DAF XG+

The XG+ is the top of DAF’s New Generation long-haul trucks, the XF, XG and XG+, and DAF calls it its flagship. Series production of the New Generation began in Eindhoven on 4 November 2021, and the first truck off the line was an XG+. This page covers the diesel XG+ as specified on DAF Trucks UK’s specification sheets of July 2025; the XG+ Electric, which DAF presented as new at IAA 2026, is a different vehicle. DAF UK lists 18 XG+ sheets in that edition, and half of them are rigids: nine tractors (4x2 with a Low Deck version, 6x2 in five axle layouts, 6x4 and 8x4) and nine rigids (4x2, 6x2 in three axle layouts and 8x4, with Low Deck versions of the 4x2 and of each 6x2). The driveline, chassis and equipment detail below comes from three of the 18 sheets: the FT 4x2 tractor (450, MX-11), the FTM 8x4 tractor (430, MX-13) and the FAW 8x4 rigid (450, MX-11).

Overview: the XG+ within the New Generation range

The XG+ is a separate model from the XG and from the XF; DAF UK’s New Generation page presents the XF, XG and XG+ as cab variants. DAF developed the range under the new European masses and dimensions regulations. The XG+ and the XG share a cab length of 2,690 mm, against 2,360 mm for the XF. The same page gives the XG+ a standing height of 2,145–2,195 mm and a cab volume of 12.50 m³, against 2,025–2,075 mm and 11.85 m³ for the XG. DAF’s launch release of 9 June 2021 gave other standing heights, 1,980 to 2,105 mm for the XG and up to 2,220 mm for the XG+.

The XG, with the same cab length and a lower roof, has its own page, DAF XG, which also sets the standard specifications of DAF UK’s XG and XG+ sheets side by side.

On 10 October 2024 DAF announced optimisations to the PACCAR MX-11 and MX-13 engines fitted across its New Generation trucks, among them new valve timing on the Miller principle, a revised coolant pump and air compressor, and an optimised turbocharger and EGR system, available for ordering from that date.

Cab

DAF’s specification sheets describe the XG+ cab as “luxurious … with unrivalled aerodynamics for fuel efficient driving and low CO2 emissions,” with “the huge and deep frontscreen, curved at the sides, and the large side windows” giving a direct view for the driver. On all three sheets the cab measures 2,690 mm long and 2,500 mm wide, with three entrance steps, air cab suspension, LED head, cornering and fog lights, and a front-view mirror.

Standard interior trim on all three sheets: “Exclusive” cab interior trim colour, “Plateau” dashboard finish, “Argenta” cab interior decoration, a Luxury Air driver’s seat with an arm rest on both sides, a co-driver’s cinema seat with table and fabric cover, a dashboard table, a centre storage compartment with drawer, an upper bunk, automatic cab climate control, an auxiliary water cab heater and an electrically controlled roof hatch. Standard exterior colour is Crystal White (cab and bumper) on grey chassis. Options on the sheets include a Super Air or Xtra Leather Air driver’s seat, a swivel driver’s seat base, a refrigerator and drawer or two refrigerators, several mattresses for the lower bunk and the DAF Relax Bed, some with a topper, and integrated park air conditioning.

DAF UK’s driver-comfort page describes a 12-inch fully digital central display that each driver can configure, and says “the optional additional 10-inch display is located to the right of the steering wheel and offers phone mirroring, infotainment, navigation and more”; that page names three DAF Infotainment System variants, “Standard, Luxury and Exclusive,” with increasing levels of digital radio, streaming, navigation, camera views and DAF Connect features. On all three sheets infotainment with DAF Truck Navigation is an option, as 03684 or, with tablet preparation, as 03470. The same page describes New Generation cab suspension as using “a new damper design,” with the rear axle suspension given “a new geometry.”

Engines

Two PACCAR engine families are offered. The PACCAR MX-11 and MX-13 engine infosheets published by DAF Components describe both as six-cylinder, in-line, turbocharged diesel engines with intercooling and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), diesel particulate filter (DPF) and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment for Euro 6, a variable-geometry turbocharger (VTG) and a common-rail fuel system with two high-pressure pump units integrated in the block, injecting at up to 2,500 bar.

