Road Tests: Mercedes-Benz Vario 814D

Fuel Consumption & Performance

SectionFuel consumptionAverage speed
Overall (laden)21.9 mpg (12.9 lit/100km)74.4 km/h
Easy A-roads23.9 mpg (11.8 lit/100km)65.2 km/h
Motorways18.6 mpg (15.2 lit/100km)-1 km/h

Hillclimb times

Monmouth:143 sec
Wantage:104 sec

Acceleration

0-80km/h:33.8 sec
32-64km/h:21.8 sec
48-80km/h:33.9 sec

In-cab noise

At 48km/h:67.3dB(A)
At 64km/h:69.3dB(A)
At 80km/h:76.4dB(A)
At maximum speed:78.1dB(A)
At tickover:56.7dB(A)