mercedes-Benz Actros, 380 kW, 4x2 tractor unit4240.5–48.5222441.540–47.9
26Volvo FM, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2023)4239.3–48.6497741.538.8–48
28Scania S 580 A4x242.139.9–45.419222941.639.4–44.8
29MAN TGX 18.540 4x2, 15.3 L, tractor unit (2019–2023)42.239.8–47.18910241.739.3–46.6
29Scania S 770 A4x2, tractor unit (2021–2024)42.241.1–43.8626541.740.6–43.2

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 78 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 9.7 l/100 km apart (24.7%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 11,640 litres a year, or £16,296.

Where it stops mattering: 45 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Renault T, 360 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023) alone span 13.7 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

21 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
Scania R 540 A4x2, van (2020–2023)397 kW39.6 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania R 660 A4x2485 kW40.3 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania R 590 A4x2434 kW40.6 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, lorry (2019–2020)300 kW41.1 l/100 km7 vehicles
DAF XF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)330 kW41.2 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF XF 530 FT, van (2020–2022)390 kW41.9 l/100 km8 vehicles
DAF XF 530 FT, lorry (2019–2021)390 kW42.3 l/100 km3 vehicles
MAN TGS 18.500 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2020)368 kW42.3 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)368 kW42.6 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania R 730 A4x2537 kW42.6 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania S 770 A4x2, van (2021–2023)566 kW42.6 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania R 770 A4x2566 kW42.9 l/100 km7 vehicles
Scania P 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)302 kW43.1 l/100 km5 vehicles
DAF XF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2021)315 kW43.4 l/100 km2 vehicles
MAN TGS 18.460 4x2, tractor unit (2019)338 kW43.5 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW43.7 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021)330 kW43.7 l/100 km8 vehicles
DAF CF 480 FT, lorry (2019–2021)355 kW43.9 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW44.2 l/100 km2 vehicles
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 4x2 tractor unit, 12.8 L (2021–2023)345 kW46.6 l/100 km8 vehicles
Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit405 kW48.2 l/100 km4 vehicles

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 26.5 t, reporting period 2020.

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 3.5 tonne payload, 2020 declarationsLowest: Scania S 410 A4x2, 28.8 l/100 km · 78 models ranked