PACCAR MX-11, 10.8 litres, bore x stroke 123 x 152 mm, compression ratio 19.0:1 on EU-specification engines (option 03683) or 18.5:1 on non-EU engines (option 03670). DAF Components’ MX-11 product page lists the truck engine at five power steps — 220, 251, 270, 300 and 330 kW — but DAF UK’s July 2025 XG+ sheets show only the top one: 330 kW (449 hp) at 1,600 rpm, with 2,350 Nm peak torque at 900–1,125 rpm. DAF Components states the 220 and 251 kW steps are “optimized for urban, regional and national distribution, with solo vehicles or combinations up to 32–36 tonnes GCM,” while the 270, 300 and 330 kW steps are “optimized for one-stop delivery types of application, with GCMs ranging from 36 to 44 tonnes”; the XG+ sheets list only the 330 kW step. The MX-11 is not offered on the FTM 8x4 tractor sheet, which lists MX-13 only; it is available on the FAW 8x4 rigid.

PACCAR MX-13, 12.9 litres, bore x stroke 130 x 162 mm, compression ratio 19.4:1 on MY25-specification engines (option 03683) or 18.5:1 on MY24 engines (option 03670). DAF UK’s sheets list three power steps, 315 kW (428 hp), 355 kW (483 hp) and 390 kW (530 hp); the DAF Components infosheet gives the first two at 1,600 rpm and the 390 kW step at 1,675 rpm, with peak torque of 2,300–2,700 Nm across the three.

DAF UK’s version numbers are 450 for the MX-11 at 330 kW, and 430, 480 and 530 for the MX-13 at 315, 355 and 390 kW respectively.

The same infosheets describe an optional MX Engine Brake for both engines: on the MX-11 an integrated, electronically controlled, hydraulically operated compression brake; on the MX-13 an integrated compression release brake that uses the VTG and a back-pressure valve (BPV) for brake power control, with an electronically controlled, cooled actuator. On the FT 4x2 and FTM 8x4 tractor sheets it is standard; the FAW 8x4 rigid sheet lists an exhaust brake instead, as set out under Braking below.

Multi-torque

DAF’s sheets describe both engines as “multi torque.” According to DAF Components, the peak applies only in the highest gear with a direct-drive gearbox, or in the two highest gears with an overdrive gearbox, and this additional torque at low revs is there “to support lower fuel consumption of the vehicle”; in the other gears the engine gives less. On the MX-11 that is 2,200 Nm instead of 2,350. On the MX-13 it is 2,150 Nm instead of 2,300 on the 315 kW step, 2,350 instead of 2,500 on the 355 kW step and 2,550 instead of 2,700 on the 390 kW step. What a quoted power or torque figure covers is explained separately.

On the emission class

DAF states “Euro 6” on its own specification sheets with no sub-step such as 6e or VI-E.

Transmission

Both engines drive through a 12-speed TraXon automated gearbox, which DAF fits as standard across the XF, XG and XG+ range. The specific gearbox and final-drive combination varies with configuration. On the FT 4x2 tractor (MX-11 450) it is a 12TX2210 direct-drive TraXon, ratio 16.69–1.00, with a 2.38 rear-axle ratio; overdrive is a listed option there, direct drive being standard. On the FTM 8x4 tractor (MX-13 430) it is a 12TX2610 overdrive TraXon, ratio 12.92–0.77, with a 3.46 rear-axle ratio; direct drive is a listed option there, overdrive being standard. On the FAW 8x4 rigid (MX-11 450) it is the same 12TX2210 direct-drive unit as the FT 4x2 tractor, ratio 16.69–1.00, but with a 2.83 rear-axle ratio. ASR is listed as standard on the FT 4x2 and FTM 8x4 sheets, and the FAW 8x4 rigid sheet offers a “No ASR” option.

DAF UK’s efficiency page states that “all PACCAR MX engines can optimally benefit from DAF’s down speeding philosophy,” and gives as an example “the 2.05:1 rear axle ratio in combination with the most popular 315/70R22.5-tyre size allows a 4x2 tractor to cruise at 85 km [/h] at only 950 rpm”; the standard rear-axle ratio on the FT 4x2 450 sheet is 2.38:1.

Axles, suspension and brakes

All three sheets carry the same standard front axle: 8.00 t, parabolic springs, 163N type, with 7.50 t (FT 4x2 only), 9.00 t (all three) or 10.00 t (FAW 8x4 rigid only) offered as options. Rear axles and suspension differ by configuration:

• FT 4x2 tractor: rear axle load 13.00 t, air suspension, type SR1344; optional rear axles HR1356 or SR1347.
• FTM 8x4 tractor: rear axle load 13.00 + 13.00 t; on the sheet’s “Rear” line, 34.00 t, air suspension, type HR1670T, with a lifting device; optional rear axle SR1360T.
• FAW 8x4 rigid: rear axle load 13.00 + 13.00 t; on the sheet’s “Rear” line, 34.00 t, air suspension, type SR1360T, with a trailing-axle load of 8.0 t and a lifting device; optional rear axle HR1670T.

