Tractor unitRegistered new 2015–2024, central 90% of records

Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x2 tractor unit

The Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x2 tractor unit is a 6×2 tractor unit registered new mainly between 2015 and 2024, with 460 kW declared. Its manufacturer declared a median of 33.7 litres per 100 km on the EU long haul mission at 19.3 t payload, across 26 declared configurations (reporting period 2022).

Power
460 kW
93 declared vehicles
Fuel, long haul
33.7
l/100 km, median · 32.7–36.8
Gross weight
26,400
kg, median of 25,000–27,000 kg, 44 registrations
Kerb weight
9,159
kg, median of 8,877–9,917 kg, 44 registrations
Wheelbase
4,000
mm, 44 registrations
Generated illustration, not a photograph: Mercedes-Benz Actros, 460 kW, 6x2 tractor unit, a 6×2 tractor unit
Illustration — not a photograph
At a glance
Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)
EmissionsEURO VI, EURO VI A, EURO VI D, EURO VI E
Gearboxautomated
Registered new2015–2024 (central 90% of records)

Fuel consumption and CO₂

Declared to the regulator
EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring · vehicle group 10 · 2022
Long haul
33.7
litres / 100 km at 19.3 t, median
45.69 g CO₂ per tonne-km, median; 44.36–49.9
32.7–36.8 l/100 km across 26 declared configurations, 32 vehicles
Regional delivery
34.4
litres / 100 km at 12.9 t, median
69.73 g CO₂ per tonne-km, median; 68.29–75.02
33.7–37 l/100 km across 26 declared configurations, 32 vehicles
Long haul EMS
42.6
litres / 100 km at 26.5 t, median
42.06 g CO₂ per tonne-km, median; 41.05–46.1
41.6–46.7 l/100 km across 26 declared configurations, 32 vehicles
Against its class

Lower declared consumption than 5 of the 99 other vehicles declared on the same mission, payload and year. See the ranking