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 3.5 tonne payload, 2020 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 28.8 l/100 km
    28.1–29.7 l/100 km across 24 declared configurations · 92 declared vehicles
  2. Lowest: 28.8 l/100 km
    28.6–29.3 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations · 11 declared vehicles
  3. 3: 28.9 l/100 km
    27.3–33.7 l/100 km across 1,611 declared configurations · 3,117 declared vehicles
  4. 3: 28.9 l/100 km
    27.7–32.2 l/100 km across 436 declared configurations · 578 declared vehicles
  5. 5: 29 l/100 km
    28.6–29.6 l/100 km across 31 declared configurations · 45 declared vehicles
  6. 6: 29.1 l/100 km
    28.6–32.2 l/100 km across 26 declared configurations · 43 declared vehicles
  7. 6: 29.1 l/100 km
    27.7–35.1 l/100 km across 328 declared configurations · 382 declared vehicles
  8. 8: 29.4 l/100 km
    28.4–32.9 l/100 km across 43 declared configurations · 52 declared vehicles
  9. 9: 29.7 l/100 km
    29–33.8 l/100 km across 83 declared configurations · 196 declared vehicles
  10. 10: 30 l/100 km
    28.3–33.6 l/100 km across 29 declared configurations · 54 declared vehicles
  11. 11: 30.1 l/100 km
    29.5–33.1 l/100 km across 57 declared configurations · 308 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 30.2 l/100 km
    29.3–37.5 l/100 km across 132 declared configurations · 157 declared vehicles
  13. 12: 30.2 l/100 km
    29–33 l/100 km across 157 declared configurations · 233 declared vehicles
  14. 14: 30.4 l/100 km
    29.8–35.1 l/100 km across 29 declared configurations · 170 declared vehicles
  15. 14: 30.4 l/100 km
    28.8–36.9 l/100 km across 370 declared configurations · 1,067 declared vehicles
  16. 14: 30.4 l/100 km
    28.6–38.8 l/100 km across 2,140 declared configurations · 8,717 declared vehicles
  17. 17: 30.7 l/100 km
    29–40.4 l/100 km across 1,745 declared configurations · 4,236 declared vehicles
  18. 17: 30.7 l/100 km
    28.9–39.6 l/100 km across 1,614 declared configurations · 4,172 declared vehicles
  19. 17: 30.7 l/100 km
    28–33 l/100 km across 57 declared configurations · 196 declared vehicles
  20. 20: 30.9 l/100 km
    29.7–42.6 l/100 km across 1,559 declared configurations · 4,314 declared vehicles
  21. 21: 31 l/100 km
    29–39 l/100 km across 613 declared configurations · 787 declared vehicles
  22. 21: 31 l/100 km
    27.5–33.9 l/100 km across 149 declared configurations · 252 declared vehicles
  23. 21: 31 l/100 km
    30.1–32.3 l/100 km across 62 declared configurations · 65 declared vehicles
  24. 24: 31.1 l/100 km
    29.5–34 l/100 km across 192 declared configurations · 229 declared vehicles
  25. 24: 31.1 l/100 km
    29.7–34.9 l/100 km across 109 declared configurations · 317 declared vehicles
  26. 26: 31.2 l/100 km
    29.1–37.9 l/100 km across 49 declared configurations · 77 declared vehicles
  27. 27: 31.3 l/100 km
    29.6–38.3 l/100 km across 203 declared configurations · 217 declared vehicles
  28. 27: 31.3 l/100 km
    29.8–39.7 l/100 km across 328 declared configurations · 1,028 declared vehicles
  29. 27: 31.3 l/100 km
    30–35.4 l/100 km across 130 declared configurations · 170 declared vehicles
  30. 30: 31.4 l/100 km
    29.9–38.4 l/100 km across 56 declared configurations · 60 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 3.5 tonne payload, 2020 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1Scania S 410 A4x228.828.1–29.72492215.5209.7–222
1Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)28.828.6–29.3911215.5213.9–219.2
3Scania R 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)28.927.3–33.71,6113,117216.2204.3–251.8
3Scania S 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)28.927.7–32.2436578216.1207.3–240.9
5Scania S 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)2928.6–29.63145216.6213.7–221.5
6Scania R 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)29.128.6–32.22643217.4213.8–241.1
6Scania R 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)29.127.7–35.1328382217.8207–262.1
8Scania S 530 A4x2, tractor unit (2021–2024)29.428.4–32.94352219.5212.5–245.6
9DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)29.729–33.883196222.4217–252.4
10Scania P 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)3028.3–33.62954224211.6–251.1
11DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)30.129.5–33.157308225.4220.8–247.7
12Scania R 520 A4x2 (2019–2021)30.229.3–37.5132157225.9218.8–280.4
12Scania S 520 A4x230.229–33157233226.1216.9–246.5
14DAF CF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)30.429.8–35.129170227222.6–262.2
14Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)30.428.8–36.93701,067227.4215.3–276
14Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2021)30.428.6–38.82,1408,717227.2213.8–290
17Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)30.729–40.41,7454,236229.3216.9–302.2
17Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2021)30.728.9–39.61,6144,172229.5216.1–295.7
17Scania G 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)30.728–3357196229.2209.4–246.7
20Renault T, 360 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)30.929.7–42.61,5594,314231.3222–318.3
21Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)3129–39613787231.5216.7–291.4
21Scania G 450 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)3127.5–33.9149252231.7205.9–253.7
21Scania S 770 A4x2, tractor unit (2021–2024)3130.1–32.36265231.8225.2–241.8
24Scania S 580 A4x231.129.5–34192229232.3220.2–254.5
24Volvo FH, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)31.129.7–34.9109317232.5221.9–261.1
26Volvo FM, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2023)31.229.1–37.94977233.4217.4–283.2
27MAN TGX 18.580 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)31.329.6–38.3203217234221–286.2
27Renault T, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)31.329.8–39.73281,028233.9222.8–296.9
27Scania R 580 A4x2 (2019–2021)31.330–35.4130170234.1224.1–264.7
30Scania R 650 A4x231.429.9–38.45660235223.9–287.2

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 78 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 9.2 l/100 km apart (31.9%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 11,040 litres a year, or £15,456.

