Road Tests: Mercedes-Benz Axor 1840LS Euro-5

Fuel Consumption & Performance

SectionFuel consumptionAverage speed
Overall (laden)9 mpg (31.5 lit/100km)72.9 km/h
Tough A-roads7.8 mpg (36.4 lit/100km)63.2 km/h
Easy A-roads9.1 mpg (31.2 lit/100km)67.5 km/h
Motorways9.4 mpg (29.9 lit/100km)78.4 km/h

Hillclimb times

Miltonrigg:88 sec

Acceleration

0-80km/h:55.5 sec
32-64km/h:23.0 sec
48-80km/h:32.0 sec

In-cab noise

At 48km/h:56.5dB(A)
At 64km/h:57.1dB(A)
At 80km/h:61.3dB(A)
At maximum speed:65.0dB(A)
At tickover:49.2dB(A)