Comparison · 6×4 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF CF 480 FTT vs MAN TGX 26.510 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)
MAN TGX 26.510 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 375 kW
35.6l/100 km
median; 33.8–39 across 11 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 3.4 l/100 km between these two (9.5%). 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 4,080 litres a year (£5,712). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5.2 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 480 FTT46,800 litres
£65,520 at the assumed price
MAN TGX 26.510 6x4, tractor unit (2020–2023)42,720 litres
£59,808 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.