Every mission, payload and reporting period (32 declared figures)
PeriodMissionFuelGroupPayloadLitres / 100 kmCO₂ g / t·kmBehind the figure
2022Long haulDiesel1019.3 t33.7median; 32.7–36.845.69median; 44.36–49.932 vehicles, 26 configurations
2022Long haulDiesel102.6 t27.3median; 26–29.9274.6median; 261.63–301.132 vehicles, 26 configurations
2021Long haulDiesel1019.3 t36.8median; 33.7–39.149.9median; 45.7–5328 vehicles, 25 configurations
2021Long haulDiesel102.6 t29.4median; 26.8–31.7295.5median; 269.9–319.228 vehicles, 25 configurations
2020Long haulDiesel1019.3 t35.3median; 34.2–39.447.8median; 46.4–53.412 vehicles, 12 configurations
2020Long haulDiesel102.6 t28.1median; 27–32282.7median; 271.7–321.712 vehicles, 12 configurations
2019Long haulDiesel1019.3 t40.2median; 34.9–43.754.6median; 47.3–59.25 vehicles, 5 configurations
2019Long haulDiesel102.6 t33median; 27.7–36.3332.1median; 278.7–364.95 vehicles, 5 configurations
2022Regional deliveryDiesel1012.9 t34.4median; 33.7–3769.73median; 68.29–75.0232 vehicles, 26 configurations
2022Regional deliveryDiesel102.6 t28.6median; 27.8–31287.42median; 279.42–312.3832 vehicles, 26 configurations
2021Regional deliveryDiesel1012.9 t36.3median; 33.6–3873.6median; 68.2–7728 vehicles, 25 configurations
2021Regional deliveryDiesel102.6 t30.2median; 27.8–32304.3median; 280.2–322.128 vehicles, 25 configurations
2020Regional deliveryDiesel1012.9 t34.6median; 33.8–38.270.1median; 68.6–77.612 vehicles, 12 configurations
2020Regional deliveryDiesel102.6 t28.8median; 27.9–32.3290.1median; 280.7–325.412 vehicles, 12 configurations
2019Regional deliveryDiesel1012.9 t39median; 34.6–41.979.1median; 70.3–855 vehicles, 5 configurations
2019Regional deliveryDiesel102.6 t33.1median; 28.7–35.9333median; 288.4–361.65 vehicles, 5 configurations
2022Long haul EMSDiesel1026.5 t42.6median; 41.6–46.742.06median; 41.05–46.132 vehicles, 26 configurations
2022Long haul EMSDiesel103.5 t33.2median; 32.2–35.8248.54median; 240.79–267.832 vehicles, 26 configurations
2021Long haul EMSDiesel1026.5 t46.5median; 43.2–48.245.9median; 42.6–47.628 vehicles, 25 configurations
2021Long haul EMSDiesel103.5 t35.7median; 33.1–37.8266.9median; 247.3–282.828 vehicles, 25 configurations
2020Long haul EMSDiesel1026.5 t44.5median; 43.5–48.744median; 42.9–48.112 vehicles, 12 configurations
2020Long haul EMSDiesel103.5 t34.3median; 33.3–38.1256.3median; 248.9–285.112 vehicles, 12 configurations
2019Long haul EMSDiesel1026.5 t49.4median; 44.1–53.248.8median; 43.6–52.55 vehicles, 5 configurations
2019Long haul EMSDiesel103.5 t39.1median; 33.9–42.6292.7median; 253.6–318.35 vehicles, 5 configurations
2022Regional delivery EMSDiesel1017.5 t43.3median; 42.6–45.864.76median; 63.7–68.432 vehicles, 26 configurations
2022Regional delivery EMSDiesel103.5 t35.2median; 34.5–37.5262.83median; 258.26–280.5732 vehicles, 26 configurations
2021Regional delivery EMSDiesel1017.5 t45.4median; 42.8–4767.9median; 64–70.228 vehicles, 25 configurations
2021Regional delivery EMSDiesel103.5 t36.9median; 34.5–38.5275.9median; 258.2–287.928 vehicles, 25 configurations
2020Regional delivery EMSDiesel1017.5 t43.6median; 42.9–47.265.2median; 64.1–70.512 vehicles, 12 configurations
2020Regional delivery EMSDiesel103.5 t35.4median; 34.6–38.8264.4median; 258.3–289.812 vehicles, 12 configurations
2019Regional delivery EMSDiesel1017.5 t47.9median; 43.7–51.171.6median; 65.4–76.45 vehicles, 5 configurations
2019Regional delivery EMSDiesel103.5 t39.6median; 35.3–42.6296.2median; 263.7–318.85 vehicles, 5 configurations

Declared by the manufacturer to the EU regulator, simulated on a standard route and payload: these figures compare vehicles with each other, not what one lorry uses on one road. How fuel is compared.

Dimensions

All in millimetres
4,0006,460 overall length3,970
Wheelbase4,000 mm
Overall length6,450–6,550 mmmedian 6,460 mm, over 44 registrations
Overall height3,440–4,000 mmmedian 3,970 mm, over 25 registrations

Registered figures are counted over registrations; the register does not identify each vehicle's build, so they are not checked build by build. Drawn to the median registered figures. Lines are drawn only for recorded values. Where no source records a part — the cab, the front overhang — it is drawn to a stated convention and is not dimensioned. A generic outline, not the manufacturer's design.

Engine

Engine power460 kW Declarednote 1
Engine power460 kW Registered
Engine displacement15.6 litres Declared
Engine displacement15.569 litres Registered
Cylinders6 Registered
Engine makeNot recorded in this register Registerednote 2
Engine modelNot recorded in this register Registerednote 2
Engine fuel typeDiesel CI Declared
Emission standardEURO VI, EURO VI A, EURO VI D, EURO VI E Registered
Engine rated speed1,600 rpm Declared
Engine idling speed500–600 rpm Declaredmedian 500 rpm, across 83 declared configurations
  1. VECTO input with no published definition in Reg. (EU) 2017/2400; see How we know.
  2. the RDW register has no engine make or model field

