Comparison · 6×2 tractor unit · long haul at 19.3 t
DAF XF 480 FTP, tractor unit (2018–2022) vs MAN TGX 24.510 6x2/4
DAF XF 480 FTP, tractor unit (2018–2022)
2018–2022 · 355 kW
34.8l/100 km
median; 29.5–36.6 across 48 declared configurations
What the numbers actually say
There is 3.1 l/100 km between these two (9.7%). 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 3,720 litres a year (£5,208). The declared figures for one of them alone span 7.1 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 FTP, tractor unit (2018–2022)41,760 litres
£58,464 at the assumed price
MAN TGX 24.510 6x2/438,040 litres
£53,256 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.