Where it stops mattering: 33 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Renault T, 360 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023) alone span 12.9 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

21 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
Scania R 540 A4x2, van (2020–2023)397 kW28.8 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania R 660 A4x2485 kW29.4 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania R 590 A4x2434 kW29.6 l/100 km3 vehicles
DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, lorry (2019–2020)300 kW30.2 l/100 km7 vehicles
DAF XF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)330 kW30.3 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF XF 530 FT, van (2020–2022)390 kW31.1 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania S 770 A4x2, van (2021–2023)566 kW31.1 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF XF 530 FT, lorry (2019–2021)390 kW31.2 l/100 km3 vehicles
MAN TGS 18.500 4x2, tractor unit (2019–2020)368 kW31.3 l/100 km6 vehicles
Scania R 730 A4x2537 kW31.4 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2023)368 kW31.6 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania R 770 A4x2566 kW31.6 l/100 km7 vehicles
MAN TGS 18.460 4x2, tractor unit (2019)338 kW32.3 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF XF 480 FT, 10.8 L (2021)330 kW32.9 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania P 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)302 kW32.9 l/100 km5 vehicles
DAF XF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2021)315 kW33.1 l/100 km2 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW33.3 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW33.8 l/100 km1 vehicle
DAF CF 480 FT, lorry (2019–2021)355 kW33.9 l/100 km4 vehicles
Volvo FMX, 345 kW, 4x2 tractor unit, 12.8 L (2021–2023)345 kW35.7 l/100 km8 vehicles
Volvo FM, 405 kW, 4x2 tractor unit405 kW37.1 l/100 km4 vehicles

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 3.5 t, reporting period 2020.

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 26.5 tonne payload, 2019 declarationsLowest: Scania S 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022), 39.5 l/100 km · 87 models ranked