Driveline

Vehicle formTractor unit (BC) Registerednote 1
Vehicle formTractor unit (BC) Registered
Axle configuration6x2 Declared
Axle configuration6x2 Registerednote 2
Transmission typeautomated Declared
Number of gears12–16 Declaredmedian 12, across 83 declared configurations
Transmission ratio, final gear (as printed)0.687–0.775 Declaredmedian 0.775, across 83 declared configurations
Axle ratio3.154–4.333 Declaredmedian 3.417, across 83 declared configurations
Retarder typeNone, Transmission Output Retarder Declared
Tyre size, axle 1315/70 R22.5, 315/80 R22.5, 355/50 R22.5, 385/55 R22.5, 385/65 R22.5 Declared
Tyre size, axle 2295/80 R22.5, 315/60 R22.5, 315/70 R22.5, 315/80 R22.5, 385/55 R22.5, 385/65 R22.5 Declared
Sleeper cabyes Declarednote 3
  1. 18 registrations state no bodywork code; 1 registered incomplete (BX), completed form not stated
  2. wheel positions × driven wheel positions, counted from the registered axles and driven-axle indicators
  3. VECTO input with no published definition in Reg. (EU) 2017/2400; see How we know.

Weights and dimensions

Gross vehicle weight25,000–29,000 kg Declarednote 1median 26,000 kg, across 83 declared configurations
Gross vehicle weight25,000–27,000 kg Registeredmedian 26,400 kg, across 15 type-approval versions and 27 records without one
Kerb weight (in running order, as registered)8,877–9,917 kg Registerednote 2median 9,159 kg, over 44 registrations
Empty mass8,777–9,817 kg Registeredmedian 9,059 kg, over 44 registrations
Chassis mass declared for the VECTO simulation (CurbMassChassis)8,581–9,528 kg Declarednote 1median 9,011 kg, across 83 declared configurations
Wheelbase4,000 mm Registerednote 3
Overall length6,450–6,550 mm Registerednote 4note 3median 6,460 mm, over 44 registrations
Overall width2,500–2,550 mm Registerednote 4note 3median 2,510 mm, over 44 registrations
Overall height3,440–4,000 mm Registerednote 3median 3,970 mm, over 25 registrations
  1. VECTO input with no published definition in Reg. (EU) 2017/2400; see How we know.
  2. mass in running order: fuel tank 90% full, driver 75 kg
  3. registered to the nearest centimetre
  4. Unit read from the register's own figures; the register has been asked to confirm it.

Registered figures are counted over registrations; the register does not identify each vehicle's build, so they are not checked build by build.

We hold 12 of 12 core specifications for this vehicle. Every one is recorded and sourced.

