Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
DAF CF 340 FA vs MAN TGS 18.330 4x2, rigid lorry (2019–2023)
DAF CF 340 FA
2018–2023 · 250–251 kW (median 250)
32l/100 km
median; 29.9–35.7 across 32 declared configurations
MAN TGS 18.330 4x2, rigid lorry (2019–2023)
2019–2023 · 243 kW
30.4l/100 km
median; 29–38.4 across 52 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 1.6 l/100 km between these two (5.2%). That is inside the 10% tolerance of declared figures, so on fuel alone neither is the better choice: at 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre the gap would be about 1,920 litres a year (£2,688). The declared figures for one of them alone span 9.4 l/100 km across its configurations, so the specification ordered matters more than the choice between these two.
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceDAF CF 340 FA38,400 litres
£53,760 at the assumed price
MAN TGS 18.330 4x2, rigid lorry (2019–2023)36,480 litres
£51,072 at the assumed price
At 120,000 km a year and an assumed £1.40 a litre; the price is an assumption, not one we track.