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 26.5 tonne payload, 2019 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 39.5 l/100 km
    38.7–41.2 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations · 26 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 39.6 l/100 km
    38.4–40.5 l/100 km across 37 declared configurations · 69 declared vehicles
  3. 2: 39.6 l/100 km
    38.4–42.3 l/100 km across 72 declared configurations · 83 declared vehicles
  4. 4: 39.9 l/100 km
    39.9–43.9 l/100 km across 8 declared configurations · 39 declared vehicles
  5. 5: 40 l/100 km
    37.8–46.5 l/100 km across 2,206 declared configurations · 3,816 declared vehicles
  6. 5: 40 l/100 km
    38.5–41.3 l/100 km across 63 declared configurations · 221 declared vehicles
  7. 7: 40.1 l/100 km
    38.9–40.8 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations · 21 declared vehicles
  8. 7: 40.1 l/100 km
    38.4–43.2 l/100 km across 64 declared configurations · 69 declared vehicles
  9. 9: 40.4 l/100 km
    38.2–44.7 l/100 km across 118 declared configurations · 264 declared vehicles
  10. 10: 40.5 l/100 km
    39.4–44.3 l/100 km across 148 declared configurations · 294 declared vehicles
  11. 10: 40.5 l/100 km
    39.2–41.1 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations · 38 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 40.7 l/100 km
    40.4–44 l/100 km across 10 declared configurations · 27 declared vehicles
  13. 12: 40.7 l/100 km
    39.3–44 l/100 km across 418 declared configurations · 560 declared vehicles
  14. 14: 40.9 l/100 km
    38.5–46.8 l/100 km across 186 declared configurations · 484 declared vehicles
  15. 14: 40.9 l/100 km
    38.8–48.5 l/100 km across 1,108 declared configurations · 3,098 declared vehicles
  16. 14: 40.9 l/100 km
    39–45.5 l/100 km across 290 declared configurations · 375 declared vehicles
  17. 17: 41 l/100 km
    39.9–45.2 l/100 km across 79 declared configurations · 542 declared vehicles
  18. 17: 41 l/100 km
    40–44.4 l/100 km across 126 declared configurations · 386 declared vehicles
  19. 19: 41.4 l/100 km
    40–46.7 l/100 km across 50 declared configurations · 103 declared vehicles
  20. 19: 41.4 l/100 km
    39–49.9 l/100 km across 757 declared configurations · 1,615 declared vehicles
  21. 21: 41.6 l/100 km
    40.9–43.7 l/100 km across 24 declared configurations · 60 declared vehicles
  22. 22: 41.7 l/100 km
    41.2–48.4 l/100 km across 10 declared configurations · 14 declared vehicles
  23. 23: 41.8 l/100 km
    38.9–48.6 l/100 km across 203 declared configurations · 564 declared vehicles
  24. 24: 41.9 l/100 km
    39.3–49.6 l/100 km across 373 declared configurations · 612 declared vehicles
  25. 25: 42 l/100 km
    39.8–51.4 l/100 km across 314 declared configurations · 458 declared vehicles
  26. 26: 42.2 l/100 km
    40.4–46.3 l/100 km across 394 declared configurations · 460 declared vehicles
  27. 27: 42.3 l/100 km
    40.8–46.8 l/100 km across 486 declared configurations · 976 declared vehicles
  28. 28: 42.4 l/100 km
    41.3–42.4 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations · 11 declared vehicles
  29. 28: 42.4 l/100 km
    41.1–50.7 l/100 km across 136 declared configurations · 162 declared vehicles
  30. 28: 42.4 l/100 km
    39.9–51.5 l/100 km across 181 declared configurations · 219 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 26.5 tonne payload, 2019 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1Scania S 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)39.538.7–41.216263938.2–40.7
2Scania R 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)39.638.4–40.5376939.137.9–40
2Scania S 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)39.638.4–42.3728339.138–41.8
4Scania G 450 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)39.939.9–43.983939.439.4–43.3
5Scania R 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)4037.8–46.52,2063,81639.537.4–45.9
5Scania S 410 A4x24038.5–41.36322139.538.1–40.8
7Scania G 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)40.138.9–40.872139.638.4–40.3
7Scania R 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)40.138.4–43.2646939.637.9–42.6
9Scania G 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)40.438.2–44.711826439.937.7–44.2
10DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)40.539.4–44.31482944038.9–43.7
10Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)40.539.2–41.19384038.7–40.6
12DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, lorry (2019–2020)40.740.4–44102740.239.9–43.5
12Scania S 520 A4x240.739.3–4441856040.238.8–43.5
14Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)40.938.5–46.818648440.438–46.2
14Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2021)40.938.8–48.51,1083,09840.438.3–47.9
14Scania R 520 A4x2 (2019–2021)40.939–45.529037540.438.5–44.9
17DAF CF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)4139.9–45.27954240.539.4–44.6
17DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)4140–44.412638640.539.5–43.9
19DAF CF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)41.440–46.75010340.939.5–46.1
19Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)41.439–49.97571,61540.938.5–49.2
21DAF XF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)41.640.9–43.7246041.140.4–43.1
22Mercedes-Benz Actros, 380 kW, 4x2 tractor unit41.741.2–48.4101441.240.7–47.8
23Mercedes-Benz Actros, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2015–2020)41.838.9–48.620356441.338.5–48
24Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2021)41.939.3–49.637361241.438.8–49
25Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)4239.8–51.431445841.539.3–50.7
26Scania S 580 A4x242.240.4–46.339446041.639.9–45.7
27Iveco S-Way, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2022)42.340.8–46.848697641.840.3–46.2
28DAF XF 530 FT, van (2020–2022)42.441.3–42.471141.840.8–41.9
28Iveco S-Way, 419 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2023)42.441.1–50.713616241.840.6–50
28Scania R 580 A4x2 (2019–2021)42.439.9–51.518121941.939.4–50.8

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 87 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 9.6 l/100 km apart (24.3%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 11,520 litres a year, or £16,128.

Where it stops mattering: 55 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Scania R 650 A4x2 alone span 13.1 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

9 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)397 kW39.7 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW39.8 l/100 km6 vehicles
DAF XF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2021)315 kW40.8 l/100 km8 vehicles
DAF CF 480 FT, lorry (2019–2021)355 kW41 l/100 km9 vehicles
Scania G 540 A4x2397 kW42.2 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW43.2 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania R 730 A4x2537 kW44 l/100 km4 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit375 kW46.5 l/100 km8 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit315 kW48.3 l/100 km6 vehicles

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 26.5 t, reporting period 2019.

