Comparison · 6×2 lorry · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF CF 450 FAS vs MAN TGS 26.440 6x2-4
What the numbers actually say
There is 2.3 l/100 km between these two (7.2%). 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 2,760 litres a year (£3,864).
Fuel over a year
120,000 km · assumed priceDAF CF 450 FAS40,680 litres
£56,952 at the assumed price
MAN TGS 26.440 6x2-437,920 litres
£53,088 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.