Tractor unitRegistered new 2019–2020

Volvo FH, 488 kW, 4x2 tractor unit

Name: Volvo FH, 488 kW, 4x2 tractor unit
Brand: Volvo

The Volvo FH, 488 kW, 4x2 tractor unit is a 4×2 tractor unit registered new mainly between 2019 and 2020, with 488 kW declared. Its manufacturer declared a median of 37.4 litres per 100 km on the EU long haul mission at 19.3 t payload, across 15 declared configurations (reporting period 2019).

Power

488 kW

17 declared vehicles

Fuel, long haul

37.4

l/100 km, median · 34.9–38.4

Gross weight

21,000

kg, median of 20,500–22,000 kg, 17 declared configurations

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At a glance

Vehicle formTractor unit for semi-trailer (BC)

Gearboxautomated

Registered new2019–2020 (central 90% of records)

Fuel consumption and CO₂

Declared to the regulator

EU heavy-duty CO₂ monitoring · vehicle group 5 · 2019

Long haul

37.4

litres / 100 km at 19.3 t, median

50.7 g CO₂ per tonne-km, median; 47.3–52.1

34.9–38.4 l/100 km across 15 declared configurations, 15 vehicles

Regional delivery

36.9

litres / 100 km at 12.9 t, median

74.9 g CO₂ per tonne-km, median; 70.7–76.8

34.8–37.9 l/100 km across 15 declared configurations, 15 vehicles

Urban delivery

62.1

litres / 100 km at 12.9 t, median

126 g CO₂ per tonne-km, median; 123.9–129.3

61.1–63.7 l/100 km across 8 declared configurations, 8 vehicles

Against its class

Lower declared consumption than 11 of the 108 other vehicles declared on the same mission, payload and year. See the ranking

Every mission, payload and reporting period (10 declared figures)

Period	Mission	Fuel	Group	Payload	Litres / 100 km	CO₂ g / t·km	Behind the figure
2019	Long haul	Diesel	5	19.3 t	37.4median; 34.9–38.4	50.7median; 47.3–52.1	15 vehicles, 15 configurations
2019	Long haul	Diesel	5	2.6 t	29.1median; 26.8–30.4	293median; 269.6–306.3	15 vehicles, 15 configurations
2019	Regional delivery	Diesel	5	12.9 t	36.9median; 34.8–37.9	74.9median; 70.7–76.8	15 vehicles, 15 configurations
2019	Regional delivery	Diesel	5	2.6 t	30.1median; 28.2–31.2	303.3median; 283.8–314.3	15 vehicles, 15 configurations
2019	Urban delivery	Diesel	5	12.9 t	62.1median; 61.1–63.7	126median; 123.9–129.3	8 vehicles, 8 configurations
2019	Urban delivery	Diesel	5	2.6 t	46.2median; 45–47.8	465.5median; 452.9–481.1	8 vehicles, 8 configurations
2019	Long haul EMS	Diesel	5	26.5 t	47.5median; 44.8–48.5	46.9median; 44.3–47.9	15 vehicles, 15 configurations
2019	Long haul EMS	Diesel	5	3.5 t	35.9median; 33.6–37.2	268.2median; 251.1–277.9	15 vehicles, 15 configurations
2019	Regional delivery EMS	Diesel	5	17.5 t	47.1median; 44.6–47.9	70.4median; 66.7–71.6	15 vehicles, 15 configurations
2019	Regional delivery EMS	Diesel	5	3.5 t	37.5median; 35.5–38.5	280.1median; 265.3–287.8	15 vehicles, 15 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.

Engine

Engine power	488 kW Declared^{note 1}
Engine displacement	16.1 litres Declared
Engine fuel type	Diesel CI Declared
Engine rated speed	1,900 rpm Declared
Engine idling speed	550 rpm Declared

Not recorded for this vehicle: engine make, engine model, emission standard.

VECTO input with no published definition in Reg. (EU) 2017/2400; see How we know.