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 3.5 tonne payload, 2019 declarationsLowest: Scania S 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022), 28.8 l/100 km · 87 models ranked

Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 3.5 tonne payload, 2019 declarations

Declared to the regulator
  1. Lowest: 28.8 l/100 km
    28–31.1 l/100 km across 72 declared configurations · 83 declared vehicles
  2. 2: 28.9 l/100 km
    28.1–29.6 l/100 km across 37 declared configurations · 69 declared vehicles
  3. 2: 28.9 l/100 km
    28.5–30 l/100 km across 16 declared configurations · 26 declared vehicles
  4. 4: 29 l/100 km
    27.8–32.1 l/100 km across 64 declared configurations · 69 declared vehicles
  5. 5: 29.1 l/100 km
    27.7–35.5 l/100 km across 2,206 declared configurations · 3,816 declared vehicles
  6. 6: 29.3 l/100 km
    28.9–33.6 l/100 km across 8 declared configurations · 39 declared vehicles
  7. 6: 29.3 l/100 km
    28.7–30 l/100 km across 9 declared configurations · 38 declared vehicles
  8. 8: 29.4 l/100 km
    28.7–29.6 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations · 21 declared vehicles
  9. 8: 29.4 l/100 km
    28.4–30.4 l/100 km across 63 declared configurations · 221 declared vehicles
  10. 10: 29.7 l/100 km
    28–34 l/100 km across 118 declared configurations · 264 declared vehicles
  11. 11: 29.9 l/100 km
    29.2–33.8 l/100 km across 148 declared configurations · 294 declared vehicles
  12. 12: 30 l/100 km
    29.8–33.6 l/100 km across 10 declared configurations · 27 declared vehicles
  13. 13: 30.1 l/100 km
    29.2–34.4 l/100 km across 79 declared configurations · 542 declared vehicles
  14. 14: 30.2 l/100 km
    29.3–33.5 l/100 km across 418 declared configurations · 560 declared vehicles
  15. 15: 30.3 l/100 km
    29.3–35.1 l/100 km across 290 declared configurations · 375 declared vehicles
  16. 16: 30.4 l/100 km
    28.8–38.1 l/100 km across 1,108 declared configurations · 3,098 declared vehicles
  17. 17: 30.6 l/100 km
    29.6–36.3 l/100 km across 50 declared configurations · 103 declared vehicles
  18. 17: 30.6 l/100 km
    28.7–36.7 l/100 km across 186 declared configurations · 484 declared vehicles
  19. 19: 30.8 l/100 km
    30–33.8 l/100 km across 126 declared configurations · 386 declared vehicles
  20. 19: 30.8 l/100 km
    30.2–33 l/100 km across 24 declared configurations · 60 declared vehicles
  21. 19: 30.8 l/100 km
    29–39.5 l/100 km across 757 declared configurations · 1,615 declared vehicles
  22. 22: 31 l/100 km
    29.6–40.3 l/100 km across 314 declared configurations · 458 declared vehicles
  23. 23: 31.1 l/100 km
    29.9–34.9 l/100 km across 394 declared configurations · 460 declared vehicles
  24. 24: 31.2 l/100 km
    29.1–38.9 l/100 km across 373 declared configurations · 612 declared vehicles
  25. 24: 31.2 l/100 km
    29.4–40.4 l/100 km across 181 declared configurations · 219 declared vehicles
  26. 26: 31.3 l/100 km
    30.6–31.5 l/100 km across 7 declared configurations · 11 declared vehicles
  27. 26: 31.3 l/100 km
    29.8–42 l/100 km across 100 declared configurations · 104 declared vehicles
  28. 28: 31.4 l/100 km
    29.7–39.7 l/100 km across 1,909 declared configurations · 5,278 declared vehicles
  29. 29: 31.5 l/100 km
    30.7–39.1 l/100 km across 136 declared configurations · 162 declared vehicles
  30. 30: 31.6 l/100 km
    30.5–35.9 l/100 km across 486 declared configurations · 976 declared vehicles
Bars: median declared litres per 100 km, from zero. The thin line over each bar spans the lowest to highest declared figure for that model.
Table view
Long-haul EMS 4×2 tractor units, 3.5 tonne payload, 2019 declarations
RankModelMedian l/100 kmRangeConfigurationsVehiclesMedian g CO₂/t·kmCO₂ range
1Scania S 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)28.828–31.17283215.2209.5–232.2
2Scania R 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)28.928.1–29.63769215.7210.5–221
2Scania S 500 A4x2, van (2019–2022)28.928.5–301626216.3212.7–224.5
4Scania R 540 A4x2, tractor unit (2020–2022)2927.8–32.16469217207.7–239.9
5Scania R 500 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)29.127.7–35.52,2063,816217.9206.9–265.4
6Scania G 450 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)29.328.9–33.6839218.9216.1–251
6Scania S 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2021)29.328.7–30938219214.7–224.2
8Scania G 410 A4x2, lorry (2019–2022)29.428.7–29.6721219.8214.3–221.2
8Scania S 410 A4x229.428.4–30.463221219.8212.1–227.6
10Scania G 410 A4x2, tractor unit (2019–2022)29.728–34118264222209.4–254.4
11DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, tractor unit (2018–2022)29.929.2–33.8148294223.2218.6–252.9
12DAF CF 410 FT, 10.8 L, lorry (2019–2020)3029.8–33.61027224.4222.5–251.2
13DAF CF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)30.129.2–34.479542224.9218.6–257.1
14Scania S 520 A4x230.229.3–33.5418560225.6218.9–250.7
15Scania R 520 A4x2 (2019–2021)30.329.3–35.1290375226.2218.7–262.5
16Mercedes-Benz Actros, 330 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2021)30.428.8–38.11,1083,098227.3215.2–284.7
17DAF CF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)30.629.6–36.350103229221.5–271.5
17Mercedes-Benz Actros, 310 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2014–2021)30.628.7–36.7186484228.8214.4–274.2
19DAF XF 430 FT, tractor unit (2018–2022)30.830–33.8126386230224–252.6
19DAF XF 450 FT, lorry (2019–2020)30.830.2–332460230.2225.6–246.9
19Mercedes-Benz Actros, 350 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)30.829–39.57571,615230216.9–295.4
22Mercedes-Benz Actros, 390 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2022)3129.6–40.3314458231.4221.1–301.1
23Scania S 580 A4x231.129.9–34.9394460232.6223.2–260.7
24Mercedes-Benz Actros, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2021)31.229.1–38.9373612233217.6–290.9
24Scania R 580 A4x2 (2019–2021)31.229.4–40.4181219233.5219.6–301.8
26DAF XF 530 FT, van (2020–2022)31.330.6–31.5711233.9228.5–235.2
26Scania R 650 A4x231.329.8–42100104234.3223.1–313.9
28Renault T, 360 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2019–2023)31.429.7–39.71,9095,278234.7222–296.8
29Iveco S-Way, 419 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2023)31.530.7–39.1136162235.7229.6–292.4
30Iveco S-Way, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit (2020–2022)31.630.5–35.9486976235.9228.2–268.6

