Road Tests: DAF FA LF55 220

Fuel Consumption & Performance

SectionFuel consumptionAverage speed
Overall (laden)13.9 mpg (20.3 lit/100km)64 km/h
Easy A-roads13.2 mpg (21.4 lit/100km)58.1 km/h
Motorways15.8 mpg (17.9 lit/100km)81.5 km/h

Hillclimb times

Monmouth:175 sec
Wantage:167 sec

Acceleration

0-80km/h:49.0 sec
32-64km/h:18.6 sec
48-80km/h:27.5 sec

Brake performance

From 32km/h:7.4m
From 48km/h:15.5m
From 64km/h:32.0m

In-cab noise

At 48km/h:63.9dB(A)
At 64km/h:66.3dB(A)
At 80km/h:69.5dB(A)
At maximum speed:71.0dB(A)
At tickover:55.0dB(A)