Comparison · 4×2 lorry · long haul at 14 t
DAF XF 480 FA vs MAN TGX 18.470 4x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023)
MAN TGX 18.470 4x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023)
2020–2023 · 346 kW
28.9l/100 km
median; 27.9–31.6 across 80 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 0.8 l/100 km between these two (2.7%). 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 960 litres a year (£1,344). The declared figures for one of them alone span 5.4 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 XF 480 FA35,640 litres
£49,896 at the assumed price
MAN TGX 18.470 4x2, rigid lorry (2020–2023)34,680 litres
£48,552 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.