Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF CF 450 FAN vs MAN TGS 26.440 6x2-2
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.1 l/100 km between these two (6.4%). 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 2,520 litres a year (£3,528). The declared figures for one of them alone span 4.7 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 450 FAN41,880 litres
£58,632 at the assumed price
MAN TGS 26.440 6x2-239,360 litres
£55,104 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.