Everything else declared for this model

36 more figures
Advanced CO₂ technologyActive front grill, Pulse and glide Declared
Advanced CO₂ technology categoryadditional ADAS technologies, advanced aerodynamic measures, advanced auxiliary technologies, advanced drivetrain technologies, advanced engine technologies, advanced powertrain integration and hybridisation, advanced rolling resistance measures, other Declared
Air drag CdxA (published range)5.38–9.21 m² Declarednote 1published only as range bins (A14, A15, A16, A17, A18, A24), no single value; across 83 declared configurations
Axle line typeHub reduction axle, Single reduction axle Declared
Chassis configurationTractor unit Declared
Dual-fuel vehicleno Declared
EU type-approval number (without extension)e1*2007/46*0733, e1*2018/858*00046, e13*2018/858*00078 Registered
Eco-roll with engine stopno Declared
Eco-roll without engine stopno, yes Declared
Electric system technologyStandard technology, Standard technology - LED headlights, all Declared
Engine CO₂, WHSC602.38–603.92 g/kWh Declaredmedian 602.38 g/kWh, across 83 declared configurations
Engine CO₂, WHTC631.96–635.31 g/kWh Declaredmedian 631.96 g/kWh, across 83 declared configurations
Engine cooling fan technologyBelt driven or driven via transm. - Electronically controlled visco clutch Declared
Engine fuel consumption, WHSC193.3–193.82 g/kWh Declaredmedian 193.82 g/kWh, across 83 declared configurations
Engine fuel consumption, WHTC202.23–202.79 g/kWh Declaredmedian 202.79 g/kWh, across 83 declared configurations
Engine stop-startno Declared
Hybrid electric vehicleno Declared
PTO declaredno, yes Declared
Pneumatic system technologyLarge Supply + ESS + AMS, Medium Supply 2-stage + ESS + AMS Declared
Predictive cruise controlno, yes Declared
Steering pump technologyFixed displacement, Variable displacement mech. controlled Declared
Twin tyres, axle 1no Declared
Twin tyres, axle 2no, yes Declared
Twin tyres, axle 3no, yes Declared
Tyre certification number, axle 1e13*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0163*00, e13*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0167*00, e2*2017/2400*2019/318*T*9620*00, e2*2017/2400*2020/1181*T*5014*00, e2*2017/2400*2020/1181*T*5023*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8804*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8811*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8812*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8817*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8818*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8819*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8828*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8832*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8867*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0125*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0132*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0137*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0138*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0152*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0329*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0331*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0463*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0464*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0605*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0613*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/0318*T*0629*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/0318*T*0676*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/0318*T*0686*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/318*T*0696*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/318*T*0698*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/318*T*0730*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/318*T*0781*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/318*T*0885*00, e9*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*11023*00, e9*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*11034*00, e9*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*11041*00, e9*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*11081*00, e9*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*11115*00 Declared
Tyre certification number, axle 2e13*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0071*00, e13*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0167*00, e2*2017/2400*2019/318*T*5005*00, e2*2017/2400*2019/318*T*9611*00, e2*2017/2400*2019/318*T*9616*00, e2*2017/2400*2020/1181*T*5014*00, e2*2017/2400*2020/1181*T*5031*00, e2*2017/2400*2020/1181*T*8835*01, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8812*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8817*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8818*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8835*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8838*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8840*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8841*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8843*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8872*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8875*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8907*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8908*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0121*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0124*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0141*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0149*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0172*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0175*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0178*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0192*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0299*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0331*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0332*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0333*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0440*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0441*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0443*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0463*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/0318*T*0644*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/0318*T*0673*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/0318*T*0677*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/0318*T*0686*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/318*T*0697*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/318*T*0726*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/318*T*0730*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/318*T*0781*00, e9*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*11023*00, e9*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*11042*00 Declared
Tyre certification number, axle 3e13*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0170*00, e2*2017/2400*2019/318*T*5001*00, e2*2017/2400*2019/318*T*5012*00, e2*2017/2400*2019/318*T*9623*00, e2*2017/2400*2020/1181*T*5024*00, e2*2017/2400*2020/1181*T*8835*01, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8804*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8809*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8812*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8817*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8827*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8831*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8835*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8836*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8840*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8867*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8871*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8907*00, e2*2400/2017*2400/2017*T*8908*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0119*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0120*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0121*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0122*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0138*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0145*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0152*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0175*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0241*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0260*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0331*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0442*00, e4*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*0462*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/0318*T*0631*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/0318*T*0677*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/0318*T*0679*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/318*T*0696*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/318*T*0790*00, e4*2017/2400*2019/318*T*0885*00, e9*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*11001*00, e9*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*11034*00, e9*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*11036*00, e9*2017/2400*2017/2400*T*11120*00 Declared
Tyre rolling resistance coefficient, axle 10.004–0.006 Declaredmedian 0.005, across 83 declared configurations
Tyre rolling resistance coefficient, axle 20.004–0.007 Declaredmedian 0.006, across 83 declared configurations
Tyre rolling resistance coefficient, axle 30.004–0.007 Declaredmedian 0.006, across 83 declared configurations
Tyre size, axle 3315/60 R22.5, 315/70 R22.5, 315/80 R22.5, 355/50 R22.5, 385/55 R22.5, 385/65 R22.5 Declared
VECTO vehicle group10 Declared
VECTO vehicle sub-group10-LH Declared
Vehicle category (legislative class)N3 Declared
Vocational vehicleno Declared
Zero-emission vehicleno Declared
  1. published as range bins; minimum inclusive, maximum exclusive

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Comparable means: both vehicles record a form and an axle configuration, and they are the same; both figures are the same kind of figure, from the same market; engine power is within 20% of the lower of the two and gross weight within 25%. A model declared on the same mission, payload, vehicle group and reporting period comes first, then the closest power; at most six.

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