Road Tests: DAF CF85

Fuel Consumption & Performance

SectionFuel consumptionAverage speed
Overall (laden)7.9 mpg (35.8 lit/100km)74.7 km/h
Tough A-roads5.7 mpg (50 lit/100km)59.1 km/h
Easy A-roads9.1 mpg (31.2 lit/100km)75.2 km/h
Motorways8.1 mpg (34.8 lit/100km)82.1 km/h

Hillclimb times

Miltonrigg:88 sec
Castleside:160 sec
M1:306 sec

Acceleration

0-80km/h:53.4 sec
32-64km/h:22.5 sec
48-80km/h:29.2 sec

Brake performance

From 32km/h:8.9m
From 48km/h:18.7m
From 64km/h:31.3m

In-cab noise

At 48km/h:63.9dB(A)
At 64km/h:65.3dB(A)
At 80km/h:67.5dB(A)
At maximum speed:68.7dB(A)
At tickover:55.7dB(A)