Driveline

Vehicle form	Tractor unit (BC) Registered^{note 1}
Axle configuration	4x2 Declared
Transmission type	automated Declared
Number of gears	12 Declared
Transmission ratio, final gear (as printed)	0.785 Declared
Axle ratio	3.083–3.667 Declaredmedian 3.4, across 17 declared configurations
Retarder type	None, Transmission Output Retarder Declared
Tyre size, axle 1	315/80 R22.5, 385/55 R22.5, 385/65 R22.5 Declared
Tyre size, axle 2	315/70 R22.5, 315/80 R22.5 Declared
Sleeper cab	yes Declared^{note 2}

5 registrations state no bodywork code
VECTO input with no published definition in Reg. (EU) 2017/2400; see How we know.

Weights and dimensions

Gross vehicle weight	20,500–22,000 kg Declared^{note 1}median 21,000 kg, across 17 declared configurations
Chassis mass declared for the VECTO simulation (CurbMassChassis)	7,854–8,675 kg Declared^{note 1}median 8,342 kg, across 17 declared configurations

Not recorded for this vehicle: kerb weight (in running order, as registered), wheelbase, overall length, overall height.

VECTO input with no published definition in Reg. (EU) 2017/2400; see How we know.

We hold 5 of 12 core specifications for this vehicle. Emission standard, Engine make, Engine model, Kerb weight (in running order, as registered), Overall height, Overall length and Wheelbase are not recorded in any source we use. Know one of these? Tell us.

Everything else declared for this model

29 more figures

Air drag CdxA (published range)	5.12–6.87 m² Declared^{note 1}published only as range bins (A13, A14, A15, A17, A18), no single value; across 17 declared configurations
Axle line type	Hub reduction axle, Single reduction axle Declared
Chassis configuration	Tractor unit Declared
Dual-fuel vehicle	no Declared
Eco-roll with engine stop	no Declared
Eco-roll without engine stop	no Declared
Electric system technology	Standard technology Declared
Engine CO₂, WHSC	616.2–627.3 g/kWh Declaredmedian 616.2 g/kWh, across 17 declared configurations
Engine CO₂, WHTC	649.51–665.83 g/kWh Declaredmedian 649.51 g/kWh, across 17 declared configurations
Engine cooling fan technology	Belt driven or driven via transm. - Electronically controlled visco clutch Declared
Engine fuel consumption, WHSC	202.24–204.26 g/kWh Declaredmedian 202.24 g/kWh, across 17 declared configurations
Engine fuel consumption, WHTC	211.3–213.85 g/kWh Declaredmedian 211.3 g/kWh, across 17 declared configurations
Engine stop-start	no Declared
Hybrid electric vehicle	no Declared
PTO declared	no, yes Declared
Pneumatic system technology	Large Supply + ESS + AMS, Large Supply + mech. clutch + AMS Declared
Predictive cruise control	no Declared
Steering pump technology	Fixed displacement, Variable displacement mech. controlled Declared
Twin tyres, axle 1	no Declared
Twin tyres, axle 2	yes Declared
Tyre certification number, axle 1	e132017/24002017/2400T002300, e22400/20172400/2017T881600, e22400/20172400/2017T881800, e22400/20172400/2017T881900, e22400/20172400/2017T882800, e22400/20172400/2017T884300, e42017/24002017/2400T012500, e42017/24002017/2400T013700, e92017/24002017/2400T11004*00 Declared
Tyre certification number, axle 2	e132017/24002017/2400T001300, e22400/20172400/2017T880900, e22400/20172400/2017T883100, e22400/20172400/2017T883700, e22400/20172400/2017T884000, e22400/20172400/2017T884300, e42017/24002017/2400T012200, e42017/24002017/2400T013100, e92017/24002017/2400T11003*00 Declared
Tyre rolling resistance coefficient, axle 1	0.004–0.006 Declaredmedian 0.006, across 17 declared configurations
Tyre rolling resistance coefficient, axle 2	0.004–0.007 Declaredmedian 0.007, across 17 declared configurations
VECTO vehicle group	5 Declared
VECTO vehicle sub-group	5-LH Declared
Vehicle category (legislative class)	N3 Declared
Vocational vehicle	no Declared
Zero-emission vehicle	no Declared

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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Where these numbers come from

DeclaredContains data from the European Environment Agency and DG CLIMA, 'Monitoring of CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles', licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values aggregated by WhichTruck from vehicle records.

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