Showing the 30 lowest declared figures of 87 ranked here. Every model has its own page, reached from its make or its range.

What the difference is worth

The lowest and highest ranked here are 9.3 l/100 km apart (32.2%). At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre, that is about 11,160 litres a year, or £15,624.

Where it stops mattering: 32 models here are within 10% of the lowest figure, inside the tolerance of declared figures, so the ranking between them is not a reason to choose one over another. The specification ordered matters too: declared figures for the Scania R 650 A4x2 alone span 12.2 l/100 km across its configurations.

The price is an assumption for illustration, not a price we track; use your own. Declared figures compare vehicles with each other on a standard route; they are not what one lorry will use on your roads.

9 models not ranked: fewer than ten declared vehicles behind the figure
Scania S 540 A4x2, van (2020–2022)397 kW28.9 l/100 km2 vehicles
DAF CF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2023)315 kW29.5 l/100 km6 vehicles
DAF CF 480 FT, lorry (2019–2021)355 kW30.3 l/100 km9 vehicles
DAF XF 430 FT, lorry (2019–2021)315 kW30.4 l/100 km8 vehicles
Scania G 540 A4x2397 kW31.9 l/100 km1 vehicle
Scania R 730 A4x2537 kW32.5 l/100 km4 vehicles
Scania P 500 A4x2, lorry (2019–2023)368 kW33.3 l/100 km1 vehicle
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 375 kW, 4x2 tractor unit375 kW35.5 l/100 km8 vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Arocs, 315 kW, 4x2 tractor unit315 kW37.9 l/100 km6 vehicles

Declared by each manufacturer under EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring (Regulation (EU) 2018/956), simulated with the EU's VECTO tool (Regulation (EU) 2017/2400). Source: European Environment Agency. Payload 3.5 t, reporting period 2019.