DAF UK’s efficiency page states the New Generation range is “available with 8 and 9 tonnes front axles and a wide range of 11.5 and 13 tonnes driven rear axles.”

Braking: the FT 4x2 tractor and FTM 8x4 tractor sheets list the MX Engine Brake as standard, with an exhaust brake, a ZF Intarder, or the MX Engine Brake combined with a ZF Intarder offered as options; the FAW 8x4 rigid sheet lists an exhaust brake as standard instead, with a ZF Intarder as an option. The FT 4x2 tractor and FAW 8x4 rigid have ventilated disc brakes front and rear; the FTM 8x4 tractor has ventilated discs at the front and drum brakes on the rear tandem axle, with a driven rear axle with drum brakes offered as an option on the FAW 8x4 rigid instead of its standard discs. All three list a dual-circuit air system with electronic control (EBS); the FT 4x2 tractor and FAW 8x4 rigid sheets add an engine-driven, water-cooled air compressor with an automatic air-heated dryer.

Tyres on the driven rear axle(s): 315/70R22.5 on the FT 4x2 tractor and the FAW 8x4 rigid, 315/80R22.5 on the FTM 8x4 tractor.

DAF UK’s efficiency page also names the latest Predictive Cruise Control and EcoRoll functions of the TraXon gearbox “that allow up to 93 km/h at the end of a descent,” and Preview Downhill Speed Control, which it combines with the MX engine brake.

Dimensions and weights

• FT 4x2 tractor: wheelbase 4.00 m, rear overhang 0.99 m. Unladen weight 7,865 kg (5,422 kg front, 2,443 kg rear). Gross carrying capacity 10,135 kg (2,578 kg front, 9,057 kg rear). GVM 18,000 kg, GCM 44,000 kg, both “in conformity with registration documents”; maximum front axle load 8,000 kg, maximum rear axle load 11,500 kg. DAF separately states a chassis-related technical GVM of up to 20,500 kg and a driveline-related maximum GCM of 44,000 kg (class 2).
• FTM 8x4 tractor: wheelbase 4.65 m, rear overhang 1.65 m. Unladen weight 11,290 kg (5,937 kg front, 5,353 kg rear). Gross carrying capacity 19,710 kg (2,063 kg front, 17,647 kg rear). GVM 31,000 kg, GCM 44,000 kg (registration figures); maximum front axle load 8,000 kg, maximum rear axle load 23,000 kg. Chassis-related technical GVM up to 41,000 kg; driveline-related maximum GCM 58,000 kg (class 2).
• FAW 8x4 rigid: the sheet lists five wheelbases from 4.05 to 5.55 m. On the shortest, wheelbase 4.05 m, rear overhang 1.20 m: unladen weight 10,245 kg (5,268 kg front, 4,977 kg rear), gross carrying capacity 20,755 kg (2,732 kg front, 18,023 kg rear), GVM 31,000 kg, GCM 44,000 kg (registration figures); maximum front axle load 8,000 kg, maximum rear axle load 23,000 kg. Chassis-related technical GVM up to 42,000 kg; driveline-related maximum GCM 61,000 kg (class 2).

DAF’s weight figures are calculated “with standard specification items only,” with 765 litres of fuel and 85 litres of AdBlue on the FT 4x2 tractor sheet, 400 and 85 litres on the FTM 8x4 tractor sheet and 340 and 45 litres on the FAW 8x4 rigid sheet, and a 90 kg driver, at a stated tolerance of ±3%; DAF notes that changing the specification can have a major impact on vehicle weight.

Tanks and electrical supply

Fuel and AdBlue tank capacities differ by configuration: the FT 4x2 tractor carries a 765-litre aluminium fuel tank and an 85-litre AdBlue tank; the FTM 8x4 tractor a 400-litre fuel tank and an 85-litre AdBlue tank; the FAW 8x4 rigid a 340-litre fuel tank and a 45-litre AdBlue tank. All three sheets list a 130 A alternator and two 210 Ah AGM batteries as standard, with a 150 A alternator (all three) or a 110 A alternator (FT 4x2 tractor only), and 2x230 Ah batteries, offered as options.

Safety and driver-assistance systems

Standard on all three sheets, in identical wording: DAF drowsiness detection, Lane Departure Warning System, Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and a basic engine immobiliser system, alongside Adaptive Cruise Control with Forward Collision Warning and Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS-3), and DAF’s Driver Performance Assistant. Both the FTM 8x4 tractor sheet and the FAW 8x4 rigid sheet additionally list plain cruise control, “Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with FCW” and Predictive Cruise Control among their options alongside the standard system above (the FAW 8x4 rigid sheet also adds a “Predictive Cruise Control lite” option the FTM sheet does not have); the FT 4x2 tractor sheet has none of these option codes. Other options include a driver airbag with two seat-belt tensioners, “No Driver State Monitoring”, “No DAF Side/Turn Assist”, DAF drowsiness and distraction detection, and EC ADR safety regulations, offered on the FT 4x2 tractor and FAW 8x4 rigid sheets but absent from the FTM 8x4 tractor sheet’s options list.

DAF UK’s safety page, describing the New Generation range as a whole rather than one specific sheet, states the cabs have “a completely new and extremely strong cab structure that protects against impact on all sides,” with energy-absorbing crash boxes integrated at the front and crash zones at the cab rear. It names the Controlled Steering Column Deformation System (CoDeS), which moves the steering wheel away from the driver in, for instance, a trailer-back collision, and the patented Programmed Cab Displacement System (ProCaDis), which the page states allows “400 millimeters cab displacement on the chassis during a front collision.” The same page states Alcohol Interlock Preparation is fitted to “all New Generation DAF trucks,” and describes the Advanced Emergency Braking System as able to “provide up to full autonomous emergency braking to assist with collision avoidance of both stationary and moving vehicles from a speed of up to 80 km/h.” It also describes the following systems for the range as a whole: DAF Corner View, DAF Digital Vision System, Forward Collision Warning, Predictive Cruise Control, Rear View Camera, Drive-off Assist, Event Data Recorder, DAF Distraction Detection, DAF Drowsiness Detection, Speed Limit Recognition, Automatic Lighting Selection, Adaptive Cruise Control, DAF Turn Assist, DAF Electronic Park Brake, Lane Departure Warning, Low Speed Trailer Brake, Park Brake Assist, Tyre Pressure Monitoring and Vehicle Stability Control; of these it calls DAF Corner View an option, Automatic Lighting Selection a standard feature and the DAF Electronic Park Brake a new optional safety feature.

Equipment and options

Communication and driving management, standard on all three sheets: PACCAR Connect, a digital Stoneridge G2V2A tachograph, and a speed limiter set to 85/90 km/h. DAF UK’s efficiency page states “All New Generation DAF trucks come with a 10 year PACCAR Connect subscription,” described as an online fleet-management platform.

Power take-off: DAF UK’s efficiency page states the range offers “no less than 68 different PTO options” and that DAF “also offers the option of … operating up to three PTOs independently of each other”; the FT 4x2 tractor, FTM 8x4 tractor and FAW 8x4 rigid sheets each list PTO types and positions as an option rather than a standard fitment.

The tractor sheets carry fifth-wheel and trailer-connection equipment: the FT 4x2 tractor a JOST JSK36DV pressed-steel fifth wheel (205+40 mm) with lead-up ramps; the FTM 8x4 tractor the same JOST JSK36DV fifth wheel without lead-up ramps; both with a pneumatic C-type trailer connection and a 24V/2x7-pin electric connection. The FAW 8x4 rigid sheet instead lists a D=13.7 drawbar cross member with a pneumatic C-type trailer connection and a 24V/1x15-pin electric connection.

Named option packages on the sheets, without the individual items they bundle stated: Safety pack, Executive Pack XG/XG+, and Climate Pack.

Source notes

Weights are those of DAF Trucks Ltd’s GB specification sheets for the XG+, edition 202545A of July 2025, which give GVM and GCM “in conformity with registration documents”; the same sheets also give chassis-related technical GVMs and driveline-related GCMs, for example 41,000 kg and 58,000 kg on the FTM 8x4 tractor. The kerb weights in the sheet table are DAF’s unladen weights, calculated with standard specification items only, the fuel and AdBlue quantity stated on each sheet and a 90 kg driver, at a tolerance of ±3%. No rated speed is shown for the MX-13, rated at 1,600 rpm at 315 and 355 kW and at 1,675 rpm at 390 kW. The peak torque figures apply in the highest gear with a direct-drive gearbox and in the two highest gears with an overdrive gearbox; in the other gears DAF gives 2,200 Nm for the MX-11 and 2,150 to 2,550 Nm for the MX-13.